What Scanbot SDK does

Scanbot SDK is a Bonn-based B2B software company founded in 2011 that provides on-device mobile data capture SDKs for enterprise application developers. Its three core products — the Barcode Scanner SDK, Document Scanner SDK, and Data Capture Modules (for MRZs, driver's licenses, passports, and checks) — share a common Ready-To-Use UI component system and run entirely offline on the user's device, with no server connections, no usage tracking, and built-in GDPR compliance. The technology is built on proprietary computer vision and machine learning algorithms optimized for speed (0.04 seconds per barcode), throughput (26 barcodes/second), accuracy (98.7%+), and support for 50+ barcode symbologies including specialized standards (GS1, AAMVA, BCBP, DataBar).

The company monetizes via fixed annual SDK license subscriptions, charging a flat fee that includes unlimited scans, users, and devices, with pricing scaled by functionality and number of apps integrated. Its go-to-market combines product-led growth (free 7-day trials, demo apps, comprehensive developer documentation) with enterprise field sales, a licensing partner program (VARs, SIs, consultants), technology partnerships (notably Samsung and GS1 Germany), and business partners for co-marketing. Customer base spans 400+ global enterprises across retail, freight/logistics, insurance, finance/banking, manufacturing, healthcare, hospitality/travel, and technology, including Volvo, Deutsche Telekom, AXA, Generali, Procter & Gamble, ArcBest, and Coop. The platform reaches 120M+ monthly active users and processes billions of scans annually. In July 2025, Scanbot SDK was acquired by Apryse, the global document processing technology leader, and continues to operate as a brand within Apryse's unified document lifecycle platform.

Name

Scanbot SDK

Legal name

Scanbot SDK GmbH

Website

https://scanbot.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Scanbot SDK, founded in 2011 in Bonn, Germany, provides on-device mobile scanning SDKs for barcode reading, document capture, and structured data extraction. Its offline computer vision platform serves 400+ enterprise customers across retail, logistics, insurance, banking, healthcare, and manufacturing, and was acquired by Apryse in July 2025.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mobile Computer Vision SDKs

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

On-Device Inference Runtimes & SDKs (mobile/embedded) (HDAAAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Developer Tooling & SDK Platforms (BPAMAOAD)

Keywords

• Barcode scanning SDK
• Document scanning SDK
• Mobile data capture
• Computer vision SDK
• OCR software development

Headquarters

HQ city

Bonn

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. SDK License Subscriptions: Fixed annual fee licensing model providing unlimited scanning at a fixed price regardless of scanning volume, user count, or number of devices. Pricing depends on scan functionality type (barcode, document, data capture) and number of apps integrated.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Scanbot SDK develops on-device mobile data capture software development kits (SDKs) that enable businesses to integrate high-speed barcode scanning, document scanning, and structured data extraction into their mobile applications. Its Barcode Scanner SDK, Document Scanner SDK, and Data Capture Modules run fully on-device, eliminating cloud round-trips while supporting offline operation. The offerings are licensed to enterprise customers across retail, logistics, insurance, finance, manufacturing, healthcare, and hospitality for embedding scanning and OCR capabilities in their own apps.

Product overview

Scanbot SDK is an on-device intelligence platform for mobile data capture, consisting of three core products: the Barcode Scanner SDK for rapid barcode reading across 50+ symbologies, the Document Scanner SDK for high-quality document digitization, and Data Capture Modules for extracting structured data from IDs, passports, and checks. The products share a common Ready-To-Use UI component system and are available across iOS, Android, Web, and cross-platform frameworks. All processing occurs entirely offline on-device, ensuring complete data security. The company was acquired by Apryse in July 2025.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Barcode Scanner SDK

Quantifiable outcome

• VakıfBank saves $1,000,000 annually with 50% faster scanning and 2,500 fewer error reports per year
• +8 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• ApryseflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 July 2025Apryse, the global leader in document processing technology, acquired Scanbot SDK. Together they deliver a unified suite of tools covering the full document lifecycle. Partnership combines Scanbot's mobile scanning expertise with Apryse's comprehensive document technology including in-browser collaboration and editing capabilities.
• SamsungcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSamsung and Scanbot SDK partner to empower joint B2B customers with reliable mobile data capture powered by on-device intelligence. Partnership enhances enterprise solutions across Samsung's device portfolio, ensuring seamless performance and efficiency for business applications.
• Accenture UKminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAccenture UK, a consulting and tech services firm, uses Scanbot mobile SDKs to build and streamline enterprise mobile solutions for their clients.
• Brodos AGminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBrodos AG, a leading mobile device and services provider in Germany, uses Scanbot mobile SDKs to enhance their device management and Device-as-a-Service solutions for over 11,000 business customers.
• GS1 GermanycoreTechnology or IntegrationGS1-certified solution partner providing enterprise barcode scanning software that supports GS1 standards to retailers and industrial organizations. Enables proper GS1 barcode parsing and compliance.
• DatanorminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerIT service provider that integrated the Barcode Scanner SDK into Coop Estonia's shopping app. Provided technical implementation and support.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• ABBYY: ABBYY provides OCR, document capture, and data extraction SDKs for mobile and enterprise workflows, directly overlapping with Scanbot's Document Scanner SDK and Data Capture Modules across the same B2B buyer base.
• Accusoft: Accusoft offers document imaging and barcode scanning SDKs; notably, it was also acquired by Apryse alongside Scanbot, making it a sibling product under the same corporate umbrella with overlapping developer-tooling positioning.
• Dynamsoft: Dynamsoft provides barcode reader and document scanner SDKs for mobile and web, with comparable pricing models and cross-platform support, directly competing for the same developer and enterprise customers.
• LEADTOOLS: LEADTOOLS provides developer SDKs for barcode recognition, document imaging, and OCR across platforms, directly overlapping with Scanbot's SDK product line for enterprise integrators.

Emerging players

• Veryfi: Veryfi offers mobile OCR and data capture APIs/SDKs for receipts, invoices, and IDs, competing in the same mobile data extraction niche with a developer-led GTM approach.
• Hyperscience: Hyperscience provides AI-driven document processing and data extraction for enterprise workflows, competing in the same B2B document automation category with a heavier ML-cloud architecture.

Broad incumbents

• Kofax: Kofax (now Tungsten Automation) is a larger, established intelligent document processing vendor with mobile capture capabilities, competing at the enterprise tier where Scanbot is also active.
• Google ML Kit: Google's free, on-device ML Kit provides barcode scanning and text recognition SDKs on Android/iOS, representing the most significant free alternative that Scanbot must differentiate against.
• Apple Vision Framework: Apple's built-in Vision framework offers document detection and barcode scanning natively on iOS, posing a baseline competition for Scanbot's iOS SDK customers.
• Cognex: Cognex is the dominant industrial barcode and machine vision vendor, serving Scanbot-adjacent manufacturing and logistics use cases with a hardware-anchored, broader-portfolio approach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• GitHubgithub.com/doo
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/scanbot-former-doo-gmbh-
• Xx.com/ScanbotSdk
• Facebookfacebook.com/ScanbotSDK

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors3 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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