GemBox.Pdf vs Syncfusion PDF Library
Both stand on PDF SDKs: GemBox.Pdf at #2, Syncfusion PDF Library at #3.
The facts side by side
- Free tier · $890 one-timePriceFree tier · from $1,199/yr
- —Public API—
- —Open source—
- YesFree tierYes
- —Free trialYes
- —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 operationsCreation, reading, editing, rendering, forms, annotations, conversion, OCR, extraction, compression, merging, splitting, redaction, encryption, digital signatures, and PDF standards compliance
- .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 platformsWindows Forms, WPF, ASP.NET Web Forms, ASP.NET MVC, ASP.NET Core, Blazor, UWP, WinUI, .NET MAUI, Flutter, Unity, Linux, macOS, Azure, AWS, and GCP
- C# and VB.NETLanguage coverageC#
- hybridDeployment modelserver-side
- ✓Annotation tools✓
- ✓Commercial license✓
- #2Standing on PDF SDKs#3