unstract

Name: unstract Review
Item: unstract
Rating: 3.2
Author: Aaron Matthews

Skill Infrastructure Usable

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Reduces manual data extraction work and pipeline brittleness by automating document and unstructured data parsing at scale, cutting ETL maintenance costs and…

LLM-Driven Extraction of Unstructured Data — Built for API Deployments & ETL Pipeline Workflows

Extract structured data from invoices and receipts in your document processing pipeline
Automate field extraction from contracts and legal documents for compliance workflows
Pull key information from unstructured logs and reports into structured databases

6,714 starsAGPL-3.0 (check with legal)FreeQuick setup

Usable rating — This tool is functional but has notable gaps. Review the evaluation notes below before deploying.

Why it matters

Reduces manual data extraction work and pipeline brittleness by automating document and unstructured data parsing at scale, cutting ETL maintenance costs and improving data quality consistency.

Best for

DevOps teams and data engineers building ETL pipelines that process variable document formats or unstructured sources.

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Source

https://github.com/Zipstack/unstract

By Zipstack

How to Get It

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Command

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First thing to try

After installing, paste this into Claude:

Help me extract structured data from invoices and receipts in my document processing pipeline

CostFree

Trust Signals Auto-scanned

Stars6,714Last updated2026-07-23LicenseAGPL-3.0 (check with legal)Known CVEsNone foundSources: GitHub Advisory Database + OSV.dev · Scanned 2026-07-23 · scanner v1

Community Pulse New

Show HN: Unstract(AGPL) – Launch LLM-powered APIs to structure unstructured docs — Hacker News · 25 pts
Show HN: LLMWhisperer – Prep complex documents ready for use in LLMs — Hacker News · 12 pts
Unstract: Open-source platform to ship document extraction APIs in minutes — Hacker News · 8 pts

3 mentions across 1 sources

Reviewer notes

Auto-scanned review. These are observations, not a security certification.

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 6,714 GitHub stars; contributors unknown; last commit 0d ago; license AGPL-3.0.

Things to check

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Evaluation Scores

Evaluation

Ease of Use

2/5

Versatility

5/5

Reliability

3/5

Security

3/5

Overall score3.15 / 5.00 UsableEvaluatedJul 2026

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 6,714 GitHub stars; contributors unknown; last commit 0d ago; license AGPL-3.0.

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