Petal
Document Q&a
Chat with your documents using AI-powered analysis.
Like Papermark, Petal is in the Document Q&a category. Both are freemium. Worth comparing on the detail page.
We've curated 49 of the best alternatives to Papermark, ranked by feature overlap, topic similarity, user ratings, and popularity. Petal, Docufai, and Filechat lead the list as the closest matches.
Updated May 18, 2026
The list includes 49 freemium, so whether you're looking for a no-cost replacement or a more capable paid tier, there's an option to compare. Papermark itself is freemium, which makes freemium alternatives the most natural starting point.
Many of these tools cluster around use cases like Api, Document Analysis, Chatbot, and Data Extraction — the same problem spaces Papermark addresses. Cross-referencing tools that overlap on multiple topics gives a more reliable signal than category alone, because two products in the same category can still serve very different workflows.
Our ranking weighs eight signals: shared category, topic overlap, feature overlap, name and description text similarity (via PostgreSQL's pg_trgm and tsvector), Bayesian-smoothed user ratings, pricing-model match, popularity, and editorial overrides. Scores are then normalized within each tool's own candidate pool so the top match always represents the strongest available alternative.
Use the table of contents below to jump to free or paid alternatives, or scroll down to compare each option side-by-side with Papermark.
Ranked by compatibility score
Document Q&a
Chat with your documents using AI-powered analysis.
Like Papermark, Petal is in the Document Q&a category. Both are freemium. Worth comparing on the detail page.
Document Q&a
Instant answers from your documents.
Like Papermark, Docufai is in the Document Q&a category. Both are freemium. Worth comparing on the detail page.
0 free and 49 freemium options.
25 additional candidates
Petal ranks as the highest-scoring alternative to Papermark, based on shared category, topic overlap, feature similarity, and user ratings. Ratings are still being collected for this tool.
Yes — 0 fully free and 49 freemium alternatives are available, including Petal, Docufai, and Filechat.
Petal is similarly priced (freemium) and sits in the same category (Document Q&a). View its detail page to compare features, integrations, and reviews side-by-side.
Top Document Q&a alternatives include Petal, Docufai, Filechat, and ChatDOC. These tools share the same primary category and have meaningful topic overlap with Papermark.
Neither Papermark nor Petal has user ratings yet — be the first to review either tool to help future visitors compare them.
Document Q&a
Chat with your PDFs using AI
Like Papermark, Filechat is in the Document Q&a category. Both are freemium. Worth comparing on the detail page.
Document Q&a
Chat with documents for instant, cited answers.
Like Papermark, ChatDOC is in the Document Q&a category. Both are freemium. Worth comparing on the detail page.
Document Q&a
AI chat with your PDF files
Like Papermark, Docalysis is in the Document Q&a category. Both are freemium. Worth comparing on the detail page.
Document Q&a
Chat with any PDF: ask, summarize, find.
Like Papermark, PDF.AI is in the Document Q&a category. Both are freemium. Worth comparing on the detail page.
Document Q&a
Your AI-powered knowledge hub for PDFs.
Like Papermark, BrainyPdf is in the Document Q&a category. Both are freemium. Worth comparing on the detail page.
Document Q&a
Chat with your documents using AI.
Like Papermark, Chat Documents is in the Document Q&a category. Both are freemium. Worth comparing on the detail page.
Document Q&a
Chat with any PDF effortlessly.
Like Papermark, aiPDF is in the Document Q&a category. Both are freemium. Worth comparing on the detail page.
Document Q&a
Chat with PDFs: Ask questions, get answers instantly.
Like Papermark, GoPDF is in the Document Q&a category. Both are freemium. Worth comparing on the detail page.
Document Q&a
Chat with your PDFs for instant answers
Like Papermark, SearchPlus is in the Document Q&a category. Both are freemium. Worth comparing on the detail page.
Document Q&a
AI-powered chat with documents in seconds.
Like Papermark, PaperChat is in the Document Q&a category. Both are freemium. Worth comparing on the detail page.
Document Q&a
Bring documents to life with AI-powered insights.
Like Papermark, AskThePDF is in the Document Q&a category. Both are freemium. Worth comparing on the detail page.
Document Q&a
Private Q&A with your Documents on Windows or Mac.
Like Papermark, Socrates - Chat with Docs on Windows or Mac is in the Document Q&a category. Both are freemium. Worth comparing on the detail page.
Document Q&a
Boost productivity with no-code AI automation.
Like Papermark, Cogniflow is in the Document Q&a category. Both are freemium. Worth comparing on the detail page.
Document Q&a
Extract any data from any document.
Like Papermark, Sensible Instruct is in the Document Q&a category. Both are freemium. Worth comparing on the detail page.
Document Q&a
Build AI chat apps with one line of code
Like Papermark, Mendable is in the Document Q&a category. Both are freemium. Worth comparing on the detail page.
Document Q&a
Instant answers from your documents.
Like Papermark, DocsGPT is in the Document Q&a category. Both are freemium. Worth comparing on the detail page.
Document Q&a
Chat your way through long documents instantly.
Like Papermark, Humata is in the Document Q&a category. Both are freemium. Worth comparing on the detail page.
Document Q&a
Chat with any PDF instantly
Like Papermark, ChatPDF is in the Document Q&a category. Both are freemium. Worth comparing on the detail page.
Document Q&a
AI chatbots trained on your docs for instant answers
Like Papermark, DocsBot is in the Document Q&a category. Both are freemium. Worth comparing on the detail page.
Document Q&a
AI-powered writing and research platform for faster academic papers.
Like Papermark, Intellecs is in the Document Q&a category. Both are freemium. Worth comparing on the detail page.
Document Q&a
AI copilot to simplify complex docs instantly
Like Papermark, Unriddle is in the Document Q&a category. Both are freemium. Worth comparing on the detail page.
Document Q&a
Chat with your PDFs and extract valuable insights
Like Papermark, Ask Your PDF is in the Document Q&a category. Both are freemium. Worth comparing on the detail page.
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49 free or freemium alternatives to Papermark on /tools/papermark/alternatives.
Like Papermark, Zappr is in the Document Q&a category. Both are freemium. Worth comparing on the detail page.
