Comparison using Cloud OCR SDK vs. developing a Cloud solution with OCR

The following table compares two alternatives in using OCR in the Cloud:
- using an Cloud OCR service with API online
- integrating core OCR technologies in a custom cloud solution.

	Cloud OCR SDK usage	Development of a custom Cloud OCR service
Target Audience	Individual developers small medium ISVs Cloud projects with the need for OCR	Medium and large companies, providing own services or applications in the Cloud
Supported Platforms	Almost any OS, including Mobile	Windows Azure, Amazon EC2, Windows Server or Linux
Development	REST-API/Web-Service	Low level coding with development tools that allow to integrate the SDK API
IT Management	None ABBYY runs & manages the service	Development of a cloud application
Licensing	No licensing, subscription to the service	Open Licensing with reporting Contracts adjusted to the business model of the service
Processing Volume	small to high quantities	medium to high
Payment	starting from 10 €, pay as you go, subscription fee & invoiced additional volume	To be negotiated
Complexity	simple	complex

Resume:

The Online OCR SDK is simple to use and straight forward to integrate.
- a perfect solution to extend existing applications and cloud services with OCR and document conversion

ABBYY is also able to license the core recognition technology (SDKs), this allows companies to implement core recognition and data capture technologies in own cloud services.
- a perfect solution when low level access and granular processing control is needed

In both use-cases developers can rely on the high-quality of ABBYY products and technologies

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