Nutrient SDK vs. DocRaptor

Nutrient offers a comprehensive suite of solutions tailored to meet all your PDF needs, providing tools that effortlessly handle PDF functionalities on any platform. 1. SDK: Integrate sophisticated PDF capabilities into iOS, Android, Windows, the web, or any cross-platform technology, offering features such as PDF viewing, annotation, collaboration, and much more. 2. Libraries: Use our robust .NET and Java libraries to empower your backend systems with capabilities for batch processing of redactions and PDF forms, OCR for scanned text, and editing of PDF documents, all directly from your application server. 3. Processor: Our nimble PDF microservice, Processor, facilitates the quick creation of PDFs from HTML, including HTML forms, alongside conversions from Office to PDF, OCR processing, redaction, and the combination and exporting of XFDF. 4. PDF API: Leverage our hosted PDF API to create, convert, and modify PDF documents within your workflows. We manage the development and server operations, allowing you to focus solely on growing your business. At Nutrient, we see ourselves not merely as a tool but as a dedicated partner in your journey to success. You can easily reach out to our engineers for specialized support, access thorough examples to aid in integration, and utilize our premium documentation to maximize your experience. Additionally, we are committed to continuous improvement and innovation, ensuring our solutions evolve with your needs.

There are many popular free libraries available for converting HTML to PDF, including wkhtmltopdf, PhantomJS, and Chrome Headless / Puppeteer, which leverage Webkit or Chromium rendering engines optimized for scrollable web pages. In contrast, DocRaptor focuses on producing multi-page documents, leading to notable variations in PDF attributes such as page breaks, headers, footers, and adjustable page sizes. This fundamental difference influences both the structure and presentation of documents. Our conversion engine stands out by providing an array of advanced layout and styling options, including compatibility with CSS Paged Media, which far exceeds the capabilities of open-source PDF engines. Additionally, being a cloud-based API allows us to offer professional support, instant scalability, and consistent reliability, thus freeing users from the costs associated with maintaining these libraries and their infrastructure over time. Consequently, this blend of features not only enhances usability but also positions our solution as a highly attractive option for anyone in need of superior PDF generation. Ultimately, our commitment to innovation and user satisfaction drives us to continuously improve our offerings, ensuring that our clients can rely on us for their document conversion needs.