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What it does
PDF.co is a low-code REST API platform for converting, editing, extracting, generating and automating PDF workflows.Read 15 Oct 2026 · pdf.co
Purpose
PDF.co provides low-code REST APIs to automate PDF conversion, editing, extraction, and related document workflows.Read 8 Oct 2026 · pdf.co
Trial
The Help Center describes a 30-day trial with 10,000 credits, an API key, and no credit card requirement.Read 8 Oct 2026 · support.pdf.co
Integrations
Official integrations include Make, Zapier, n8n, SharePoint, Airtable, Salesforce, Power Automate, UiPath, Blue Prism, Bubble and others.Read 15 Oct 2026 · pdf.co
Security
PDF.co says it uses SSL/TLS and encryption at rest, and offers user-controlled AES encryption and decryption.Read 8 Oct 2026 · developer.pdf.co
Compliance
The security documentation states SOC 2 Type 2 compliance and AWS-hosted processing in SOC 1, SOC 2 and ISO 27001 certified data centers.Read 15 Oct 2026 · developer.pdf.co
Support
The company says customers can contact engineers who built the product and describes its customer service as developer-friendly.Read 8 Oct 2026 · pdf.co
Headquarters
39 Mesa Street, Suite 108A, San Francisco, CA 94129, United StatesRead 28 Sep 2026 · pdf.co
AI invoice parsing
Its AI Invoice Parser extracts structured invoice data without requiring vendor-specific templates and accepts custom fields.Read 15 Oct 2026 · developer.pdf.co
API transport
The web API is REST-based and requests are transmitted over HTTPS.Read 15 Oct 2026 · pdf.co
Company facts
LinkedIn lists Artifex Software as privately held, founded in 1993, headquartered in San Francisco and employing 11–50 people.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com
Compression and barcodes
PDF.co provides PDF compression plus barcode reading and barcode generation APIs.Read 15 Oct 2026 · pdf.co
Credit expiration
Subscription credits reset at the start of each billing cycle and unused credits do not roll over.Read 8 Oct 2026 · support.pdf.co
Credit usage
Credits are charged by API endpoint and may be calculated per page or per API call; the site gives PDF merge as 2 credits per page and AI invoice parsing as 100 credits per call.Read 8 Oct 2026 · support.pdf.co
Developer tools
The Web API is REST-based and the site provides API documentation, source code samples, tutorials, and a Postman collection.Read 8 Oct 2026 · pdf.co
Document parsing
Document Parser extracts fields, tables, values and barcodes from PDFs, JPGs and PNGs using reusable templates.Read 15 Oct 2026 · developer.pdf.co
Documentation depth
The developer site contains API reference pages, quickstarts, integrations, webhooks, async jobs, response codes, credit tables, request limits and a knowledge base.Read 15 Oct 2026 · developer.pdf.co
Editing and management
The product lists PDF editing, form filling, merging, splitting, report generation, compression, barcode tools, and PDF security operations.Read 8 Oct 2026 · pdf.co
Extraction and parsing
Its APIs include AI invoice parsing, PDF conversion, document parsing, and document classification.Read 8 Oct 2026 · pdf.co
Free trial
The homepage advertises a 10,000-credit, one-month free trial without requiring a credit card.Read 15 Oct 2026 · pdf.co
Infrastructure
The security documentation says PDF.co is hosted on Amazon AWS and presently uses the us-west-2 Oregon region.Read 8 Oct 2026 · developer.pdf.co
Key features
PDF compression with low, medium, high, and aggressive presets · Advanced image, font, resolution, and quality controls for compression · Asynchronous processing with job-status checking for long-running documents · PDF conversion to and from formats including HTML, Excel, CSV, XML, JSON, and images · Document and PDF data extraction, including OCR and structured parsing · PDF editing, encryption, decryption, and form filling · PDF merging and splitting · Workflow integrations through Zapier, Make, n8n, and other platformsRead 19 Sep 2026 · developer.pdf.co
Licence
The PDF.co MCP server and n8n node repositories are public MIT-licensed projects, while the hosted PDF.co API is a commercial service.Read 15 Oct 2026 · github.com
Limit: account and subscription handling
Trustpilot complaints include difficulty cancelling or accessing an account and one reviewer’s allegation of forced newsletter enrollment.Read 15 Oct 2026 · trustpilot.com
Limit: OCR quality and support
OCR Vendors reports weaker OCR accuracy than Google Document AI or ABBYY, inconsistent documentation and support, and insufficient quality for production processing.Read 15 Oct 2026 · ocrvendors.com
Limit: pricing complexity
G2 reviewers frequently mention confusing credits, unexpected costs, expensive pricing, learning curve and occasional slow performance.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com
Maker identity
PDF.co is maintained by Artifex Software, Inc., which describes the platform as its document extraction and PDF API product.Read 15 Oct 2026 · pdf.co
MCP extensibility
PDF.co publishes an MCP server so AI assistants and copilots can call PDF parsing, conversion and extraction functions.Read 15 Oct 2026 · pdf.co
On-premises processing
The security documentation says its Ghostscript solution can handle conversion and compression on the customer's own infrastructure so files do not touch a third-party server.Read 8 Oct 2026 · developer.pdf.co
Ownership
Crunchbase identifies Artifex Software, Inc. as a private company acquired by ePapyrus.Read 15 Oct 2026 · crunchbase.com
PDF conversion
The platform converts PDFs to JSON, CSV, text, Excel, XML, HTML and image formats, and converts documents, spreadsheets, emails, web pages and images into PDFs.Read 15 Oct 2026 · pdf.co
PDF editing
Endpoints support adding text, images, links and forms, searching or replacing text, merging and splitting PDFs, filling forms and adding signatures.Read 15 Oct 2026 · pdf.co
Praise: automation and support
Trustpilot reviewers praise simple Zapier and Make workflows, dependable PDF generation, reasonable pricing and responsive customer service.Read 15 Oct 2026 · trustpilot.com
Praise: breadth and low-volume cost
OCR Vendors credits PDF.co with combining OCR, conversion, merging, splitting and annotation, and considers its low-volume call pricing inexpensive.Read 15 Oct 2026 · ocrvendors.com
Praise: usability
G2’s review summary repeatedly credits PDF.co with ease of use, reliable performance and quick Make.com or Zapier integration.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com
Rating on G2
PDF.co is rated 4.7 out of 5 from 165 reviews.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com
Rating on OCR Vendors
OCR Vendors rates PDF.co 5.8 out of 10.Read 15 Oct 2026 · ocrvendors.com
Rating on Trustpilot
PDF.co has a Trustpilot score of 2.4 out of 5 from 18 reviews.Read 15 Oct 2026 · trustpilot.com
Request limits
File inputs are URL-based, TLS 1.2 and 1.3 are supported, and API request bodies are limited to 4 MB.Read 15 Oct 2026 · pdfco.mintlify.app
Retention behavior
Generated links expire after one hour by default, with configurable expiry from one minute to 24 days, and files can be deleted through the API.Read 15 Oct 2026 · developer.pdf.co
SDKs and examples
Documentation supplies code examples for cURL, JavaScript, Python, C#, Java, PHP, PowerShell and VB.NET, plus public source samples.Read 15 Oct 2026 · developer.pdf.co
Security controls
PDF.co documents TLS, encryption at rest, strict API-log redaction, IP allowlists, expiring links and user-controlled AES-128, AES-192 or AES-256 encryption.Read 15 Oct 2026 · developer.pdf.co
Self-hosting option
PDF.co documentation points to Ghostscript for conversion and compression on a customer’s own infrastructure when files must not reach the cloud.Read 15 Oct 2026 · developer.pdf.co
Sensitive data logging
Strict API logging can redact request, body, and response data so input and output parameters are not saved in API logs.Read 8 Oct 2026 · developer.pdf.co
Subprocessors
Listed subprocessors include AWS, FastSpring, Stripe, Intercom and, for AI Invoice Parser use, OpenAI, Google Gemini, Langfuse and New Relic.Read 15 Oct 2026 · pdf.co
Support coverage
The Help Center lists 11 account-access articles, 12 billing articles, 28 troubleshooting articles and 30 workflow-automation articles.Read 15 Oct 2026 · support.pdf.co

Plans and prices

Basic $8.99 a month annually as $119.88; page also shows $107.89 16,500 credits/month · 60 mins link expiry · full API access · unlimited output Read 8 Oct 2026 · pdf.co
Personal $22.49 a month annually as $299.88; page also shows $269.89 37,000 credits/month · 60 mins link expiry · full API access · unlimited output Read 8 Oct 2026 · pdf.co
Business 1 $44.99 a month annually as $599.88; page also shows $539.89 80,500 credits/month · 60 mins link expiry · full API access · unlimited output Read 8 Oct 2026 · pdf.co
Business 2 $89.99 a month annually as $1,199.88; page also shows $1,079.89 159,850 credits/month · 1,440 mins link expiry · full API access · unlimited output Read 8 Oct 2026 · pdf.co
Business 3 $270 a month annually as $3,599.98; page also shows $3,239.98 483,000 credits/month · 1,440 mins link expiry · full API access · unlimited output Read 8 Oct 2026 · pdf.co
Basic $8.99 a month annually as $119.88 $107.89 16,500 credits/month · 60-minute link expiry · full API access · unlimited output · secured data · advanced security Read 15 Oct 2026 · pdf.co
Personal $22.49 a month annually as $299.88 $269.89 37,000 credits/month · 60-minute link expiry · full API access · unlimited output · secured data · advanced security Read 15 Oct 2026 · pdf.co
Business 1 $44.99 a month annually as $599.88 $539.89 80,500 credits/month · 60-minute link expiry · full API access · unlimited output · secured data · advanced security Read 15 Oct 2026 · pdf.co
Business 2 $89.99 a month annually as $1,199.88 $1,079.89 159,850 credits/month · 1,440-minute link expiry · full API access · unlimited output · secured data · advanced security Read 15 Oct 2026 · pdf.co
Business 3 $270 a month annually as $3,599.98 $3,239.98 483,000 credits/month · 1,440-minute link expiry · full API access · unlimited output · secured data · advanced security Read 15 Oct 2026 · pdf.co
Enterprise Priced on request More than 500,000 credits/month · everything in Business 3 · customized advanced features · priority support Read 15 Oct 2026 · pdf.co

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