foliojs/pdfkitGitHub
Choose it for streaming, low-level PDF generation in Node.js with a chainable API; jsPDF is simpler for quick client-side use.
A JavaScript PDF generation library for Node and the browser
- 10.7k
- JavaScript
- MIT
active2mo ago
parallax/jsPDF Alternatives
PDF generation
Client-side JavaScript library for generating PDF documents programmatically.
Drop-in peers
Same problem, same approach. Swapping one for another is a config change, not a rewrite.
Same job, different approach
Solves the same problem with a different architecture or at a different layer. Expect to rewrite the integration.
diegomura/react-pdfGitHub
Choose it when you want to compose PDFs with React components and JSX layout; jsPDF requires imperative drawing commands.
📄 Create PDF files using React
- 16.8k
- TypeScript
- MIT
active2mo ago
QuestPDF/QuestPDFGitHub
Choose it for .NET/C# projects that need a fluent layout API for PDF generation; jsPDF is JavaScript-only.
QuestPDF is a modern library for PDF document generation. Its fluent C# API lets you design complex layouts with clean, readable code. Create documents using a flexible, component-based approach.
- 14.2k
- C#
- NOASSERTION
active2mo ago
bpampuch/pdfmakeGitHub
Choose it for declarative JSON-based document definitions on client or server; jsPDF requires manual positioning.
Client/server side PDF printing in pure JavaScript
- 12.3k
- JavaScript
- NOASSERTION
active4mo ago
dompdf/dompdfGitHub
Choose it in PHP projects to convert HTML to PDF; jsPDF is a JavaScript library, not for PHP backends.
HTML to PDF converter for PHP
- 11.2k
- PHP
- LGPL-2.1
active2mo ago
pdfme/pdfmeGitHub
Choose it when you want a React-based generator with a WYSIWYG template designer; jsPDF has no designer UI.
Open-source PDF generation library built with TypeScript and React. Features a WYSIWYG template designer, PDF viewer, and powerful generation capabilities. Create custom PDFs effortlessly in both browser and Node.js environments.
- 4.8k
- TypeScript
- MIT
active2mo ago
LibrePDF/OpenPDFGitHub
Choose it for JVM projects that need PDF creation and editing in Java; jsPDF is JavaScript-only.
OpenPDF is an open-source Java library for creating, editing, rendering, and encrypting PDF documents, as well as generating PDFs from HTML. It is licensed under the LGPL and MPL.
- 4.4k
- Java
- NOASSERTION
active2mo ago
Older generation, or narrower
An earlier or more limited way to do the job. Still the right call when you need something small, proven, or CPU-only.
Hopding/pdf-libGitHub
Choose it for robust PDF creation/modification in any JS environment if you can accept a stale codebase with no updates in 2+ years; jsPDF is actively maintained.
Create and modify PDF documents in any JavaScript environment
- 8.6k
- TypeScript
- MIT
dormant2.2y ago
End-user tools
Does the same job, but ships as an app. Useful to a person, not swappable into a codebase.
alam00000/bentopdfGitHub
Choose it when end users need a standalone PDF toolkit with a GUI instead of adding a library to code; jsPDF is an API.
The Privacy First PDF Toolkit
- 14.7k
- JavaScript
- AGPL-3.0
active2mo ago
Listed as an alternative to
These projects were analysed and named jsPDF among their alternatives. The relationship is not symmetric — how jsPDF rates them is a separate judgement, made when jsPDF is analysed in its own right.
foliojs/pdfkitGitHub
calls jsPDF “Active peer JS PDF generation library with a similar imperative API; a direct drop-in alternative with a different API style.”
A JavaScript PDF generation library for Node and the browser
10.7kJavaScriptactive
Hopding/pdf-libGitHub
calls jsPDF “Choose for a long-standing client-side PDF generator; pdf-lib has better form filling and modification.”
Create and modify PDF documents in any JavaScript environment
8.6kTypeScriptdormant
QuestPDF/QuestPDFGitHub
calls jsPDF “Choose for browser-side imperative PDF generation in JavaScript.”
QuestPDF is a modern library for PDF document generation. Its fluent C# API lets you design complex layouts with clean, readable code. Create documents using a flexible, component-based approach.
14.2kC#active
bpampuch/pdfmakeGitHub
calls jsPDF “choose when you need low-level client-side drawing control instead of automatic layout.”
Client/server side PDF printing in pure JavaScript
12.3kJavaScriptactive