No templates, $20k price tag, or waiting weeks for IT. Lido is the #1 Astera alternative built this decade. Accurately extract data from any PDF or email into a spreadsheet with Lido, the #1 AI OCR tool.
Save time by automating manual data entry
Reduce errors and improve accuracy
Scale without hiring more people
No credit card required
50 free pages
Trusted by hundreds of finance and operations teams
Why Lido is the best Astera alternative
Lido
Astera
Setup time
Rule‑free and template-free. Go live in <5 min
Drag‑and‑drop template designer but “a steep learning curve” and weeks of internal training to master each layout.
Handles multiple page formats in the same batch
AI recognises differing layouts in a single batch—no extra work
Template‑based. Every new vendor layout needs its own model before bulk runs succeed.
Stays working when page layouts change
Template-free AI auto-adapts to new layouts automatically
Even small layout tweaks force you back into the designer to tweak & re‑approve, or accuracy drops.
Page and file size limits
Supports documents as large as 1,000 pages or 500 MB, with parallel processing for multiple files.
User review notes jobs fail above ~60 pages. 100‑page PDFs must be split to avoid freezes. .
Exporting & automation
One‑click Excel, OneDrive, and Google Drive sync (scheduled or real‑time). Automate data export to anything with an API
No public API or Zapier; exports mainly to Excel/DB. Richer flows require Astera Centerprise or IT scripting.
Pricing
Plans start at $24/month for 100 pages. Unlimited data fields on all plans.
Starts around $20,000 per year for a single license, plus optional consulting & seat add‑ons.
Support
Live, 100% US-based chat < 30 mins on all paid plans
Chat and knowledge base included, but reviewers say “documentation is not very good”
Zach VP of Business Development
1 FTE hire saved
Thanks to Lido, we’re processing ~400 weekly POs automatically with complete accuracy. We avoided a new hire and saved a chunk of money while reliably automating PO processing.
Ryan Director of Accounting
Freed up 85% of our AP team's capacity
I explore a lot of solutions for our accounting needs, but none are as easy or effective as Lido.
Roham AP Manager
Saves us 20 hours each week
What used to take us 20 hours each week now takes just 30 seconds per invoice
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"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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Enhanced Pricing Component
Standard
$24 / mo
100 pages / mo
Scale
$3,950 / yr
42,000 pages / yr
($0.09 / page)
Enterprise
From $20,000 / yr
Custom page limits
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