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BentoPDF

Powerful, privacy-first, client-side PDF toolkit that allows you to manipulate, edit, merge, and process PDF files directly in your browser.

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Still maintained? Yes: 175 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v2.8.10 (Oct 2026).

Also an alternative to Adobe Acrobat and DocuSign.

Docker #3 of 17 in Document Management

At a glance

BentoPDF quick facts

Health score
97/100 GOOD
Stars
16,201
Last commit
today (Oct 2026)
Latest release
v2.8.10, Oct 2026
Licence
AGPL-3.0
View alam00000/bentopdf on GitHub ↗ Website ↗

Top alternatives to BentoPDF

Full rankings: Adobe Acrobat alternatives, DocuSign alternatives

Why it ranks here

Health score explained

BentoPDF scores 97/100, #3 of 17 in Document Management: 175 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v2.8.10, 11 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 16,201 stars add 16.8 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is star count, worth 3.2 more points.

Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.

  • Commit activity 35.0 / 35

    175 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)

  • Release recency 25.0 / 25

    v2.8.10 released 11 days ago

  • Stars biggest shortfall 16.8 / 20

    16k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)

  • Not archived 10.0 / 10

    Repository is active

  • Docker support 10.0 / 10

    Docker image or Compose file available

Commit activity

565 commits over the last 12 months
175
Last 90 days
565
Last 12 months
today
Last push

Ranked #3 of 17 tools in Document Management by health , between Paperless-ngx (#2) and Documenso (#4) .

Details

LicenceAGPL-3.0
PlatformsNodejs, Docker
Latest releasev2.8.10 · 11 days ago
Stars16,201
Open issues128
DockerYes
Repositoryalam00000/bentopdf ↗
Visit website ↗ Source code ↗ Live demo ↗

BentoPDF vs its top 5 alternatives

Active tools that share a comparison page or a category with BentoPDF (Document Management), scored on the same five terms.

Tool Health Stars Licence Last commit
Stirling-PDF 100 95k Apache-2.0 today
BentoPDF (this tool) 97 16k AGPL-3.0 today
Documenso 97 16k AGPL-3.0 today
Docuseal 97 19k AGPL-3.0 4 days ago
Gotenberg 97 13k MIT today
OpenSign 91 7.2k AGPL-3.0 today

BentoPDF: common questions

What does BentoPDF replace?

Repoly lists BentoPDF as an open-source alternative to Adobe Acrobat and DocuSign. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where BentoPDF stands against the others.

Is BentoPDF still maintained?

BentoPDF had 175 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was today; the latest tagged release, v2.8.10, is from 11 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.