Apdf vs easyPDF Cloud API

Apdf generates and tracks PDFs through an API, sending reader activity to apps or AI agents. PDF operations include HTML-to-PDF generation, merging, splitting, compression, watermarking, OCR, and password security. Reader analytics report opens, page reads, time spent, downloads, prints, and other events. Tokenized recipient links associate activity with named readers and can be deactivated or revoked. Recipients use a hosted browser viewer without installing an app or plugin; they can annotate PDFs and submit form fields, with captured information delivered as structured data. Event-based automations send webhooks to external endpoints. The site describes MCP connections for Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and Gemini, alongside webhook examples involving Slack, HubSpot, Pipedrive, and S3. Apdf says data is hosted in the EU, encrypted in transit and at rest, and handled in a GDPR-compliant manner. The free Hobby plan includes 3 tracked documents and 500 PDF operations per month. Pro costs $39 a month, billed $39 / mo; Business costs $149 a month, billed $149 / mo.

easyPDF Cloud API is a cloud service for generating, converting, and automating PDF work. It handles Word, Excel, PowerPoint, HTML, and image files, and can be called from .NET, Node.js, PHP, and Java. Listed conversions include those formats and plain text to PDF, as well as PDF to Word; files can also be combined into a PDF. Users can arrange operations into workflows, for example converting multiple documents and merging the results. Dropbox folders can be used as conversion sources and destinations. Registered free accounts include 2 OCR pages, with more available through separate credit packages. The API uses OAuth 2.0 client credentials and requires HTTPS requests. The API guide says users should contact the maker to obtain production status for full REST API access. Free Guest and Basic plans are listed, alongside paid annual subscriptions and one-time API credit packages. Basic includes 50MB storage and a 5MB maximum upload; Professional includes 200MB storage and a 25MB maximum upload. The homepage says BCL Technologies' easyPDFCloud is part of the PDFTron family of companies.