Per descomptat, amb el temps, varen aparèixer d' altres mètodes de descripció. Els competidors més importants de & PostScript; foren PCL (Print Control Language, de & Hewlett- Packard;), ESC/ P (de Epson) i GDI (Graphical Device Interface de & Microsoft;).
Of course, over time, there came the development of other description methods. The most important competitors to & PostScript; were PCL (Print Control Language, from & Hewlett-Packard;), ESC/ P (from Epson) and GDI (Graphical Device Interface from & Microsoft;).