PDF vs. HTML vs. EPUB vs. WebP: The Ultimate Performance Guide
Last Updated: 14 Oct, 2025
The Portable Document Format has been around since 1993, and in the fast-moving world of digital technology, that makes it practically ancient. Yet despite the emergence of sleeker alternatives like HTML5, EPUB3, and image-based formats like WebP, PDFs continue to dominate professional document sharing. But is this dominance justified by actual performance, or are we simply stuck in our ways?
The Contenders: Understanding Each Format Before diving into benchmarks, let’s establish what we’re comparing.