iText Software

What do you like best?

We have been using it for creating custom pdf reports. We have used the Java API of iTextPDF and it is very easy to create pdf documents with it. It is very easy to create a custom pdf solution using iTextPDF. If you are a Java developer and looking for library which can help in pdf report/document creation with ease then I would recommend to use iTextPDF. No doubt about that.It's highly recommended.

What do you dislike?

As a developer I think that there is a lot of boilerplate code that one needs to write to get going with it and it can be reduced to some extent. Otherwise it is a great tool.

Recommendations to others considering the product:

It is a tested PDF creation solution for Java and .Net developers. There are enough get started examples and tutorials available to get you going with this library. There is enough community support available for your support needs. Customer support is also there if you have questions about licensing anything related to the product. It is highly recommended PDF library for Java and .Net developers.

What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized?

We were looking for a tool/library which is easy to integrate with Java and have no performance issue as well for our custom pdf report creation. We did a thorough POC and choose iTextPDF over other alternatives as it satisfied and fulfilled the criteria we have set for this analysis.