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What is Secure-PDF?
Globally, the PDF format remains a popular choice for sharing visually formatted documents. However, the process of editing these documents can be quite expensive due to the price of high-quality PDF editing software. Conversely, more affordable options often lack essential features needed to protect PDFs, such as the ability to digitally sign, encrypt, or apply watermarks. Secure-PDF addresses these shortcomings by enabling users to encrypt their own PDFs or those of others with robust 256-bit key strength (AES). To enhance security further, users can set a password, ensuring that only authorized individuals can access the content. Additionally, Secure-PDF includes a digital signing feature that authenticates the sender, confirming the integrity of the document. Users can digitally sign their PDFs with a PKCS#12 certificate or utilize a signature image for personalized verification. Furthermore, Secure-PDF provides the capability to incorporate watermarks and owner details into a PDF, ensuring proper attribution and added security for the documents. This comprehensive tool not only safeguards documents but also enhances the professionalism of shared materials.
What is PDFCreator?
PDFCreator is a Windows-focused solution for automating how documents are generated and delivered in business workflows. It captures print jobs from almost any application and converts them into PDF, JPG, PNG, or TIF through a virtual printer, so teams can keep their existing tools and processes.
Organizations use PDFCreator to reduce manual document handling by applying profile-based rules for formatting, naming, securing, and routing output. This supports scenarios such as scheduled report generation, high-volume batch conversion, and compliance-ready distribution of documents in regulated sectors.
Its feature set includes strong encryption, password-based access control, digital signing, watermarking, MSI installation, Group Policy integration, and centralized management of profiles for multiple users. PDFCreator works with Office applications like Word and Excel, web browsers, ERP platforms, and any other Windows software capable of printing.
Licensing options range from a free version for personal, non-commercial use to three paid editions that address the needs of business deployments, terminal server environments, and larger enterprises.
Media
No images available
Integrations Supported
Dropbox
Microsoft Outlook
Thunderbird
API Availability
Has API
API Availability
Has API
Pricing Information
$19
Free Version
Free Trial Offered?
Pricing Information
$0
PDFCreator is available in four editions to match your deployment needs.
PDFCreator Free covers core PDF creation for individual, non-commercial use only.
PDFCreator Professional is built for business workstations, adding COM interface, scripting, Group Policy support, License Server, and MSI deployment. Starting at EUR 29.75 per workstation per year, with volume discounts available.
PDFCreator Terminal Server supports unlimited users per server in Remote Desktop environments, with all Professional features optimized for centralized use. EUR 499.80 per server per year.
PDFCreator Server is designed for high-volume, centralized PDF creation and management, with multi-threading, centralized settings, CS-Script, and License Server support, and MSI package. EUR 1606.50 per server per year.
PDFCreator Free covers core PDF creation for individual, non-commercial use only.
PDFCreator Professional is built for business workstations, adding COM interface, scripting, Group Policy support, License Server, and MSI deployment. Starting at EUR 29.75 per workstation per year, with volume discounts available.
PDFCreator Terminal Server supports unlimited users per server in Remote Desktop environments, with all Professional features optimized for centralized use. EUR 499.80 per server per year.
PDFCreator Server is designed for high-volume, centralized PDF creation and management, with multi-threading, centralized settings, CS-Script, and License Server support, and MSI package. EUR 1606.50 per server per year.
Free Version
Free Trial Offered?
Supported Platforms
SaaS
Android
iPhone
iPad
Windows
Mac
On-Prem
Chromebook
Linux
Supported Platforms
SaaS
Android
iPhone
iPad
Windows
Mac
On-Prem
Chromebook
Linux
Customer Service / Support
Standard Support
24 Hour Support
Web-Based Support
Customer Service / Support
Standard Support
24 Hour Support
Web-Based Support
Training Options
Documentation Hub
Webinars
Online Training
On-Site Training
Training Options
Documentation Hub
Webinars
Online Training
On-Site Training
Company Facts
Organization Name
ASCOMP Software
Company Location
Germany
Company Website
www.ascompsoftware.com/en/products/securepdf/tab/details
Company Facts
Organization Name
pdfforge
Date Founded
2009
Company Location
Germany
Company Website
www.pdfforge.org/pdfcreator
Categories and Features
Annotations
Convert to PDF
Digital Signature
Encryption
Merge / Append
PDF Reader
Watermarking
Categories and Features
Annotations
Convert to PDF
Digital Signature
Encryption
Merge / Append
PDF Reader
Watermarking
PDF Editors
Access Controls / Permissions
Annotations
Commenting / Notes
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Customizable Branding
Delete Pages
Electronic Signature
Forms Management
Full Text Search
Merge / Append
Offline Access
Optical Character Recognition (OCR)
Rearrange Pages
Rotate Pages
Watermarking