Best PDF API Software in 2026
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In short: easyPDF Cloud API is ranked #1 of 35 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of PDF4me API and OCR.space. The best-ranked option with a free plan is PDF4me API. The lowest first paid tier on this page is easyPDF Cloud API at $0.33/mo.
When an application needs to work with PDFs, an API can provide document operations for that workflow. Compare the listed SDK languages and deployment model alongside capabilities such as data extraction, OCR, merging and splitting, compression, and conversion. The right mix depends on which tasks your application needs to support. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing are additional criteria to review when assessing fit. Options shown include easyPDF Cloud API, PDF4me API, and OCR.space. Start by identifying the operations and integration approach you need, then weigh the listed plan and pricing details against that scope.
35 PDF API software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
Recognised 40% · Phone app 26% · Documented 20% · Free plan 14% of the score
- 1 easyPDF Cloud API iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.9$0.33/mo OCR: YesPDF conversion: Yes
- 2 PDF4me API iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.9Free OCR: YesPDF conversion: YesData extraction: Yes
- 3 OCR.space iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.8$30/mo
- 4 Aspose.PDF Cloud iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.3$30/mo OCR: YesPDF conversion: YesData extraction: Yes
- 5 HTML2PDF Rocket Android only RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.8 PDF conversion: Yes
- 6 Cloudmersive PDF API No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.4$19.99/mo OCR: YesPDF conversion: YesData extraction: Yes
- 7 CraftMyPDF No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.4$29/mo
- 8 DocRaptorArtifex Software Inc. No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.4$15/mo
- 9 iLoveAPI No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.4Free OCR: YesPDF conversion: YesData extraction: Yes
- 10 Nutrient DWS Accessibility API No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.4$79/mo OCR: YesPDF conversion: YesData extraction: Yes
- 11 pdfRest API Toolkit Cloud No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.4$9.99/mo OCR: YesPDF conversion: YesData extraction: Yes
- 12 Apdf No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.3$39/mo OCR: YesPDF conversion: YesData extraction: Yes
- 13 APITemplate.io No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.3$19/mo
- 14 PDF API No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.3€15/mo PDF conversion: Yes
- 15 PDFMonkey No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.3€5/mo
- 16 Adobe PDF Services APIAdobe No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.2Free
- 17 PDFShiftSASU PDFShift No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.1$24/mo
- 18 Nutrient Document Web Services No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.0Free OCR: YesPDF conversion: YesData extraction: Yes
- 19 PDF Generator APIActual Reports OÜ No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.6€6.67/mo
- 20 VeryPDF Cloud API No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.6$41.66/mo OCR: YesPDF conversion: YesData extraction: Yes
- 21 DocSpringDocSpring, Inc. No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.4$49/mo PDF conversion: Yes
- 22 DynamicPDF Cloud API No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.4 PDF conversion: YesData extraction: Yes
- 23 PDF.ai API No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.4 OCR: YesPDF conversion: NoData extraction: Yes
- 24 PDF.coArtifex Software, Inc. No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.4$8.99/mo
- 25 pdflayer No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.4 OCR: NoPDF conversion: YesData extraction: No
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Questions about this list
Which PDF API software is ranked first on Samsung Mobile US Press?
easyPDF Cloud API is ranked #1 of 35 with a score of 7.9. PDF4me API is second and OCR.space third.
How many of these have a free plan?
16 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, easyPDF Cloud API has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.33/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation. Paid placements never change a rank.