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At a Glance
Apryse PDF SDK
Apryse PDF SDK
Star Rating
(76)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (60.0% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial
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Wondershare PDFelement
Wondershare PDFelement
Star Rating
(740)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (68.0% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
$9.08 1 license Per Month (Paid Yearly. Monthly Cost)
Free Trial is available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
  • Users report that Wondershare PDFelement excels in its Ease of Setup with a score of 9.2, making it a preferred choice for those who want a quick start. In contrast, Apryse PDF SDK has a lower score of 8.1 in this area, indicating a steeper learning curve.
  • Reviewers mention that Wondershare PDFelement offers superior Annotate features with a score of 8.7, while Apryse PDF SDK shines with a remarkable score of 9.7, highlighting its robust collaboration tools for real-time communication.
  • G2 users indicate that Wondershare PDFelement has a strong focus on Document Management with a consistent score of 8.8, whereas Apryse PDF SDK matches this score but lacks some advanced features that users of PDFelement find beneficial.
  • Users on G2 report that Wondershare PDFelement's Quality of Support is rated at 8.6, which is higher than Apryse PDF SDK's score of 8.0, suggesting that users may find more reliable assistance with PDFelement.
  • Reviewers say that Wondershare PDFelement's Document Editor is highly rated at 9.4, providing a seamless editing experience, while Apryse PDF SDK, although strong, scores slightly lower at 8.5, indicating it may not be as user-friendly for document editing tasks.
  • Users report that both products perform well in File Types with Wondershare PDFelement scoring 9.2 for Export and 9.0 for Import, while Apryse PDF SDK also performs well but lacks the same level of versatility in web publishing, scoring 8.3 in that area.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Apryse PDF SDK
Base Package
Free Trial
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Wondershare PDFelement
PDFelement Pro for Teams (Monthly)
$9.08
1 license Per Month (Paid Yearly. Monthly Cost)
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Free Trial
Apryse PDF SDK
Free Trial is available
Wondershare PDFelement
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.6
69
9.0
670
Ease of Use
8.6
70
9.0
679
Ease of Setup
8.2
59
9.2
309
Ease of Admin
8.6
48
9.0
219
Quality of Support
8.1
66
8.6
556
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.4
46
9.0
212
Product Direction (% positive)
8.6
68
9.0
666
Features by Category
8.5
185
8.5
3,005
Organization
8.0
17
8.8
284
8.6
16
8.7
294
7.8
15
8.7
285
8.2
13
8.7
284
Editing
9.1
15
8.8
300
8.2
17
8.8
307
8.0
15
8.9
300
7.4
14
8.4
290
9.6
19
8.6
293
Operating System
9.1
16
9.1
148
8.9
14
7.8
115
8.9
14
7.1
105
8.7
110
8.5
934
Data Sources
8.6
14
8.5
95
7.4
13
8.4
98
9.3
14
9.2
108
Generation
9.0
13
8.3
98
9.0
12
8.4
93
9.0
12
8.7
97
Delivery
8.6
12
8.6
91
8.6
11
8.4
85
8.9
9
8.7
85
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
7.9
42
Feature Not Available
8.3
42
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
1,305
Design
Not enough data
8.9
83
Not enough data
8.4
85
Not enough data
8.5
80
Collaboration
Not enough data
7.9
77
Not enough data
7.7
72
File Types
Not enough data
9.0
89
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Edit & Revise
Not enough data
8.8
80
Not enough data
8.6
79
Not enough data
9.1
87
Integrate & Embed
Not enough data
8.0
86
Not enough data
8.1
85
Not enough data
8.2
79
Operating System
Not enough data
9.1
86
Not enough data
8.1
66
Not enough data
7.1
61
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.5
53
Not enough data
8.0
57
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
286
Design
Not enough data
8.5
39
Not enough data
8.8
37
Not enough data
8.9
36
Not enough data
8.7
37
Not enough data
8.7
35
Not enough data
8.3
35
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.2
34
Not enough data
8.4
33
8.2
174
Not enough data
Functionality - PDF SDKs
8.2
29
Not enough data
8.0
29
Not enough data
8.6
27
Not enough data
Support - PDF SDKs
8.1
29
Not enough data
8.3
30
Not enough data
8.2
30
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Apryse PDF SDK
Apryse PDF SDK
Wondershare PDFelement
Wondershare PDFelement
Apryse PDF SDK and Wondershare PDFelement are categorized as Document Generation and PDF Editor
Unique Categories
Apryse PDF SDK
Apryse PDF SDK is categorized as PDF SDKs
Wondershare PDFelement
Wondershare PDFelement is categorized as Desktop Publishing and Document Creation
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Apryse PDF SDK
Apryse PDF SDK
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
60.0%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
30.7%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
9.3%
Wondershare PDFelement
Wondershare PDFelement
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
68.0%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
18.5%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
13.5%
Reviewers' Industry
Apryse PDF SDK
Apryse PDF SDK
Computer Software
29.3%
Construction
13.3%
Legal Services
9.3%
Information Technology and Services
9.3%
Insurance
5.3%
Other
33.3%
Wondershare PDFelement
Wondershare PDFelement
Information Technology and Services
7.4%
Higher Education
5.0%
Computer Software
4.9%
Education Management
4.3%
Management Consulting
3.1%
Other
75.4%
Most Helpful Reviews
Apryse PDF SDK
Apryse PDF SDK
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Retail

The incredible SDK makes making complex documents that are unique for each location very straight forward. Easy to connect, highly valuable asset for our organization.

Most Helpful Critical Review
Tom A.
TA
Tom A.
Verified User in Real Estate

Sales team has been incredibly difficult to work with, slow responses, bad responses. Then without us changing code pdftron starting acting different and clearly changed their settings Bad documentation No clear documentation on integration with...

Wondershare PDFelement
Wondershare PDFelement
Most Helpful Favorable Review
SALAMA Y.
SY
SALAMA Y.
Verified User in Higher Education

PDFelement is fast, robust and beautiful PDF editor for Mac and Windows. PDFelement Read, annotate and edit PDFs, change text and images. So Easy Like In Word the strong points that I have found in PDFelement: Completely edit PDF, anyway you...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Law Practice

PDFelement, like many other PDF editors, has some restrictions when being used on iPad, which are aggravated by the user interface that is notably not quite as nice as the desktop version. The second major point against PDFelement is the price tag. There...

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Discussions
Apryse PDF SDK
Apryse PDF SDK Discussions
Pricing
1 comment
Official Response from Apryse PDF SDK
Hi, Syed. Please contact our sales team at https://www.pdftron.com/form/contact-sales/ for pricing information.Read more
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Apryse PDF SDK has no more discussions with answers
Wondershare PDFelement
Wondershare PDFelement Discussions
What's your licensing model/policy?
2 comments
Official Response from Wondershare PDFelement
The licensing model of PDFelement is perpetual, meaning the software is purchased at a one-time cost that does not require commitment to a subscription or...Read more
Does the perpetual license for one user include future upgrades or do upgrades have to be purchased?
2 comments
Gary F.
GF
Susan, for a definitive answer you might want to contact the publisher, but in my experience a perpetual license includes support and upDATES but not version...Read more
What is the best way to get good quality conversions from PDFs to Word documents that have complicated pictures and text?
2 comments
Gary F.
GF
It's unlikely you'll find anything which can perfectly differentiate between legitimate text and random blemishes / marks. I would suggest using PDFelement's...Read more