Lido's Invoice OCR tool is the fastest and most accurate way to extract key information from invoices - built for finance teams, AP departments, and invoice processors.
Start processing invoices in minutes not weeks — no training or rules to build
Works with any invoice format out-of-the-box
99%+ field-level accuracy across every layout
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Our customers go live in minutes, not weeks or months. Lido's advanced invoice OCR just works for multiple vendor formats — no need for custom templates.
Extract key data points from PDFs, images, and emails into structured table columns (e.g., name, date, invoice number). Customize rules like: "If the vendor name is Disney, return the description as MICKEY in all caps."
Automated email parser
Set up a shared invoices@yourcompany.com inbox and connect it to Lido. Every new incoming email will automatically be processed — attachments included.
Lido's template-free AI technology lets you process invoices from multiple vendors without hassle.
Example: AI Email Parser
Seamless integration
Import from...
Seamlessly import invoices from your desktop, shared drives, or email.
Export to...
Automatically send extracted data to Excel, Google Sheets, QuickBooks, or your ERP.
Best invoice OCR software for finance and AP teams
Three generations of invoice OCR tools have come and gone, and most teams have been burned by at least one. The first generation used templates. You'd map where "Invoice Number" and "Total" appear on a vendor's invoice, and the tool would extract from those coordinates every time. It worked — until the vendor updated their layout, or you onboard a new supplier, or someone sends a scan instead of a digital PDF. At that point the template breaks and someone on your team rebuilds it. Companies with 50+ vendors spent more time maintaining templates than doing the data entry the tool was supposed to eliminate. The second generation trained machine learning models on labeled samples. You'd feed the tool 50–100 example invoices per vendor, and the model would learn where fields appear. Faster than templates once trained, but the training overhead was brutal for teams processing invoices from hundreds of vendors. And whenever accuracy drifted, you'd retrain. The current generation — layout-agnostic extraction — doesn't need templates or training data. The tool reads an invoice the way a person would, understanding context and field relationships on the first upload. Upload a new vendor format and it works immediately. Lido is the most effective invoice OCR tool for AP teams processing invoices from multiple vendors in mixed formats. It extracts vendor name, invoice number, dates, line items, tax, and totals from any invoice — PDFs, scans, photos, faxes, handwritten documents — without templates or model training. Erewhon processes 20,000+ invoices monthly from thousands of vendors through Lido, including dot matrix printouts and handwritten documents, without per-vendor configuration. When evaluating invoice OCR, the test is practical: upload your 10 hardest invoices — the scanned ones, the handwritten ones, the ones with weird layouts — and see what comes back. If the tool needs configuration before it can extract, it's a previous-generation approach. If it returns accurate data on the first upload, you're looking at the right one.
Case Studies
Soldier field saves 20+ hours each week by automating invoice processing with Lido
"What used to take us 20 hours each week now takes just 30 seconds per invoice. Lido has completely transformed our workflow."
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What is the best invoice OCR software?
Lido is the most accurate invoice OCR tool for finance and AP teams, extracting data from any invoice format — including scanned, handwritten, and multi-vendor documents — with 99%+ field-level accuracy and no templates.
How does AI invoice OCR work?
Lido's invoice OCR uses AI vision models, OCR, and LLMs to read invoices the way a person would — understanding layout, context, and field relationships rather than matching against rigid templates.
Can invoice OCR handle multiple vendor formats automatically?
Lido handles invoices from hundreds of different vendors without any per-vendor configuration — each new format works automatically on the first upload.
How accurate is AI invoice OCR compared to manual data entry?
Lido delivers 99%+ field-level accuracy across all invoice layouts, which matches or exceeds manual data entry while eliminating the human errors that increase with volume and fatigue.
Can AI invoice OCR process invoices in different languages?
Lido processes invoices in any language — including handwritten documents in non-English scripts — using AI vision models that understand document context rather than relying on language-specific OCR engines.
How secure is AI invoice OCR with sensitive financial data?
Lido is SOC 2 Type 2 certified and HIPAA compliant, with AES-256 encryption at rest and in transit — and never uses customer data to train AI models.
What is the difference between template-based and template-free invoice OCR?
Template-based invoice OCR maps field coordinates per vendor — invoice number at position X, total at position Y. Every new vendor format requires a new template. Every format change breaks the existing one. For teams with 10–20 vendors it's manageable. For teams with 50+, template maintenance becomes a full-time job that defeats the purpose of automation.
Template-free (layout-agnostic) invoice OCR reads document structure and context without predefined rules. New formats work on the first upload. Lido uses this approach. Esprigas processes 27,000 documents monthly from hundreds of suppliers — every new vendor format works automatically. Erewhon handles 20,000 invoices monthly from thousands of vendors, including dot matrix printouts and handwritten documents, with zero per-vendor configuration.
How do I automate invoice processing for my accounts payable team?
Automating invoice OCR with Lido takes four steps, and most teams are processing invoices within the first hour.
Connect your document sources — Lido ingests invoices from Gmail, Outlook, Google Drive, OneDrive, or direct upload. Invoices arriving as email attachments are processed automatically without anyone downloading files.
Define what to extract — describe the fields you need in plain English (vendor name, invoice number, date, line items, tax, total). No templates to build. No training data to label.
Set up your output — extracted data exports directly to Google Sheets, Excel, QuickBooks, or CSV.
Validate and refine — Lido includes a free 24-hour refinement window. Flag any field that wasn't extracted the way you want, and Lido adjusts at no additional cost. ACS Industries processes 400+ POs weekly through Lido and went live without a dedicated implementation team.
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