Best Scan Hero Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from mobile scanning apps ranked against Scan Hero on the same published basis.
- 1Scan Hero vs Smallpdf
- 2Scan Hero vs Genius Scan
- 3Scan Hero vs TapScanner
- 4Scan Hero vs Docutain
- 5Scan Hero vs DocuWare
- 6Scan Hero vs Easy Scanner
- 7Scan Hero vs Adobe Scan
- 8Scan Hero vs Prizmo
- 9Scan Hero vs Zoho Scanner
- 10Scan Hero vs Scanner Pro
- 11Scan Hero vs LumenScan
- 12Scan Hero vs CamScanner
- 13Scan Hero vs ScanWritr
- 14Scan Hero vs ABBYY FineReader PDF
- 15Scan Hero vs ScanLens
- 16Scan Hero vs iScanner
- 17Scan Hero vs vFlat Scan
- 18Scan Hero vs PDF Scanner
- 19Scan Hero vs Scanara
- 20Scan Hero vs SwiftScan
Scan Hero alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smallpdf | 9.3 | Free plan | $10/mo | Android, iOS, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Genius Scan | 8.9 | Free plan | $3.33/mo | Web |
| 3 | TapScanner | 8.9 | Free plan | $3.33/mo | Android, iOS, Web |
| 4 | Docutain | 8.9 | Free plan | €2.08/mo | Android, iOS, Windows |
| 5 | DocuWare | 8.8 | No | — | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 6 | Easy Scanner | 8.8 | Free plan | $4.49/mo | Android, iOS |
| 7 | Adobe Scan | 8.7 | No | — | Android, iOS |
| 8 | Prizmo | 8.7 | Free plan | — | iOS, Mac |
| 9 | Zoho Scanner | 8.4 | No | — | Web, Mac, iOS, Android |
| 10 | Scanner Pro | 8.4 | No | $5/mo | iOS, Mac |
| 11 | LumenScan | 8.4 | Free plan | ₹83.25/mo | iOS, Android |
| 12 | CamScanner | 8.2 | No | — | iOS, Android, Web |
| 13 | ScanWritr | 8.2 | No | $3.21/mo | Web |
| 14 | ABBYY FineReader PDF | 8.1 | No | — | iOS, Mac, Windows |
| 15 | ScanLens | 8.1 | Free plan | $2.50/mo | iOS |
| 16 | iScanner | 8.0 | No | — | Web, iOS, Android |
| 17 | vFlat Scan | 8.0 | No | — | iOS, Android, Windows, Mac |
| 18 | PDF Scanner | 8.0 | Free plan | Free | iOS |
| 19 | Scanara | 8.0 | Free plan | $4.99/mo | iOS, Android |
| 20 | SwiftScan | 7.9 | No | — | iOS, Android |
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Questions about Scan Hero alternatives
What is the best alternative to Scan Hero?
Smallpdf, number 1 in mobile scanning apps with a score of 9.3 out of 10. The others here: Genius Scan, TapScanner, Docutain and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Scan Hero?
Smallpdf is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 10 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.