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Compare Ephesoft and FineReader PDF for Windows and Mac 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (48.2% of reviews)
Small-Business (72.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
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Starting at $16.00 Per Month
Ephesoft
Star Rating
(86)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (48.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
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Browse all 3 pricing plansFineReader PDF for Windows and Mac
Star Rating
(295)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (72.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $16.00 Per Month
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Browse all 3 pricing plansEphesoft vs FineReader PDF for Windows and Mac
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found FineReader PDF for Windows and Mac easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers preferred doing business with Ephesoft overall.
- Reviewers felt that FineReader PDF for Windows and Mac meets the needs of their business better than Ephesoft.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Ephesoft is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Ephesoft over FineReader PDF for Windows and Mac.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Ephesoft
STANDARD - $
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- Professional Services
- Training - Operator
- Support / Maintenance - Silver Level
FineReader PDF for Windows and Mac
FineReader for Windows Standard
Starting at $16.00
Per Month
Monthly Plan
- Edit, protect and collaborate on PDFs
- Create and convert PDFs
- Digitize paper documents and scans with OCR
Free Trial
Ephesoft
Free Trial is available
FineReader PDF for Windows and Mac
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
68
8.9
219
Ease of Use
8.2
68
8.9
223
Ease of Setup
8.0
44
9.3
72
Ease of Admin
8.3
44
9.1
52
Quality of Support
9.0
55
8.4
148
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.1
44
8.9
84
Product Direction (% positive)
9.5
65
8.9
205
Features by Category
Format
Not enough data
9.1
55
Not enough data
9.2
55
Not enough data
8.9
47
Edit
Not enough data
9.0
56
Not enough data
8.9
50
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
43
Not enough data
9.1
44
Operating System
Not enough data
9.3
55
Not enough data
8.4
35
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Organization
Not enough data
9.0
69
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.3
86
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Editing
Not enough data
9.1
85
Not enough data
9.0
82
Not enough data
9.2
79
Not enough data
9.1
72
Not enough data
9.0
70
Operating System
Not enough data
9.5
68
Not enough data
8.5
45
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Edit
Not enough data
9.1
86
Not enough data
8.9
84
Not enough data
9.0
82
Not enough data
8.8
81
Logistics
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.8
71
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Invoice Management
8.5
24
Not enough data
8.4
18
Not enough data
8.5
20
Not enough data
Invoice Processing
8.4
19
Not enough data
8.0
16
Not enough data
8.3
17
Not enough data
7.9
14
Not enough data
Analytics
8.2
16
Not enough data
7.9
15
Not enough data
8.0
17
Not enough data
Integration
8.8
22
Not enough data
8.0
16
Not enough data
8.8
23
Not enough data
Risk
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Recovery
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Audit
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.8
12
Not enough data
Fraud
7.6
13
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AP Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Design
Not enough data
8.7
42
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Collaboration
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
File Types
Not enough data
9.2
53
Not enough data
9.2
51
Not enough data
8.2
38
Edit & Revise
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.1
55
Integrate & Embed
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Operating System
Not enough data
9.6
53
Not enough data
8.1
34
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.7
26
Not enough data
8.3
25
Not enough data
7.9
25
Not enough data
7.9
23
Not enough data
8.1
26
Agentic AI - Document Creation
Not enough data
9.5
7
Operating System
9.5
21
9.5
90
Feature Not Available
8.0
49
8.8
14
7.2
37
Document Processing
9.3
23
9.1
95
8.9
23
Feature Not Available
9.1
18
8.0
52
8.7
21
8.7
78
8.9
22
8.7
81
Platform Additional Functionality
9.1
22
Feature Not Available
9.0
21
9.1
84
Feature Not Available
9.0
73
Agentic AI - OCR
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Capture
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Extraction
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Validation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Workflow Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Document Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Machine Learning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Natural Language Processing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Semantic Analysis
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Integration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Ephesoft and FineReader PDF for Windows and Mac are categorized as OCR
Unique Categories
Ephesoft is categorized as AP Automation and Intelligent Document Processing (IDP)
FineReader PDF for Windows and Mac is categorized as PDF Editor, File Reader, Document Creation, and Document Scanning
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Ephesoft
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
FineReader PDF for Windows and Mac
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
26.5%
Computer Software
14.5%
Accounting
14.5%
Financial Services
7.2%
Information Services
3.6%
Other
33.7%
Translation and Localization
10.6%
Information Technology and Services
8.5%
Higher Education
6.8%
Legal Services
4.4%
Education Management
3.8%
Other
65.9%
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Discussions
Thick client v.s Browser
1 Comment
JL
Yes, Ephesoft is thin client and 100% browser based. If you'd like to learn more, please visit www.ephesoft.com. Read more
How do I know the product roadmap?
1 Comment
E
Hi Sanjay, please reach out to John Lee--Customer Success Manager at john.lee@ephesoft.com to schedule a call, and he'll be happy to dive into the roadmap...Read more
Other than the typical AP solutions, what other areas in the organization can benefit from Ephesoft?
1 Comment
E
Great question Ashraf! While it's true AP/invoice processing is a common use case, our customers utilize Transact in many other areas as well. Depending on...Read more
What does abbyy FineReader do?
4 Comments
SP
It digitizes nearly any printed text you can scan with high accuracy in many languages, including multiple languages and can be taught to correctly identify...Read more
How can I drag a page between pdf documents?
2 Comments
PK
I regret to say, but the drag and drop option is not supported at the moment in ABBYY FineReader 15.
To be able to add the pages from another file, the...Read more
I can't resolve the internal error that sometimes appears during use.
2 Comments
Official Response from FineReader PDF for Windows and Mac
We are sorry to hear you faced an issue while using FineReader PDF.
To help investigate the problem, please feel free to contact the ABBYY support team...Read more
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