Overall Winner
iOCR
beats OCRmyPDF by 56 points
iOCR 🏆 90/100
OCRmyPDF 34/100
iOCR
Free
VS
OCRmyPDF
Free
The verdict
iOCR scores 90/100 against OCRmyPDF's 34/100. Compare the full breakdown of scores, features, pricing, and user reviews below.
Score breakdown
Dimension
iOCR
OCRmyPDF
Price & Value
★★★★★ wins
★★★★☆
Features
★★★★☆
★★★★☆
Ease of Use
★★★★☆ wins
★★☆☆☆
Reviews
★★★☆☆ wins
★☆☆☆☆
Each dimension rated 1–5. Higher is better across all four.
What users say
iOCR
"AI-native web OCR that requires zero setup — just upload and extract"
Pros
AI-powered with a modern web interface No signup required for the free tier Multi-format support with cloud processing
OCRmyPDF
"The self-hosted PDF OCR utility — a Tesseract wrapper beloved by paperless-ngx users"
Pros
Adds searchable text layers to PDFs with deskew/clean/rotate preprocessing Works great with installable language packs, per users Maintainer actively answers community threads — loyal selfhosted audience
Pricing & value
| Metric | iOCR | OCRmyPDF | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free tier | Yes | Yes | Tie |
| Starting price | Free | Free | iOCR |
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