IronOCRとAspose.OCRの比較

// Asprise: four required steps before reading a single image
Ocr.SetUp();                              // Static global init
Ocr ocr = new Ocr();
try
{
    ocr.StartEngine("eng", Ocr.SPEED_FAST);   // Allocates native engine
    string text = ocr.Recognize(
        imagePath,
        Ocr.RECOGNIZE_TYPE_TEXT,
        Ocr.OUTPUT_FORMAT_PLAINTEXT);
    return text;
}
finally
{
    ocr.StopEngine();                         // Must call — no IDisposable fallback
}

' Asprise: four required steps before reading a single image
Ocr.SetUp()                              ' Static global init
Dim ocr As New Ocr()
Try
    ocr.StartEngine("eng", Ocr.SPEED_FAST)   ' Allocates native engine
    Dim text As String = ocr.Recognize( _
        imagePath, _
        Ocr.RECOGNIZE_TYPE_TEXT, _
        Ocr.OUTPUT_FORMAT_PLAINTEXT)
    Return text
Finally
    ocr.StopEngine()                         ' Must call — no IDisposable fallback
End Try

// Asprise interop layer — bridging managed C# to native OCR engine
[DllImport("aocr.dll")]
private static extern IntPtr OCR(string imagePath, int type);

public string ExtractText(string imagePath)
{
    // P/Invoke call into unmanaged DLL
    IntPtr result = OCR(imagePath, 0);
    return Marshal.PtrToStringAnsi(result);  // Manual string marshal
}

Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices

' Asprise interop layer — bridging managed VB.NET to native OCR engine
Private Class OCRInterop
    <DllImport("aocr.dll")>
    Private Shared Function OCR(imagePath As String, type As Integer) As IntPtr
    End Function

    Public Function ExtractText(imagePath As String) As String
        ' P/Invoke call into unmanaged DLL
        Dim result As IntPtr = OCR(imagePath, 0)
        Return Marshal.PtrToStringAnsi(result)  ' Manual string marshal
    End Function
End Class

// Installation — one command, all platforms
// dotnet add package IronOcr

// License setup
IronOcr.License.LicenseKey = "YOUR-LICENSE-KEY";

// Basic OCR — no native binary setup, no tessdata, no config files
var text = new IronTesseract().Read("document.jpg").Text;

Imports IronOcr

' Installation — one command, all platforms
' dotnet add package IronOcr

' License setup
IronOcr.License.LicenseKey = "YOUR-LICENSE-KEY"

' Basic OCR — no native binary setup, no tessdata, no config files
Dim text As String = New IronTesseract().Read("document.jpg").Text

// ASPRISE LITE/STANDARD — violates license in ASP.NET Core context
// Web server thread pool = multiple concurrent threads = prohibited
[ApiController]
public class OcrController : ControllerBase
{
    [HttpPost("extract")]
    public IActionResult ExtractText(IFormFile file)
    {
        // Two concurrent requests = two threads = license violation
        var ocr = new Ocr();
        ocr.StartEngine("eng", Ocr.SPEED_FAST);
        var text = ocr.Recognize(tempPath, Ocr.RECOGNIZE_TYPE_TEXT, Ocr.OUTPUT_FORMAT_PLAINTEXT);
        ocr.StopEngine();
        return Ok(text);
    }
}

Imports Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc

' ASPRISE LITE/STANDARD — violates license in ASP.NET Core context
' Web server thread pool = multiple concurrent threads = prohibited
<ApiController>
Public Class OcrController
    Inherits ControllerBase

    <HttpPost("extract")>
    Public Function ExtractText(file As IFormFile) As IActionResult
        ' Two concurrent requests = two threads = license violation
        Dim ocr As New Ocr()
        ocr.StartEngine("eng", Ocr.SPEED_FAST)
        Dim text As String = ocr.Recognize(tempPath, Ocr.RECOGNIZE_TYPE_TEXT, Ocr.OUTPUT_FORMAT_PLAINTEXT)
        ocr.StopEngine()
        Return Ok(text)
    End Function
End Class

// ASPRISE LITE/STANDARD — sequential only (100 docs at 2 sec each = 3+ minutes)
Ocr.SetUp();
Ocr ocr = new Ocr();
try
{
    ocr.StartEngine("eng", Ocr.SPEED_FAST);
    foreach (var path in imagePaths)  // Cannot use Parallel.ForEach — license violation
    {
        string text = ocr.Recognize(path, Ocr.RECOGNIZE_TYPE_TEXT, Ocr.OUTPUT_FORMAT_PLAINTEXT);
        results.Add(text);
    }
}
finally
{
    ocr.StopEngine();
}

' ASPRISE LITE/STANDARD — sequential only (100 docs at 2 sec each = 3+ minutes)
Ocr.SetUp()
Dim ocr As New Ocr()
Try
    ocr.StartEngine("eng", Ocr.SPEED_FAST)
    For Each path In imagePaths ' Cannot use Parallel.ForEach — license violation
        Dim text As String = ocr.Recognize(path, Ocr.RECOGNIZE_TYPE_TEXT, Ocr.OUTPUT_FORMAT_PLAINTEXT)
        results.Add(text)
    Next
Finally
    ocr.StopEngine()
End Try

// IronOCR — parallel batch on any license tier
// 100 docs at 2 sec each, 8 cores = ~25 seconds vs 200 seconds sequential
var results = imagePaths
    .AsParallel()
    .Select(path => new IronTesseract().Read(path).Text)
    .ToList();

Imports System.Linq

' IronOCR — parallel batch on any license tier
' 100 docs at 2 sec each, 8 cores = ~25 seconds vs 200 seconds sequential
Dim results = imagePaths _
    .AsParallel() _
    .Select(Function(path) (New IronTesseract()).Read(path).Text) _
    .ToList()

// IronOCR — concurrent requests on any license tier
[ApiController]
public class OcrController : ControllerBase
{
    [HttpPost("extract")]
    public IActionResult ExtractText(IFormFile file)
    {
        // Thread-safe on Lite, Plus, Professional, Unlimited — all tiers
        var text = new IronTesseract().Read(tempPath).Text;
        return Ok(text);
    }
}

Imports Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc

<ApiController>
Public Class OcrController
    Inherits ControllerBase

    <HttpPost("extract")>
    Public Function ExtractText(file As IFormFile) As IActionResult
        ' Thread-safe on Lite, Plus, Professional, Unlimited — all tiers
        Dim text = New IronTesseract().Read(tempPath).Text
        Return Ok(text)
    End Function
End Class

// Asprise preprocessing: external dependency required
// 1. Load with external library
// 2. Apply corrections (deskew, denoise, contrast) with external library
// 3. Save to temp file
// 4. Pass temp file to Asprise

var ocr = new Ocr();
ocr.StartEngine("eng", Ocr.SPEED_FAST);
// preprocessedImagePath comes from your external preprocessing pipeline
string text = ocr.Recognize(preprocessedImagePath, Ocr.RECOGNIZE_TYPE_TEXT, Ocr.OUTPUT_FORMAT_PLAINTEXT);
ocr.StopEngine();

' Asprise preprocessing: external dependency required
' 1. Load with external library
' 2. Apply corrections (deskew, denoise, contrast) with external library
' 3. Save to temp file
' 4. Pass temp file to Asprise

Dim ocr As New Ocr()
ocr.StartEngine("eng", Ocr.SPEED_FAST)
' preprocessedImagePath comes from your external preprocessing pipeline
Dim text As String = ocr.Recognize(preprocessedImagePath, Ocr.RECOGNIZE_TYPE_TEXT, Ocr.OUTPUT_FORMAT_PLAINTEXT)
ocr.StopEngine()

// IronOCR — preprocessing built in, no external dependencies
using var input = new OcrInput();
input.LoadImage("low-quality-scan.jpg");
input.Deskew();               // Correct page rotation
input.DeNoise();              // Remove scanner artifacts
input.Contrast();             // Improve text/background separation
input.Binarize();             // Convert to black/white for cleaner engine input
input.EnhanceResolution(300); // Scale to optimal DPI

var result = new IronTesseract().Read(input);
Console.WriteLine($"Confidence: {result.Confidence}%");

Imports IronOcr

' IronOCR — preprocessing built in, no external dependencies
Using input As New OcrInput()
    input.LoadImage("low-quality-scan.jpg")
    input.Deskew()               ' Correct page rotation
    input.DeNoise()              ' Remove scanner artifacts
    input.Contrast()             ' Improve text/background separation
    input.Binarize()             ' Convert to black/white for cleaner engine input
    input.EnhanceResolution(300) ' Scale to optimal DPI

    Dim result = New IronTesseract().Read(input)
    Console.WriteLine($"Confidence: {result.Confidence}%")
End Using

// Asprise PDF workaround — external library required to render PDF pages
var images = ExternalPdfLibrary.RenderPages("invoice.pdf");

Ocr.SetUp();
Ocr ocr = new Ocr();
try
{
    ocr.StartEngine("eng", Ocr.SPEED_FAST);
    var allText = new System.Text.StringBuilder();
    foreach (var imagePath in images)
    {
        string pageText = ocr.Recognize(imagePath, Ocr.RECOGNIZE_TYPE_TEXT, Ocr.OUTPUT_FORMAT_PLAINTEXT);
        allText.Append(pageText);
    }
    return allText.ToString();
}
finally
{
    ocr.StopEngine();
}
// Also: clean up temp image files

Imports System.Text

' Asprise PDF workaround — external library required to render PDF pages
Dim images = ExternalPdfLibrary.RenderPages("invoice.pdf")

Ocr.SetUp()
Dim ocr As New Ocr()
Try
    ocr.StartEngine("eng", Ocr.SPEED_FAST)
    Dim allText As New StringBuilder()
    For Each imagePath In images
        Dim pageText As String = ocr.Recognize(imagePath, Ocr.RECOGNIZE_TYPE_TEXT, Ocr.OUTPUT_FORMAT_PLAINTEXT)
        allText.Append(pageText)
    Next
    Return allText.ToString()
Finally
    ocr.StopEngine()
End Try
' Also: clean up temp image files

// IronOCR — native PDF input, no external rendering library
using var input = new OcrInput();
input.LoadPdf("invoice.pdf");
var result = new IronTesseract().Read(input);
Console.WriteLine(result.Text);

// Password-protected PDFs — same API, one parameter
using var secureInput = new OcrInput();
secureInput.LoadPdf("confidential.pdf", Password: "secret");
var secureResult = new IronTesseract().Read(secureInput);

// Generate searchable PDF from a scanned document
var scanResult = new IronTesseract().Read("scanned-contract.pdf");
scanResult.SaveAsSearchablePdf("searchable-contract.pdf");

Imports IronOcr

' IronOCR — native PDF input, no external rendering library
Using input As New OcrInput()
    input.LoadPdf("invoice.pdf")
    Dim result = New IronTesseract().Read(input)
    Console.WriteLine(result.Text)
End Using

' Password-protected PDFs — same API, one parameter
Using secureInput As New OcrInput()
    secureInput.LoadPdf("confidential.pdf", Password:="secret")
    Dim secureResult = New IronTesseract().Read(secureInput)
End Using

' Generate searchable PDF from a scanned document
Dim scanResult = New IronTesseract().Read("scanned-contract.pdf")
scanResult.SaveAsSearchablePdf("searchable-contract.pdf")

// Before: Asprise lifecycle (15 lines, manual cleanup)
Ocr.SetUp();
Ocr ocr = new Ocr();
try
{
    ocr.StartEngine("eng", Ocr.SPEED_FAST);
    string text = ocr.Recognize(
        imagePath,
        Ocr.RECOGNIZE_TYPE_TEXT,
        Ocr.OUTPUT_FORMAT_PLAINTEXT);
    return text;
}
finally
{
    ocr.StopEngine();
}

// After: IronOCR (1 line)
return new IronTesseract().Read(imagePath).Text;

' Before: Asprise lifecycle (15 lines, manual cleanup)
Ocr.SetUp()
Dim ocr As New Ocr()
Try
    ocr.StartEngine("eng", Ocr.SPEED_FAST)
    Dim text As String = ocr.Recognize( _
        imagePath, _
        Ocr.RECOGNIZE_TYPE_TEXT, _
        Ocr.OUTPUT_FORMAT_PLAINTEXT)
    Return text
Finally
    ocr.StopEngine()
End Try

' After: IronOCR (1 line)
Return New IronTesseract().Read(imagePath).Text

// Before: Asprise string-based language
ocr.StartEngine("eng+fra", Ocr.SPEED_FAST);

// After: IronOCR strongly-typed language enum
var ocr = new IronTesseract();
ocr.Language = OcrLanguage.English;
ocr.AddSecondaryLanguage(OcrLanguage.French);
var result = ocr.Read(imagePath);

Imports IronOcr

' Before: Asprise string-based language
ocr.StartEngine("eng+fra", Ocr.SPEED_FAST)

' After: IronOCR strongly-typed language enum
Dim ocr As New IronTesseract()
ocr.Language = OcrLanguage.English
ocr.AddSecondaryLanguage(OcrLanguage.French)
Dim result = ocr.Read(imagePath)