FoxyUtils Online PDF Tools vs HTML2PDF Rocket

FoxyUtils Online PDF Tools is a browser-based service for working with PDF files, without a software download. Its tools can merge, split, convert, edit, rotate, compress, protect, unlock, and measure PDFs. Listed conversions include PDF to Word, Excel, JPG, and ePUB, as well as Word, JPG, and ePUB to PDF. OCR is available, including for PDF-to-Word or PDF-to-Excel conversion on Premium plans. The free plan costs nothing, requires a registered account, has a 50MB limit, and allows two operations per hour. Paid options include Monthly at $5.99 a month and Annual at $2.99 a month billed $35.88 every 12 months; Lifetime costs $99, paid once. Premium features include no watermark, workflows, Dropbox and Google Drive connections, and no ads. FoxyUtils says uploads are removed after the requested action or within an hour of inactivity, while registration details are retained forever. Its privacy policy cautions that it cannot warrant the security of transmitted information.

HTML2PDF Rocket is a cloud service that converts a URL or submitted HTML into a PDF or image file. It can execute JavaScript while rendering pages, and its API lists JPG, PNG, BMP, and SVG as image outputs. PDF settings include page size, orientation, margins, grayscale, forms, print stylesheets, and headers and footers. The service is positioned for generating downloadable reports, brochures, and invoices from webpages. Code examples are provided for C#, JavaScript, PHP, Java, and Android, with links to examples for Python, Node.js, Go, and Swift. URL conversion supports SSL, HTTPS pages, and basic authentication. The maker says conversions taking over 30 seconds, or input or output files larger than 6 Mb, need batch or asynchronous parameters. The Free Plan costs nothing and includes 200 credits per month with a 5 Mb per-PDF limit; large PDFs use credits based on network traffic. BOOTSTRAPPED costs $5 a month and includes 500 credits and a 50 Mb per-PDF limit. Free generation stops when credit use reaches 100%, while paid accounts may continue at a slower generation rate.