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Apache PDFBox vs Syncfusion PDF Library

Apache PDFBox

pdfbox.apache.org

Syncfusion PDF Library

syncfusion.com

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FigureApache PDFBoxSyncfusion PDF Library
Price fromFree$99.92/mo
Free planYes—
Free trial—Yes
Open source——
Web—Yes
Windows—Yes
macOS—Yes
LinuxYesYes
iOS—Yes
Android—Yes
APIYesYes
Self-hostedYesYes
Plans published11
Spec score · PDF SDKs8.2 (#7)7.9 (#16)
Founded20022001
PurposeApache PDFBox is an open-source Java tool for creating and manipulating PDF documents and extracting content from them.The .NET PDF Library provides APIs to create, edit, secure, convert, and extract data from PDF documents in .NET applications.
SupportUsers can ask usage questions on the community mailing list, while confirmed bugs and enhancement requests can be reported through the JIRA issue tracker.Pricing describes support levels with priority-based SLA support, unlimited tickets, and unlimited bug reports; Document SDK pricing includes Business Support.

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Apache PDFBox

  • Apache PDFBoxFree

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Syncfusion PDF Library

  • Document SDK$1,199 a year

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