Compare OCR platforms
The document describes the differences between OCR for Windows and Linux, Intelligent Automation Cloud Developer and Intelligent Automation Cloud Enterprise.
Licensing
| IA Cloud Developer | IA Cloud Enterprise | |
|---|---|---|
| License type | trial license or paid runtime license | runtime license |
| License activation | not required (only for trial license type) | required instruction |
Architecture
| IA Cloud Developer | IA Cloud Enterprise | |
|---|---|---|
| Scaling | - | + |
| Process images | synchronous, not parallel | asynchronous |
| Data storage | in-memory | DB |
| Queue | in-memory LRU | RabbitMQ |
Rest API
| IA Cloud Developer | IA Cloud Enterprise | |
|---|---|---|
| /submitImage | + | + |
| /submitPattern | + | + |
| /processImage | + | + |
| /processDocument | + | + |
| /getTaskStatus | + | + |
| /download | + | + |
| /cleanup | + | + |
| /summary | - | + |
| /cancelTasks | - | + |
| /trainPattern | + | + |
| /activeLicense | + | + |
| /listLicenses | + | + |
| /prepareLicense | - | + |
| /activateLicense | - | + |
OCR recognition capability
| IA Cloud Developer (Windows) | IA Cloud Enterprise (Windows) | IA Cloud Enterprise (Linux) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| OMR (Optical Mark Recognition, for example, checkboxes and radio buttons) | + (a new license is required) | + | - |
| ICR (Handprint Recognition) | - | - | - |
| Barcodes Recognition | + (a new license is required) | + | + (may require a license update) |