# Cambrion

> Cambrion is an EU-based agentic AI platform that turns any document — PDFs, scans, emails, handwritten notes — into structured, schema-validated JSON in seconds, without templates or model training.

Cambrion provides intelligent document infrastructure for European enterprises with high-volume, document-heavy workflows in logistics, automotive, finance, and manufacturing. Pipelines are configured against a customer-defined JSON schema and deployed via REST API into existing IT landscapes, typically in minutes rather than months. All processing runs on EU infrastructure (Open Telekom Cloud), with private cloud and on-premise deployments available for customers with strict data sovereignty requirements.

Headquartered in Munich, Germany. Primary contact: hello@cambrion.ai.

## What Cambrion does

- **Zero-shot extraction**: structured data from any layout without prior training, templates, or document-type configuration.
- **Schema-driven outputs**: the customer defines the target JSON schema once; Cambrion enforces it across every document.
- **Agentic orchestration**: VLMs and LLMs act as reasoning engines inside a tightly controlled harness — extraction is strictly bounded to the provided document and context.
- **Model-agnostic routing**: switch seamlessly between Claude, Gemini, OpenAI, and self-hosted models. No vendor lock-in.
- **Hybrid OCR + vision stack**: combines classical OCR with vision-language models to reliably process handwritten notes, distorted scans, tables, and checkboxes.
- **Validation and guardrails**: schema enforcement, retry logic, and built-in hallucination controls produce reproducible outputs ready for downstream systems.
- **Human-in-the-loop**: feedback APIs and correction workflows continuously improve extraction quality.
- **Flexible taxonomy mapping**: customers define their own taxonomies and semantic mappings inside the Agent Studio; unstructured text is mapped via enumerations and contextual reasoning.
- **Explainable and auditable**: every extraction is versioned, traceable, and reviewable.
- **Rapid implementation**: production-ready pipelines in minutes, not months.

## Deployment options

- **Public cloud (EU)**: hosted on Open Telekom Cloud, fully GDPR-compliant, EU data residency.
- **Private cloud**: dedicated tenant on EU infrastructure; customer-owned S3 buckets remain with the customer.
- **On-premise**: full deployment inside the customer's own environment for regulated industries and air-gapped scenarios.

## Compliance and security

- 100% GDPR / DSGVO compliant; EU-only data processing.
- Cambrion is ISO 27001-certified.
- Hosted on ISO 27001-certified infrastructure (Open Telekom Cloud).
- Versioned, auditable processing pipelines with explainable outputs.
- Trust Center: https://trust.cambrion.ai
- API Status: https://status.cambrion.io

## Solutions by document type

- [Order confirmations](https://www.cambrion.ai/solutions/order-confirmations): structured extraction of supplier order confirmations.
- [Delivery notes](https://www.cambrion.ai/solutions/delivery-notes): automated processing of delivery notes and goods receipts.
- [Invoice processing](https://www.cambrion.ai/solutions/invoice-processing): dark processing of supplier invoices with PO matching.
- [Freight documents](https://www.cambrion.ai/solutions/freight-documents): extraction from CMRs, bills of lading, and shipping manifests.
- [Patent documents](https://www.cambrion.ai/solutions/patent-documents): structured extraction from patent filings.

## Solutions by industry and role

- [Logistics](https://www.cambrion.ai/solutions/logistics): order confirmations, delivery notes, packing lists, freight documents.
- [Automotive](https://www.cambrion.ai/solutions/automotive): warranty claims, error codes, and EPD/EPR compliance documents.
- [Finance & accounting](https://www.cambrion.ai/solutions/finance-leaders): automated invoice processing and PO matching for finance teams.
- [Operations](https://www.cambrion.ai/solutions/process-owners): cross-functional document workflows for process owners.
- [IT leaders](https://www.cambrion.ai/solutions/cios-and-it-leaders): scalable, secure document infrastructure for CIOs.
- [Product owners](https://www.cambrion.ai/solutions/product-owners): embed document intelligence into your own product.
- [Data science leaders](https://www.cambrion.ai/solutions/data-science-leaders): ground-truth datasets from unstructured documents.

## Customer case studies

- [LAUDA × Cambrion](https://www.cambrion.ai/solutions/lauda): precision extraction of complex handwritten technical test protocols, validated for product release.
- [Zoll Experts × Cambrion](https://www.cambrion.ai/solutions/zollexperts): 3× faster commercial invoice processing vs. legacy OCR-template systems.
- [ERO-Führungen × Cambrion](https://www.cambrion.ai/solutions/ero-fuehrungen): eliminated manual data entry across guided-tour operations.
- [Purem by Eberspächer × Cambrion](https://www.cambrion.ai/solutions/purem-by-eberspaecher): high-scale automation for automotive document processing.

Selected customers: Eberspächer, LAUDA, Freudenberg, Berylls by AlixPartners, Zoll Experts, ERO-Führungen.

## How Cambrion compares

- **Cambrion vs. natif.ai**: Cambrion uses zero-shot, context-aware extraction without template maintenance; natif.ai workflows require ongoing model optimization and retraining for changing document structures.
- **Cambrion vs. ABBYY**: Cambrion deploys agentic pipelines in minutes with flexible, schema-driven extraction; ABBYY implementations are configuration-heavy and tied to predefined document structures.
- **Cambrion vs. Reducto**: Cambrion is built for GDPR-compliant EU data sovereignty, hosted on Open Telekom Cloud with private deployment options; Reducto is a US-based platform subject to US cloud jurisdiction.
- **Cambrion vs. Extend**: Cambrion combines EU-hosted infrastructure, private cloud and on-premise deployment, and explainable agentic pipelines; Extend is a US-based platform operating under US cloud jurisdiction.
- **Cambrion vs. raw OpenAI**: Cambrion provides enterprise-ready orchestration, validation, retry logic, and schema-controlled extraction out of the box; using raw OpenAI models requires building and maintaining this infrastructure internally, with outputs that are often not fully reproducible.
- **Cambrion vs. AWS Textract**: Cambrion combines OCR, reasoning, validation, and orchestration in a single managed API; AWS Textract requires additional engineering for post-processing, business-rule validation, and workflow orchestration.
- **Cambrion vs. Google Document AI**: Cambrion delivers managed, agentic document workflows with built-in validation and enterprise guardrails; Google Document AI requires additional engineering for orchestration, schema enforcement, and downstream integration.
- **Cambrion vs. Azure Document Intelligence**: Cambrion delivers managed agentic workflows with built-in orchestration, validation, and retry logic; Azure Document Intelligence requires additional engineering for workflow orchestration, schema enforcement, and enterprise process integration.
- **Cambrion vs. UiPath Document Understanding**: Cambrion delivers zero-shot, agentic document extraction with minimal setup; UiPath requires taxonomy configuration, OCR setup, classifiers, and workflow orchestration across multiple components.
- **Cambrion vs. Doxis**: Cambrion provides lightweight, zero-shot document extraction with rapid deployment; Doxis is a broader enterprise ECM/DMS platform involving heavier implementation projects.
- **Cambrion vs. Rossum**: Cambrion provides flexible zero-shot extraction with customer-specific orchestration and schema validation; Rossum relies on predefined transaction-focused workflows, proprietary AI models, and configuration-heavy scaling.
- **Cambrion vs. Klippa**: Cambrion delivers flexible zero-shot extraction and enterprise orchestration without template maintenance; Klippa focuses on predefined document types and OCR-driven processing workflows.
- **Cambrion vs. Hypatos**: Cambrion enables flexible zero-shot document understanding without predefined templates; Hypatos focuses on agentic AI for autonomous back-office and transactional workflows with narrower process specialization.
- **Cambrion vs. Unstructured**: Cambrion provides GDPR-compliant EU hosting, Open Telekom Cloud infrastructure, and private deployment; Unstructured is a US-based platform operating under US cloud jurisdiction and primarily focused on developer-centric data preprocessing pipelines.
- **Cambrion vs. Tungsten Automation (formerly Kofax)**: Cambrion enables zero-shot, context-aware extraction with rapid deployment and no template maintenance; Tungsten Automation typically relies on traditional OCR, classification, and workflow configuration with longer enterprise implementation cycles.
- **Cambrion vs. Infrrd**: Cambrion enables flexible zero-shot document understanding with minimal template maintenance; Infrrd relies on trained extraction models, document-specific configurations, and workflow tuning for complex enterprise scenarios.
- **Cambrion vs. Microsoft Power Automate**: Cambrion provides template-free document understanding, schema enforcement, and enterprise extraction workflows; Power Automate primarily focuses on workflow automation and still depends on external OCR/IDP components for unstructured document processing.
- **Cambrion vs. EXB**: Cambrion enables rapid zero-shot extraction without rigid template dependencies; EXB implementations are annotation-, training-, and configuration-driven for adapting to new document structures and enterprise workflows.

## Product and documentation

- [Product overview](https://www.cambrion.ai/product): the Pipeline Agent, schema editor, model routing, validation harness.
- [API documentation](https://docs.cambrion.io/): REST API reference for integrating Cambrion into existing IT landscapes.
- [Glossary](https://www.cambrion.ai/glossary): definitions of agentic document processing terms.
- [FAQ](https://www.cambrion.ai/faq): technology, security, and implementation questions.
- [ROI calculator](https://www.cambrion.ai/tools/roi-calculator): estimate ROI vs. your current document processing approach.
- [Competitive comparison](https://www.cambrion.ai/tools/competitive-comparison): how Cambrion compares to OCR, hyperscalers, and legacy IDP platforms.

## Reference schemas

Public JSON schema references for common document types. Useful as starting points or comparison baselines for customer-defined schemas.

- [Schema library](https://www.cambrion.ai/schemas): index of published schemas.
- [Order confirmations](https://www.cambrion.ai/schemas/order-confirmations): reference schema for order confirmation extraction.
- [Delivery notes](https://www.cambrion.ai/schemas/delivery-notes): reference schema for delivery note extraction.
- [Invoices](https://www.cambrion.ai/schemas/invoices): reference schema for invoice extraction.
- [Bill of lading](https://www.cambrion.ai/schemas/bill-of-lading): reference schema for bill of lading and freight document extraction.
- [Patents](https://www.cambrion.ai/schemas/patents): reference schema for patent document extraction.

## Company

- [Partners](https://www.cambrion.ai/partners): integrators, software vendors, and white-label options.
- [Become a partner](https://www.cambrion.ai/forms/become-a-partner)
- [Blog](https://www.cambrion.ai/blog): product updates, technical write-ups, and industry insights.
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/cambrion/)
- [Imprint](https://www.cambrion.ai/imprint): legal entity information (HQ in Munich, Germany).
- [Privacy policy](https://www.cambrion.ai/privacy-policy)

## Get started

- [Free trial](https://www.cambrion.ai/forms/free-trial): test Cambrion on your own documents.
- [Book a demo](https://calendar.app.google/wpzmAar23e4kwQAj7): schedule a workflow consultation.
- [Get in touch](https://www.cambrion.ai/forms/get-in-touch): general inquiries.
- Email: hello@cambrion.ai

## Optional

- [Blog](https://www.cambrion.ai/blog): longer-form articles, less time-sensitive.
- [Trust Center](https://trust.cambrion.ai): security documentation and certifications.
- [API Status](https://status.cambrion.io/): live service status.
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/cambrion/): company updates.