# Foxit PDF Editor vs pdf-lib

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Foxit PDF Editor

| Attribute | Foxit PDF Editor | pdf-lib |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 77.8 (55% (medium)) | 59.4 (20% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 0 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 2,364 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 8,605 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | - |
| description.long | A professional PDF editing platform available as both cloud subscription and perpetual desktop licenses, featuring full document creation and manipulation, OCR, encryption, and AI-driven summarization and translation. Designed for enterprises with security certifications including SOC 2, HIPAA, and GDPR compliance. | A pure JavaScript PDF manipulation toolkit that runs across any JavaScript environment including web browsers, Node.js, Deno, and React Native. It enables creating new PDFs, editing existing documents, filling forms with various field types, embedding fonts, and merging or splitting pages. |
| features.capabilities | `{"soc2_type_ii":true,"pricing_model":"flat_subscription","deployment_model":"cloud_saas","file_size_compression_engine":true,"interactive_form_field_creation":true,"password_protection_and_encryption":true,"permanent_blackout_redaction_engine":true,"microsoft_office_docx_xlsx_conversion":true,"page_merging_extraction_and_splitting":true,"base_text_and_image_editing_within_pdf":true,"ocr_optical_character_recognition_scanning":true,"digital_signature_certification_enforcement":true}` | - |
| integrations.count | 15 | - |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Dropbox"},{"name":"Salesforce"},{"name":"SharePoint"},{"name":"NetDocuments"},{"name":"iManage Work"},{"name":"iManage Cloud"},{"name":"Egnyte"},{"name":"OpenText Documentum"},{"name":"OpenText eDOCS"},{"name":"OpenText Content Suite"},{"name":"Worldox"},{"name":"FileOpen"},{"name":"Microsoft Entra ID"},{"name":"Foxit eSign API"},{"name":"Google Chrome"}]` | - |
| language.primary | - | TypeScript |
| license.spdx | - | MIT |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"ios":true,"mac":true,"web":true,"android":true,"windows":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"PDF Editor","summary":"$209.99 one-time purchase","features":["Full PDF editing and creation","OCR and document scanning","Form creation and interactive fields","256-bit AES encryption and access control","Digital signature support","Redaction and content removal","Document conversion"],"components":[{"kind":"one_time","amount":209.99,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Perpetual license with core PDF editing capabilities","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"PDF Editor+","summary":"$159.99/year or $10.99/month per user","features":["All PDF Editor features","Web-based Editor Cloud platform","Mobile apps (iOS, Android)","Unlimited cloud storage","AI Assistant (20 credits/month included)","Smart Redact using AI","150 eSign envelopes per year","Document Management System","eSignature integration"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":159.99,"period":"year","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"fixed","amount":10.99,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Full-featured subscription with cloud, mobile, and AI capabilities","contactSales":false},{"free":true,"name":"AI Assistant - Free","summary":"Free, 20 AI credits/month","features":["Document summarization","Multi-language translation (27+ languages)","Chat with documents","Access to ai.foxit.com web platform","Works in desktop and mobile apps"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Free tier with limited monthly AI credits","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"ai_credits":"20/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"AI Assistant - Power Users","summary":"2,000 AI credits/month for power users (add-on pricing not clearly specified)","features":["2,000 AI credits monthly","Multi-document research agent","Priority processing","Access to ai.foxit.com web platform","All AI features"],"description":"Expanded AI capabilities with higher monthly credit allowance","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"ai_credits":"2000/month"}}],"summary":"Free tier with 20 AI credits/month; PDF Editor+ from $159.99/year subscription; PDF Editor perpetual license $209.99; Paid AI Assistant tier with 2,000 credits/month","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.foxit.com/ai/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-25T15:43:13.416Z","freeTrialDays":14,"startingPrice":{"amount":10.99,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"free","summary":"Free","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://pdf-lib.js.org/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T16:04:48.894Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | low | free |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":10.99,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | - | 19 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/Hopding/pdf-lib/releases/tag/v1.17.1","date":"2021-11-06T22:31:59Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.17.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/Hopding/pdf-lib/releases/tag/v1.17.0","date":"2021-10-16T21:23:39Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.17.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/Hopding/pdf-lib/releases/tag/v1.16.0","date":"2021-01-27T01:11:42Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.16.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/Hopding/pdf-lib/releases/tag/v1.15.0","date":"2021-01-09T23:04:56Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.15.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/Hopding/pdf-lib/releases/tag/v1.14.1","date":"2020-12-30T00:07:00Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.14.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/Hopding/pdf-lib/releases/tag/v1.14.0","date":"2020-12-21T17:46:03Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.14.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/Hopding/pdf-lib/releases/tag/v1.13.0","date":"2020-12-06T20:09:41Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.13.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/Hopding/pdf-lib/releases/tag/v1.12.0","date":"2020-11-15T15:49:05Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.12.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/Hopding/pdf-lib/releases/tag/v1.11.2","date":"2020-10-09T22:10:18Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.11.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/Hopding/pdf-lib/releases/tag/v1.11.1","date":"2020-09-15T23:54:00Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.11.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/Hopding/pdf-lib/releases/tag/v1.11.0","date":"2020-09-13T20:29:46Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.11.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/Hopding/pdf-lib/releases/tag/v1.10.0","date":"2020-08-08T16:26:20Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.10.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/Hopding/pdf-lib/releases/tag/v1.9.0","date":"2020-06-26T23:26:28Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.9.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/Hopding/pdf-lib/releases/tag/v1.8.0","date":"2020-06-20T18:26:25Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.8.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/Hopding/pdf-lib/releases/tag/v1.7.0","date":"2020-05-30T16:20:25Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.7.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/Hopding/pdf-lib/releases/tag/v1.6.1","date":"2020-05-25T15:57:14Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.6.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/Hopding/pdf-lib/releases/tag/v1.6.0","date":"2020-05-16T15:55:44Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.6.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/Hopding/pdf-lib/releases/tag/v1.5.0","date":"2020-04-26T20:26:56Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.5.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/Hopding/pdf-lib/releases/tag/v1.4.1","date":"2020-03-07T16:59:52Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.4.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/Hopding/pdf-lib/releases/tag/v1.4.0","date":"2020-02-29T16:39:41Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.4.0"}]` |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.hipaa | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=pdf-lib&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (PDF Editors)

| Capability | Foxit PDF Editor | pdf-lib |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Deployment model | Cloud saas | - |
| Base text and image editing within PDF | ✓ | - |
| Page merging extraction and splitting | ✓ | - |
| OCR optical character recognition scanning | ✓ | - |
| Permanent blackout redaction engine | ✓ | - |
| Password protection and encryption | ✓ | - |
| Interactive form field creation | ✓ | - |
| Digital signature certification enforcement | ✓ | - |
| Microsoft office docx xlsx conversion | ✓ | - |
| File size compression engine | ✓ | - |
| SOC2 type ii | ✓ | - |
| ISO 27001 | - | - |
| Pricing model | Flat subscription | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T14:56:45.242Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*