Asprise Software

Name

Asprise Software

Legal name

Asprise Pte. Ltd.

Website

https://asprise.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

OCR and Document Imaging Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (51321), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (51821)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation (7374)

akta.pro primary industry

Optical Character Recognition (OCR) & Document Vision (HDAAAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) & OCR Automation (HDAEAHAC), OCR, ICR & Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) (BPAAAKAB)

Keywords

• OCR software
• Document scanning SDK
• Barcode recognition
• Receipt OCR API
• Image processing

Headquarters

HQ city

Singapore

HQ country

Singapore

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SDK License Sales: Royalty-free perpetual licenses for OCR and scanning SDKs. Customers pay once for development license and can deploy to unlimited end users without additional fees. Tiered pricing based on features (Lite, Standard, Enterprise) and number of operating systems.
2. Cloud OCR API: Cloud-based OCR services with subscription pricing. Receipt OCR Lite at $399/month includes 5000 receipts with additional at $0.08 each. Enterprise plans custom-priced with volume discounts.
3. Web Scan Subscription: Browser-based scanning service with tiered monthly subscriptions: Personal $9/month, Basic $24/month, Standard $39/month. Annual billing saves 40%.
4. Support Subscriptions: Optional annual support and update subscription for SDK products providing priority support queue and regular product updates including bug fixes and enhancements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Asprise Software provides OCR (optical character recognition), document scanning, barcode recognition, and document imaging components primarily as cross-platform Software Development Kits (SDKs) for Java, .NET (C# and VB.NET), Python, C/C++, and Delphi, complemented by cloud-hosted OCR APIs (Receipt OCR, Document OCR, Invoice OCR) and a browser-based scanning solution called Web Scan / Scanner.js. The offerings are targeted at software developers and enterprises that need to integrate scanning, OCR, barcode reading, and PDF / TIFF generation capabilities into their own applications. Asprise also distributes supporting libraries including JTwain, JSane, Java TIFF Library, and Java PDF Library to enable end-to-end document imaging workflows.

Product overview

Asprise Software is a document scanning and OCR technology provider offering a comprehensive portfolio of SDKs and cloud APIs. The product lineup consists of two main categories: (1) Scanning SDKs - including Scanner.js for JavaScript web scanning, Java Scanning SDK, C# VB.NET Scanning SDK, plus specialized components JTwain (Java TWAIN), JSane (Linux/Unix/Mac), Java TIFF Library, and Java PDF Library; and (2) OCR SDKs - royalty-free OCR engines available for Java, C# .NET, VB.NET, Python, C/C++, and Delphi Pascal with output to text, XML, searchable PDF, and RTF; plus specialized OCR APIs for receipts and invoices. The company has over 29 years of expertise and processes over 500 million receipts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Asprise Web Scan Browser-based scanning and OCR SaaS that enables end-users and teams to scan paper documents directly from the browser and route scans to cloud destinations such as Salesforce, Gmail, Google Drive, QuickBooks Online, SharePoint, Office 365, Box, and Dropbox. Sold via subscription tiers.
• Scanner.js Browser-based JavaScript scanner/OCR SDK that developers embed in their own web applications to enable scanning and OCR entirely from the browser without dedicated scanner drivers.
• Java Scanning SDK (JTwain / JSane) Java SDK that provides scanning via TWAIN (JTwain) and SANE (JSane) along with image acquisition for cross-platform Java applications on Windows, macOS and Linux.
• C# / VB.NET Scanning SDK Scanning and image acquisition SDK for .NET developers building C# or VB.NET applications, supporting TWAIN-based scanning and image capture into WinForms and WPF apps.
• Java OCR SDK OCR engine SDK for Java developers providing high-accuracy text recognition, barcode reading, image preprocessing, and output to PDF, Searchable PDF, PDF/A, TIFF, JPG, PNG and BMP across 40+ languages. Sold as royalty-free, perpetual per-developer license.
• .NET OCR SDK (C# / VB.NET) OCR engine SDK for .NET developers (C# and VB.NET) providing text recognition, barcode reading, and PDF/TIFF/JPG/PNG output, distributed via the NuGet Gallery.
• Python OCR SDK Python OCR SDK providing text recognition, barcode reading, image preprocessing, and output to PDF, Searchable PDF and image formats for Python application developers, distributed via PyPI.
• C/C++ OCR SDK Native OCR engine SDK for C and C++ developers providing text recognition, barcode reading and document conversion for desktop and server applications.
• Delphi OCR SDK OCR engine SDK for Embarcadero Delphi and Object Pascal developers providing text recognition, barcode reading, and PDF/TIFF/JPG/PNG output for Windows native applications.
• Receipt OCR API Cloud-hosted REST API that extracts structured receipt data — merchant, date, total, tax and line items — from scanned or photographed receipts for accounting, expense management and AP automation applications; offered in tiered subscription plans.
• Document OCR API (with Table Detection) Cloud-hosted REST API for full-page document OCR that automatically detects and extracts tables from scanned documents and images, outputting searchable PDF, PDF/A, and structured text for enterprise document workflows.
• Asprise OCR SDK 15.3 Current release of the Asprise OCR SDK incorporating the latest OCR engine improvements, including language and accuracy enhancements for the Java, .NET, Python, C/C++ and Delphi SDKs.

Quantifiable outcome

• 99% receipt OCR accuracy
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration11 records

AI capability5 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Google (Gmail, Google Drive)coreTechnology or IntegrationWeb Scan integration allowing direct document scanning from scanners into Gmail attachments and Google Drive storage through browser extension.
• Microsoft (Outlook, OneDrive, SharePoint, Office 365)coreTechnology or IntegrationDeep integration with Microsoft ecosystem enabling direct scanning to Outlook emails, OneDrive storage, and SharePoint document management.
• SalesforcecoreTechnology or IntegrationWeb Scan allows direct document scanning into Salesforce for both Lightning and Classic interfaces, commonly used for case management and document attachments.
• DropboxmajorTechnology or IntegrationIntegration enabling direct scanning of documents to Dropbox cloud storage from any TWAIN scanner via browser.
• Intuit (QuickBooks Online)majorTechnology or IntegrationReceipt scanning directly into QuickBooks Online for expense tracking and receipt attachment in accounting workflows.
• XeromajorTechnology or IntegrationDirect receipt and document scanning to Xero accounting software for expense claim automation.
• SAP ConcurmajorTechnology or IntegrationReceipt scanning into SAP Concur travel and expense management system for automated expense claim processing.
• Solutions PartnersmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInternet Integrators, Consultants, Interactive Agencies, Web Developers, E-Commerce specialists offering implementation and consulting services for Asprise products.
• Technology PartnersmajorTechnology or IntegrationPartnerships with commerce servers, tools developers, and e-commerce technology providers to create technological synergies and enhance product capabilities.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Mindee: Mindee offers document OCR APIs for receipts, invoices, and IDs using ML models. Competes with Asprise's cloud OCR APIs in the developer-focused document parsing category.
• LEAD Technologies (LEADTOOLS): LEADTOOLS offers document imaging, OCR, and barcode recognition SDKs across .NET, C/C++, and web platforms. Directly comparable to Asprise's multi-language SDK portfolio for developers building document processing solutions.
• Dynamsoft: Dynamsoft provides TWAIN/WIA document scanning SDKs and barcode reader SDKs that directly overlap with Asprise's Java, .NET, and web scanning offerings. Both serve developers building document capture into enterprise applications.
• Veryfi: Veryfi provides cloud-based receipt and invoice OCR APIs with structured data extraction, directly competing with Asprise's Receipt OCR API in the expense management and accounting automation use cases.
• ABBYY: ABBYY is the most direct competitor in the OCR and document capture market, offering FineReader SDK, FlexiCapture for document processing, and similar language coverage. Both companies target enterprise document automation with OCR engines and capture platforms.

Broad incumbents

• Google Cloud Vision AI: Google Cloud Vision AI provides OCR as part of a broader AI/ML platform portfolio, competing with Asprise's cloud OCR offerings. As a hyperscaler, Google benefits from massive R&D investment and bundled pricing.
• Microsoft Azure AI Document Intelligence: Microsoft's Azure AI Document Intelligence (formerly Form Recognizer) provides OCR and structured document extraction. Competes with Asprise's cloud APIs while leveraging Microsoft's enterprise distribution and Office 365 ecosystem.
• Adobe Document Services: Adobe's Document Services include OCR and PDF processing capabilities within the Acrobat platform. Competes indirectly with Asprise's document OCR offerings for enterprise document workflows.
• AWS Textract: AWS Textract offers OCR and document extraction as part of Amazon's AI services portfolio. Competes with Asprise's receipt and document OCR APIs, particularly for enterprise customers already on AWS.

Emerging players

• Rossum: Rossum offers AI-powered document processing focused on invoices and business documents, using modern ML rather than traditional OCR. Represents the next-generation competitive threat to traditional OCR vendors like Asprise.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• GitHubgithub.com/Asprise/receipt-ocr
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/asprise-scan-ocr

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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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