GemBox.Pdf vs MuPDF
Both stand on PDF SDKs: GemBox.Pdf at #2, MuPDF at #1.
The facts side by side
- Free tier · $890 one-timePriceFree tier · from $299/mo
- —Public API—
- —Open source—
- YesFree tierYes
- —Free trial—
- —Web✓
- ✓Windows✓
- ✓Mac✓
- ✓Linux✓
- ✓iOS✓
- ✓Android✓
- ✓Free plan✓
- Reading, writing, editing, updating, generation, HTML conversion, PDF-to-image/XPS conversion, rendering, printing, merging, splitting, forms, OCR extraction, redaction, encryption, and digital signatures.PDF operations—
- .NET 6.0–.NET 10, .NET Standard 2.0+, .NET Framework 4.6.2+, Windows, Linux, macOS, Android, iOS, ASP.NET Core, Azure, Docker, WPF, MAUI, and Xamarin.Supported platforms—
- C# and VB.NETLanguage coverage—
- hybridDeployment model—
- ✓Annotation tools✓
- ✓Commercial license—
- #2Standing on PDF SDKs#1