PDFMerge
The facts below are what the maker publishes about PDFMerge, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From PDFMerge's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| PDFMerge | €38,000, paid once | License ordered for workstation, terminal server, or server · activation tied to a workplace; licenses can be transferred |
The facts
Each one read from PDFMerge's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Activation
- Product activation uses the ProductActivationManager and requires an internet connection for online activation.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Conversion
- It converts supported formats to PDF or PDF/A without requiring external applications or printer drivers.checked 11 Oct 2026
- File handling
- It processes container files such as ZIP and email files, including nested structures, and can insert placeholder pages for errors or unconvertible formats.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The product can be run silently from the command line, and the site describes processing through FileConverterPro via SOAP or REST web service.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Licensing
- Licenses are ordered for a workstation, terminal server, or server and are tied to the workplace where first activated, though they can be transferred.checked 11 Oct 2026
- OCR
- Its integrated OCR engine creates searchable PDFs from images and scans.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- PDFMerge creates complex PDF documents from different source documents.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Security and privacy
- The maker says personal data processed during visits to its site are protected under law; the page does not specify product document-processing security controls.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Supported formats
- The listed formats include Microsoft Office files, images, HTML, email formats, ZIP, 7Zip, RAR, PDF, and PDF form data formats.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Templates and bookmarks
- Templates support document structuring and updates, and PDF bookmarks are created from document structures.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Use cases
- The maker describes use for combining project records, technical documentation, reports, presentations, and documents intended for long-term archiving.checked 11 Oct 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Vienna, Austriachecked 28 Sep 2026
- Maker
- The product site identifies May Computer GmbH as its owner, editor, and publisher and lists its address in Vienna, Austria.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Trial limitation
- The downloaded demo can be tested with all functions for 30 days; afterward, generated documents receive a DEMO stamp unless the software is activated as a full version.checked 11 Oct 2026
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