Best Ghostscript Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from PDF converter software ranked against Ghostscript on the same published basis.
- 1Ghostscript vs HiPDF
- 2Ghostscript vs Convertio
- 3Ghostscript vs Wondershare PDFelement
- 4Ghostscript vs Adobe PDF Services API
- 5Ghostscript vs PDFxlsx
- 6Ghostscript vs PDF Agile
- 7Ghostscript vs Online2PDF
- 8Ghostscript vs FoxyUtils Online PDF Tools
- 9Ghostscript vs HTML2PDF Rocket
- 10Ghostscript vs ConvertAPI
- 11Ghostscript vs Docling
- 12Ghostscript vs MinerU
- 13Ghostscript vs PDF2XL
- 15Ghostscript vs ScanLex
- 16Ghostscript vs Able2Extract Professional
- 17Ghostscript vs SafePDF
- 18Ghostscript vs PDFCreator
- 19Ghostscript vs PDFmyURL
- 20Ghostscript vs Cisdem PDF Converter OCR
- 21Ghostscript vs PDFCrowd API
Ghostscript alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HiPDF | 9.3 | Free plan | $3.33/mo | Android, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Convertio | 9.0 | No | $6.99/mo | Android, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Wondershare PDFelement | 8.6 | No | — | Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 4 | Adobe PDF Services API | 8.0 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 5 | PDFxlsx | 7.9 | No | $3.40/mo | API, iOS, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 6 | PDF Agile | 7.8 | Free plan | $39/mo | Mac, Web, Windows |
| 7 | Online2PDF | 7.7 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 8 | FoxyUtils Online PDF Tools | 7.4 | Free plan | $0.25/mo | Web |
| 9 | HTML2PDF Rocket | 7.4 | No | — | Web, Android |
| 10 | ConvertAPI | 7.2 | No | — | Web |
| 11 | Docling | 6.9 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 12 | MinerU | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 13 | PDF2XL | 6.8 | No | $15/mo | Web, Windows |
| 15 | ScanLex | 6.7 | No | $2.31/mo | Linux, Web, Windows |
| 16 | Able2Extract Professional | 6.4 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 17 | SafePDF | 6.4 | No | €1/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 18 | PDFCreator | 6.4 | No | — | Windows |
| 19 | PDFmyURL | 6.2 | No | $1.25/mo | Web |
| 20 | Cisdem PDF Converter OCR | 6.1 | No | — | Windows, Mac |
| 21 | PDFCrowd API | 6.0 | No | — | Web, Linux |
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Questions about Ghostscript alternatives
What is the best alternative to Ghostscript?
HiPDF, number 1 in PDF converter software with a score of 9.3 out of 10. The others here: Convertio, Wondershare PDFelement, Adobe PDF Services API and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Ghostscript?
HiPDF is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 6 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation.