GemBox.Pdf vs MuPDF
GemBox.Pdf
gemboxsoftware.com
MuPDF
mupdf.comSide by side
| Figure | GemBox.Pdf | MuPDF |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | $299/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 5 |
| Spec score · PDF SDKs | 8.1 (#10) | 8.5 (#4) |
| Document operations | It supports merging and splitting PDFs, page cloning or importing, and incremental updates. | MuPDF supports viewing, editing, extracting, signing, rendering, redacting, annotating, splitting, merging, compressing, and converting documents. |
| Licensing | The maker says each developer working on an application that directly or indirectly uses the library needs a developer license, while deployment is royalty-free with unlimited deployments. | The open-source release is AGPL-licensed, and embedding MuPDF in a product may require a commercial license. |
| 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. | Open-source users can seek community help through Discord and the bug tracker, while commercial license holders can contact technical support by replying to their introductory email. |
Plans
GemBox.Pdf
- Single Developer$890, paid once
- Small Team$4,450, paid once
- Large Team$13,350, paid once
MuPDF
- Commercial$299 a month
- EnterprisePrice not published
- AGPL LicenseFree
- OEM Distribution LicensePriced on request
- Subscription LicensePriced on request
In their own words
GemBox.Pdf
GemBox.Pdf has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
MuPDF
MuPDF is an embeddable SDK for developers working with PDFs and other document formats in desktop, cloud/server, or embedded projects. It supports viewing, editing, extracting, signing, rendering, redacting, annotating, splitting, merging, compressing, and converting documents. Listed inputs include PDF, ePUB, image formats, SVG, CBZ, and XPS; outputs include PDF, text, HTML, PostScript, print formats, PNG, SVG, and PNM/PAM. Developer bindings include MuPDF Core, PyMuPDF, MuPDF.js, and MuPDF.NET. The open-source release is AGPL-licensed, and embedding it in a product may require a commercial license. For server-based use of the open-source software, the licensing terms require disclosure of application source code to users interacting with it. Commercial licenses provide an alternative without AGPL code disclosure and include technical support and free upgrades. The Commercial plan is listed at $299 a month and includes one licensed domain and one preview domain for testing; a 14-day trial is also listed. Open-source users can seek community help through Discord and the bug tracker.