Overall Winner
iLovePDF
beats ABBYY FineReader PDF by 29 points
ABBYY FineReader PDF 40/100
iLovePDF 🏆 69/100
ABBYY FineReader PDF
From $8.25/mo
VS
iLovePDF
From $5/mo
The verdict
iLovePDF scores 69/100 against ABBYY FineReader PDF's 40/100. Compare the full breakdown of scores, features, pricing, and user reviews below.
Score breakdown
Dimension
ABBYY FineReader PDF
iLovePDF
Price & Value
★★★☆☆
★★★★☆ wins
Features
★★★★☆ wins
★★★☆☆
Ease of Use
★★★★☆
★★★★☆
Reviews
★☆☆☆☆
★★★★★ wins
Each dimension rated 1–5. Higher is better across all four.
What users say
ABBYY FineReader PDF
"The professional desktop OCR — batch accuracy for translators and archival work"
Pros
Go-to for pro workflows: translation, archival, ScanSnap scanner owners Consistently top-3 in comparison articles (25 of 64) Batch OCR with document comparison and layout retention
iLovePDF
"The most-loved PDF suite — OCR is in there, but users rave about everything else"
Pros
Massively loved suite — 4.9 average across 13,547 user reviews Easy to use (34.6% of scraped reviews) and fast (16.3%) OCR included in the free tier at ilovepdf.com/ocr_pdf
Pricing & value
| Metric | ABBYY FineReader PDF | iLovePDF | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free tier | No | Yes | iLovePDF |
| Starting price | From $8.25/mo | From $5/mo | iLovePDF |
Our pick