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Guides on passport and ID card OCR

What the MRZ contains, how check digits work, how to photograph an ID so the OCR reads it, and how the main passport OCR tools compare. Written by the Koncile team from what we see in production.

A closed passport, a grey binder and a small contactless card reader on a desk in daylightGuide · Nov 13, 2026 · 10 min read

ICAO Doc 9303 explained: the 13 parts, the MRZ and the chip

What ICAO Doc 9303 covers, part by part: document formats, the MRZ, check digits, the chip and its certificates, and what changes in the next edition.

Read the article →A closed passport beside a small document reader, a bell and a keycard on a hotel reception counterGuide · Nov 12, 2026 · 10 min read

Hotel passport and ID scanners: what to capture at check in, and how

What a hotel ID or passport scanner reads, what hotels must record in the EU, UK and US, and how to pick a desk device, tablet or online check in.

Read the article →A hand adds a blank brass disc to the tallest of three stacks on a desk, beside a closed laptop and an empty notebookAlternatives · Nov 11, 2026 · 13 min read

Veriff pricing in 2026: plans, real costs and 7 alternatives

Veriff pricing read on 11 November 2026: $0.80 to $1.89 per check, minimums, AML extras, Enterprise, and 7 alternatives with their public prices.

Read the article →Hand with a magnifying glass over a spreadsheet, company logos on paper, comparison charts, pen, and calculator on a desAlternatives · Nov 10, 2026 · 14 min read

iDenfy alternatives in 2026: 7 options compared on checks, review and price

What iDenfy sells, what its pricing page hides, and 7 alternatives compared: Sumsub, Ondato, Didit, Veriff, Onfido, Regula and Koncile.

Read the article →Hands hold a smartphone over a passport on a desk, showing an ID scanning app.Comparison · Nov 9, 2026 · 18 min read

Best ID scanning and MRZ scanner SDKs in 2026: 10 options side by side

10 ID scanning and MRZ scanner SDKs compared: what each reads, on device or server, checks beyond the MRZ, and public prices read in November 2026.

Read the article →Hands interact with a smartphone showing a document and a laptop displaying biometric and digital checks.Comparison · Nov 8, 2026 · 17 min read

Best KYC software in 2026: 10 tools compared by layer

10 KYC software tools compared by layer: document checks, biometrics, AML screening and case management, with public prices read in November 2026.

Read the article →Hand placing an ID document on a flat scanner, monitor in background showing data check progress and service icons.Alternatives · Nov 7, 2026 · 14 min read

Jumio competitors in 2026: 7 alternatives for document checks and full KYC

What Jumio sells (ID Verification, Fastfill, Doc Proof) and 7 alternatives compared: Sumsub, Onfido, Didit, Veriff, Persona, Regula and Koncile.

Read the article →Hands hold two different ID documents, a passport card and a driver's license, on a white table with a blurred laptop inAlternatives · Nov 6, 2026 · 13 min read

Onfido alternatives in 2026: document checks with and without biometrics

Onfido is now Entrust IDV. What its Document report checks, and Sumsub, Jumio, Didit, Veriff, Regula and Koncile compared on scope and public prices.

Read the article →Seven distinct, color-coded identification cards are arranged in a row on a grey tabletop.Alternatives · Nov 5, 2026 · 12 min read

Persona alternatives in 2026: 6 identity verification options compared on scope and price

Sumsub, Didit, Ondato, Veriff, Regula and Koncile compared with Persona (withpersona.com): what each one checks, public prices and the cost of 1,000 users.

Read the article →Hands at a desk comparing data on several open laptops and tablets with a calculator and notepad nearby.Alternatives · Nov 4, 2026 · 12 min read

Sumsub alternatives in 2026: 7 options compared on checks and price

Didit, Ondato, Veriff, Jumio, Regula, Mindee and Koncile as a Sumsub alternative: what each one checks, public prices and the cost of 1,000 checks.

Read the article →Hands holding an open passport over a laptop keyboard with code on screen.Guide · Nov 3, 2026 · 13 min read

Passport OCR in Python: PassportEye, an MRZ parser or an API

Install PassportEye, read a passport MRZ in Python, see what it returns and where it fails, then compare an MRZ parser with check digits and an OCR API.

Read the article →Close-up of an open passport's machine-readable zone (MRZ) with a magnifying glass held over it.Guide · Nov 2, 2026 · 12 min read

MRZ formats: the ID card MRZ (TD1), TD2, TD3 passports and MRV visas

Which MRZ format each document uses: TD1 ID cards (3 lines of 30), TD2, TD3 passports and MRV visas, position by position, with ICAO specimens.

Read the article →An opened passport, hand pointing to the MRZ with a stylus, and a calculator in the background.Guide · Nov 1, 2026 · 11 min read

MRZ checksum: how MRZ check digits work, field by field

How the MRZ checksum is computed (weights 7, 3, 1, modulo 10), which fields each check digit covers on passports, ID cards and visas, and what it misses.

Read the article →Close-up of a person's hands pointing to the machine-readable zone on an open passport.Guide · Oct 30, 2026 · 13 min read

What is the MRZ on a passport or ID card? Format, lines and check digits

What the MRZ (machine readable zone) of a passport means: line 1 and line 2 decoded position by position, check digits, and P or PP codes.

Read the article →Hand holding an open passport on a desk with a stack of passports and a laptop displaying a data table.Comparison · Oct 29, 2026 · 18 min read

Passport OCR: 10 APIs and SDKs compared in 2026

Koncile, Mindee, Regula, Microblink, ID Analyzer, Klippa, Docsumo, Textract, Document AI and Tesseract compared: documents, MRZ, fraud checks, price.

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