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. Choose Extend for extraction quality and pipeline engineering, Nanonets for closing the loop into your systems.
| At a glance | Extend | Nanonets |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Enterprise operations agent | Enterprise operations agent |
| Entry price | Self serve, usage based pricing | Free to start, then usage based per block |
| Free / trial | — | — |
| Pricing confidence | contact only | public exact |
| Feature |
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Extend
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| 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. |
No / Not documented | Partial |
| 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 | Partial |
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Memory & State Persistence Ability to persist context across a run, conversation, workflow, user, team, or longer-term memory layer. |
No / Not documented | No / Not documented |
| Control & trust | ||
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Human Oversight & Guardrails Approval steps, consent checkpoints, escalation rules, structured guardrails, policy constraints, and pause/resume controls. |
Partial | Partial |
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Security, Identity & Governance RBAC, SSO, auditability, encryption, least-privilege tool access, compliance posture, and data handling policy. |
No / Not documented | Full / Explicit |
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Observability & Auditability Traces, logs, execution histories, metrics, audit events, and debugging detail for production agent behavior. |
Partial | 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. |
No / Not documented | 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 | Partial |
| 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. |
Partial | Partial |
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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 |
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Extend
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Nanonets
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Entry price Lowest public entry point |
Self serve, usage based pricing | Free to start, then usage based per block |
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Pricing confidence How public the numbers are |
Contact only | Public — exact |
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Billing Primary billing axis |
— | — |
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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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No free tier
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Buying motion Self-serve vs sales call |
— | — |
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.