Best Kraken Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from OCR software ranked against Kraken on the same published basis.
- 1Kraken vs Tesseract OCR
- 2Kraken vs PaddleOCR
- 3Kraken vs docTR
- 4Kraken vs OCRmyPDF
- 5Kraken vs FreeOCR.AI
- 6Kraken vs EasyOCR
- 7Kraken vs ABBYY FineReader PDF
- 8Kraken vs i2OCR
- 9Kraken vs ABBYY Screenshot Reader
- 10Kraken vs Readiris PDF
- 11Kraken vs Prizmo
- 12Kraken vs OnlineOCR
- 13Kraken vs Scribe OCR
- 14Kraken vs OCRFeeder
- 15Kraken vs DocuOCR
- 16Kraken vs NewOCR
- 17Kraken vs gImageReader
- 18Kraken vs GNU Ocrad
- 19Kraken vs Tungsten OmniPage
- 20Kraken vs Surya
Kraken alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tesseract OCR | 9.2 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 2 | PaddleOCR | 9.0 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS |
| 3 | docTR | 8.7 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 4 | OCRmyPDF | 8.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 5 | FreeOCR.AI | 8.2 | Free plan | $6.67/mo | API, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 6 | EasyOCR | 8.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 7 | ABBYY FineReader PDF | 7.9 | No | — | iOS, Mac, Windows |
| 8 | i2OCR | 7.9 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 9 | ABBYY Screenshot Reader | 7.8 | No | — | Windows |
| 10 | Readiris PDF | 7.8 | No | $99/mo | Mac, Windows |
| 11 | Prizmo | 7.8 | Free plan | — | iOS, Mac |
| 12 | OnlineOCR | 7.7 | No | $9.95/mo | API, Web |
| 13 | Scribe OCR | 7.7 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted, Web |
| 14 | OCRFeeder | 7.5 | No | — | Linux |
| 15 | DocuOCR | 7.4 | No | — | Web |
| 16 | NewOCR | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Web |
| 17 | gImageReader | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Windows |
| 18 | GNU Ocrad | 7.1 | No | — | — |
| 19 | Tungsten OmniPage | 7.1 | No | — | — |
| 20 | Surya | 7.1 | No | — | Linux, Mac |
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Questions about Kraken alternatives
What is the best alternative to Kraken?
Tesseract OCR, number 1 in OCR software with a score of 9.2 out of 10. The others here: PaddleOCR, docTR, OCRmyPDF and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Kraken?
Tesseract OCR is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 11 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on.