If you need to pull data from invoices, purchase orders, or emailed documents, Nanonets extracts the fields and sends them into a workflow.
Buy it only when that repeated work justifies the $100/month Starter plan and per-run credit costs.
Who it's for
Nanonets is built for you if documents arrive repeatedly and must reach accounting or operations systems. You will be disappointed if you only need occasional OCR or expect every messy scan to work without review.
Buy it if
- You receive supplier invoices by email and need fields checked before they reach your accounting process.
- You already use QuickBooks, Xero, Sage, or an ERP and need document data routed into it.
- You have a small operations team that can review exceptions and correct extracted fields.
Skip it if
- You process documents only occasionally and can enter the few fields yourself.
- You need reliable extraction from blurred scans, handwriting, or highly irregular tables without editing.
- You want a simple chat tool rather than a configured document workflow.
Your first hour
You can create an account and receive $50 in credits without a card. Nanonets does not publish a guaranteed first-result time, but you can upload a document and configure a basic extraction flow during your first hour.
- Create an account Your account starts with $50 in credits and needs no card.
- Choose document input You can start with an upload, email, cloud folder, or API connection.
- Extract sample fields Data Extraction AI is priced at $0.30 per run after your free credits.
- Check the result Confidence scores are available on all plans with a 500-credit monthly allowance.
The first upload is approachable, but custom documents and connected workflows need patient setup. If you cannot map fields or check exceptions, stop after the free credits.
What you actually get per plan
Nanonets uses credits, not seat licences. The free account starts with $50, while Starter begins at $100/month for 100 credits; repeated document processing can also consume credits by block type. Most small businesses that automate a live document flow will land on Starter, while larger needs move to quote-based pricing.
| Plan | Price | What’s inside | Catch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | $50 starting credits, up to 3 users, API and email access | Usage is pay as you go after the starting credits |
| Starter | $100/month | 100 credits, everything in Free, monthly billing | Processing uses credits by block and workflow step |
| Growth | Quote | Volume pricing, shared team credits, ERP and database integrations | Published pricing is not available |
| Enterprise | Quote | SSO, role controls, private deployment options | Published pricing is not available |
The free account has a documented limit of up to 3 users.
Three real situations
These cases show where the cost and setup make sense, and where they do not.
A freelance bookkeeper with three retainer clients
They can send recurring invoice data toward their accounting workflow instead of copying fields by hand. The $100/month Starter plan is only sensible when the document volume is regular enough to justify it.
A two-person online store
Two users fit within the Free plan’s 3-user limit while they try order and supplier-document extraction. Messy supplier PDFs still need checking, especially when scans are blurred or tables vary.
A solo founder preparing a first product launch
They have no steady invoice or order queue, so $100/month creates another fixed bill. Nanonets is not the right buy; manual entry in QuickBooks or a spreadsheet is the simpler route.
Where it falls short
Reviewers describe the product as “buggy” at times, with processing speeds that can “vary wildly.” They also report incorrect mappings and trouble with blurred documents, dense tables, handwriting, and varied layouts. Rossum is often the closer invoice-focused alternative, with stronger invoice specialization and a human review workflow.
Credit pricing can be hard to predict because extraction, connectors, and post-processing have separate run costs. Free accounts receive community support, which hurts teams needing quick help. Nanonets supports recognition in over 200 languages, but that does not remove scan-quality problems. Its explicit ban on generalized model training covers Google API data; ask for written terms if other sensitive documents matter.
Watch out: Fees are non-refundable under Nanonets’ terms, so use the $50 starting credits before moving to a paid plan.
Common questions
Is there a free Nanonets plan?
Yes. The Free plan starts with $50 in credits, allows up to 3 users, and includes data extraction, API access, email integration, and cloud storage connectors.
Can I cancel Nanonets any time?
The privacy notice says you can request account termination at any time. Fees already due remain payable under the terms.
Does Nanonets train on my data?
Nanonets says Google API data is not used to train generalized models. A model trained or refined for your account is described as limited to that account.
Are Nanonets payments refundable?
No. Nanonets’ terms state that fees are non-refundable.
What is the cheapest way to try Nanonets?
Create a Free account with no card required and use the $50 in starting credits. The vendor does not publish how many documents those credits will cover because run costs vary by block.
Bottom line
Buy Nanonets only if you have a steady invoice, order, or document workflow that can justify $100/month plus credit-based usage. Skip it if you are a solo operator with occasional files, or if blurred and irregular documents cannot tolerate review.
