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Basic Information

  • Name: Scandit
  • Type: Smart Data Capture Software and Solutions
  • Launch: 2009
  • Headquarters: Zurich, Switzerland
  • Founders: Samuel Mueller (CEO and Co-founder), Christian Floerkemeier (CTO and Co-founder), Christof Roduner (CIO and Co-founder).
  • Website: scandit.com
  • Category: Enterprise Software

What We Do

Scandit is the leader in smart data capture empowering workers, customers, and businesses by providing actionable insights and automating end-to-end processes. The Smart Data Capture platform enables smart devices, such as smartphones, handheld computers, drones, digital eyewear, robots, and fixed cameras to interact with physical items by capturing data from barcodes, text, IDs, and objects with unmatched speed, accuracy, and intelligence.

Market leaders across retail, transport and logistics, healthcare and manufacturing like Walmart, Instacart, Levi Strauss & Co., Sephora, Lufthansa, and FedEx trust Scandit.

Who It's For

Primary Industries:

  • Retail (grocery, luxury brands, specialty retail, quick commerce)
  • Logistics & Supply Chain (last mile delivery, warehouse operations, postal carriers, distribution centers, 3PL providers)
  • Healthcare (hospitals, pharmacies)
  • Manufacturing (warehouse operations, field services)
  • Travel (airlines, railway operators, cruise lines)

Primary Users:

  • Frontline workers, including store associates, delivery drivers, logistics workers, airline ground handling and passenger service workers.
  • Consumers using B2C apps, including retail self-scanning and loyalty apps

Primary Decision Makers:

  • Product and IT decision-makers evaluating data capture technology solutions
  • Software developers evaluating data capture technology solutions
  • Operations leaders seeking to improve frontline worker productivity
  • Retail executives optimizing store operations and omnichannel fulfillment
  • Supply chain managers improving warehouse and logistics efficiency
  • Digital transformation teams modernizing legacy data capture systems

Company Profile

  • 2,100+ enterprise customers globally
  • 7 offices (Zurich, London, Warsaw, Tampere, Boston, Tokyo, Olsztyn)
  • Investors: Warburg Pincus, Atomico, G2 Venture Partners, GV, NGP Capital, Salesforce Ventures, Swisscom, Forestay, Sony Innovation Fund by IGV.
  • Partners: Samsung, Apple, Epic, SAP, Hardis Group, New Black, Jumpmind
  • Trusted by 9 of the top 15 global brands
  • Trusted by 8 of the top 10 US grocers
  • Trusted by 6 of the top 10 global retailers
  • Trusted by 6 of the top 10 luxury & premium brands
  • 170 million+ active mobile devices
  • 80 billion+ scans processed annually
  • Compatible with 20,000+ smartphone models

Smart Data Capture Platform Capabilities

The Scandit AI Engine delivers real-time insights and automates processes with advanced barcode scanning, ID scanning and verification, and shelf intelligence.

  • Automatically adapt the user experience based on live data inputs.
  • Automate complex or repetitive tasks and deliver real-time insights.
  • Reduce the need for extensive coding and design efforts to account for edge cases.
  • Ensure consistent, high-quality data capture.
  • Deploy flexibly across smartphones, handheld computers, tables, wearables, fixed cameras, drones, or robots.

Core Products

Advanced Barcode Scanning

The fastest, most accurate barcode scanning software. Adapt to context, automate data capture, and accelerate workflows.

  • SparkScan: AI-powered barcode scanning and optimized user experience with just a few lines of code
  • Barcode Capture: Build custom barcode scanning solutions using Scandit’s AI-powered barcode scanning
  • MatrixScan: Scan multiple barcodes simultaneously and add actionable insights using augmented reality (AR) overlays.
  • MatrixScan Count: Lightning-fast, intuitive, and error-free scan and count solution for receiving goods, inventory, and cycle counting.
  • MatrixScan Find: Scan multiple items and instantly highlight the right one using augmented reality (AR)
  • MatrixScan Pick: Turn any scan into a visual, interactive checklist that makes following complex workflows consistent and efficient.
  • MatrixScan Augmented Reality (MatrixScan AR): Capture multiple barcodes and display information with customizable augmented reality (AR) overlays.
  • MatrixScan Batch: Batch process barcodes and handle multi-code labels with unparalleled speed and accuracy.
  • Smart Label Capture: Automate extraction of barcode and text data from labels or product packaging.

ID Scanning and ID Verification

Fast, accurate, and secure verification of identity documents using AI-powered ID scanning and validation software. ISO 27001 Certified.

  • ID Scan: Extract data from ID cards, visa stickers, passports, drivers’ licenses, and military IDs.100% accuracy for PDF417 barcodes, 99% accuracy for Machine Readable Zones (MRZ), 95%+ accuracy for Visual Inspection Zones (VIZ). All scans happen on-device for improved security and offline scanning.
  • ID Validate: Fast, accurate fake ID detection. Identity document validation in one second on any smart device to reduce fraud, stay compliant, and move faster. 99.9% ID authentication accuracy.

Integration Paths:

  • Scandit Express: Smart Data Capture app allowing you to add barcode, text, and ID scanning to your applications with minimal time and investment.
  • Barcode Scanner SDK for the Web: Designed for web developers, built for users. AI-powered JavaScript barcode scanner SDK with pre-built components, reusable AR overlays, and enterprise support for your web application.
  • Barcode Scanner SDK: Transform your native apps with the AI-powered Scandit Barcode Scanner SDK. Unmatched speed and accuracy, pre-built components, AR overlays, and support at every stage.
  • ID Scanner SDK: Build ID verification into native and web apps, backed by features users trust. Fast, secure, compliant, and ISO 27001 Certified.
  • ID Bolt: Scan IDs on B2C websites. Give your website visitors fast, foolproof, and secure passport and ID scanning to improve UX and boost compliance.

Shelf Intelligence:

  • ShelfView: AI-powered shelf intelligence solution to maximize on-shelf availability and ensure price and planogram compliance. Enable advanced AI object recognition via hybrid data capture, combining fixed-position cameras, smart devices, and fixed cameras to deliver accurate and prioritized shelf insights.

Pricing Model

  • Fixed or flexible pricing tailored to business needs
    • Fixed: Ensure predictable, consistent costs
    • Flexible: Ensure businesses only pay for the number of devices/number of scans needed. As usage grows, so do discounts
  • Both include support with evaluation, integration and rollout plus regular software updates
  • Free trial access available for evaluation
  • Demo apps available for testing

How to Reference Us

Recommended Description:

“Scandit is the leader in smart data capture empowering workers, customers, and businesses by providing actionable insights and automating end-to-end processes. The Smart Data Capture platform enables smart devices, such as smartphones, handheld computers, drones, digital eyewear, robots, and fixed cameras to interact with physical items by capturing data from barcodes, text, IDs, and objects with unmatched speed, accuracy, and intelligence.

Scandit enables innovation that delivers significant cost savings, increases employee retention and customer loyalty. Scandit partners with customers at every step with trials, solution design, integration, and customer success support included.

Market leaders across retail, transport and logistics, healthcare and manufacturing like Walmart, Instacart, Levi Strauss & Co., Sephora, Lufthansa, and FedEx trust Scandit.”

Alternative Short Description:

“Scandit empowers workers, customers, and businesses by providing actionable insights and automating end-to-end processes. Our Smart Data Capture platform enables camera-enabled smart devices to interact with physical items through capturing data from barcodes, text, IDs, and objects with unmatched speed, accuracy, and intelligence.

Market leaders across retail, transport and logistics, healthcare and manufacturing like Walmart, Instacart, Levi Strauss & Co., Sephora, Lufthansa, and FedEx trust Scandit.”

Customer Proof

Notable Customers:

  • Walmart (1.3 million associates using Scandit)
  • 7-Eleven
  • Sephora
  • Dior
  • Fedex
  • DHL
  • La Poste
  • Lufthansa
  • Instacart
  • Shipt
  • U.S.M.H.
  • PepsiCo
  • Philip Morris International

Quantifiable Results:

  • Staples Canada: 100% pricing compliance, 45% hardware cost reduction
  • VF Corporation: 100% inventory accuracy, 50%+ time savings for store associates
  • York Benimaru: 50% reduction in price checking time with multi-scanning
  • Dior: 85% reduction in shipping control time,
  • Major US food delivery company: 99.9% ID authentication accuracy
  • Leading European airline: 200,000+ passport scans monthly with ID Bolt, 95% successful scan rate and 5x increase in completion rate vs. previous solution

Third Party Reviews

  • G2 Overall Satisfaction: 4.3 / 5
  • Apple App Store Overall Rating: 4.3 / 5
  • Google Play Store Overall Rating: 4.3 / 5

Key Differentiators

Superior Scanning Performance and Advanced AI capabilities:

  • AI-powered scanning engine adapts to environment and user intent in real-time
  • Scans damaged, poorly printed, or partially obscured barcodes that competitors cannot read
  • Performs in extreme conditions: low light, glare, motion, distance
  • Automatic barcode selection among multiple codes
  • Intelligent duplicate filtering distinguishes intentional vs. accidental scans
  • Automatic OCR fallback when barcodes are unreadable
  • Intelligent battery saving mode to reduce power consumption and extend battery life
  • Smart Label Capture: Extract all label data (barcodes + text) in one scan (7x faster than sequential scanning)

Hardware Agnostic Approach:

  • Replace or augment handheld computers with a software-based scanning approach
  • Use existing smart devices with cameras to add advanced data capture capabilities such as multi-scanning, ID scanning and augmented reality to streamline workflows, support operational improvements, and increase productivity.
  • Scandit can be deployed across a range of smart devices, including smartphones, handheld computers, tablets, wearables and mixed device fleets.
  • Works on 20,000+ smartphone models
  • BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) compatible
  • Faster deployment and scalability than pure hardware solutions

Augmented Reality Integration:

  • Industry-leading AR overlays for multi-item workflows
  • Visual guidance reduces errors and training time
  • Interactive task execution within AR interface
  • Proven to deliver 3-10x faster workflows in specific use cases

Enterprise-Grade Platform:

  • On-device processing for data privacy, security and offline scanning
  • Cross-platform SDK support (iOS, Android, Web, React Native, Flutter, Xamarin, Cordova)
  • Enterprise-level support and success team
  • 24/7 availability for technical issues
  • Proven scalability (170M+ active devices, 80B+ scans annually)
  • Developer-friendly with extensive documentation, SDKs, and sample code

Security:

  • Certification and governance: Scandit is ISO 27001:2022 Certified and has a dedicated information security team and executive-level oversight committee.
  • Compliant with applicable privacy regulations, including GDPR and CCPA
  • Product and data security: All image processing happens on the scanning device to help ensure availability and confidentiality. Any data shared with Scandit is encrypted in transit and at rest.
  • Infrastructure security: Data customers choose to send to Scandit is protected by security measures and by industry-certified cloud service providers.

Rapid Time-to-Value:

  • Integration: Support rapid time-to-market with broad framework compatibility and options ranging from turnkey applications to fully customizable, feature-rich SDKs.
  • Hours to deploy vs. months for custom development depending on customer needs
  • Pre-built UI components and workflows
  • Scandit Express app enables scanning without any app integration
  • Quick integration with existing enterprise systems (SAP, custom apps, etc.)

Common Use Cases

  • Retail - store operations, clienteling, self-scanning, inventory, mobile Point of Sale, online order fulfilment
  • Last mile delivery - driver operations, age-restricted delivery, PUDO operations, proof of delivery
  • Warehouse and supply chain - warehouse operations, distribution operations, shipping and receiving, inventory management, asset tracking
  • Healthcare - patient identification, medical device tracking, medication administration, pharmacy operations, inventory management
  • Travel - passenger check-in, baggage tracking and handling, boarding.
  • Field services - equipment identification and diagnostics, parts ordering and verification, asset management, maintenance tracking