Able2Extract Professional vs Ghostscript
Able2Extract Professional
investintech.com
Ghostscript
ghostscript.comSide by side
| Figure | Able2Extract Professional | Ghostscript |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $49.95/mo | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 3 |
| Spec score · PDF Converter Software | 8.6 (#5) | 8.2 (#11) |
| Founded | 2000 | 1989 |
| Headquarters | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | Novato, California, USA |
| Maker | Investintech says it is a Canadian company incorporated in 2000, with its development team headquartered in Toronto, Canada. | Artifex describes Ghostscript as originating in 1989 and identifies Artifex Software Inc. as the company behind its products. |
| OCR | The OCR feature extracts editable, searchable content from image-only PDFs, and supports recognition in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Greek, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, and Swedish. | Ghostscript provides an OCR device that can turn printed or scanned material into searchable PDF text documents. |
Plans
Able2Extract Professional
- Able2Extract Professional 21 (30-day License)$49.95 a month
- Able2Extract Professional 21 (Full License)$199.95, paid once
Ghostscript
- AGPL LicenseFree
- OEM Distribution LicensePriced on request
- Subscription LicensePriced on request
In their own words
Able2Extract Professional
Able2Extract Professional has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Ghostscript
Ghostscript is a PostScript and PDF interpreter and rendering engine from Artifex, with conversion support for PDF, PostScript, PCL and XPS. It can convert among those formats, produce PDF/A output, and compress PDFs with adjustable settings. Its OCR device can turn printed or scanned material into searchable PDF text. Other image and print capabilities include raster and vector output, color management, overprint simulation, N-up imposition, screening and trapping.
Ghostscript runs as a standalone command-line application or can be integrated into an application as an SDK. The gsapi interface has Python, C# and Java bindings, with demos and sample applications. The maker lists uses including cloud document conversion, archiving, previews, e-invoicing, pre-press, printing and document management. It supports Windows, macOS, Unix and Unix-like systems, VMS and embedded systems. The AGPL license is free, with source code disclosure requirements and no support. Artifex says a commercial license is required for distribution in a closed-source product or SaaS deployment under its licensing guidance; commercial plans have no listed price. Conversion may not preserve extra metadata such as embedded files or document outlines.