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Fastio vs LlamaIndex
Short answer: Pick Fastio if you want project workspaces for AI-augmented teams; pick LlamaIndex if you want agentic OCR for complex docs. Fastio is paid, with a free trial; LlamaIndex has a free plan.
FastioProject workspaces for teams and AI agents over MCP
LlamaIndexFramework for LLM apps and agents over your dataWhich to pick
Pick Fastio if you want…
- Project workspaces for AI-augmented teams
- Integrations with Google Drive, Dropbox or Box (on Fastio's list, not LlamaIndex's)
Pick LlamaIndex if you want…
- Agentic OCR for complex docs
- Data indexing for LLMs
- A free plan to start with
- Open-source code (run-llama/llama_index on GitHub, MIT license)
- Integrations with Microsoft Azure Marketplace (on LlamaIndex's list, not Fastio's)
Side by side
- What it is
- Fastio:Fastio provides project workspaces that sync files from cloud drives and let AI agents and teams collaborate on the same data.
- LlamaIndex:LlamaParse converts complex documents into structured, AI-ready data with agentic OCR and extraction.
- Best for
- Fastio:Project workspaces for AI-augmented teams
- LlamaIndex:Agentic OCR for complex docs
- Who it’s for
- Fastio:Teams that need to share files with AI agents without migrating storage.
- LlamaIndex:Developers building AI agents and RAG pipelines that need accurate document parsing.
- Pricing
- Fastio:Paid
- LlamaIndex:Freemium
- Free plan or trial
- Fastio:Free trial
- LlamaIndex:Free plan (Free)
- Plans
- Fastio:Starter $119.88 per year · Business $599.88 per year · Enterprise $2,399.88 per year
- LlamaIndex:Free $0
- Open source
- Fastio:—
- LlamaIndex:Yes, 52,381 GitHub stars
- Works with
- Fastio:Google Drive, Dropbox, Box, OneDrive, Claude, ChatGPT, Codex, Cursor
- LlamaIndex:Microsoft Azure Marketplace
Fastio features
- Cloud drive sync. Sync Google Drive, Dropbox, Box or OneDrive folders one-way or two-way into a workspace.
- Agent connections. Connect Claude, ChatGPT, Codex, Cursor or any MCP client with read-only or read-write access.
- Versioned workspace. Files, comments and versions stay together with activity logs and file locks.
- Metadata extraction & search. Automatically index files, extract fields into tables and enable AI-driven search.
- CLI & REST API. Manage workspaces, agents and files programmatically via command line or API.
- Security & compliance. Encryption at rest and in transit, scoped project access, audit logs and optional SSO for Enterprise.
LlamaIndex features
- Agentic OCR. Layout-aware parsing of tables, charts, images and handwriting with high accuracy.
- Schema-based Extraction. Turn unstructured content into structured JSON using LLM-powered agents without training.
- Document Splitting & Classification. Automatically segment and categorize documents using natural-language rules.
- Enterprise Indexing. Chunking and embedding pipeline for precise retrieval in RAG applications.
- LiteParse Local Engine. Open-source, fast, on-device parsing of PDFs, Office files and images with no cloud limits.
- Security & Compliance. SOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA compliance with encryption, VPC deployment and granular access controls.
Fastio vs LlamaIndex FAQ
What is the difference between Fastio and LlamaIndex?+
LlamaIndex helps index data for LLMs, while Fastio offers built-in indexing, search and workspace management out of the box.
Should I use Fastio or LlamaIndex?+
Pick Fastio if you want project workspaces for AI-augmented teams or integrations with Google Drive, Dropbox or Box (on Fastio's list, not LlamaIndex's). Pick LlamaIndex if you want agentic OCR for complex docs, data indexing for LLMs or a free plan to start with.
Is Fastio or LlamaIndex free?+
Fastio is paid, with a free trial. LlamaIndex has a free plan and paid plans.
Is Fastio or LlamaIndex open source?+
LlamaIndex is open source (run-llama/llama_index on GitHub, MIT license). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for Fastio.
Do Fastio and LlamaIndex integrate with the same tools?+
Their integration lists don't overlap: Fastio lists Google Drive, Dropbox, Box, OneDrive and 7 more; LlamaIndex lists Microsoft Azure Marketplace.
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