OpenKM vs Transkribus
OpenKM
openkm.com
Transkribus
transkribus.orgSide by side
| Figure | OpenKM | Transkribus |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $100/mo | €8.25/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 6 | 9 |
| Spec score · Document Management Software | 9.0 (#4) | 8.1 (#21) |
| Founded | 2005 | 2019 |
| Headquarters | Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain | Innsbruck, Austria |
| Maker | The maker identifies itself as Open Document Management System S.L. and lists its address in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. | READ-COOP SCE is a member-owned European cooperative founded in 2019 in Innsbruck, Austria. |
| Security | Listed security controls include granular access control, permissions, user roles, activity records, SSL communications, encryption, and electronic signatures. | The maker says data are processed and stored on its servers in Austria, with GDPR-compliant handling. |
Plans
OpenKM
- Community EditionFree
- Community EditionFree
- Basic$100 a month
- CloudPriced on request
- ProfessionalPriced on request
- Professional EditionPriced on request
Transkribus
- FreeFree
- Scholar€99 a year
- Team€449 a year
- OrganisationPriced on request
- FreeFree
- Scholar€99 a year
- Team€449 a year
- Credit top-up€5,950, paid once
- For OrganisationsPriced on request
In their own words
Transkribus
Transkribus uses AI to convert handwritten and printed documents into searchable text. Its recognition supports more than 100 languages and historical scripts. Users can select public models for handwriting, print, layout analysis and table recognition, or train their own. The editor supports text and layout changes, version history and real-time collaboration. Layout analysis identifies text regions, baselines, tables and reading order, with exports including PAGE XML, ALTO and searchable PDF. The Developer Platform API returns structured results as JSON, a ZIP archive or PAGE XML; it is in beta and requires Scholar or a higher plan. Results remain available for 24 hours, and submitted JPEG, PNG or TIFF images may be up to 20 MB. Document processing consumes credits: several recognition tasks cost 1 credit per page, while line detection costs 0.25 credits per page. Free includes 50 credits per month; Scholar costs €99 a year. Transkribus says documents are processed and stored on its servers in Austria, and users own and can delete their documents and transcriptions.