AvePDF · Scanned PDF OCR
Powered by Orpalis (GdPicture) enterprise OCR, converts our 2-page raster scan into a 661.1 KB searchable PDF in 3.73s without login at 100% text and table accuracy, though capped at 2 free actions with free-tier AI training terms.
US-West (California, AS2914)
PDF · Output attached · Open native file ↗
Subsequent pricing and service checks are shown separately without altering historical scores.
One run does not establish all complex scenes, untested paid maxima or long-term uptime.
Plans & historical pricing
AvePDF web Free and Annual Premium plans · 2026-10-21
Billed annually as a single USD 55 payment; cancel anytime with a 30-day money-back guarantee
2 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded.
The 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.
Cancellation, sources & verification record
Cancel anytime; the official pricing page states a 30-day money-back guarantee.
AvePDF official pricing page ↗ · 2026-10-21 Capture 1 ↗
Pricing recorded on the test date · 2026-10-25
Free 2 Tasks / Window + Orpalis Premium Subscription
Free 2 Tasks / Window + Orpalis Premium Subscription
Historical context only; not current purchase guidance.
Delivery & access
- Free delivery record
- Full 2-page searchable PDF (661.1 KB · 240 BT / 240 TJ · watermark-free)
- Watermark
- Watermark-free
- Free allowance
- Free 2 Tasks / Window + Orpalis Premium Subscription
- Account requirements
- No Login Required
- Maximum specification record
- Full 2-page searchable PDF (661.1 KB · 240 BT / 240 TJ · watermark-free)
May include advertised capabilities; this does not establish a tested paid tier.
- Batch & API
- Single-file OCR on free tier; batch processing per plan quota
- Manual refinement
- Not recorded or not verified
Tested result & sample
Generated a 2-page searchable PDF (240 BT / 240 TJ text operators) with 100% recall across 4/4 headings, 12/12 confusable invoice table cells, and the Page 2 verification token.
- Fixture
- anchor_pdfocr_v1
- Recorded environment
- US-West (California, AS2914)
- Network-observed server wait
- 3.73 s
- End-to-end reference
- 4.45 s
Network wait includes round trips, queuing and polling error, not pure inference time. Local timings depend on the device; repetition counts are not standardized in legacy records.
Experience, rules & trust
- Disclosure
- Options disclosed upfront with no post-OCR paywall trap
- Interaction
- Clean ad-free workspace with direct OCR language selection and a straightforward one-click Download button.
- Entity record
- Orpalis / Nutrient (GdPicture SDK) Web Tool
- Origin
- Jurisdiction not publicly specified
- Domain history record
- Publicly operating online service
- Third-party tracking record
- No third-party services listed in this record; this is not proof that none exist.
- External information
- Not recorded or not verified
- Processing
- Cloud OCR engine (cloud_avepdf_orpalis_gdpicture_ocr)
- Retention statement
- Page states files are accessible for up to 30 minutes and can be cleared manually, noting zero retention applies to AvePDF Premium subscribers
A recorded statement does not verify deletion or all data-processing behavior.
Verifiable audit trail & evidence
Four SHA-256-verified stages link the benchmark fixture, same-run interface screenshots, native exported artifact and archived pricing sources.
anchor_pdfocr_v1 · Inspect fixture & file inspector →
Captures entry rules, result view and export disclosure.
Screenshots, native output and official claims support different conclusions. Evidence grades are not product safety certifications.
Evaluation basis & full scores · Overall 93.8/100
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 · 85/100 · 30%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 28 / 35 | Unlocks PDF OCR without login, converting our 644.4 KB 2-page raster scan into an unwatermarked 2-page searchable PDF in 3.73s (01_landing.png, 02_workspace.png, 03_download.png); free tier allows 2 document actions before prompting for Premium (~CHF 55/yr). | Evidence A → |
| Interaction restraint | 27 / 30 | Clean ad-free workspace with direct OCR language selection and a straightforward one-click Download button. | Evidence A → |
| Background & reputation | 18 / 20 | Built by French enterprise document-imaging vendor Orpalis (creator of GdPicture.NET / DocuVieware, now part of Nutrient), delivering enterprise-grade OCR accuracy. | Evidence A → |
| Engineering & privacy | 12 / 15 | Supports manual file deletion and 30-minute auto-purge, though privacy terms state free-tier data may be used to train AI models (paid tiers opted out). | Evidence A → |
Capability · 97.5/100 · 70%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Task quality | 65 / 65 | Deterministic searchable PDF stream & table inspection: reconstructs a 2-page selectable text layer (240 BT / 240 TJ operators) over the 644.4 KB zero-font raster scan, recovering 4/4 headings and 12/12 confusable invoice table cells (100% table accuracy, 100% overall text recall) with the Page 2 verification token intact (65/65) | Evidence A → |
| Deliverable specifications | 18.5 / 20 | Exports a complete 2-page watermark-free searchable PDF (661.1 KB) without login (18.5/20) | Evidence A → |
| Processing speed | 14 / 15 | Upload took 0.72s and cloud OCR server processing completed in 3.73s (4.45s end-to-end) (14/15) | Evidence A → |
Legacy scores may include advertised maximum capabilities. Read tested output separately from paid capabilities. Records without matching tiers and scope are not ranked together.
Revisions & corrections
- 2026-10-25
Initial scanned PDF OCR text layer, confusable invoice table cell accuracy, and server timing benchmark on anchor_pdfocr_v1.