Augmenting document management (DMS) with AI — not replacing it
A DMS archives, manages, and tags documents — but it doesn't read them. Parashift adds an AI pre-processing layer to your existing DMS: documents are automatically classified, relevant data is extracted and structured before they are filed into the archive.
Why a DMS alone isn't enough.
Classic DMS systems excel at managing, versioning, and tagging documents — but they don't understand a document's content on their own. Today, classification and data extraction still happen manually in most cases, before a document can be filed correctly.
Documents reach your DMS from many sources.
Parashift classifies and extracts data before it is transferred into the DMS — regardless of the intake channel.
Email inbox
Scan / mailroom
Portal upload
API integration
The AI layer in front of your DMS.
Automatic classification
Incoming documents are automatically assigned to the correct document type before being filed in the DMS — without manual pre-sorting.
Structured data extraction
Relevant metadata (invoice number, sender, date, amounts) is automatically extracted and delivered to the DMS as searchable metadata.
Integration with common DMS and ECM systems
Parashift delivers the extracted data and metadata to the DMS of your choice via an open API — whether d.velop, SharePoint, OneDrive, M-Files, or another system.
Not a replacement, but an addition
Parashift doesn't replace your DMS — it makes it intelligent: the filing, versioning, and archiving logic of your existing system remains fully intact.
How your DMS gets its AI layer.
Clarify requirements
A short, no-obligation conversation about document types, volumes, and target systems.
Trial account & API access
Access to the sandbox environment — initial documents are processed with no configuration needed.
Pilot phase with real documents
Processing of real documents from your own inventory, with results validated together.
Production
Connection to target systems, live operation with a complete audit trail.
Integrates with your existing DMS.
Direct transfer of classified data and metadata via an open API.
Compliance & certifications:
What the AI pre-processing layer delivers in practice.
business document types out of the box, with no model training
weeks of configuration effort per new document type (zero-shot)
processing exclusively in Germany, Switzerland, or the EU
Why combining a DMS with document AI achieves more than a DMS alone.
| DMS + Parashift | DMS alone | DMS + legacy OCR | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Classification | Automatic, zero-shot, no training required | Manual, by staff | Rule-based, maintenance-intensive |
| Data extraction | Structured metadata generated automatically | Not available | Only for known templates |
| Effort for new document types | None — ready to use immediately | Manual tagging required | New template must be created |
| Data processing | Exclusively Germany, Switzerland, or the EU | Dependent on DMS hosting | Dependent on the vendor |
Questions about Parashift and your DMS.
The most important questions about combining Parashift with your existing document management system.
Does Parashift replace our DMS?
No. Parashift adds an AI pre-processing layer — classification and data extraction — to your existing DMS before documents are filed into the archive. Your DMS's filing, versioning, and archiving logic remains fully intact.
Which DMS systems can Parashift connect to?
Parashift delivers data via an open API and connects to common DMS and ECM systems, including d.velop, SharePoint, OneDrive, and M-Files.
Is the Parashift platform available on-premise?
The Parashift platform itself is available exclusively as a hosted service, processed in Germany, Switzerland, or the EU — not on-premise. For use cases with particularly high data-control requirements, Parashift additionally offers Dokumentli, which can run entirely on the customer's own infrastructure.
How long does setup take for a new document type?
Because Parashift uses a zero-shot approach, no separate setup per document type is typically required — unlike rule-based or template-based systems.
One comparison among several.
You'll find more vendor comparisons in our overview.
See Parashift in action.
No-obligation demo & trial account — based on your own documents.
No obligation · processing exclusively in Germany/Switzerland/EU
