ReedSCAN vs Scandit
Scandit is a broad enterprise data-capture suite with native SDKs on about ten platforms, customizable AR overlays and ID capture, priced by quote per device or per scan. ReedSCAN is web-only: a 0.9 MB engine, a license key checked offline that sends nothing back, and per-domain licensing with no device or scan counting. Choose Scandit for native apps, custom AR overlays and ID capture; choose ReedSCAN to put fast, private barcode capture into a web app.
Side by side
| ReedSCAN | Scandit Web SDK | |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Web only: one SDK for browsers on phones, tablets and computers. No native mobile SDKs. | Web, plus native SDKs for iOS, Android, React Native, Flutter, Capacitor, Cordova, Kotlin Multiplatform, .NET, Titanium and Linux. |
| Pricing | Per-domain license key, quoted. No per-scan or per-device fees, no usage metering. Prices not yet published. | By quote. Per-device or scan-based plans in Core, Standard and Advanced editions, billed yearly. Its terms raise fees at each renewal by CPI or 5%, whichever is higher. |
| License check and data | Signed key, verified offline in the browser. No license server, and no usage data sent to us. | Its terms say the software "may transfer certain data to Scandit", depending on the license key settings; the customer dashboard shows installation and scan metrics. |
| Trial | No key, no sign-up, every feature. Unlimited on localhost and local network; elsewhere a watermark and 60 s of scanning per page load. | Free trial with sign-up. Test licenses are for testing and evaluation only, not production. |
| Engine size | About 0.9 MB WebAssembly engine; 1.3 MB package unpacked. | About 7.7 MB per WebAssembly variant; the barcode package is 41.9 MB unpacked (measured from npm). |
| Symbologies | 13: QR, Data Matrix, Aztec, PDF417, Code 128, Code 39, Code 93, Codabar, ITF, EAN-13, EAN-8, UPC-A, UPC-E. | 30 listed on the Web SDK page. |
| Many codes at once | Live AR boxes: every code in view gets a labelled box that follows it as the camera moves, and each code is reported once. An accept rule boxes only the codes you're looking for. | MatrixScan Batch, MatrixScan Find and MatrixScan AR, with an OCR fallback for damaged codes. |
| Beyond barcodes | Barcodes and 2D codes only. No document, ID or text scanning. | Separate packages for ID documents and label capture. |
| Image processing | On the device. The SDK makes no network request except to load its engine. | "All image processing performed on-device by default." |
| Self-hosting | Yes: engine and worker can be served from your own domain, including under a strict CSP. | Yes; self-hosting the engine files is recommended for production. |
| Browsers | Chrome and Edge 99+, Safari 16.4+, Firefox 114+, Samsung Internet 18+. | Chrome and Edge 85+, Firefox 105+, Safari 15.2+. Needs WebGL and OffscreenCanvas. |
| Certification | No formal certification yet. No images, scans or usage data reach us. | ISO 27001 certified. |
Scandit details from their public pages, checked 3 November 2026. Sources below.
Choose Scandit if
- You ship native iOS or Android apps and want one vendor across them and the web.
- You want to draw your own content on each code in the live view, such as colour-coded highlights or product details (MatrixScan AR and Find).
- You also need ID document or label capture from the same vendor.
- You read specialty symbologies beyond the 13 mainstream ones.
- Your procurement requires an ISO 27001 certified vendor today.
Choose ReedSCAN if
- Your product is a web app, and you want capture inside it rather than a separate native app.
- Page weight matters: the engine is about 0.9 MB, against roughly 7.7 MB per variant.
- You want a license check that works offline and sends nothing about your usage to the vendor.
- You'd rather license per domain than count devices or scans.
- Your developers can evaluate today, without a sign-up or a sales call.
ReedSCAN and Scandit: questions
- Is ReedSCAN an alternative to Scandit?
- For web apps, yes. ReedSCAN covers browser-based barcode and QR capture, including many codes at once. Both draw live boxes that follow each code. ReedSCAN doesn't replace Scandit's native mobile SDKs, its customizable AR overlays or ID capture.
- Which is smaller, ReedSCAN or Scandit Web SDK?
- ReedSCAN's WebAssembly engine is about 0.9 MB. Scandit's is about 7.7 MB per variant, and its barcode package is 41.9 MB unpacked on npm (measured 3 November 2026).
- Does either send scan data to the vendor?
- Both process images on the device. Scandit's terms say its software may transfer certain data to Scandit depending on the license key settings, and its dashboard reports installations and scans. ReedSCAN sends nothing: its license key is verified offline.
- How do their prices compare?
- Neither publishes a price list. Scandit quotes per device or per scan, billed yearly. ReedSCAN licenses per domain, with no device or scan counting.
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