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Sygal vs XLS.now

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Sygal compared with XLS.now
DetailSygal logo SygalXLS.now logo XLS.now
What it doesDocument to Markdown converter, local-first REST API for converting Excel and XLS spreadsheets programmatically
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Pricing modelPaid Paid
PricingSygal Solo + CLI: €25 (launch offer, normally €29) one-time payment, 2 seats; Sygal CLI: €22 one-time payment, 1 seat One-off credits: 1,000 for $12.00, 5,000 for $60.00, 25,000 for $300.00, 100,000 for $1,200.00. Monthly subscription: $8.40/mo for 1,000 credits, $42.00/mo for 5,000 credits, $210.00/mo for 25,000 credits, $840.00/mo for 100,000 credits. Premium ($9.99/mo) and Premium Plus ($29.99/mo) subscription p
Key features
  • 29 supported document and image formats including PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, HTML, email, EPUB
  • Clean Markdown output and structured JSON
  • Native preview of original document next to conversion result
  • Edit the result before exporting
  • OCR with choice of provider and your own API key
  • Direct import from URL
  • Persistent local library with full-text search
  • Token count shown on every document
  • Batch conversion
  • Command-line interface for scripts and pipelines
  • Asynchronous conversion processing with job polling
  • No SDK required, REST API with simple JSON requests
  • Credit-based pricing: 1 credit for standard, 2 for CPU-heavy conversions
  • Rate limiting per minute and monthly quota management
  • Automatic file deletion after 24 hours for guest uploads
  • Multiple converter slugs for different format conversions
  • API usage dashboard with consumption tracking
  • Batch uploads and account management
  • Webhooks and batch API on Premium Plus
  • White-label and commercial license options
What makes it different
  • 100% local processing - documents never leave your machine except OCR images and imported URLs
  • One-time purchase with no subscription or usage limits
  • 2 to 7x lighter token usage compared to raw documents for AI
  • Choose your own OCR provider with your API key
  • Converts to consistent clean Markdown and JSON from 29 format types
  • No SDK or installation required, API key only setup
  • Asynchronous processing for large files without HTTP timeouts
  • Affordable credit-based pricing with no overage charges
  • Automatic refunds for rejected requests
  • Free tier with no credit card required
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)15 −1 (down) since last check26 −4 (down) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)60
Citation Flow (Majestic)257
Referring domains (Majestic)772

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