Stirling PDF vs FastOCR

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Stirling PDF compared with FastOCR
Detail	Stirling PDF	FastOCR
What it does	A free, private PDF editor you can run on any infrastructure.	Free online OCR for images and scanned PDFs in 100+ languages
Stage	Not given	Startup
Founded	Not given	2024
Based in	US	Not given
Pricing model	Freemium	Not given
Pricing	Free: $0/month includes 60+ PDF tools, web/desktop/self-hosted access, open-source editor, and 1,000 monthly credits. Team: $99/month for 100 users, includes everything in Free plus single sign-on, team workspace, and central control. Enterprise: Custom pricing for regulated and air-gapped deploymen	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 reader with lightning-fast reading 60+ PDF editing tools OCR to read scanned pages Classification and tagging Signature validation PDF redaction Compression Routing to multiple destinations API for programmatic access Connectors for tool integration	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	Completely free editor forever with no per-seat licensing Run on any infrastructure with files staying yours Process thousands of PDFs with AI-powered automation Every action logged and recorded for compliance	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)	62 +1 (up) since last check	2 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	15	0
Citation Flow (Majestic)	40	25
Referring domains (Majestic)	872	19

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