SnapOtter vs Stirling-PDF
Both SnapOtter and Stirling-PDF are self-hosted alternatives to Smallpdf. Both are filed under Document Management.
Side by side
| Field | SnapOtter | Stirling-PDF |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Suite of 200+ web tools for converting and editing images, videos, audio and PDFs, including a layer-based image editor, OCR, transcription, background removal and batch processing pipelines. | Local hosted web application that allows you to perform various operations on PDF files, such as merging, splitting, file conversions and OCR. |
| GitHub stars | 2,926 | 95,525 |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Platforms | Docker | Docker, Java |
| Latest release | v2.2.0, 29 July 2026 | v3.2.2, 24 October 2026 |
| Repository activity | 1 November 2026 | 30 October 2026 |
| Health | Active | Active |
| Categories | Document Management | Document Management |
| Website | https://snapotter.com | https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF |
| Source code | https://github.com/snapotter-hq/SnapOtter | https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF |
Where the records differ
Computed from the two records above: a line appears only where the dataset states a figure, a date or a set relation, and no line recommends one application over the other.
- Stirling-PDF has more GitHub stars in the dataset, 95,525 against 2,926.
- SnapOtter recorded repository activity more recently, 1 November 2026 against 30 October 2026.
- Stirling-PDF has the newer release on record: v3.2.2, 24 October 2026, against v2.2.0, 29 July 2026.
- Licenses differ: SnapOtter is listed under AGPL-3.0; Stirling-PDF under Apache-2.0.
- Platforms differ: SnapOtter lists Docker; Stirling-PDF lists Docker, Java.
- Both are filed under the same categories: Document Management.