Invoice to Excel vs Invoice PDF to Excel: which should you use?
Both produce a spreadsheet of invoice data. The difference is the input you start from and how much line-item detail you need out the other end.
When to use Invoice to Excel
Choose Invoice to Excel for mixed invoice inputs where you want header-level fields — supplier, date, net, VAT and total — for quick coding.
Extract invoice data from PDFs into organized Excel spreadsheets for easy tracking.
When to use Invoice PDF to Excel
Choose Invoice PDF to Excel when the source is a PDF and you need line-item granularity for cost analysis or margin checks.
Instantly extract data from PDF invoices to Excel spreadsheets with OCR. No manual entry needed.
The verdict
Coding invoices quickly: header-level. Analysing spend: line-item.
Both tools run inside your session, are UK GDPR-aligned, and every uploaded file is purged within 1 hour under our non-persistence guarantee.
Frequently asked questions
- Is UK VAT captured separately?
- Yes — net, VAT and gross are separated so the output reconciles to your VAT return.
- Can I process a batch of invoices?
- Yes — batch upload is supported and results are combined into one workbook.
- How accurate is the extraction?
- Fields are confidence-scored so anything uncertain is flagged for human review rather than silently guessed.
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