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Open Receipt OCR

Free#26 of 27 in Receipt Management Software

Open Receipt OCR: A developer-focused OCR foundation, not a complete receipt-management system. Ranked #26 of 27 in Receipt Management Software by our editors (5.6/10); pricing: Open source; best for developers building self-hosted OCR infrastructure.

5.6/10Editor score

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At a glance

Editor score
5.6 / 10
Pricing
Open source
Best for
Developers building self-hosted OCR infrastructure
Paid from
Free
Facts checked
20 Sep 2026

Where it wins
- Supports browser uploads and headless REST API OCR jobs
- Offers local and cloud OCR providers, including PaddleOCR and Textract
- Runs with Docker and supports local or OneDrive storage
Where it doesn't
- Requires users to operate the application themselves
- Focuses on OCR infrastructure rather than receipt-management workflows
- Does not center on mobile capture or accounting synchronization

Our verdict on Open Receipt OCR

Open Receipt OCR is an open-source, self-hosted platform for processing receipt and document images with optical character recognition. It serves developers and teams that want to operate OCR infrastructure through a browser interface, REST API, or self-hosted deployment. Browser-based uploads provide a direct way to submit receipts and view results, while the API supports headless OCR jobs for applications and internal workflows.

Its strongest advantage is provider and integration flexibility. The platform supports local engines such as PaddleOCR, Tesseract.js, and llama.cpp alongside cloud services including OpenAI, Google Gemini, Mistral AI, AWS Textract, TabScanner, xAI Grok, and PaddleOCR API. Storage can use local files or OneDrive, and Infisical is supported for secret management. BullMQ and Redis handle background processing, giving developers a foundation for queued OCR work rather than only single interactive uploads.

Deployment is deliberately infrastructure-oriented: Docker and Docker Compose are available, and the OCR, storage, and secret-provider architecture is designed for extension. That makes Open Receipt OCR a strong fit for teams building custom receipt-processing systems or connecting OCR to their own applications. It is less suitable for buyers seeking a finished receipt-management product with mobile capture, accounting synchronization, or end-user workflow features. Selected cloud OCR providers may also require separate API keys or paid accounts, so the operating model depends on the services a team chooses.

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Open Receipt OCR pricing

Plans Open sourceFree Free to use — no paid tier required for the core job.

See plans on iursevla.github.io

Open Receipt OCR fact sheet

Free plan	Not verified
Paid from	Free
Mobile capture	Not verified
Email receipt forwarding	Not verified
Line-item extraction	Not verified
Duplicate detection	Not verified
Accounting sync	Not verified
Receipt storage limit	Not verified
Supported platforms	Web
Deployment	Self-hosted
Platforms	Web
Support	Community
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market (editorial estimate)
Integrations	9 integrations: OneDrive, Infisical, OpenAI, Google Gemini, Mistral AI, AWS Textract …
Pricing	Open source
Website	iursevla.github.io
Facts checked	20 Sep 2026

Open Receipt OCR integrations

Open Receipt OCR lists 9 integrations on its own site.

OneDrive
Infisical
OpenAI
Google Gemini
Mistral AI
AWS Textract
TabScanner
xAI Grok
PaddleOCR API

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