Regula Document Reader SDK

What Regula Document Reader SDK is

Regula Document Reader SDK reads information from identity documents and checks their quality and authenticity for identity verification services. Regula says its document database covers more than 16,500 document types from 254 countries and territories. Depending on the component and license, checks can include visual-zone OCR, MRZ and barcode processing, RFID chip reading, image quality assessment, and authenticity checks. Supported documents include passports, ID cards, driver's licenses, visas, mobile driver's licenses, and other identity documents. Mobile driver's license verification can use QR codes and NFC, with retrieval via Bluetooth and NFC. Integration options include mobile SDKs, browser web components, a web service, direct API integration, and connection with Regula Face SDK. The web service can be deployed through Linux package repositories, Windows installers, Docker images, and cloud options such as AWS. The product is listed for Android, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, web, and Windows, as well as API use. A 30-day free trial costs nothing and includes 2,000 transactions with no feature limits. Custom licensing has flexible pricing based on usage and business needs, with pricing on request. Regula was founded in 1992. The company says its executive management, engineering, and sales are covered by an Information Security Management System certificate conforming to ISO 27001:2022.

Who it suits

The SDK suits identity verification services that need to read and digitally verify passports, ID cards, driver's licenses, visas, or mobile driver's licenses. Its mobile, browser, API, and web-service integration options fit teams choosing among several implementation and deployment routes.

Limits

The free trial lasts 30 days and includes 2,000 transactions; it has no feature limits. Offline Software License is limited to desktop and the Document Reader Web Service on Windows, and is not available for Docker.

Getting started

1. Visit Regula's Document Reader SDK website.
2. Choose the free trial, billed 30 days, with 2,000 transactions and no feature limits.
3. Select an integration route such as a mobile SDK, browser web component, web service, or direct API integration.
4. For the web service, choose a deployment route such as a Linux package repository, Windows installer, Docker image, or cloud option such as AWS.
5. Contact Regula for custom licensing based on usage and business needs.
6. Use Regula's Help Center for technical support.

Verdict

Choose Regula Document Reader SDK when an identity verification service needs document reading and authenticity checks across a broad document database, with several integration and deployment routes. Look elsewhere if you need a continuing free plan or if the offline license restrictions do not fit your deployment.