Compare Essential Studio and iText by Apryse 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (82.0% of reviews)
Small-Business (57.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
No pricing available
Essential Studio
Star Rating
(697)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (82.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free Trial is available
Browse all 6 pricing plansiText by Apryse
Star Rating
(29)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (57.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about iText by ApryseEssential Studio vs iText by Apryse
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Essential Studio easier to use and do business with overall. However, reviewers felt that iText by Apryse is easier to set up. Both products were equally easy to administer.
- Reviewers felt that iText by Apryse meets the needs of their business better than Essential Studio.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Essential Studio is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Essential Studio over iText by Apryse.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Essential Studio
Syncfusion Essential Studio Community License - Complimentary for qualifying developers and organizations!
Free
A complimentary Essential Studio® license available to organizations and individuals with less than $1 million USD in annual gross revenue, 5 or fewer developers, and 10 or fewer total employees.
Note: An entity or organization may not have ever received more than $3,000,000 USD in capital from an outside source, such as private equity or venture capital, in order to be eligible for the Community License.
Value of $12,475 USD. No credit card required.
- Unlimited access to 1,700+ components and libraries, as well as all other products included with Essential Studio® .
- Wide range of product demos and training, including video tutorials, documentation, and KB articles.
- Does not expire. Licenses will continue to receive support and updates for new versions.
iText by Apryse
No pricing availableFree Trial
Essential Studio
Free Trial is available
iText by Apryse
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
574
9.2
21
Ease of Use
8.4
581
7.9
21
Ease of Setup
8.8
353
9.1
11
Ease of Admin
8.7
229
8.7
10
Quality of Support
9.1
547
8.2
19
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
227
8.5
11
Product Direction (% positive)
8.4
560
7.4
18
Features by Category
Functionality
8.6
212
Not enough data
8.4
180
Not enough data
8.3
163
Not enough data
8.3
194
Not enough data
8.7
203
Not enough data
8.2
206
Not enough data
8.7
199
Not enough data
JavaScript Frameworks
8.9
96
Not enough data
8.1
98
Not enough data
8.9
90
Not enough data
9.2
101
Not enough data
9.0
97
Not enough data
8.2
82
Not enough data
Functionality
8.7
181
Not enough data
9.1
240
Not enough data
8.7
198
Not enough data
Management
8.9
213
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.9
226
Not enough data
Functionality
9.1
83
Not enough data
8.9
92
Not enough data
8.9
86
Not enough data
Performance
8.9
88
Not enough data
8.9
93
Not enough data
8.1
91
Not enough data
Support
8.3
92
Not enough data
8.2
93
Not enough data
8.2
84
Not enough data
Data Sources
8.3
52
Not enough data
8.3
51
Not enough data
8.5
61
Not enough data
Generation
7.8
46
Not enough data
7.8
43
Not enough data
8.0
45
Not enough data
Delivery
7.5
42
Not enough data
7.6
44
Not enough data
7.2
39
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.2
25
Not enough data
6.0
24
Not enough data
6.0
21
Not enough data
5.9
22
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Document Generation
3.3
6
Not enough data
Charts
9.0
56
Not enough data
8.9
56
Not enough data
8.9
53
Not enough data
8.7
55
Not enough data
Documentation
8.1
56
Not enough data
Mobile
8.4
49
Not enough data
Web Frameworks
9.0
52
Not enough data
Functionality - PDF SDKs
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Support - PDF SDKs
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Essential Studio and iText by Apryse share no categories
Unique Categories
Essential Studio is categorized as Data Visualization Libraries, Component Libraries, JavaScript Web Frameworks, .NET Integrated Development Environments (IDE), Document Generation, and Mobile Development Frameworks
iText by Apryse is categorized as PDF SDKs
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Essential Studio
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
iText by Apryse
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
30.7%
Information Technology and Services
12.6%
Financial Services
4.2%
Accounting
2.4%
Program Development
2.4%
Other
47.7%
Computer Software
30.8%
Banking
15.4%
Information Technology and Services
11.5%
Financial Services
11.5%
Human Resources
7.7%
Other
23.1%
Alternatives
Discussions
this free community version of syncfusion will stay free ?
2 Comments
SS
Hi Muhammad,
I'm not sure if my reply to your other inquiry didn't come through or if there was a system hiccup and your question was mistakenly posted...Read more
What is Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise Edition used for?
1 Comment
WK
.Net DevelopmentRead more
How do you use syncfusion?
1 Comment
HK
We have an ASP .Net Core app that is primarily used to maintain metadata for our main application. Most pages use grids. Our home, dashboard page has...Read more
Is iText PDF free?
1 Comment
JK
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...Read more
Is iText PDF open source?
1 Comment
JK
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...Read more
What is iText in PDF?
1 Comment
JK
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...Read more
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