Convert HTML to PDF in .NET

Question

I want to generate a PDF by passing HTML contents to a function. I have made use of iTextSharp for this but it does not perform well when it encounters tables and the layout

Answer 1

Last Updated: October 2020

This is the list of options for HTML to PDF conversion in .NET that I have put together (some free some paid)

• GemBox.Document

  • https://www.nuget.org/packages/GemBox.Document/
  • Free (up to 20 paragraphs)
  • $680 - https://www.gemboxsoftware.com/document/pricelist
  • https://www.gemboxsoftware.com/document/examples/c-sharp-convert-html-to-pdf/307

• PDF Metamorphosis .Net

  • https://www.nuget.org/packages/sautinsoft.pdfmetamorphosis/
  • $539 - $1078 - https://www.sautinsoft.com/products/pdf-metamorphosis/order.php
  • https://www.sautinsoft.com/products/pdf-metamorphosis/convert-html-to-pdf-dotnet-csharp.php

• HtmlRenderer.PdfSharp

  • https://www.nuget.org/packages/HtmlRenderer.PdfSharp/1.5.1-beta1
  • BSD-UNSPECIFIED License

• PuppeteerSharp

  • https://www.puppeteersharp.com/examples/index.html
  • MIT License
  • https://github.com/kblok/puppeteer-sharp

• EO.Pdf

  • https://www.nuget.org/packages/EO.Pdf/
  • $799 - https://www.essentialobjects.com/Purchase.aspx?f=3

• WnvHtmlToPdf_x64

  • https://www.nuget.org/packages/WnvHtmlToPdf_x64/
  • $750 - $1600 - http://www.winnovative-software.com/Buy.aspx
  • demo - http://www.winnovative-software.com/demo/default.aspx

• IronPdf

  • https://www.nuget.org/packages/IronPdf/
  • $399 - $1599 - https://ironpdf.com/licensing/
  • https://ironpdf.com/examples/using-html-to-create-a-pdf/

• Spire.PDF

  • https://www.nuget.org/packages/Spire.PDF/
  • Free (up to 10 pages)
  • $599 - $1799 - https://www.e-iceblue.com/Buy/Spire.PDF.html
  • https://www.e-iceblue.com/Tutorials/Spire.PDF/Spire.PDF-Program-Guide/Convert-HTML-to-PDF-Customize-HTML-to-PDF-Conversion-by-Yourself.html

• Aspose.Html

  • https://www.nuget.org/packages/Aspose.Html/
  • $599 - $1797 - https://purchase.aspose.com/pricing/html/net
  • https://docs.aspose.com/html/net/html-to-pdf-conversion/

• EvoPDF

  • https://www.nuget.org/packages/EvoPDF/
  • $450 - $1200 - http://www.evopdf.com/buy.aspx

• ExpertPdfHtmlToPdf

  • https://www.nuget.org/packages/ExpertPdfHtmlToPdf/
  • $550 - $1200 - https://www.html-to-pdf.net/Pricing.aspx

• Zetpdf

  • https://zetpdf.com
  • $299 - $599 - https://zetpdf.com/pricing/
  • Is not a well know or supported library - ZetPDF - Does anyone know the background of this Product?

• PDFtron

  • https://www.pdftron.com/documentation/samples/cs/HTML2PDFTes
  • $4000/year - https://www.pdftron.com/licensing/

• WkHtmlToXSharp

  • https://github.com/pruiz/WkHtmlToXSharp
  • Free
  • Concurrent conversion is implemented as processing queue.

• SelectPDF

  • https://www.nuget.org/packages/Select.HtmlToPdf/
  • Free (up to 5 pages)
  • $499 - $799 - https://selectpdf.com/pricing/
  • https://selectpdf.com/pdf-library-for-net/

If none of the options above help you you can always search the NuGet packages:
https://www.nuget.org/packages?q=html+pdf