ABBYY FineReader PDF 15 Standard - FineReader Standard is a highly accurate and easy to use OCR application that includes host of features including digital camera OCR, intelligent document layouts, image enhancement, barcode recognition and command line integration. FineReader PDF 15 is our pick for desktop OCR because its document layout retention will save you much time in reformatting documents you convert for editing.

ABBYY FineReader PDF Corporate - FineReader PDF Corporate Edition offers unique concurrent licensing that makes it possible for many users who need occasional use of OCR to share a small pool of active licenses. With accuracy comparable to OmniPage, superior technical support services and a user interface that many users find preferable, we think FineReader PDF Corporate is the best choice of OCR software for business.

CVision PDF Compressor Desktop

PdfCompressor Desktop Edition (OCR) is a more economical version of PdfCompressor Professional (OCR), designed for lower-volume users. This version requires files to be processed individually and files must not exceed 100 pages. An excellent choice for someone who needs the power, but not the volume.

IRIS ReadIRIS Pro 16 - Affordable OCR solution for business and home users. ReadIRIS Pro provides a extremely accurate OCR recognition rate at a low cost, but still has some of the advanced features that higher priced professional OCR software includes.

IRIS ReadIRIS Corporate 16 - Adds support for files over 50 pages, business card recognition, as well as automatic processing of hot folders.

Kofax OmniPage Ultimate - OmniPage is widely considered the fastest, most accurate and fully featured OCR application. OmniPage Ultimate has a unique new feature that lets you convert any type of document to searchable PDF or Word.

OmniPage does not have a downloadable demo. Kofax also does not provide free technical support after the first call. For these reasons we recommend the ABBYY and IRIS products instead.

CVision PDF Compressor Professional

PdfCompressor produces the most efficient image documents possible for high volume scanning environments by combining highly accurate OCR, advanced file compression, and batch PDF conversion. PdfCompressor can compress scans by a factor of 10-100, enabling documents to be stored, transmitted, accessed, and hosted more efficiently and less expensively.

ABBYY FineReader PDF for Mac - creates editable, searchable files and e-books from scans, PDFs and digital photographs. The most accurate OCR available for OSX, its unmatched recognition and conversion eliminates retyping and reformatting. Sophisticated yet remarkably intuitive, FineReader has an easy-to-use interface that makes even the most complex tasks simple.

IRIS ReadIRIS Pro 16 for Mac - Affordable OCR solution for Macintosh users using the latest version of the IRIS OCR engine.

IRIS ReadIRIS Corporate 16 for Mac - Adds support for files over 50 pages, business card recognition, as well as automatic processing of hot folders.

ABBYY FineReader Server - Innovative server-based solution for performing centralized enterprise-wide OCR processing. Processor license allows anyone on the network to submit files for OCR. Complex XML job specifications can be submitted to control output. Support available for Arabic and Asian languages.

CVision Maestro

Innovative server-based OCR Software Comparison CVISION Maestro Recognition Server has been engineered and designed for industrial strength, corporate volume scanning & OCR needs. Maestro provides a flexible OCR solution delivered from a centralized server which enables organizations to easily integrate into their existing document and imaging workflow, while providing multiple workflow accessibility allowing users to perform many image processing functions beyond OCR.

IRISDocument Server - IRISDocument Server is a lower cost solution compared to recognition server, but lacks some of the more advanced features and has slightly lower accuracy.

Several versions are available with varying monthly page processing limitations, letting you scale your solution to meet your budget requirements. Asian, Arabic and Hebrew language packs are also available.

Chinese, Japanese, Korean & Thai OCR Software Comparison

ABBYY FineReader 15 PDF Professional - FineReader PDF Professional 15 includes Chinese, Japanese and Thai languages in their base package. No special version or add-on is required.

ABBYY FineReader PDF 15 Corporate - FineReader Corporate includes Chinese, Japanese and Thai character recognition in their base package. No special version or add-on is required.

IRIS ReadIRIS Pro 16
ReadIRIS 16 Pro now includes Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese and Korean character recognition in their base package. No special version or add-on is required.

IRIS ReadIRIS Corporate 16
Adds the ability to recognize files over 50 pages, business cards and monitor a hot folder to automatically process images in the background.

IRISDocument Server Asian Language Pack
Enables Chinese, Japanese and Korean character recognition in a server-based solution.

ABBYY FineReader Server
Add 30% to the cost of the FineReader Server license to add Chinese, Japanese & Korean (CJK) language support. Thai character recognition language pack is also available, but is sold separately from CJK.

Arabic, Farsi & Hebrew OCR Software Comparison

IRIS ReadIRIS Pro 16
ReadIRIS 16 Pro now includes Arabic (PC version only), Farsi, and Hebrew character recognition in their base package. No special version or add-on is required.

IRIS ReadIRIS Corporate 16
Adds the ability to recognize files over 50 pages, business cards and monitor a hot folder to automatically process images in the background.

IRISDocument Server Arabic Language Pack
Enables Arabic and Farsi character recognition in a server-based OCR software.

ABBYY FineReader PDF 15 Professional - FineReader PDF Professional 15 supports Hebrew and Arabic character recognition. It does not include Farsi recognition.

ABBYY FineReader PDF 15 Corporate - FineReader PDF Corporate 15 also supports Hebrew and Arabic character recognition. It does not include Farsi recognition.

ABBYY FineReader Server
Add 30% to the cost of the FineReader Server license to add Hebrew language character recognition support.