# Essential Studio, iText by Apryse vs DevExpress Comparison

| | Essential Studio | iText by Apryse | DevExpress | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.5 out of 5 | 4.2 out of 5 | 4.8 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 716 | 29 | 116 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (82.2% of reviews) | Small-Business (57.7% of reviews) | Small-Business (74.3% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | Free | No pricing available | No pricing available | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### Essential Studio

Pros:
- Features (45 reviews)
- Components (44 reviews)

Cons:
- Poor Documentation (22 reviews)
- Confusing Documentation (13 reviews)

### iText by Apryse

**Not enough data**

### DevExpress

Pros:
- Customer Support (2 reviews)
- Features (2 reviews)

Cons:
- Missing Features (1 reviews)
- Navigation Issues (1 reviews)

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | Essential Studio | iText by Apryse | DevExpress | 
|---|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 8.8 (587 reviews) | 9.2 (21 reviews) | 9.2 (69 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 8.4 (594 reviews) | 7.9 (21 reviews) | 8.6 (69 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 8.8 (366 reviews) | 9.1 (11 reviews) | 9.4 (26 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 8.7 (230 reviews) | 8.7 (10 reviews) | 9.5 (21 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 9.1 (558 reviews) | 8.2 (19 reviews) | 9.6 (69 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.9 (228 reviews) | 8.5 (11 reviews) | 9.8 (20 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 8.4 (569 reviews) | 7.4 (18 reviews) | 9.2 (62 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### Essential Studio

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: Syncfusion Essential Studio Community License - Complimentary for qualifying developers and organizations!

Price: Free

Description: 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.

Key Features:
- 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.

[Browse all 6 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/essential-studio/pricing)

#### Free Trial

Yes

### iText by Apryse

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

Yes

### DevExpress

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

Yes

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## Features Comparison By Category

### .NET Integrated Development Environments (IDE)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Essential Studio** | 8.5/10 | 221 |
| **iText by Apryse** | N/A | N/A |
| **DevExpress** | 9.3/10 | 35 |

#### Functionality

| Feature | Essential Studio | iText by Apryse | DevExpress | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Ease of Use** | 8.6 (212 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.8 (34 reviews) | 
| **File Management** | 8.4 (180 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.3 (30 reviews) | 
| **Multi-Language Support** | 8.4 (164 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.3 (29 reviews) | 
| **Customization** | 8.3 (194 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.2 (31 reviews) | 
| **Straight-Out-the-Box Functionality** | 8.7 (204 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.4 (32 reviews) | 
| **Help Guides** | 8.2 (206 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.3 (34 reviews) | 
| **Patching & Updates** | 8.7 (199 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.6 (33 reviews) | 

### JavaScript Web Frameworks

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Essential Studio** | 8.7/10 | 113 |
| **iText by Apryse** | N/A | N/A |
| **DevExpress** | 8.7/10 | 10 |

#### JavaScript Frameworks

| Feature | Essential Studio | iText by Apryse | DevExpress | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Libraries** | 8.9 (96 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.3 (10 reviews) | 
| **Community** | 8.1 (98 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.2 (10 reviews) | 
| **Widgets** | 8.9 (90 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.5 (10 reviews) | 
| **Browser Support** | 9.2 (101 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.7 (10 reviews) | 
| **Graphical Visualization** | 9.0 (97 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.5 (10 reviews) | 
| **Mobile Support** | 8.2 (82 reviews) | Not enough data | 7.9 (7 reviews) | 

### Component Libraries

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Essential Studio** | 8.9/10 | 269 |
| **iText by Apryse** | N/A | N/A |
| **DevExpress** | 9.7/10 | 21 |

#### Functionality

| Feature | Essential Studio | iText by Apryse | DevExpress | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Language Contingency** | 8.7 (182 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.3 (15 reviews) | 
| **Component Library** | 9.1 (248 reviews) | Not enough data | 10.0 (19 reviews) | 
| **Unlocked Components** | 8.7 (200 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.7 (15 reviews) | 

#### Management

| Feature | Essential Studio | iText by Apryse | DevExpress | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Framework Integration** | 8.9 (218 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.6 (19 reviews) | 
| **Repository Management** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 9.4 (15 reviews) | 
| **Support** | 8.9 (229 reviews) | Not enough data | 10.0 (19 reviews) | 

### Mobile Development Frameworks

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Essential Studio** | 8.6/10 | 99 |
| **iText by Apryse** | N/A | N/A |
| **DevExpress** | 9.5/10 | 6 |

#### Functionality

| Feature | Essential Studio | iText by Apryse | DevExpress | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Language Support** | 9.1 (83 reviews) | Not enough data | 10.0 (5 reviews) | 
| **Ease of Use** | 8.9 (92 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.7 (5 reviews) | 
| **Integrations** | 8.9 (87 reviews) | Not enough data | 10.0 (5 reviews) | 

#### Performance

| Feature | Essential Studio | iText by Apryse | DevExpress | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Power** | 8.9 (88 reviews) | Not enough data | 10.0 (5 reviews) | 
| **Responsiveness** | 8.9 (93 reviews) | Not enough data | 10.0 (6 reviews) | 
| **Lightweight** | 8.1 (91 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.9 (6 reviews) | 

#### Support

| Feature | Essential Studio | iText by Apryse | DevExpress | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Tutorials** | 8.3 (92 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.4 (6 reviews) | 
| **Documentation** | 8.2 (93 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.2 (6 reviews) | 
| **Community** | 8.2 (84 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.2 (6 reviews) | 

### Document Generation

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Essential Studio** | 7.0/10 | 65 |
| **iText by Apryse** | N/A | N/A |
| **DevExpress** | 9.3/10 | 5 |

#### Data Sources

| Feature | Essential Studio | iText by Apryse | DevExpress | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Software** | 8.3 (52 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Spreadsheets** | 8.3 (51 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Documents** | 8.5 (61 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.3 (5 reviews) | 

#### Generation

| Feature | Essential Studio | iText by Apryse | DevExpress | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Templates** | 7.8 (46 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Automation** | 7.8 (43 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Branding** | 8.0 (45 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Delivery

| Feature | Essential Studio | iText by Apryse | DevExpress | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Workflow** | 7.5 (42 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Schedule** | 7.6 (44 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Batch** | 7.2 (39 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Generative AI

| Feature | Essential Studio | iText by Apryse | DevExpress | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Generation** | 6.2 (25 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **AI Text Summarization** | 6.0 (24 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **AI Text-to-Image** | 6.0 (21 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **AI Image-to-Text** | 5.9 (22 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI - Document Generation

| Feature | Essential Studio | iText by Apryse | DevExpress | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | 3.3 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Data Visualization Libraries

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Essential Studio** | 8.7/10 | 64 |
| **iText by Apryse** | N/A | N/A |
| **DevExpress** | N/A | N/A |

#### Charts

| Feature | Essential Studio | iText by Apryse | DevExpress | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Chart Options** | 9.0 (58 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Interactive** | 8.9 (56 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Time Series** | 8.9 (54 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Export** | 8.7 (55 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Documentation

| Feature | Essential Studio | iText by Apryse | DevExpress | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Documentation** | 8.2 (57 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Mobile

| Feature | Essential Studio | iText by Apryse | DevExpress | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Mobile** | 8.4 (50 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Web Frameworks

| Feature | Essential Studio | iText by Apryse | DevExpress | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Web Frameworks** | 9.0 (53 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### PDF SDKs

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Essential Studio** | N/A | N/A |
| **iText by Apryse** | N/A | N/A |
| **DevExpress** | N/A | N/A |

#### Functionality - PDF SDKs

| Feature | Essential Studio | iText by Apryse | DevExpress | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Abstraction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Breadth Of Components** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Ease Of Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Support - PDF SDKs

| Feature | Essential Studio | iText by Apryse | DevExpress | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Community Support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Documentation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Professional Support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

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## Categories

**Unique to Essential Studio (6):** [Data Visualization Libraries Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/data-visualization-libraries), [Component Libraries Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/component-libraries), [JavaScript Web Frameworks](https://www.g2.com/categories/javascript-web-frameworks), [.NET Integrated Development Environments (IDE)](https://www.g2.com/categories/net-integrated-development-environments-ide), [Document Generation Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/document-generation), [Mobile Development Frameworks](https://www.g2.com/categories/mobile-development-frameworks)

**Unique to iText by Apryse (1):** [PDF SDKs Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/pdf-sdks)

**Unique to DevExpress (7):** [Component Libraries Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/component-libraries), [JavaScript Web Frameworks](https://www.g2.com/categories/javascript-web-frameworks), [.NET Integrated Development Environments (IDE)](https://www.g2.com/categories/net-integrated-development-environments-ide), [Document Generation Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/document-generation), [Mobile Development Frameworks](https://www.g2.com/categories/mobile-development-frameworks), [Data Visualization Libraries Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/data-visualization-libraries), [PDF SDKs Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/pdf-sdks)


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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | Essential Studio | iText by Apryse | DevExpress | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 82.2% | 57.7% | 74.3% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 13.2% | 15.4% | 16.2% | 
| **Enterprise** | 4.6% | 26.9% | 9.5% | 

### By Industry

#### Essential Studio

- **Computer Software:** 31.0%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 12.4%
- **Financial Services:** 4.3%
- **Accounting:** 2.4%
- **Program Development:** 2.4%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 2.1%
- **Construction:** 1.8%
- **Retail:** 1.6%
- **Oil & Energy:** 1.6%
- **Industrial Automation:** 1.5%
- **Other:** 39.1%

#### 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%

#### DevExpress

- **Computer Software:** 21.0%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 8.6%
- **Financial Services:** 5.7%
- **Accounting:** 4.8%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 3.8%
- **Apparel & Fashion:** 2.9%
- **Industrial Automation:** 2.9%
- **Mechanical or Industrial Engineering:** 2.9%
- **Food & Beverages:** 1.9%
- **Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing:** 1.9%
- **Other:** 43.8%

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## Alternatives

### Alternatives to Essential Studio

- [Progress Kendo UI](https://www.g2.com/products/progress-kendo-ui/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (254 reviews)
- [Progress Telerik](https://www.g2.com/products/progress-telerik/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (215 reviews)
- [Webix](https://www.g2.com/products/webix/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (17 reviews)
- [Ionic: An OutSystems Company](https://www.g2.com/products/ionic-an-outsystems-company/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (153 reviews)
- [Visual Studio](https://www.g2.com/products/visual-studio/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (3981 reviews)
- [PandaDoc](https://www.g2.com/products/pandadoc/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (3481 reviews)
- [Wondershare PDFelement](https://www.g2.com/products/wondershare-wondershare-pdfelement/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (1044 reviews)
- [Foxit PDF Editor](https://www.g2.com/products/foxit-pdf-editor/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (3619 reviews)
- [Google Chart Tools](https://www.g2.com/products/google-chart-tools/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (513 reviews)
- [Adobe Acrobat](https://www.g2.com/products/adobe-acrobat/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (5115 reviews)

### Alternatives to iText by Apryse

- [pdfFiller](https://www.g2.com/products/pdffiller/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (915 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)
- [Vue PDF Viewer](https://www.g2.com/products/vue-pdf-viewer/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (2 reviews)

### Alternatives to DevExpress

- [Progress Kendo UI](https://www.g2.com/products/progress-kendo-ui/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (254 reviews)
- [Progress Telerik](https://www.g2.com/products/progress-telerik/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (215 reviews)
- [Visual Studio](https://www.g2.com/products/visual-studio/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (3981 reviews)
- [PandaDoc](https://www.g2.com/products/pandadoc/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (3481 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)
- [Conga Composer](https://www.g2.com/products/conga-composer/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (905 reviews)
- [Adobe Acrobat](https://www.g2.com/products/adobe-acrobat/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (5115 reviews)
- [Google Chart Tools](https://www.g2.com/products/google-chart-tools/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (513 reviews)
- [pdfFiller](https://www.g2.com/products/pdffiller/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (915 reviews)

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## Top Discussions

### Essential Studio

- Title: [this free community version of syncfusion  will  stay free ?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/24630-this-free-community-version-of-syncfusion-will-stay-free) — 2 comments, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "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..."
- Title: [What is Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise Edition used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-syncfusion-essential-studio-enterprise-edition-used-for) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** ".Net Development"
- Title: [How do you use syncfusion?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-do-you-use-syncfusion) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "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..."
- Title: [Is syncfusion free?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-syncfusion-free) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "No"
- Title: [Can I get free subscribtion for live chats  to get solutions for problems while developing ?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/can-i-get-free-subscribtion-for-live-chats-to-get-solutions-for-problems-while-developing) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "The paid license comes with support for no additional cost."

### 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..."

### DevExpress

- Title: [What is the difference between DevExpress and DevExtreme?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-the-difference-between-devexpress-and-devextreme) — 1 comment *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "DevExtreme is a DevExpress subscription that includes JavaScript components for web development. This product would be of most interest to those who develop..."
- Title: [What is DevExpress Universal subscription?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-devexpress-universal-subscription) — 1 comment *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "DevExpress Universal Subscription is the most comprehensive software development package offered by DevExpress. The package includes all DevExpress UI..."
- Title: [What is new in DevExpress?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-new-in-devexpress) — 1 comment *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "The latest What's New information for DevExpress products is always available at www.devexpress.com/new"
- Title: [What is DevExpress used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-devexpress-used-for) — 1 comment *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "DevExpress engineers UI Controls, IDE Productivity Tools, Business Application Frameworks, Reporting & Dashboard Systems, Office File APIs, and other..."
- Title: [What are the future plans about Winforms?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-are-the-future-plans-about-winforms) — 1 comment, 1 upvote *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "We have not and will not deprecate our WinForms product line. We remain committed to the WinForms platform and are doing everything we can to address the..."

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