What is PaddleOCR?
PaddleOCR is an open-source OCR library that uses advanced machine learning algorithms to recognize and extract text from images and PDF documents. It offers a free cloud API service with support for large-scale batch document processing.
PaddleOCR pricing
We don't have PaddleOCR's full plan breakdown yet (its pricing page resisted automated reading). Here's what we could confirm. Always check live pricing for exact numbers.
Free open-source with cloud API access (20,000 pages/day)
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- Web
- Cloud / SaaS
Security & compliance
Known vulnerabilities: 0 (0 in the last 12 months) sourcea count reflects scale & disclosure, not quality
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Compare PaddleOCR
Side by side against other document ai, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The Vioscale score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for PaddleOCR, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Release cadence | 92 | 0.05 | 4.8 | ✓ |
| Dependent projects | 46 | 0.06 | 2.9 | ✓ |
| Stars | 93 | 0.03 | 2.4 | ✓ |
| Development activity | 15 | 0.09 | 1.4 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 0 | 0.08 | 0.0 | - |
| Integrations | 0 | 0.07 | 0.0 | - |
| Security posture | 0 | 0.07 | 0.0 | - |
| Package downloads | 0 | 0.14 | 0.0 | - |
| Security score | 0 | 0.04 | 0.0 | - |
| Developer Q&A activity | 0 | 0.06 | 0.0 | - |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Activity
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Commits last 30d | 2 | mediumsource · 2026-08-18 · 65% |
Adoption
Language
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | Python | highsource · 2026-08-26 · 90% |
License
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Spdx | Apache-2.0 | highsource · 2026-08-26 · 95% |
Pricing
Release
Security
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerabilities | Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=paddleocr&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 | highsource · 2026-08-26 · 90% |