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Comparative Matrix
FlexiCapture 9.0
vs.
FlexiCapture 8.0
vs.
FormReader 6.5
ABBYY FlexiCapture 9.0 is a multi-lingual data capture and document processing solution that automatically and accurately converts streams of various
documents into business-ready data. The features of ABBYY FlexiCapture 9.0 are illustrated by a side-by-side comparison with both the previous release
and with ABBYY FormReader 6.5.
Features in red are new from FlexiCapture 8.0.
FlexiCapture 9.0
FlexiCapture 8.0
FormReader 6.5
Standalone
Distributed
Professional
Enterprise Edition
General
Architecture
Standalone
Server-based
Standalone
Server-based
Recommended number of operators
1
> 1
1
> 1
Highly scalable processing server
No
Yes
No
No
Dedicated stations
No
Yes
No
Yes
Remote stations
No
Yes
No
No
Automated workflow
No
Yes
No
Yes
Separated exception queue
No
Yes
No
No
User rights management
No
Yes
No
Yes
Windows authentication
No
Yes
No
No
Reports and statistics
No
Yes
No
Yes
Document Types
Fixed forms (questionnaires, surveys)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Flexible documents (invoices, purchase orders, contracts,
letters)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Multi-page documents
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes (Fixed forms
only)
Documents with multi-page tables
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes (Fixed forms
only)
Repeatable items (e.g., home & work address fields or
grade transcript)
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
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Import
Scanning (TWAIN, ISIS, WIA)
Yes
Yes
Yes (No WIA)
Yes (No WIA)
Loading images and PDF files
Yes
Yes
Yes (No JBIG2)
Yes (No JPEG 2000,
DCX, DjVu, JBIG2)
Watched folders
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Document separation
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Image pre-processing
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Distortion correction (linear and non-linear)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Background import
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Import profiles
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Classifcation
Automated rule-based classification
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Multi-level classification
Yes
Yes
No
No
Data Extraction
OCR languages
Yes (186, including
CJK and Vietnamese)
Yes (186, including
CJK and Vietnamese)
Yes (181)
Yes (173)
ICR languages
Yes (113)
Yes (113)
Yes (113)
Yes (95)
OMR
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
BCR
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Detection of corrected symbols
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes (Checkmarks
Only)
Validation and Verifcation
Pre-defined rules
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Scriptable rules
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes (No Jscript)
Normalization script
Yes
Yes
No
No
Thumbnail verification mode
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Group verification mode
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Field verification mode
Yes (Optional full page
view)
Yes (Optional full
page view)
Yes
Yes
Document verification mode
Yes (Multi-page view &
custom data view)
Yes (Multi-page view
& custom data view)
Yes (Multi-page view
& custom data view)
Yes
Customizable verification interface
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Key From Image
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Drag-and-drop field-level OCR
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Export
Export to files (.XML, .CSV, .DBF, .TXT, .XLS)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Export to databases
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Export to SharePoint®
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Images export
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes (Less formats)
Redaction
Yes
Yes
No
No
Searchable PDF export
Yes
Yes
No
No
Multiple destination export
Yes
Yes
No
No
Auto-export
Yes (Improved)
Yes (Improved)
No
Yes
Custom file naming
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Scriptable custom export
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
FlexiCapture 9.0
FlexiCapture 8.0
FormReader 6.5
Standalone
Distributed
Professional
Enterprise Edition
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Fax +1 408.457.9777
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ABBYY, the ABBYY logo and FlexiCapture are registered trademarks of ABBYY Software Ltd. Adobe, the Adobe logo, the Adobe PDF logo and Adobe PDF Library are either
registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. Microsoft, Excel, Windows are registered trademarks of
Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Fonts Newton, Pragmatica, Courier ©2001 ParaType, Inc. Font OCR-v-GOST ©2003 ParaType, Inc. All
other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Information contained in this document is subject to change without notice.
Design Tools
FlexiLayout Studio
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes (FlexiCapture
Studio)
Multi-paging
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Alternative layouts
Yes
Yes
No
No
Classifier
Yes
Yes
No
No
FormDesigner
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Multi-paging
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Color drop-out forms
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Printed forms distribution
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
E-forms distribution
Yes
Yes
No
No
Custom export modules
Yes (Custom
protection)
Yes (Custom
protection)
Yes (Custom
protection)
Yes
Web Service API
Yes
Yes
No
No
FlexiCapture 9.0
FlexiCapture 8.0
FormReader 6.5
Standalone
Distributed
Professional
Enterprise Edition
