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LlamaIndex vs PaddleOCR

Compare adoption, momentum, maintenance health, and project basics before choosing which tool to evaluate deeper.

LlamaIndex

LlamaIndex is the leading document agent and OCR platform

Best matched with other framework tools.

49.3K
Stars
+197
Weekly
85/100
Health
PaddleOCR

Turn any PDF or image document into structured data for your AI. A powerful, lightweight OCR toolkit that bridges the gap between images/PDFs and LLMs. Supports 100+ languages.

Best matched with other framework tools.

90.6K
Stars
+8.4K
Weekly
74/100
Health

Quick Take

Adoption

PaddleOCR has the larger GitHub footprint with 90.6K stars.

Momentum

PaddleOCR is currently growing faster at +8.4K stars this week.

Maintenance

LlamaIndex has the stronger automated maintenance signal at 85/100. This is not a security or fit verdict.

Side-by-side evidence

Use these signals to narrow your choice, then confirm setup, license, and fit upstream.

SignalLlamaIndexPaddleOCR
Evidence statusBasic listing· 2026-10-04 09:17 UTCVerified snapshot· 2026-10-04 09:19 UTC
GitHub stars49.3K90.6K
Weekly growth+197+8.4K
Health scoreStrong85/100Healthy74/100
Contributors1.9K295
Commits per week22.04.0
Open issues342215
LanguagePythonPython
LicenseMITApache-2.0
Last commit2026-05-11 20:18 UTC2026-09-16 03:31 UTC
Last releasev0.14.21v3.7.0

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