GemBox.Pdf vs IronPDF
GemBox.Pdf
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| Figure | GemBox.Pdf | IronPDF |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 5 |
| Spec score · PDF SDKs | 8.1 (#10) | 8.3 (#6) |
| Company | GemBox Ltd. describes itself as a privately owned software publisher founded in 2006, with its development team initially based in Zagreb, Croatia. | Iron Software says it was founded in 2015 and is based in the United States. |
| Conversion | It converts PDF files to PNG, JPEG, GIF, BMP, TIFF, WMP, and XPS formats, and supports HTML-to-PDF conversion. | It converts HTML, URLs, Word documents, images, and other formats to PDF. |
| Founded | 2006 | 2015 |
| Headquarters | Zagreb, Croatia | The IronPDF brochure lists Iron Software at 205 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60601, USA. |
| Product | GemBox.Pdf is a .NET component for reading, writing, editing, and printing PDF files from .NET applications. | IronPDF is a C# PDF library for generating, editing, and securing PDFs in .NET. |
| Support | Paid licenses include one year of professional technical support with a one-business-day response time and one year of updates and bug fixes. | The licensing page lists email support response targets of 48 hours for Plus, 24 hours for Professional, and 12 hours for Unlimited; enterprise licensing lists a 4-hour SLA. |
Plans
GemBox.Pdf
- Single Developer$890, paid once
- Small Team$4,450, paid once
- Large Team$13,350, paid once
IronPDF
- Lite$999, paid once
- Plus$1,499, paid once
- Professional$2,399, paid once
- Unlimited$4,799, paid once
- EnterprisePriced on request
In their own words
GemBox.Pdf
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