OCR SDK Licensing

Development Licenses

Each developer building applications requires a Developer License. The cost for a single developer license bundle is US$ 3,995 and can be purchased online. Significant discounts are available for multiple developers - please contact sales@aquaforest.com for details.

Note : Each developer license also includes a single thread runtime license - see below for further details about runtime licenses.

Server Runtime Licenses

Each Server machine on which an application built using the SDK is deployed requires a runtime license. A Server is defined as a physical or virtual machine that is used for automated unattended processing or to provide services to multiple end users. There are three different levels of license as described below :

Runtime License Level	Cost	Description
Single Thread	US$ 995	A single thread license allows one OCR process to be executing on a machine at any one time. For most purposes this type of license is sufficient.
2 - 4 Threads	US$ 1,950	This allows up to 4 OCR process to be executing on a machine concurrently.
Unlimited Threads	US$ 2,950	This allows any number of OCR process to be executing on a machine concurrently.

Desktop Runtime Licenses

For use within a single organization the purchase of a development license allows deployment to an unlimited number of desktops. Please contact sales@aquaforest.com if you have additional requirements.

"Desktop" is defined as an "end-user" personal computer that may have Applications installed that utilize the Software. The Applications must NOT support unattended document processing. No more than 10 page images may be processed without requiring human intervention.

Licensing for use within a Single Organization

Both development and runtime licenses are required. In most cases all that is required is the purchase of a single developer license which includes a single thread server runtime license.

Please contact sales@aquaforest.com if you have additional requirements.

Licensing for use within a Commercial Software Product

Both development and runtime licenses are required. These licenses may be purchased one at a time, but in most cases signing an Aquaforest VAR agreement is most cost effective and offers the following options :

1. Volume discounts for multiple runtime purchases.

2. The option of an Annual Royalty Free License which allows distribution of an unlimited number of perpetual runtime licenses each year for a fixed fee.

Please contact sales@aquaforest.com to discuss details of becoming an Aquaforest VAR.

Not Sure Which License is Right for You?

If you are unsure as to what type of license would be most beneficial to your organisation please give us a call on +44 (0) 1296 468168 or email sales@aquaforest.com where we will be haapy to advise you.

Download SDK Trial

The trial version of the SDK comes complete with samples in C# and VB.Net to help get you started.

Download SDK Trial

Request a Free Sample SDK Application

We can build a sample application using the Aquaforest OCR that will demonstrate how the SDK can be used to meet your needs.

Just fill out the details and one of our engineers will be in touch to discuss details with you.

Request a Free Sample SDK Application

WHITE PAPERS AND DOCUMENTATION

	OCR SDK Reference Guide

	Guide to Creating Searchable PDFs from Scanned Documents

	Autobahn DX Create Searchable PDFs from TIFF, Image PDF & Office Documents - in High Volume Batches

	PDF Junction Split, Merge and Secure PDFs