Best OOCR Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from OCR software ranked against OOCR on the same published basis.
- 1OOCR vs PaddleOCR
- 2OOCR vs docTR
- 3OOCR vs OCRmyPDF
- 4OOCR vs EasyOCR
- 5OOCR vs FreeOCR.AI
- 6OOCR vs i2OCR
- 7OOCR vs Tesseract OCR
- 8OOCR vs Scribe OCR
- 9OOCR vs Prizmo
- 10OOCR vs NewOCR
- 11OOCR vs gImageReader
- 12OOCR vs ABBYY FineReader PDF
- 13OOCR vs OCRFeeder
- 14OOCR vs OnlineOCR
- 15OOCR vs ABBYY Screenshot Reader
- 16OOCR vs GNU Ocrad
- 17OOCR vs Captika
- 19OOCR vs Readiris PDF
- 20OOCR vs Open-Capture
- 21OOCR vs Surya
OOCR alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PaddleOCR | 8.0 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS |
| 2 | docTR | 7.8 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 3 | OCRmyPDF | 7.5 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 4 | EasyOCR | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 5 | FreeOCR.AI | 7.3 | Free plan | $6.67/mo | API, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 6 | i2OCR | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 7 | Tesseract OCR | 7.1 | No | — | Linux, Windows, Mac, Android |
| 8 | Scribe OCR | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted, Web |
| 9 | Prizmo | 7.1 | Free plan | — | iOS, Mac |
| 10 | NewOCR | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | API, Web |
| 11 | gImageReader | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Windows |
| 12 | ABBYY FineReader PDF | 6.5 | No | — | iOS, Mac, Windows |
| 13 | OCRFeeder | 6.5 | No | — | Linux |
| 14 | OnlineOCR | 6.5 | No | $9.95/mo | API, Web |
| 15 | ABBYY Screenshot Reader | 6.4 | No | — | Windows |
| 16 | GNU Ocrad | 6.4 | No | — | — |
| 17 | Captika | 6.4 | Free plan | $515/mo | Windows |
| 19 | Readiris PDF | 6.2 | No | $99/mo | Mac, Windows |
| 20 | Open-Capture | 6.2 | No | — | Web |
| 21 | Surya | 6.2 | No | — | Linux, Mac |
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Questions about OOCR alternatives
What is the best alternative to OOCR?
PaddleOCR, number 1 in OCR software with a score of 8.0 out of 10. The others here: docTR, OCRmyPDF, EasyOCR and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to OOCR?
PaddleOCR is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 11 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.