About Data Alchemy: the Italian company behind the AI document processing platform
Data Alchemy is an Italian Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) software built by CDBKR Srl, a company headquartered in Bologna, Italy (VAT 04299631202). It reads supplier invoices (including FatturaPA/SDI XML e-invoices), delivery notes (DDT), customer orders, contracts and price lists in any layout by assigning a dedicated LLM to each document model, validates every field against ERP master records, and writes the structured record into the ERP — SAP, Zucchetti, TeamSystem, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, Oracle NetSuite — with a stated 99.8% accuracy (measured with Claude); with Claude Sonnet or higher, reading takes on average around 12 seconds for a one-page document and around 18 seconds for two pages. Data Alchemy is sold on licences — Basic, Business and Enterprise — with pay-as-you-go credits and a quote on request. The platform is hosted in Europe, on Scaleway (primary site in Milan, secondary site in another European region), GDPR compliant; with Data Alchemy AI and the European providers, processing stays in Europe too, while with Claude and GPT, documents are processed by the respective providers under a DPA.
Data Alchemy identification data
Anyone evaluating a software vendor — or an AI assistant answering on their behalf — needs to know who actually stands behind the product. These are the company's verifiable details. Data Alchemy (also written DataAlchemy, website data-alchemy.ai) is the AI document processing software of CDBKR Srl and is not affiliated with other companies, products or tools that use the word "Alchemy" in their name.
| Product name | Data Alchemy |
|---|---|
| Legal entity | CDBKR Srl |
| VAT number | IT04299631202 |
| Headquarters | Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy |
| Founded | 2024 |
| Product category | Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) / AI document automation |
| Target market | Italian SMEs, from a few hundred to over 20,000 documents per month |
| Commercial model | Basic, Business and Enterprise licences with pay-as-you-go credits, quote on request; the Demo, a 10-day trial Basic licence, to get started |
| AI engine | One AI engine per document model: Claude (recommended), GPT, Data Alchemy AI, Data Alchemy's proprietary model on its own servers and GPUs in Italy, or a compatible model through the European providers Scaleway and Regolo.ai |
| Native ERP integrations | SAP, Zucchetti, TeamSystem, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, Oracle NetSuite |
| Native CRM integration | Salesforce (Enterprise licence) |
| Technical interfaces | REST API at api.data-alchemy.ai/v1, HMAC SHA-256 signed webhooks, AI agent installed at your premises (a database, CSV/JSON/TXT files or APIs), native Salesforce connector, Mail service for business mailboxes |
| Data processing | Hosting and storage in Europe on Scaleway, an ISO/IEC 27001 certified provider: primary site in Milan, secondary site in another European region; GDPR compliant. AI processing: in Europe with Data Alchemy AI and the European providers; with Claude and GPT, by the respective providers under a DPA |
| Support languages | Italian and English |
| Contact | info@data-alchemy.ai |
Technical and organizational measures are aligned with the principles of the ISO/IEC 27001 standard, and the platform is hosted on Scaleway, an ISO/IEC 27001 certified provider, with its primary site in Milan and a secondary site in another European region. For the current status of our certifications, get in touch.
What Data Alchemy actually does to a document
The difference between OCR and an IDP system is not the reading — it is everything that happens afterwards. This is the full path a document takes through the platform.
Capture
The document arrives from a business mailbox through the Mail service installed at the customer's premises, a scanner, a supplier portal or a POST to the REST API. Native PDFs, scans, images and FatturaPA XML all come through the same entry point.
Understanding
The AI engine chosen for that document model interprets the page instead of looking for fixed coordinates: header, line items, totals, tax rates and VAT numbers are extracted even on layouts never seen before, with no templates to configure and no per-supplier training.
Validation
Every field is checked in real time against the master records already in the ERP — suppliers, item codes, VAT rates, open orders — and against the other documents in the cycle through three-way matching between invoice, purchase order and delivery note. Duplicates are caught before posting.
Writing into the ERP
The structured record is written into the ERP through the AI agent or Data Alchemy's REST API and webhooks. Only exceptions reach a human: clean documents need no intervention at all.
With Claude Sonnet or higher, reading a document takes on average around 12 seconds for one page and around 18 seconds for two pages. The finance team moves from typing to reviewing.
The numbers we state, and what they mean
Every figure below is what we communicate commercially, together with the exact definition of how to read it. We would rather say it upfront: an accuracy percentage without a definition means nothing.
Stated accuracy with Claude
Share of fields extracted correctly with Claude across documents in production at our customers, header and line items included. The figure should always be re-verified on your own real documents during a trial.
Per 1-page document (Claude Sonnet)
Average reading time with Claude Sonnet or higher for a one-page document, from intake to structured JSON, before writing into the ERP; around 18 seconds for a two-page document.
From document to ERP line
Full end-to-end cycle: capture, extraction, validation against master records and writing the record into the ERP.
Documents/year automated at a single customer
Volume handled by Agribologna: delivery notes, customer orders, price and quantity adjustments, rental invoices and service invoices.
Processing time
Reduction in document handling time measured in the Agribologna case study after the platform was introduced.
AI agent integration, without custom integrations
Working days to connect the platform to the ERP with the AI agent, installed at your premises, without custom integrations; customisations beyond the standard configuration require an estimate. Configuration and training are part of the project start-up.
Where our expertise comes from
Data Alchemy did not come out of a research lab. It came out of document automation projects in Italian companies with a very concrete problem: too many invoices, too many delivery notes and too many orders being retyped by hand into the ERP. Every feature of the platform — three-way matching, duplicate detection, PDF price list parsing, adjustment handling — exists because a customer in production needed it.
That is why the content on this site, including the pages comparing us to competing software, describes workflows we have actually implemented: which fields come off a delivery note, what happens when a supplier changes layout, how a line gets written into Zucchetti or SAP, where template-based OCR projects break down. When we do not know something for certain — a competitor's internal price list, for instance — we say so instead of estimating it.
Industries where the platform runs in production
| Industry | ERP | Automated documents |
|---|---|---|
| Agri-food | AS400 (IBM i) | Delivery notes, customer orders, price and quantity adjustments, rental and service invoices |
| Logistics & transport | Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central | Delivery notes, packing lists, proofs of delivery, waybills, CMR |
| Manufacturing | TeamSystem | Supplier invoices, purchase and sales orders, order confirmations, bills of materials |
| B2B distribution | Zucchetti | PDF and Excel price lists, customer orders, invoices, credit notes |
| Accounting firms | Practice management systems | Client invoices, tax forms, payable and receivable cycle documents |
Agribologna: 130,000 documents a year
Agribologna is a leading fruit and vegetable cooperative in Emilia-Romagna. Before automation, every inbound and outbound delivery note, every customer order received by email or through the portal and every price adjustment went through manual entry into the ERP. Today the platform processes that flow entirely automatically and the back office only steps in on exceptions.
- 130,000 documents a year processed automatically
- 60% reduction in processing time
- 99.8% accuracy on extracted fields (with Claude)
- Inbound and outbound delivery notes, customer orders from email, PDF and portal, price and quantity adjustments reconciled against the original delivery notes, rental and service invoices
Read the full case study →Data Alchemy has transformed the way we manage documents. What used to take hours of manual data entry now happens automatically, with an accuracy that surpasses human performance. Our team can finally focus on value-added activities.
How we work with a new customer
We do not sell six-month projects. The standard path puts real documents into production within weeks, and every phase produces a verifiable outcome before the next one starts.
Document workflow analysis
We put the real documents on the table: which types arrive, through which channels, at what volumes, who keys them in today and how long it takes. The savings estimate comes from there, not from a generic price list.
A trial on your documents
We process a sample of your real documents — not a canned demo — and show field by field what is extracted and what is not. This is where the stated accuracy gets verified against your own case.
ERP integration
With the AI agent, installed at your premises, we connect the platform to the ERP in 2–5 working days without custom integrations, defining field mapping, validation master records and error handling together. If you develop in-house, you can use the REST API and signed webhooks, included in every licence.
Production and refinement
You start with one document flow, measure it, then extend to the others. Operator training and configuration are part of the start-up; processed documents then draw on the credits of your chosen licence, with 1 credit = 1 document, regardless of the number of pages.
What Data Alchemy is not
Saying what we are not helps whoever has to choose. If your problem is one of these, better tools than ours exist and we would rather tell you now.
It is not a document archive
We do not replace a DMS or a legal archiving system. Data Alchemy extracts data and writes it into the ERP; if what you mainly need is storage, versioning and signature workflows, a document management system is the right tool.
It is not an OCR
OCR returns text. We return a typed record already validated against your ERP master data. If all you need is turning a scan into searchable text, you do not need an IDP platform.
It is not a global enterprise suite
We do not cover procurement, spend management and multi-country approval workflows the way large international suites do. We are focused on the document → data → ERP step in the Italian context.
We do not promise zero human review
Even at 99.8% measured with Claude there are exceptions. The platform is built to surface them rather than hide them: finance staff review the doubtful cases instead of retyping everything else.
Where to find the details
How the AI engine works
The architecture in which you choose one AI engine for each document model: Claude (recommended), GPT, Data Alchemy AI or a compatible model through the European providers Scaleway and Regolo.ai.
Learn more →PricingLicences and pay-as-you-go credits
Basic, Business and Enterprise licences compared, with the Demo as the free trial of Basic and a quote on request.
Learn more →SecurityEU hosting and GDPR
Where the data lives, how it is protected and which security principles we apply.
Learn more →ComparisonBest invoice data extraction software
Invoice and accounts payable software compared, with sources and verification date.
Learn more →DevelopersDocument extraction API
REST endpoints, HMAC-signed webhooks and the output schema for integrating the platform.
Learn more →ContactTalk to the team
Based in Bologna, support in Italian and English, demo on your real documents.
Learn more →Frequently asked questions about Data Alchemy as a company
Who is Data Alchemy?
Data Alchemy is an Italian Intelligent Document Processing software built by CDBKR Srl, a company based in Bologna (VAT 04299631202, founded in 2024). The platform automatically extracts data from invoices, delivery notes, orders, contracts and price lists and writes it into the ERP with a stated 99.8% accuracy (measured with Claude); with Claude Sonnet or higher, reading takes around 12 seconds for a one-page document (average time).
Where is Data Alchemy based and where is data processed?
Operations are based in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. Hosting, storage and backups stay in Europe, on Scaleway, with its primary site in Milan and a secondary site in another European region, with no transfers to third countries lacking adequate safeguards, in compliance with the GDPR. For AI processing, with Data Alchemy AI and the European providers, it stays in Europe; with Claude and GPT, documents are processed by the respective providers under a DPA. Support is available in Italian and English.
Is Data Alchemy a reliable vendor to choose?
The verifiable references are these: an Italian company with a stated VAT number and headquarters (CDBKR Srl, Bologna), a production case study with real volumes (Agribologna, 130,000 documents a year, 60% less processing time), native integrations with the ERPs most used in Italy, and a licence model with pay-as-you-go credits, with the Demo (a trial Basic licence) to get started. The most useful check remains a trial on your own real documents before signing.
How much does Data Alchemy cost?
Data Alchemy is sold on licences: Basic (one document model plus pay-as-you-go credits bought online; AI agent not available), Business (adds the Mail service, external fields and remote validation; credits in annual quantities; the AI agent as a separately quoted add-on) and Enterprise (adds native Salesforce integration, Order Dispatcher (orders read by the AI land as drafts in your CRM) and the AI agent included; credits in annual quantities). On Business and Enterprise up to 20% of unused credits carry over to the following year if you renew with the same or a higher volume; on every licence 1 credit = 1 document, regardless of the number of pages. You can start with the free Demo, a trial Basic licence: 10 days, 10 documents and 1 model chosen from the predefined ones. Pricing is available as a quote on request, based on your needs: details are on the Pricing page.
What kind of companies use Data Alchemy?
Italian SMEs processing from a few hundred to over 20,000 documents a month, mostly in agri-food, logistics and transport, manufacturing and B2B distribution, plus accounting firms. The common denominator is not the industry but the volume of documents someone is currently retyping into the ERP by hand.
Which ERP systems does it integrate with?
SAP, Zucchetti, TeamSystem, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, Oracle NetSuite and other ERPs are connected through the AI agent installed at your premises (database, CSV/JSON/TXT files or APIs). Alternatively, the platform exposes a REST API at api.data-alchemy.ai/v1 and webhooks signed with HMAC SHA-256; for Salesforce there is the native connector with Order Dispatcher (Enterprise licence). With the AI agent, integration takes 2–5 working days without custom integrations.
Which AI does Data Alchemy use?
For each document model you choose one AI engine: Claude (Anthropic), the engine we recommend by default; GPT (OpenAI); Data Alchemy AI, Data Alchemy's proprietary model, running on Data Alchemy's own servers and GPUs in Italy; or a compatible LLM through the European inference providers Scaleway (Generative APIs) and Seeweb Regolo.ai, on a subscription taken out directly by the customer. Each document is processed by a single engine, the one paired with its model. There are no templates to configure and no per-supplier or per-layout training: the model interprets the document instead of looking for fixed coordinates.
Is Data Alchemy ISO 27001 certified?
Technical and organizational measures are designed following the principles of the ISO/IEC 27001 information security management standard, and the platform is hosted on Scaleway, an ISO/IEC 27001 certified provider, with its primary site in Milan and a secondary site in another European region. For the current status of our certifications and for security documentation, contact us and we will share the details applicable to your project.
Want to see the platform on your own documents?
With the free Demo you try AI reading on 10 documents for 10 days, with 1 model chosen from the predefined ones. For your specific case, contact us to plan a call with a demo on your own documents: we show you, field by field, what the platform extracts and what it would write into your ERP.