Processing real-time document workflows versus batch document workflows

In this section, we will talk about some best practices while architecting solutions using Amazon Textract for real-time workflows versus batch processing document workflows.

Let's compare the Textract real-time APIs against the batch APIs we discussed in Chapter 2, Introducing Amazon Textract, with the help of the following table:

Figure 4.9 – Textract sync APIs versus batch APIs

Note

The pricing of Textract is based on which of the three different APIs you are going to use out of Analyze Document (forms, table), Detect Text (text extraction), and Analyze Expense (invoices and receipts). You will not be charged irrespective of whether you use the sync or async (batch) implementation of these, so, feel free to design your architecture based on your need for real-time processing versus batch processing as pricing is based on the number of documents processed with...