OCR.space
German multi-engine online OCR, searchable PDF creator, and enterprise-grade cloud API platform
Product node overview & trust baseline
Operator provenance, privacy baseline and site-wide pricing belong directly to the product node and are inherited across linked task edgesOCR.space (founded in 2016 by German software firm a9t9 software GmbH, headquartered in Walldorf, Germany; makers of Ui.Vision RPA and Copyfish) is a premier cloud optical character recognition and document capture platform. Featuring Engine 2 and handwriting-optimized Engine 3 across 100+ languages, it delivers automatic orientation detection, low-DPI upscaling, receipt/table parsing, and searchable PDF creation with visible or invisible text layers. It operates on a freemium model: providing zero-registration web OCR for files up to 5MB, a free API tier of 25,000 monthly requests, and paid enterprise tiers including PRO ($30/month for 300,000 requests) and PRO PDF ($60/month with 100MB+ and 999+ page limits, 100% uptime SLA), as well as on-premise local server software. Pricing and live system status are fully transparent.
Walldorf, Germany · Founded in 2016
Provenance baseline: 18/20 · Registered German GmbH with exemplary GDPR adherence, transparent architecture, and live public uptime dashboard.
Free web OCR supports up to 5MB without login; free API tier includes 25,000 calls/mo (1MB, 3pp); PRO is $30/month (300k calls, 5MB); PRO PDF is $60/month (300k calls, 100MB+, 999+ pages).
Pricing transparency baseline: 35/35 · Cancellation:
All uploaded documents and extracted text are immediately purged from servers post-processing; zero retention; GDPR compliant.
Cloudflare · Stripe
Product-level pricing & rules baseline
Verified plans, billing periods and cancellation terms owned by this product node; task-specific credit costs and free export limits are detailed per capability edge belowOCR.space free web tier, free API, PRO, and PRO PDF monthly subscriptions · 2026-10-31
Engine 2 & 3, receipt/table extraction, searchable PDF creation with watermark；API rate-limited to 500 requests/day per IP; searchable PDFs contain watermark
Dedicated high-performance cluster, watermark-free searchable PDFs, 100% uptime SLA；Auto-renews monthly; 3 pages per PDF cap; longer documents require PRO PDF
Fastest response, full multi-page PDF processing (999+ pp), watermark-free PDF, 100% SLA；Auto-renews monthly; cancellable anytime
3 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded.
Free web OCR supports up to 5MB without login; free API tier includes 25,000 calls/mo (1MB, 3pp); PRO is $30/month (300k calls, 5MB); PRO PDF is $60/month (300k calls, 100MB+, 999+ pages).
Cancellation, sources & verification record
Cancellation and refund terms unverified
OCR.space Plans & Pricing ↗ · 2026-10-31 Capture 1 ↗
Archived official pricing sources: OCR.space Plans & Pricing (2026-10-31) [text snapshot ↗]
Capability map & linked task edges
Whenever a capability passes fixed-fixture testing, an edge is automatically linked between this product node and the task topic for horizontal comparison.
| Linked task edge | Score | Assessment · historical test | Test scope & delivery | Inspect capability / follow edge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scanned PDF OCR | 97/100 | OCR.space Scanned PDF OCR delivered outstanding benchmark results on the 2-page 150 DPI raster scan anchor, achieving a perfect 100.0% recall across headings and financial table cells while fully preserving page 2, exporting a 667.1 KB watermark-free searchable PDF in 9.01s server processing, earning an overall score of 97 (Capability 96 / Honesty 98). | PDF · Output attached Historical test · 2026-11-02 Guest flow · 2-page raster scanned PDF (0 embedded text, 644.4 KB) · Output attached |
Tested task edges (with scores and native artifacts) are strictly separated from discovered untested capabilities (unscored).
Peer product comparison across shared task edges
Matched by overlapping tested task edges; compare site-wide billing models alongside per-task benchmark scoresThe official pricing page offers a Free tier (2 actions per 6 hours, 128 MB file limit) and an annual AvePDF Premium tier billed once at USD 55/year, with no standalone monthly plan.
- Scanned PDF OCR：OCR.space 97/100 vs avepdf.com 94/100
Free unregistered tier supports over 40 tools (merge batch limit 25, 20-50MB per task cap, 3-hour automatic purge); Pro Plan is $49.99/year ($4.17/mo), Premium is $199.99/year ($16.67/mo).
- Scanned PDF OCR：OCR.space 97/100 vs DeftPDF 97/100
The official tool page advertises free online conversion while /pricing returns 404 and header buttons promote desktop PDFelement; downloading the converted DOCX requires signing in to a free Wondershare account, and numeric daily or file-size limits are not published on the page.
- Scanned PDF OCR：OCR.space 97/100 vs hipdf.com 77/100
Monthly and annual controls confirm USD 9/month and USD 60/year. Free processing is limited without exact figures; education and seat discounts require eligibility checks.
- Scanned PDF OCR：OCR.space 97/100 vs iLovePDF 95/100
Linked capability test: Scanned PDF OCR
2026-11-02 · Native output attached. Findings cover the recorded fixture and conditions; paid specifications may be untested.
Verified native export & same-run screenshot evidence
Open native exported file (PDF · Output attached) ↗
Task quality
OCR text recall 100% · Table cell accuracy 100% · Page 2 preserved Yes
Detailed facts & historical record
- Measured fixture results
OCR text recall: 100% · Table cell accuracy: 100% · Page 2 preserved: Yes
- Fixture findings
Injected invisible text streams across both pages (243 BT / 245 TJ operators) with 100% precision on table figures and page 2 verification codes.
- Original historical observation
OCR.space processed the 644.4 KB 2-page raster PDF anchor (anchor_pdfocr_v1) via cloud Engine 2 in 9.01s with Searchable PDF mode enabled, achieving 100% recall on headings and financial table cells while fully preserving the page 2 verification code without watermarks (01_landing.png, 02_result.png, 03_download.png).
- Suitable uses · historical assessment
Archivists, financial professionals, and researchers needing fast conversion of scanned PDFs into searchable PDFs or text extraction
- Result & output evidence
Delivery capabilities
PDF · Output attached · No watermark in test
Detailed facts & historical record
- Recorded export specifications
PDF · Output attached · No watermark in test
- Historical specification note · not an official maximum
Full 2-page dual-layer searchable PDF (667.1 KB · 243 BT / 245 TJ · zero watermarks)
- Watermark observation
None
- Batch & API
Not verified
- Recorded free-tier dimensions
Not verified
- Attached file dimensions
Not verified
Speed & reliability
About 10.96s end to end in this run; reliability not retested
Detailed facts & historical record
- Timing observation
Network-observed server wait: 9.01s · End-to-end reference: 10.96s
- Date & fixture
2026-11-02 · anchor_pdfocr_v1 · US-West (California, AS2914)
- Repeated tests & reliability
No standardized repetition count, success rate or variability range is recorded.
Interaction experience
No login in this run
Detailed facts & historical record
- Account requirements
No login in this test
- Sign-in methods
Direct web upload without login; instant free API key access
- Manual adjustment
Not verified
- Interaction observations
Not verified
Background & reputation
a9t9 software GmbH · Long-term reputation not independently verified
Detailed facts & historical record
- Service lifecycle notice
Not verified
- Operator
a9t9 software GmbH
- Recorded origin
Not verified
- Domain history record
Not verified
- Background & reputation assessment
Not verified
- External reputation record
Not verified
Engineering & privacy
Uploaded for cloud processing；Explicit retention period unconfirmed; inspect policy record
Detailed facts & historical record
- Processing location
Uploaded for cloud processing
- Third-party tracking record
Cloudflare · Stripe
- Engineering & privacy assessment
Not verified
- Retention statement
Explicit retention period unconfirmed; inspect policy record
Task free allowance & pricing disclosure
Free web conversion up to 5MB without login; free API tier includes 25,000 calls/month
Web page publicly displays all engine options and output configurations
Site-wide plans belong to the product node (see Product-level pricing baseline ↑).
Expand site-wide plans aligned for Scanned PDF OCR (3 records)
OCR.space free web tier, free API, PRO, and PRO PDF monthly subscriptions · 2026-10-31
Engine 2 & 3, receipt/table extraction, searchable PDF creation with watermark；API rate-limited to 500 requests/day per IP; searchable PDFs contain watermark
Dedicated high-performance cluster, watermark-free searchable PDFs, 100% uptime SLA；Auto-renews monthly; 3 pages per PDF cap; longer documents require PRO PDF
Fastest response, full multi-page PDF processing (999+ pp), watermark-free PDF, 100% SLA；Auto-renews monthly; cancellable anytime
3 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded.
Free web OCR supports up to 5MB without login; free API tier includes 25,000 calls/mo (1MB, 3pp); PRO is $30/month (300k calls, 5MB); PRO PDF is $60/month (300k calls, 100MB+, 999+ pages).
Cancellation, sources & verification record
Cancellation and refund terms unverified
OCR.space Plans & Pricing ↗ · 2026-10-31 Capture 1 ↗
Evaluation basis & full scores · Overall 96.6/100
Overall = honesty & reputation × 30% + capability × 70%. Component maxima follow this report’s rubric. List scores are rounded for display; original precision is retained here.
Scoring version 2.3.1 · Test fixture anchor_pdfocr_v1
Honesty & reputation · 98/100 · 30%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 35 / 35 | Explanation unavailable | Evidence A → |
| Interaction restraint | 30 / 30 | Explanation unavailable | Evidence A → |
| Background & reputation | 18 / 20 | Explanation unavailable | Evidence A → |
| Engineering & privacy | 15 / 15 | Explanation unavailable | Evidence A → |
Capability · 96/100 · 70%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Task quality | 65 / 65 | OCR Text Recall: 100% · Financial Table Cell Accuracy: 100% (12/12) · Headings Recognized: 4/4 · Page 2 Preserved: Yes | Evidence A → |
| Deliverable specifications | 20 / 20 | Clean unwatermarked export (8/8); Export spec: Full 2-page dual-layer searchable PDF (667.1 KB · 243 BT / 245 TJ · zero watermarks) | Evidence A → |
| Processing speed | 11 / 15 | Network-observed server wait: 9.01s (API mode: sync_json_verified; network upload 0.1s / end-to-end 10.96s shown for reference only, never penalized) | Evidence A → |
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