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FastOCR vs PDFluent

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FastOCR compared with PDFluent
DetailFastOCR logo FastOCRPDFluent logo PDFluent
What it doesFree online OCR for images and scanned PDFs in 100+ languages Free PDF editor that runs locally without cloud or account
StageStartup Startup
Founded2024 2026
Based inNot given NL
Pricing modelNot given Free
PricingFree: 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: Editor: Free for everyone, including commercial use. SDK: Free under AGPLv3, or €999 for a commercial licence.
Key features
  • 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
  • Full-text search with command palette
  • Edit text size and color
  • True content redaction
  • PAdES digital signatures
  • Fill standard PDF forms and XFA forms
  • Merge and split PDF pages
  • Extract text with bounding boxes for AI
  • Markdown and JSON output
What makes it different
  • 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
  • Supports XFA forms that most other PDF libraries refuse to open or process
  • Highest performance on PDF text extraction benchmarks
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)2 no change since last check10 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)02
Citation Flow (Majestic)2529
Referring domains (Majestic)1937

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