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Open source scanner or proprietary SDK? The advantages and disadvantages for your company in an overview.

Those who want to integrate scanning functionalities into their mobile apps, whether native or cross-platform, face many choices. Open Source software and proprietary scanner SDKs offer various advantages and disadvantages. In the following, we would like to outline those for you.

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Open source scanner or proprietary SDK? The advantages and disadvantages for your company in an overview.
Jan 14, 2021
Open source scanner or proprietary SDK? The advantages and disadvantages for your company in an overview.

Those who want to integrate scanning functionalities into their mobile apps, whether native or cross-platform, face many choices. Open Source software and proprietary scanner SDKs offer various advantages and disadvantages. In the following, we would like to outline those for you.

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Open source scanner or proprietary SDK? The advantages and disadvantages for your company in an overview.

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