Agentic Index
Extend vs Nanonets (2026)
Extend and Nanonets both turn messy documents into structured action, and the split is pipeline depth versus workflow closure: Extend is an AI native document processing cloud rebuilding extraction on large language models with durable pipelines and built in evaluation, self serve usage based, while Nanonets pairs document AI with agents that apply your rules and post decisions into systems of record, free to start then usage based. That verdict is the Agentic Index coverage score, graded from each vendor's own published materials.
Choose Extend for extraction quality and pipeline engineering, Nanonets for closing the loop into your systems.
This comparison is published by Agentic Index, an independent agentic AI vendor research platform. Extend and Nanonets are each graded against the same 14 capability Agentic Index taxonomy, from the vendor's own public materials under the Agentic Index verification standard, alongside 956 researched vendors. No vendor pays for placement and no vendor has reviewed this page. How this evidence is graded
Choose Extend if
- Extraction accuracy on hard documents (scans, handwriting) is the core requirement.
- Durable pipelines with built in evaluation fit your engineering culture.
- You are building document processing into your own product or stack.
Choose Nanonets if
- Closing the loop (decisions posted into your ERP or system of record) is the outcome.
- Rule application on top of extraction covers your approval logic.
- Free entry with usage based scaling fits your volume pattern.
| At a glance | Extend | Nanonets |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Agent infrastructure | Enterprise operations agent |
| Entry price | No figure confirmed. Extend meters on credits and offers both a self-serve Studio dashboard and a Book a demo path; no figure, tier or allowance is recorded and the badge is provisional. | Free to start ($50 credits, no card); usage based above that |
| Free / trial | — | Self serve signup with $50 in free credits and no credit card required; a free trial is offered alongside the demo path |
| Pricing confidence | contact only | public partial |
| Feature | E Extend |
N Nanonets |
|---|---|---|
| Action & orchestration | ||
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Integrations & Tool Calling Ability to connect agents to real systems through native integrations, OAuth-authenticated actions, custom tools, APIs, webhooks, or MCP-compatible tools. |
Partial | Full / Explicit |
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Workflow Orchestration Ability to sequence, branch, retry, route, and combine deterministic workflow nodes with autonomous agent steps. |
Full / Explicit | Full / Explicit |
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Triggers & Channel Coverage How agents wake up and where they work: schedules, webhooks, message events, CRM events, inbox events, chat, email, voice, and collaboration tools. |
Partial | Full / Explicit |
| Knowledge & context | ||
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Knowledge Grounding & RAG Ability to ground agent behavior in company data through document ingestion, retrieval, external knowledge APIs, semantic search, or RAG layers. |
No / Not documented | Full / Explicit |
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Memory & State Persistence Ability to persist context across a run, conversation, workflow, user, team, or longer-term memory layer. |
Partial | Partial |
| Control & trust | ||
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Human Oversight & Guardrails Approval steps, consent checkpoints, escalation rules, structured guardrails, policy constraints, and pause/resume controls. |
Full / Explicit | Full / Explicit |
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Security, Identity & Governance RBAC, SSO, auditability, encryption, least-privilege tool access, compliance posture, and data handling policy. |
Full / Explicit | Full / Explicit |
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Observability & Auditability Traces, logs, execution histories, metrics, audit events, and debugging detail for production agent behavior. |
Full / Explicit | Full / Explicit |
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Deployment & Data Residency Deployment modes and options, including SaaS, dedicated cloud, VPC, on-prem, hybrid, local runtime, and self-hosting. |
Full / Explicit | Full / Explicit |
| Solution readiness | ||
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Prebuilt Agents, Templates & Packs Ready-made workflows, packaged employees, templates, blueprints, industry solutions, and role-specific agents that reduce time-to-value. |
No / Not documented | Full / Explicit |
| Platform extensibility | ||
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Model Flexibility & Routing Ability to work across multiple foundation models, route tasks to different models, or let buyers bring their own providers and keys. |
Partial | No / Not documented |
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APIs, SDKs & MCP Extensibility Composability layer: stable APIs, SDKs, MCP tool consumption/serving, custom tools, and integration into internal systems. |
Full / Explicit | Full / Explicit |
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Testing, Debugging & Optimization Testing, debugging, scoring, retries, fallbacks, quality gates, and optimization loops for improving agent workflows before and after deployment. |
Full / Explicit | Partial |
| Specialist automation | ||
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Browser & Computer Use Browser, desktop, or remote/local computer control for workflows that cannot be handled through stable APIs alone. |
No / Not documented | No / Not documented |
Pricing snapshot
Sourced from the Index pricing dataset · open each vendor's profile for full detail.
| Pricing | E Extend |
N Nanonets |
|---|---|---|
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Entry price Lowest public entry point |
No figure confirmed. Extend meters on credits and offers both a self-serve Studio dashboard and a Book a demo path; no figure, tier or allowance is recorded and the badge is provisional. | Free to start ($50 credits, no card); usage based above that |
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Pricing confidence How public the numbers are |
Contact only | Public, partial |
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Billing Primary billing axis |
Credit-based, confirmed first-party by a dedicated documentation page at docs.extend.ai/general/how-credits-work sitting beside Rate Limits, Async Processing and Batch Processing. Credits are the metering unit for document processing volume. No rate, allowance or tier figure was retrieved this pass. | consumption; free signup credits then usage based charging, with enterprise agreements above it |
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Variable cost Workload / overage exposure |
High variable cost | High variable cost |
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Free tier / trial Try before you buy |
No free tier
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Free tierTrial
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Buying motion Self-serve vs sales call |
Mixed | Mixed |
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