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What is Pdftools?

Pdftools offers robust solutions for handling vast numbers of documents, potentially reaching into the millions. Tailored for sectors that heavily rely on documentation, the Pdftools suite of SDKs aims to enhance the speed, simplicity, and overall ease of your document workflows, reducing stress along the way. Built on reliable SDKs and APIs, Pdftools products integrate effortlessly into your current systems and applications. With the capacity to process thousands of documents each minute, our tools prioritize speed and efficiency. As engineers committed to excellence, we ensure that only the most trustworthy, usable, and well-documented platforms are utilized. While file sizes can be minimized, we guarantee that quality and interactivity remain intact. Additionally, our solutions help ensure that your documents adhere to long-term archiving standards. Comprehensive documentation accompanies every aspect of our products, allowing for a seamless onboarding experience. With Pdftools, you can transform your document management approach and unlock new efficiencies.

Pricing

Price Starts At:
$0/month/user
Price Overview:
Free SDK version available
Free Version:
Free Version available.
Free Trial Offered?:
Yes

Integrations

Offers API?:
Yes, Pdftools provides an API

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PDF SDK - Pdftools

PDF SDK - Pdftools

Company Facts

Company Name:
PDF Tools
Date Founded:
2002
Company Location:
Switzerland
Company Website:
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Product Details

Deployment
SaaS
Windows
Mac
Linux
iPhone
iPad
Android
Chromebook
On-Prem
Training Options
Documentation Hub
Online Training
On-Site Training
Video Library
Support
Standard Support
Web-Based Support

Product Details

Target Company Sizes
Individual
1-10
11-50
51-200
201-500
501-1000
1001-5000
5001-10000
10001+
Target Organization Types
Mid Size Business
Small Business
Enterprise
Freelance
Nonprofit
Government
Startup
Supported Languages
Danish
Dutch
English
French
German
Greek
Italian
Japanese
Norwegian
Polish
Spanish
Swedish

Pdftools Categories and Features

PDF Software

Annotations
Convert to PDF
Digital Signature
Encryption
Merge / Append
PDF Reader
Watermarking

Pdftools Customer Reviews

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Developer
    Has used product for: 1-2 Years
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 100 - 499
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    PDF functions that just works

    Date: Apr 08 2024
    Summary

    Good experience. I have a good relation with their Customer Success Manager and the contacts have been pleasant.

    Positive

    PDF Tools has a good product and team. It just works and has been doing that for the past year for me.

    Negative

    I haven't encountered any yet. It's a proprietary SDK so you need to have some money available, but the price isn't insane compared to others.

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  • Reviewer Name: PP .
    Position: Developer
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 500 - 999
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    Amazing PDF compression for large and interactive files

    Date: Feb 22 2024
    Summary

    We needed to send design documentation to customers, the docs are merged and convert to one interactive PDF. After merging files are large, ~ 500 pages. So we needed a solution to optimize the PDF without losing interactivity (JavaScript, fillable form elements).

    And also to comply with the regulations, all documents must be issued in PDF format and for legal purposes, the documents must be readable, accessible for more than 10 years.

    Positive

    PDF compression to send large interactive PDFs to customers via email.
    PDF/A conversion for long term archiving.

    Negative

    N/A.

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Company Engineer
    Has used product for: 1-2 Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 100 - 499
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    Pdftools review

    Date: Apr 12 2024
    Summary

    Pdftools PDF library SDK is fast and working for me very well. It was so easy to add into my code and get it running from scratch.

    Positive

    Managing pdf in an application doc workflow is often complex. You need a library where you can deliver the same tools as a user has on Adobe. Pdftools does this better than the key player in PDFs, which is crucial for my users.

    Negative

    C'est très bon. Voila. What else can I say? From a technical point of view, there is nothing to mention as a con.

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: CEO, Developer & Designer
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 100 - 499
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    PDF Library is fast

    Date: Apr 05 2024
    Summary

    Does what it needs to do and was easy to integrate into my project. I started by downloading the Pdftools version in NuGet - for sure the easiest ways to get started.

    Positive

    Quick PDF libraries and easy to setup.
    Using the sign and secure functionality.
    Works well in Javascript and as shell tool.

    Negative

    Nothing yet - it is pretty much what I expected and a good solution overall.

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Software Engineer
    Has used product for: 1-2 Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 100 - 499
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Great for adding PDF functionality in my projects

    Date: Apr 05 2024
    Summary

    Pdftools is a solid choice. Its performance and support really makes it worth considering for serious PDF-related development work. As a developer, it's given me a lot of flexibility and power in handling PDFs in my projects.

    Positive

    Their SDK covers everything from text extraction to PDF manipulation. It's quick, even with bulky files, and the support documentation is great.

    Negative

    There's a bit to climb in terms of the learning curve, given its rich features.

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  • Reviewer Name: Mark R.
    Position: Software Developer
    Has used product for: 6-12 Months
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1,000 - 4,999
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    Reduces PDF size to reduce costs for archiving

    Date: Feb 23 2024
    Summary

    We process huge volumes of documents. We needed to reduce PDF size to reduce costs for archiving. Even 1K makes a difference, because typically the cost is based on storage space, volume.

    Positive

    We used the PDF Optimizer from PDFTools to do that and it works really great! Out of all the others we've tried on the market is the one that reduces most, without losing quality.

    Negative

    Not one

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  • Reviewer Name: Ben D.
    Position: Engineering Manager
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 26 - 99
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    Good quality PDF SDK that adds value for our product

    Date: Apr 12 2024
    Summary

    Overall the SDK has helped us give the best solutions for our clients applications. If you're looking for a solid SDK, I recommend to consider Pdftools as your #1 choice.

    Positive

    Our product specialises on making it easy for our clients to convert a lot of file formats to PDF (eg. image, HTML, signatures). We introduced the Pdftools SDK about 2 years ago and since then, Pdftools is a valuable partner for us, hence this review.

    Negative

    Nothing to complain about at the moment. It was easy to integrate into our projects and has been reliable for all this time.

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Engineer
    Has used product for: 6-12 Months
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Nice PDF SDK

    Date: Apr 03 2024
    Summary

    Good experience. The documentation was great, but had a specific C# question that the team quickly responded to.

    Positive

    SDK has a ton of features out of the box. I also liked that I didn't need to sign up for the trial version, it was just there as free download.

    Negative

    Its a feature rich SDK, perhaps too many features for my use case.

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  • Reviewer Name: María T.
    Position: RevOps Director
    Has used product for: 1-2 Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 100 - 499
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Ease of use + PDF/A compliant

    Updated: Feb 20 2024
    Summary

    Their tools are crucial for us because we need to ensure high volumes of document processes.

    Specially for the PDF to PDF/A convertor, their solution is crucial because other competitors don’t tell you if the conversion was complete or not which is a big issue.
    Their software alert when something went wrong and what, that has made the biggest difference for us with Pdftools.

    Positive

    - PDF/A compliant and when the conversion was not possible, it returns the ouput explaining what is the problem with the PDF
    - Also the ease of integration within our existing application
    - Compression level was higher than other providers without losing quality

    Negative

    Nothing to say. It does what it says, better than expected

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Developer
    Has used product for: Free Trial
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1,000 - 4,999
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    Fast

    Date: Sep 04 2023
    Summary

    Great PDF SDK, they are quite similar to other PDF SDKs out there but it worked fast for me. I’m using their compression, validation and archiving functionalities.

    Positive

    Fast libraries.
    Quality conversion and compression.
    Easy to deploy.
    Complete package.
    Supported my language.

    Negative

    Nothing noteworthy for now, have been in a free trial for now but will go paid soon.

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