API2PDF
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VisitAPI2PDF vs SelectPdf
What both publish
| Fact | API2PDF | SelectPdf |
|---|---|---|
| Company | API2PDF says it launched in 2018 and is incorporated in Austin, Texas, and run by its two technical co-founders. | SelectPdf is a brand operated by Outside Software SRL, a Romanian software studio. |
| Deployment | cloud, self hosted | cloud, self hosted |
| Key features | HTML and URL to PDF conversion using Headless Chrome or wkhtmltopdf · Microsoft Office and image to PDF conversion through LibreOffice · PDF merging · PDF page extraction by page range · PDF password protection · PDF content extraction to JSON, Markdown, or HTML · Website and HTML screenshots · Client libraries for Python, Node, PHP, C#, and Java | Convert a URL to PDF using the hosted REST API · Submit raw HTML as the conversion input · Set PDF page size, orientation, and margins · Configure PDF headers, footers, and page numbering · Generate PDF bookmarks from HTML selectors · Merge PDFs and extract or search PDF text through API endpoints · Run conversions asynchronously and poll for results · Retrieve PDF coordinates for selected HTML elements |
| PDF tools | The API supports PDF merging, watermarking, page extraction, password protection, screenshots, thumbnails, and PDF data extraction. | The .NET library supports HTML and Word to PDF, PDF-to-text, merging, signing, and redaction. |
| Product | API2PDF is a serverless REST API for PDF generation and document conversion. | SelectPdf provides HTML-to-PDF conversion through a self-hosted .NET library and a hosted REST API. |
| Support | The infrastructure fact sheet says general developer support is provided by email, typically responds within 1–2 business days, and is best effort. | Commercial library licenses include one year of email support and free upgrades. |
API2PDF plans
- Pay as you go—
SelectPdf plans
- Entry Level$19 a month
- Standard Level$29 a month
- Advanced Level$59 a month
- Premium Level$119 a month
- Premium Level$1,190 a year
- Ultra Level$229 a month
Pick API2PDF if…
You want what its maker publishes above — check its page for the details.
Pick SelectPdf if…
You want what its maker publishes above — check its page for the details.