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# Apache PDFBox vs iText by Apryse Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Pricing

**Apache PDFBox**
No pricing available

**iText by Apryse**
Free Trial

No pricing available

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Perceived Cost

**Apache PDFBox**
Not enough reviews yet

**iText by Apryse**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**Apache PDFBox**
Not enough reviews yet

**iText by Apryse**
Not enough reviews yet

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Time to Implement

**Apache PDFBox** 6 months
Based on 100 responses

**iText by Apryse** 6 months
Based on 100 responses

Return on Investment

**Apache PDFBox** 6 months
Based on 100 responses

**iText by Apryse** 6 months
Based on 100 responses

**Pros & Cons**
from reviews

**Apache PDFBox**
Not enough data

**iText by Apryse**
Not enough data

Screenshots

**Apache PDFBox**
No screenshot available

**iText by Apryse**
 ![iText by Apryse screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/1488948/iText-Core-Java-example.png)

**Ratings**
from reviews

Meets Requirements

**Apache PDFBox**

**9.2** /10

Based on 10 responses

**iText by Apryse**

**9.2** /10

Based on 21 responses

Ease of Use

**Apache PDFBox**

**9.0** /10

Based on 10 responses

**iText by Apryse**

**7.9** /10

Based on 21 responses

Ease of Setup

**Apache PDFBox** Not enough data

**iText by Apryse**

**9.1** /10

Based on 11 responses

Ease of Admin

**Apache PDFBox** Not enough data

**iText by Apryse**

**8.7** /10

Based on 10 responses

Quality of Support

**Apache PDFBox**

**8.0** /10

Based on 9 responses

**iText by Apryse**

**8.2** /10

Based on 19 responses

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**Apache PDFBox** Not enough data

**iText by Apryse**

**8.5** /10

Based on 11 responses

Product Direction (% positive)

**Apache PDFBox**

**8.8** /10

Based on 10 responses

**iText by Apryse**

**7.4** /10

Based on 18 responses

**Features**
ratings from reviews

User Insights

**Reviewers' Company Size**

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
54.5%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
27.3%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
18.2%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
54.5%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
27.3%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
18.2%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
57.7%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
15.4%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
26.9%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
57.7%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
15.4%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
26.9%

**Reviewers' Industry**

[![Apache PDFBox](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_b350900e1c1cde239f398145fc13d8f3/apache-pdfbox.jpg "Apache PDFBox")](https://www.g2.com/products/apache-pdfbox/reviews)
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%

Other
18.2%

[![iText by Apryse](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/d74555144146e3be2b66602d79392961/itext-pdf-library-sdk.svg "iText by Apryse")](https://www.g2.com/products/itext-by-apryse/reviews)
iText by Apryse

Computer Software
30.8%

Banking
15.4%

Information Technology and Services
11.5%

Financial Services
11.5%

Human Resources
7.7%

Other
23.1%

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**iText by Apryse Alternatives**

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 ![Foxit PDF SDK](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/946dc923c008dc305012393148dccb15/foxit-pdf-sdk.svg "Foxit PDF SDK")

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Foxit PDF SDK
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## Apache PDFBox vs iText by Apryse

- Apache PDFBox and iText by Apryse both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that iText by Apryse is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Apache PDFBox over iText by Apryse.