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IBM Datacap Reviews

Vendor: IBM
3.8 out of 5

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IBM Datacap mindshare

As of July 2025, the mindshare of IBM Datacap in the Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) category stands at 4.9%, up from 4.3% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Intelligent Document Processing (IDP)

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Review data by company size

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Top industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
16%
Government
13%
Computer Software Company
11%
Insurance Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Media Company
4%
University
3%
Healthcare Company
3%
Educational Organization
3%
Retailer
3%
Energy/Utilities Company
2%
Transportation Company
2%
Legal Firm
2%
Hospitality Company
2%
Engineering Company
2%
Renewables & Environment Company
2%
Comms Service Provider
1%
Non Profit
1%
Outsourcing Company
1%
Real Estate/Law Firm
1%
Recreational Facilities/Services Company
1%
Performing Arts
1%
Recruiting/Hr Firm
1%
Logistics Company
1%
Wholesaler/Distributor
1%
Computer Retailer
1%
 

IBM Datacap reviews

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DeekshithShetty - PeerSpot user
Software Development Senior Specialist at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Verified user of IBM Datacap
Dec 23, 2024
High-accuracy document processing with easy integration and good image enhancement

Pros

"The OCR extractions are very good, almost 100% accurate now."

Cons

"When a client's requirement is not available in Datacap, out-of-the-box actions should be simpler to implement and not very complex. "
Bhasker ReddyPIdintla - PeerSpot user
Technical Delivery Head at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Verified user of IBM Datacap
May 10, 2025
Product version discussed: 9.1
Has improved document scanning accuracy with advanced OCR capabilities

Pros

"One valuable feature of IBM Datacap is the OCR capability, along with its ability to read fields from documents."

Cons

"IBM needs to improve on scanning and reading accuracy for unstructured documents. Additionally, an important missing feature is the ability to merge documents and present data across different UI screens."
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Amena Khidr - PeerSpot user
Sales Manager - Government Sector at Summit Technology Solution
Verified user of IBM Datacap
Nov 7, 2023
The ability to connect this information with the appropriate database and recognize it irrespective of the format or source is an extremely valuable feature

Pros

"The standout feature of this intelligent product is its remarkable capability. "

Cons

"Its weaknesses are primarily tied to the lack of available resources and expertise in the market to effectively support and provide solutions and services to each customer for seamless implementation."
PV
Senior Application Developer at Unicef
Verified user of IBM Datacap
Jul 12, 2022
Product version discussed: 9.058
Reasonably priced with good scanning and helpful support

Pros

"I can have all scanners accessible from my end. "

Cons

"The IBM Datacap site actually is on the newer inside. They will give it as a plugin only."
PeerSpot user
Assistant Vice President at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
Verified user of IBM Datacap
Mar 29, 2023
Product version discussed: 8.1
It's a good solution for document processing, but it costs too much and we've had performance issues

Pros

"I work for an insurance company, and we use Datacap for document processing. "

Cons

"Datacap has performance issues when processing large volumes of documents. We're doing 18,000 pages daily. Scanning takes almost 20-30 minutes, but it normally takes one or two minutes. We informed IBM and opened a ticket for that. They forwarded the issue to developers but didn't give a specific timeline for it to be resolved. Version 8.1 is already at the end of support. "
NP
IT ECM specialist at a pharma/biotech company with 11-50 employees
Verified user of IBM Datacap
Dec 28, 2023
Installation of the solution is simple

Pros

"The installation of the solution is very simple."

Cons

"The reading efficiency of the solution needs to be improved. "
Abderrahmane Moumile - PeerSpot user
Co-founder & Solutions Architect ECM CCM & Electronic Signature at Sabil IT
Verified user of IBM Datacap
Nov 20, 2023
Product version discussed: 9.1.7
A complete solution for document and data capture

Pros

" At the forefront of my thoughts, the standout feature of this intelligent product is its remarkable capability. This project we're currently engaged in revolves around streamlining workflows within both our company and the customer's company. It entails handling information from various documents with diverse formats and types, even when they contain the same data. The ability to connect this information with the appropriate database and recognize it irrespective of the format or source is an extremely valuable feature. Moreover, leveraging machine learning is crucial since our customer deals with an extensive archive of over five million documents. Machine learning can significantly alleviate the backlog by becoming well-versed in various scenarios they might encounter during their work once we've completed our application. "

Cons

"Its weaknesses are primarily tied to the lack of available resources and expertise in the market to effectively support and provide solutions and services to each customer for seamless implementation. Expertise in this specific product is rare throughout the market. One key reason is the product's limited downloads. Additionally, archiving solutions are often perceived as complex and challenging, dissuading many companies from venturing into this domain. Consequently, partners who specialize in archiving solutions are always seeking straightforward, uncomplicated options that are easy to manage and meet customer expectations."
AZ
Sr. Business Analyst at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Verified user of IBM Datacap
Apr 13, 2022
Useful exacting, beneficial QR code reading, but better Arabic language support needed

Pros

"There's something that's very unique about IBM DataCap. It provides me with a good solution for extracting, reading the QR codes, and scanning them. In this stage, we are working in a UIT phase before implementing this protocol in all our branches. From my initial observation, IBM DataCap is good, it is not working too fast, but in a good manner for us. "

Cons

"Our main language in Egypt is Arabic, and IBM DataCap does not support it perfectly. All our documentation is in Arabic. It's not English or any other language. However, we have overcome this problem by using QR codes in the document to extract the data from it. They should have better support for Arabic."