Sansan vs ABBYY Business Card Reader Pro

Sansan8.2Visit ABBYY Business Card Reader Pro8.1Visit

Higher score Sansan #4 in Business Card Scanning Software 8.2/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 2 features Visit Sansan

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ABBYY Business Card Reader Pro #5 in Business Card Scanning Software 8.1/10 Paid ✓ 1 of 2 features Visit ABBYY

• Sansan fits best

  Organizations centralizing company-wide contacts

• ABBYY Business Card Reader Pro fits best

  iPhone users who want straightforward card scanning

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Side by side

Feature	Sansan 8.2/10 Visit ↗	ABBYY Business Card Reader Pro 8.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.2	8.1
Ranking	#4 in Business Card Scanning Software	#5 in Business Card Scanning Software
Best for	Organizations centralizing company-wide contacts	iPhone users who want straightforward card scanning
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	—
Free plan	Not checked yet	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Mobile
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	iOS
Support	Email, Community, Docs	Docs, Community
Integrations	6 integrations	1 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business
Features Sansan 0/2 · ABBYY Business Card Reader Pro 1/2
CRM sync	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Batch scanning	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Mobile platforms	Not checked yet	Ios
Scan source	Not checked yet	Camera
Contact export formats	Not checked yet	CSV, VCF, JPEG, plain text
OCR languages	Not checked yet	25
Our review
Pros	Centralizes scanned cards, company details, and sales activity for teams Tracks email, call, and meeting activity with reminders Connects with Salesforce, email services, and other systems	Automatic edge detection and OCR capture contact fields Recognizes business cards in 25 languages Exports to Salesforce, CSV, vCard, JPEG and plain text
Cons	Requires a minimum of 10 users Pricing is handled through contact sales Broader contact management may exceed a scanning-only need	Available only on iPhone and iPad Paid app with no free plan Salesforce export supports only compatible editions
Our verdict	Sansan is a cloud-based business card scanning and contact management product for organizations that want company contacts shared across teams. It digitizes paper cards and stores contact data, company information, sales history, notes,… Read the review →	ABBYY Business Card Reader Pro is a mobile iOS app for turning photographed business cards into saved contact records. It uses the iPhone or iPad camera, detects card edges, crops the image and applies OCR to contact fields. Recognition… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Sansan — where it wins

  • Centralizes scanned cards, company details, and sales activity for teams
  • Tracks email, call, and meeting activity with reminders
  • Connects with Salesforce, email services, and other systems

  Where it doesn't

  • Requires a minimum of 10 users
  • Pricing is handled through contact sales
  • Broader contact management may exceed a scanning-only need

• ABBYY Business Card Reader Pro — where it wins

  • Automatic edge detection and OCR capture contact fields
  • Recognizes business cards in 25 languages
  • Exports to Salesforce, CSV, vCard, JPEG and plain text

  Where it doesn't

  • Available only on iPhone and iPad
  • Paid app with no free plan
  • Salesforce export supports only compatible editions

• Sansan8.2/10 · Pricing on request

  Sansan turns scanned cards and activity records into a shared company contact database.

  Visit SansanFull verdict →
• ABBYY Business Card Reader Pro8.1/10 · Paid

  A focused iPhone card scanner with 25-language OCR and Salesforce export.

  Visit ABBYYFull verdict →