PDF.co
PDF.co — REST API for PDF creation, conversion, splitting, merging, OCR, and data extraction.
Our Verdict
Jack-of-all-trades PDF API — broad coverage at low price, but specialist tools win on depth.
Pros
- One API covers PDF gen, OCR, parsing, extraction
- Affordable per-credit pricing model
- Zapier/Make integrations make no-code easy
- Data-extraction templates useful for invoices
- Good fit for RPA and spreadsheet automation
Cons
- API response quality varies by operation
- Docs feel scattered across many endpoints
- Rate limits surprise you on cheaper plans
- No on-prem deployment
- Enterprise features thin
Best for: Indie devs, no-code builders, and RPA teams needing many PDF operations cheaply.
Not for: Regulated enterprises or teams needing deep customization.
When to Use PDF.co
Good fit if you need
- REST API for PDF creation, OCR, and data extraction at scale
- Splitting and merging PDFs in automated document workflows
- Barcode and form field extraction from scanned documents
- HTML to PDF conversion with JavaScript rendering support
- PDF processing integrated into Zapier or Make automations
Lock-in Assessment
Medium 3/5
Lock-in Score 3/5
Pricing
Price wrong?PDF.co Pricing
- Pricing Model
- freemium
- Free Tier
- Yes
- Entry Price
- —
- Enterprise Available
- No
- Transparency Score
- —
Beta — estimates may differ from actual pricing
1,000
1001K10K100K1M
Estimated Monthly Cost
$25
Estimated Annual Cost
$300
Estimates are approximate and may not reflect current pricing. Always check the official pricing page.
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