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Should I Use Apryse?

apryse.com·Analyzed 1 day ago··Based on 16 sources

Integrate document processing capabilities into any software applications. Generate, convert, view, edit, and sign pdf and documents easily.

Depends

Depends

Buy if you're a dev team embedding serious PDF workflows — viewing, annotation, conversion, e-signing — at real scale.

Powerful enterprise PDF SDK, 4.7/5 on G2 — but quote-only pricing and recent CVEs mean small teams should look elsewhere.

Confidence: Medium

4.7/5

G2 rating

3,292 reviews across Apryse products

$1,500+/yr

Starting price

Entry package per Vendr marketplace data

None published

Free tier

Quote-based, enterprise contracts typical

$96.7M

Funding

PitchBook; Thoma Bravo portfolio company

Value for money2

Quote-only pricing; owner touts high margins

Feature depth5

View, convert, edit, sign, annotate from one vendor

Security posture2

SOC 2 certified, but 2024-26 RCE and XSS CVEs

Pros

  • Rated 4.7/5 on G2; ranked #35 best dev software product of 2026¹
  • Full pipeline — generate, convert, view, edit, sign — across all platforms⁷
  • 20,000+ customers including Dropbox and Drawboard⁸
  • SOC 2 Type 2 audited⁹
  • Modular pricing so you pay only for needed capabilities⁷

Cons

  • Quote-only enterprise contracts; no transparent pricing⁶
  • 2024-2026 CVEs: SSRF, argument-injection RCE, XSS10
  • Sixteen zero-days disclosed in the popular WebViewer SDK13
  • Aggressive licensing enforcement has drawn 'licensing troll' criticism14
  • PE owner markets 'fast growth and high margins' — expect enterprise pricing15

Gotchas

  • highWebViewer shipped 16 zero-days; patch fast and monitor CVE feeds13
  • mediumEntry packages reportedly start ~$1,500/year, but real deals are quote-based; budget for sales negotiation⁵
  • mediumLicensing is enforced assertively — get legal review of terms before adopting14
  • mediumGuess: deep SDK integration creates switching costs versus Nutrient or ComPDF later

Best for

  • SaaS teams embedding PDF viewers and annotation
  • High-volume document conversion backends
  • Finance, legal, and AEC document workflows
  • In-app e-signature requirements

Not for

  • Simple apps that just display PDFs — heavy overkill
  • Buyers who need published, self-serve pricing
  • Non-technical teams — it's a developer SDK, not an app
  • Tiny projects that can't absorb enterprise contracts

Companies that use it

  • Dropbox
  • Drawboard
  • Juume AI

Pricing

Entry (modular)

$1,500+/year

  • Pay per capability/SDK
  • Quote-based; enterprise contracts typical

Security

SOC 2 Type 2 certified, but multiple 2024-2026 CVEs including SSRF, server RCE, and XSS.

  • CVE-2025-56589 — SSRF/LFI in HTML2PDF SDKServer-side request forgery and local file inclusion in the HTML2PDF SDK.11
  • Server argument injection RCEStratascale disclosed remote code execution via argument injection in Apryse server products.10
  • CVE-2024-57240 — XSSCross-site scripting vulnerability documented on NVD.12
  • 16 zero-days in WebViewerResearchers disclosed sixteen zero-day vulnerabilities in the widely used WebViewer SDK.13

What users say

Developers on G2 and Reddit rate the SDK highly for annotation and document handling, while competitors criticize its opaque enterprise pricing.

Alternatives

Compare Apryse with each alternative.

Nutrient (PSPDFKit)

Closest rival for embedded PDF viewers and editing

Full analysis

Based on 20+ public sources; several review snippets were truncated, lowering quote availability.

Sources

  1. Apryse Products — G2 seller reviews (4.7 stars, 3,292 reviews)g2.com
    review
  2. Reddit: Why isn't Apryse talked about more for annotationreddit.com
    review
  3. Capterra: Apryse PDF SDK reviews and pricingcapterra.com
    review
  4. FeaturedCustomers: 40 Apryse customer reviewsfeaturedcustomers.com
    review
  5. Vendr: Apryse pricing marketplacevendr.com
    review
  6. SimplePDF: Apryse alternative without enterprise contractssimplepdf.com
    review
  7. Apryse pricing pageapryse.com
    official
  8. Apryse acquires PDF Tools (20,000+ customers)apryse.com
    official
  9. Apryse SOC 2 Type 2 announcementapryse.com
    official
  10. Stratascale: Apryse server argument injection RCEstratascale.com
    security
  11. SentinelOne: CVE-2025-56589 SSRF/LFIsentinelone.com
    security
  12. NVD: CVE-2024-57240 XSSnvd.nist.gov
    security
  13. 16 zero-day vulnerabilities in WebViewerlinkedin.com
    security
  14. Beeman Muchmore: Apryse and iText licensing enforcementbeemanmuchmore.com
    news
  15. Thoma Bravo: How Apryse achieves fast growth and high marginsthomabravo.com
    news
  16. PitchBook: Apryse company profile ($96.7M raised)pitchbook.com
    news

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