Apryse
Build, view, edit, and extract data across 100+ formats with a single production-ready SDK
About Apryse
Apryse (formerly PDFTron) is a document processing SDK platform that gives developers everything needed to add PDF viewing, editing, annotation, digital signatures, OCR, and data extraction to their own web, mobile, or server applications. Using a proprietary in-house rendering engine, it delivers high-fidelity rendering across 100+ file formats including PDF, DOCX, XLSX, CAD, images, and video. Used by 20,000+ organizations including 85 of the Fortune 100.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Proprietary rendering engine delivers superior fidelity compared to open-source wrappers
- Truly cross-platform with consistent behavior across web, server, and mobile
- Client-side and on-premise options keep sensitive documents off third-party servers
- Comprehensive feature set replaces multiple vendor integrations with one SDK
Cons
- High cost with opaque pricing starting around $1,500
- Documentation can be outdated with a steep integration learning curve
- Requires developer implementation, not suitable for non-technical buyers
- Support response times can exceed a week for some tickets
Key Features
WebViewer Browser SDK
Fully client-side document viewing, annotation, and editing via WebAssembly with no server dependencies
Multi-Format Support
Handles 100+ file formats including PDF, DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, CAD files, images, and video in a single SDK
Annotation & Collaboration
Real-time markup, comments, measurement tools, stamps, and custom annotation workflows
Digital Signatures
Custom signing flows with field placement, signer assignment, and document validation
OCR & Smart Data Extraction
Automated key-value pair extraction from semi-structured documents like receipts, IDs, and forms
Server & Mobile SDKs
Backend processing in .NET, Java, C++, Python, Go, PHP, Ruby plus native iOS and Android SDKs
PDF Editing & Manipulation
Insert, remove, merge, split, redact, and convert documents including PDF/A directly in browser or server-side
Pricing
- Full SDK access
- Development and testing
- Core viewer + annotation
- Single platform
- Standard support
- All modules
- Multi-platform
- Priority support
- On-premise deployment