HP ZCentral Remote Boost vs NAPS2
HP ZCentral Remote Boost
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NAPS2
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| Figure | HP ZCentral Remote Boost | NAPS2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 2 |
| Spec score · Photo Scanning Software | 7.8 (#15) | 8.6 (#5) |
| Platforms | The current page lists Windows and Linux senders, with Windows, Linux, and macOS receivers. | The latest NAPS2 release is available for Windows, Mac, and Linux; the current Mac version requires macOS 12 or later and current Windows versions support Windows 10 and 11. |
| Purpose | RGS provides remote access to workstation-class systems for graphics-intensive work that needs high image quality and low latency. | NAPS2 is free, open source scanning software for scanning documents and saving them as PDF, TIFF, JPEG, or PNG. |
| Security | HP says RGS transmits pixels while data stays encrypted on the workstation. | Scanner sharing uses HTTPS with an automatically generated self-signed certificate by default, may fall back to HTTP, and can be configured to require HTTPS or use a custom certificate. |
| Support | HP links to an RGS support forum from the product page. | Users can file a support ticket and attach NAPS2 error logs to help diagnose a problem or report a bug. |
Plans
HP ZCentral Remote Boost
- HP RGS 1-year subscriptionPrice not published
- HP RGS 3-year subscriptionPrice not published
In their own words
HP ZCentral Remote Boost
HP ZCentral Remote Boost has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
NAPS2
NAPS2 is free, open-source software for scanning documents and saving them as PDF, TIFF, JPEG, or PNG. It runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux, and supports WIA and TWAIN drivers with flatbed or automatic document feeder scanners, including duplex scanning. Users can reorder, interleave, rotate, crop, deskew, and adjust scanned pages’ brightness and contrast. OCR makes scans searchable, supports more than 100 languages, and can add text recognition to imported PDFs. NAPS2 can share scanners across a local network using ESCL, including with compatible Android and iPhone apps, but it must remain running on the server for sharing to work. It can send email through Gmail and Outlook, with the email address and secure sending token kept on the user’s computer and sent only to the relevant provider. Optional developer tools include a command-line interface for automation and a .NET scanning library. The free plan has no ads or restrictions, though OCR results cannot be saved directly to a text file.