Best PaperStream Capture Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from document scanning software ranked against PaperStream Capture on the same published basis.
- 1PaperStream Capture vs Brother P-touch Editor
- 2PaperStream Capture vs NAPS2
- 3PaperStream Capture vs PaperScan
- 5PaperStream Capture vs scanservjs
- 6PaperStream Capture vs DocScan
- 7PaperStream Capture vs ScanMole
- 8PaperStream Capture vs ScanPapyrus
- 9PaperStream Capture vs EzeScan
- 10PaperStream Capture vs Dynamic Web TWAIN
- 11PaperStream Capture vs GNOME Remote Desktop
- 12PaperStream Capture vs Q-Dir
- 13PaperStream Capture vs ScanToPDF
- 14PaperStream Capture vs Simple Scan
- 15PaperStream Capture vs Skanlite
- 16PaperStream Capture vs VueScan
- 17PaperStream Capture vs ABBYY FineReader PDF
- 18PaperStream Capture vs ExactScan
- 19PaperStream Capture vs OCRFeeder
- 20PaperStream Capture vs Readiris PDF
- 21PaperStream Capture vs IRISPowerscan
PaperStream Capture alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brother P-touch Editor | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Mac, Windows |
| 2 | NAPS2 | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 3 | PaperScan | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 5 | scanservjs | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 6 | DocScan | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | iOS |
| 7 | ScanMole | 5.4 | No | — | API, Linux |
| 8 | ScanPapyrus | 5.4 | No | — | Windows |
| 9 | EzeScan | 5.3 | No | — | Web, Windows |
| 10 | Dynamic Web TWAIN | 5.2 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 11 | GNOME Remote Desktop | 5.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 12 | Q-Dir | 5.2 | No | — | Windows |
| 13 | ScanToPDF | 5.2 | No | — | Windows |
| 14 | Simple Scan | 5.2 | No | — | Linux |
| 15 | Skanlite | 5.2 | No | — | Linux |
| 16 | VueScan | 5.2 | No | $2.50/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 17 | ABBYY FineReader PDF | 5.1 | No | — | iOS, Mac, Windows |
| 18 | ExactScan | 5.1 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 19 | OCRFeeder | 5.1 | No | — | Linux |
| 20 | Readiris PDF | 5.1 | No | $99/mo | Mac, Windows |
| 21 | IRISPowerscan | 5.0 | No | — | Windows |
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Questions about PaperStream Capture alternatives
What is the best alternative to PaperStream Capture?
Brother P-touch Editor, number 1 in document scanning software with a score of 6.6 out of 10. The others here: NAPS2, PaperScan, scanservjs and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to PaperStream Capture?
Brother P-touch Editor is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 6 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.