| | FAIRY 3.0 | WEFT 3.0 | TrueDoc/WFM |
| Type | Web server (for IIS, Apache) | End user tool | End user tool |
| Font formats | TrueType, Type 1, bitmap fonts, etc. | TrueType and Type 1 | TrueType and Type 1 |
| Platforms | All, including Unix and Internet devices. | Windows and partially on Mac | Windows and maybe on Mac |
| Browsers | All. Small plugin required for Nav 4.x - 6.x and Opera. | IE 4.0-6.0 | NN 4.x, iCab and IE through (~400KB) plugin. Nav 6 and MacIE are not supported. |
| Smooth fonts | Fully supported. May be customized on a per font and size basis by web author. | Partial. Supported for some fonts at some sizes on Windows, if enabled by browser users. | Partial. Always turned on, even at sizes when it degrades legibility. |
| Usability | Easy to use. No extra processing is needed. | Web page based tool. Easy to use, as of version 3. | Font based tool. Requires editing of web pages. |
| Unicode | Unicode support for all browsers on all platforms. | Unicode support on Windows, but not on Mac. | No Unicode support. |
| Uniscribe | Uniscribe support, for Indic languages like Hindi, etc. | Supported on Win2k and NT, but not on IE4, Win9x and Mac. | No Uniscribe support. |
| Web application | Supports modules, iisapi, CGI, ASP, JSP, PHP, etc. | An SDK may be licensed to build custom solutions. | An SDK may be licensed to build custom solutions. |
| Company | Em2 Solutions AB | Microsoft | Bitstream |
