# Apache PDFBox vs iText by Apryse Comparison | | Apache PDFBox | iText by Apryse | |---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 4.3 out of 5 | 4.2 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 12 | 29 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (54.5% of reviews) | Small-Business (57.7% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | No pricing available | --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | Apache PDFBox | iText by Apryse | |---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 9.2 (10 reviews) | 9.2 (21 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 9.0 (10 reviews) | 7.9 (21 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | Not enough data | 9.1 (11 reviews) | | **Ease of Admin** | Not enough data | 8.7 (10 reviews) | | **Quality of Support** | 8.0 (9 reviews) | 8.2 (19 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | Not enough data | 8.5 (11 reviews) | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 8.8 (10 reviews) | 7.4 (18 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### Apache PDFBox #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available ### iText by Apryse #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial Yes --- ## Features Comparison By Category ### Document Generation | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Apache PDFBox** | N/A | N/A | | **iText by Apryse** | N/A | N/A | #### Data Sources | Feature | Apache PDFBox | iText by Apryse | |---|---|---| | **Software** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Spreadsheets** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Documents** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Generation | Feature | Apache PDFBox | iText by Apryse | |---|---|---| | **Templates** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Automation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Branding** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Delivery | Feature | Apache PDFBox | iText by Apryse | |---|---|---| | **Workflow** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Schedule** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Batch** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Generative AI | Feature | Apache PDFBox | iText by Apryse | |---|---|---| | **AI Text Generation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **AI Text-to-Image** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **AI Image-to-Text** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Agentic AI - Document Generation | Feature | Apache PDFBox | iText by Apryse | |---|---|---| | **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### PDF SDKs | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Apache PDFBox** | N/A | N/A | | **iText by Apryse** | N/A | N/A | #### Functionality - PDF SDKs | Feature | Apache PDFBox | iText by Apryse | |---|---|---| | **Abstraction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Breadth Of Components** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Ease Of Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Support - PDF SDKs | Feature | Apache PDFBox | iText by Apryse | |---|---|---| | **Community Support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Documentation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Professional Support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | --- ## Categories **Unique to Apache PDFBox (1):** [Document Generation Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/document-generation) **Unique to iText by Apryse (1):** [PDF SDKs Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/pdf-sdks) --- ## Reviewer Demographics ### By Company Size | Segment | Apache PDFBox | iText by Apryse | |---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 54.5% | 57.7% | | **Mid-Market** | 27.3% | 15.4% | | **Enterprise** | 18.2% | 26.9% | ### By Industry #### Apache PDFBox - **Information Technology and Services:** 45.5% - **Retail:** 9.1% - **Media Production:** 9.1% - **Mechanical or Industrial Engineering:** 9.1% - **Financial Services:** 9.1% - **E-Learning:** 9.1% - **Civic & Social Organization:** 9.1% #### iText by Apryse - **Computer Software:** 30.8% - **Banking:** 15.4% - **Information Technology and Services:** 11.5% - **Financial Services:** 11.5% - **Human Resources:** 7.7% - **Media Production:** 3.8% - **Hospital & Health Care:** 3.8% - **Government Administration:** 3.8% - **Education Management:** 3.8% - **Automotive:** 3.8% - **Other:** 3.8% --- ## Alternatives ### Alternatives to Apache PDFBox - [Adobe Acrobat](https://www.g2.com/products/adobe-acrobat/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (5121 reviews) - [Wondershare PDFelement](https://www.g2.com/products/wondershare-wondershare-pdfelement/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (1044 reviews) - [Docusign CLM](https://www.g2.com/products/docusign-clm/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (493 reviews) - [Foxit PDF Editor](https://www.g2.com/products/foxit-pdf-editor/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (3624 reviews) - [PandaDoc](https://www.g2.com/products/pandadoc/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (3491 reviews) - [Conga Composer](https://www.g2.com/products/conga-composer/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (905 reviews) - [Essential Studio](https://www.g2.com/products/essential-studio/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (717 reviews) - [Nintex](https://www.g2.com/products/nintex-nintex/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (1322 reviews) - [Responsive, formerly RFPIO](https://www.g2.com/products/responsive-formerly-rfpio/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (1286 reviews) - [GetAccept](https://www.g2.com/products/getaccept/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (1245 reviews) ### Alternatives to iText by Apryse - [pdfFiller](https://www.g2.com/products/pdffiller/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (915 reviews) - [DevExpress](https://www.g2.com/products/devexpress/reviews) — 4.8/5 stars (116 reviews) - [Foxit PDF SDK](https://www.g2.com/products/foxit-pdf-sdk/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (52 reviews) - [Nutrient SDK](https://www.g2.com/products/nutrient-sdk/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (65 reviews) - [Adobe PDF Library by Datalogics](https://www.g2.com/products/adobe-pdf-library-by-datalogics/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (5 reviews) - [PDF Tools SDK](https://www.g2.com/products/pdf-tools-sdk/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (1 reviews) - [ComPDF](https://www.g2.com/products/compdf/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (5 reviews) - [PDF SDK](https://www.g2.com/products/pdf-sdk/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (2 reviews) - [React PDF Kit](https://www.g2.com/products/react-pdf-kit/reviews) — 4.8/5 stars (3 reviews) - [RadaeePDF](https://www.g2.com/products/radaeepdf/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (3 reviews) --- ## Top Discussions ### Apache PDFBox No discussions available for this product. ### iText by Apryse - Title: [Is iText PDF free?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-itext-pdf-free) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "Yes, the iText PDF library is open source, and can be used freely under the AGPL requirements. For more information, see below. The iText Core library..." - Title: [Is iText PDF open source?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-itext-pdf-open-source) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "Yes, the iText PDF library is open source, and can be used freely under the AGPL requirements. For more information, see below. The iText Core library..." - Title: [What is iText in PDF?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-itext-in-pdf) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "iText is an open-source PDF library/SDK for the generation and manipulation of PDF documents. Using the iText 7 Core PDF library you can manipulate and..." - Title: [How do I extract the paragraph position? the same way as we extract the positions in word documents.](https://www.g2.com/discussions/35467-how-do-i-extract-the-paragraph-position-the-same-way-as-we-extract-the-positions-in-word-documents) — 1 comment, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "Hi Praveen, The most powerful way to extract a paragraph’s position and other data from a PDF document is the iText 7 add-on pdf2Data, which also has an..." - Title: [What are the possibilities of making it a open source as it was in versions early 2.x?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/35432-what-are-the-possibilities-of-making-it-a-open-source-as-it-was-in-versions-early-2-x) — 1 comment, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "Hi Praveen, iText Core library has 3 major releases in the history: iText 2, iText 5 and iText 7. The good news is that all iText Core library versions..." --- **Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/apache-pdfbox-vs-itext-by-apryse)