ExactScan vs SimpleIndex
ExactScan
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| Figure | ExactScan | SimpleIndex |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 2 |
| Spec score · Document Scanning Software | 8.3 (#6) | 7.7 (#15) |
| Headquarters | Berlin, Germany | Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Integrations | ExactScan can act as a TWAIN driver and send resulting image files to third-party applications that do not support TWAIN or ImageCapture. | Professional can deliver documents to SharePoint, email, QuickBooks, web services, and custom exports. |
| Purpose | ExactScan scans, files, sorts, archives, and helps users find documents for a paperless office workflow. | SimpleIndex scans or imports paper and electronic documents, reads identifying values, names files, and files or exports them. |
| Support | ExactScan support is available by email at [email protected]. | The maker says support calls reach its own team in Knoxville, and first-year support is included with new Standard and Professional licenses. |
| Trial | The maker offers a free 14-day trial that can be unlocked with a purchased license key. | Downloads run in 30-day demo mode and watermark processed files until activated. |
Plans
ExactScan
- ExactScan€80, paid once
- ExactScan Pro€100, paid once
- ExactScan Enterprise€250, paid once
In their own words
ExactScan
ExactScan is a document-scanning application for scanning, sorting, filing, and archiving documents in a paperless office workflow. It supports more than 500 scanner drivers as well as TWAIN and ImageCapture drivers. Built-in processing can detect paper size, correct skew, optimize black-and-white scans, and detect blank pages. Users can create profiles, scan to PDF or other formats, and produce searchable PDFs. ExactScan can act as a TWAIN driver and send image files to third-party applications that do not support TWAIN or ImageCapture. AppleScript support lets users access profiles, set scan options and destinations, and monitor processing status. Pro adds OCR in 26 languages and batch tools including page rotation, PDF appending, 1D barcode recognition, text imprinting, and processing existing files. Enterprise supports scanners rated at 100 pages per minute or higher, PDF/A-1b, and additional barcode formats. It runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows. One-time licenses cost 80.00 EUR for ExactScan, 100.00 EUR for ExactScan Pro, and 250.00 EUR for ExactScan Enterprise. A 14-day trial is available; there is no free plan.
SimpleIndex
SimpleIndex has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.