OCR.space vs Adobe Acrobat OCR
OCR.space is cheaper per page; OCR.space is faster; only OCR.space supports tables, bounding boxes.
OCR.spaceocrspace/ocr-space | Adobe Acrobat OCRadobe/acrobat-ocr | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | OCR API | OCR API |
| Price | 1 credit / page | 14 credits / page |
| Per 1,000 pages | $1.00 | $14.00 |
| Typical speed | 1.5 s / page | 2.0 s / page |
| Best for | Cheap simple OCR | Searchable PDFs in Acrobat |
| Inputs | PDF, images | PDF, images |
| Languages | 20+ languages | Major European and Asian languages |
| Max pages per request | 100 | 1,000 |
| Tables | ✓ Yes | No |
| Handwriting | No | No |
| Math | No | No |
| Bounding boxes | ✓ Yes | No |
| Confidence | No | No |
| Forms | No | No |
| Multilingual | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| On OCRRouter | Coming soon | Coming soon |
Prices are what you pay on OCRRouter. Speed is the provider's typical figure, not a benchmark we ran.
What each one is
OCR.space
Low-cost OCR API with a large free tier. Returns text, word boxes and searchable PDFs.
OCR.space detailsAdobe Acrobat OCR
OCR built into Acrobat desktop. Adobe PDF Services API also offers OCR. Price is an estimate.
Adobe Acrobat OCR detailsUse one, fall back to the other
Request body
{
"model": "ocrspace/ocr-space",
"fallbacks": ["adobe/acrobat-ocr"],
"file_url": "https://example.com/document.pdf"
}