| Bounding boxes (word/line level) | Yes (word/line level, Surya OCR) | Yes (layout/prebuilt geometry) |
| Sandwich PDF / searchable archive PDF | Yes — searchable archive PDF | no — no native DMS sandwich |
| Click-to-evidence / visual validation (HITL) | Yes — click-to-evidence / HITL | no PaperOffice HITL on the object |
| Structured IDP fields (ready types) | ~30 ready types incl. DATEV/ZUGFeRD | Read/Layout/Prebuilt/Custom (formerly Form Recognizer) |
| DMS/archive included (WORM, audit, legal hold) | Yes — WORM, audit trail, legal hold | no — plan separately |
| E-signatures on the same document | Yes — on the same document object | no |
| Native MCP server (tool count) | Yes — 165+ DMS tools (MCP) | no — Azure ecosystem |
| EU inference on owned hardware | Yes — owned EU GPU hardware | Azure regions — Microsoft cloud |
| Self-service without cloud setup | Yes — token in minutes | Azure subscription + resources |
| Price / 1,000 pages (extraction only) | Basic €30 / Premium €40 / Ultra €100 per 1,000 pages (3/4/10¢) | Read $1.50/1k; Prebuilt $10/1k; Custom Extraction $30/1k (USD) |