doc2json vs PDF To Text
doc2json is an MCP server published by manoonlabs.com. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). PDF To Text is an MCP server published by Jim-Panse. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, npm registry (MCP servers)). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-07. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace | ||
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 1.0.0 No figure published Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 0.7.0 Downloads/month (npm): 1 203 Downloads/week (npm): 110 Not marked · First seen |
| npm registry (MCP servers) | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.7.0 Downloads/month (npm): 1 203 Downloads/week (npm): 110 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | doc2json | PDF To Text |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-15 |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (doc2json.manoonlabs.com/mcp) | On your machine (@jim-panse/pdf-to-text-mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Streamable HTTP | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 8, secrets among them: 1 |
| Licence (differs) | Not stated | AGPL-3.0-only |
| Repository (differs) | Not stated | github.com/jim-panse/pdf-to-txt-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-30 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | Status out of date: last check 2 days ago returned HTTP 405 | no remote endpoint we check |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
doc2json
Turn PDFs and photos into typed JSON with your own schema. Missing values come back null.
PDF To Text
Extracts PDF text locally, with macOS PDFKit and Vision OCR fallbacks and optional AI retry.
How to run each
doc2json As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http doc2json https://doc2json.manoonlabs.com/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_TOKEN>"Requires: Authorization header
PDF To Text As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "OPENAI_API_KEY=<YOUR_OPENAI_API_KEY>" --env "PDF_TO_TEXT_MCP_ROOT=<YOUR_PDF_TO_TEXT_MCP_ROOT>" --transport stdio pdf-to-text -- npx -y @jim-panse/pdf-to-text-mcpRequires: OPENAI_API_KEY (secret), PDF_TO_TEXT_MCP_ROOT
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only doc2json has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of doc2json publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: doc2json · What it can do: PDF To Text · Compare two other plugins
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