PDFCrowd API vs Web to PDF
PDFCrowd API
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| Figure | PDFCrowd API | Web to PDF |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $1/mo | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 10 | 1 |
| Spec score · PDF Converter Software | 8.1 (#14) | 7.4 (#34) |
| Spec score · PDF converters | 8.0 (#11) | 8.1 (#7) |
| File retention | Uploaded files, submitted HTML, and generated output are deleted from active processing systems within 30 minutes, and PDFCrowd says it does not create backup copies of these files. | Processed files can remain available for download for up to one hour and can be deleted sooner with the delete button. |
| Support | PDFCrowd offers direct technical support and onboarding assistance for setup, workflow design, and production integration questions. | Support is available by email at [email protected], and the site recommends checking its FAQ for common issues. |
Plans
PDFCrowd API
- Nano$1 a month
- Micro$11 a month
- Small$23 a month
- Medium$35 a month
- Large$61 a month
- Ultimate$106 a month
- Enterprise 50$221 a month
- Enterprise 100$331 a month
- Enterprise 175$455 a month
- Enterprise 250$559 a month
In their own words
PDFCrowd API
PDFCrowd API has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Web to PDF
Web to PDF turns a webpage URL into a file for offline sharing or record keeping. It can produce PDF, JPG, PNG, GIF, or TIFF files, and lists additional conversions from HTML, HTM, or MHT to PDF and PDF to HTML. Page controls cover size, orientation, margins, and zoom, including custom dimensions. Other settings include print layout, removing JavaScript or links, page numbers, grayscale, bookmarks, and a configurable wait time. Its Chromium-based engine can render page content updated by JavaScript. For PDFs, users can apply a text watermark, set a password, or prevent extraction and printing. No account or email is needed. The service says files are machine processed without human review and transferred over HTTPS, but advises against submitting highly sensitive or critical files. Files can remain available for up to one hour, and login-required pages are unsupported. The FAQ says conversions are free, though terms allow frequency limits tied to usage and server capacity.