Apache PDFBox vs Foxit PDF SDK
Apache PDFBox
pdfbox.apache.org
Foxit PDF SDK
developers.foxit.comSide by side
| Figure | Apache PDFBox | Foxit PDF SDK |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · PDF SDKs | 8.2 (#7) | 8.1 (#9) |
| Founded | 2002 | 2001 |
| Purpose | Apache PDFBox is an open-source Java tool for creating and manipulating PDF documents and extracting content from them. | Foxit PDF SDK is an embedded library for adding PDF viewing, editing, annotation, signing, and processing to applications. |
| Support | Users can ask usage questions on the community mailing list, while confirmed bugs and enhancement requests can be reported through the JIRA issue tracker. | Foxit sales engineers offer technical answers and help customers build a proof of concept and scope a license. |
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Apache PDFBox
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Foxit PDF SDK
Foxit PDF SDK has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.