PDFGate VS API2PDF

PDFGate Pricing

API2PDF Pricing

PDFGate

• Advanced Rendering: Chrome-based engine supporting all web assets
• Security: 128-bit PDF encryption with access rights control
• Integration: RESTful API compatible with multiple programming languages
• Sandbox Environment: Testing environment for development
• Team Management: Access control and permission settings
• Customization: Flexible paper size, headers, and footers options

API2PDF

• HTML & URL to PDF: Convert web pages and HTML content to PDF using Headless Chrome or wkhtmltopdf.
• Office Document Conversion: Transform Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other files to PDF via LibreOffice.
• Image to PDF: Convert images such as JPEG, PNG, GIF, and BMP into PDFs.
• PDF Merging: Combine multiple PDF files into a single document.
• Barcode & QR Code Generation: Create barcodes and QR codes using Zebra Crossing (ZXING).
• PDF Thumbnail Creation: Generate visual thumbnails of PDF and Office documents.
• Screenshot Capture: Take screenshots of websites, URLs, or raw HTML content.
• PDF Page Extraction: Extract specific page ranges from existing PDF documents.
• Password Protection: Secure existing PDF files by adding password protection.
• Serverless Scalability: Process documents at any scale on modern serverless infrastructure.

PDFGate Use Cases

• Document automation
• Report generation
• Invoice creation
• Web content archiving
• Digital document conversion
• Batch PDF processing

API2PDF Use Cases

• Automated invoice or report generation from dynamic HTML templates.
• Bulk conversion of Office files to PDF format for digital archiving.
• Merging documents for legal or business purposes into a consolidated PDF.
• Generating printable receipts with embedded barcodes for e-commerce transactions.
• Extracting individual pages from contracts, proposals, or multi-page PDFs.
• Creating thumbnails for previews in document management systems.
• Generating password-protected PDFs for confidential data transmission.
• Programmatic website content capture or archiving as PDFs or screenshots.

PDFGate FAQs

• What is the file retention period for converted PDFs?

  All plans include 1-month file retention period for converted PDF documents.
• How many parallel conversions are supported?

  Parallel conversions vary by plan: Personal (3), Starter (5), Basic (15), Professional (20), and Professional+ (30).
• What happens if I exceed my monthly conversion limit?

  Overage pricing applies, ranging from $0.001 to $0.05 per conversion depending on your plan.

API2PDF FAQs

• What document formats can be converted to PDF?

  Supported formats include HTML, URLs, Microsoft Office documents (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), images (JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP), and any file compatible with LibreOffice.
• Is there a minimum monthly fee for using API2PDF?

  Yes, the minimum subscription starts at $1 per month plus usage-based charges.
• Which rendering engines power the document conversions?

  API2PDF uses wkhtmltopdf, Headless Chrome, and LibreOffice for PDF creation and conversion.
• Can multiple PDFs be merged into a single file?

  Yes, API2PDF allows merging of multiple PDF files into a single consolidated document.
• Are there SDKs or libraries available for different programming languages?

  Yes, client libraries are available for Python, PHP, and C#, and the REST API can be used with any language.

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