Basalt for Mac vs FastOCR

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Basalt for Mac compared with FastOCR
Detail	Basalt for Mac	FastOCR
What it does	18 PDF tools in one native Mac window, including redaction that destroys content and proves it	Free online OCR for images and scanned PDFs in 100+ languages
Stage	Not given	Startup
Founded	Not given	2024
Based in	Not given	Not given
Pricing model	Paid	Not given
Pricing	$29 lifetime license for up to 3 Macs. No subscription. Free 24-hour trial available.	Free: unlimited image OCR (3 images/day without account), 50 PDF pages/month. Pro Plan: $9.99/month for 1,500 PDF pages/month with translation and AI Polish. Page Packs (one-time): 500 pages $4.99, 2,500 pages $19.99, 10,000 pages $69.99, 25,000 pages $149, 100,000 pages $499. Bank Statement Packs:
Key features	PDF redaction that permanently destroys content Redaction verification with signed certificates PDF merge and split OCR to make PDFs searchable Bates numbering for legal productions PDF compression Digital signature and PDF forms Batch procedures and automation PDF comparison tool Privilege log generation in CSV and XLSX	OCR in 100+ languages including handwriting and complex scripts Searchable PDF (PDF/A) generation with embedded text layer Bank statement extraction to Excel, CSV and JSON Recognition of complex and right-to-left scripts AI Polish for OCR error correction on single images Zero-registration image to text conversion Text translation to 100+ languages REST API with OpenAPI 3.0 specification Batch upload up to 25 files Files encrypted in transit and at rest with AES-256
What makes it different	Redaction that destroys content permanently rather than covering it Independent verifier proves destruction before any file is written Byte-reproducible output verifiable by third parties One-time $29 purchase with lifetime license, no subscription	No signup required for image OCR Supports handwriting and complex scripts without manual language selection Files automatically deleted after 30 days with no manual action needed Offline desktop apps for Mac and Windows keep files on your computer
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	25 +1 (up) since last check	2 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	9	0
Citation Flow (Majestic)	31	25
Referring domains (Majestic)	26	19

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