Best PDF API Software in 2026
32 pdf api software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
| # | Platform | Score | Why | From | Free plan | Paid from | OCR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cloudmersive PDF API | 8.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $19.99/mo | Yes | 19.99 /mo | Yes | View |
| 2 | PDF4me API | 8.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 3 | iLoveAPI | 8.7 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 4 |  pdfRest API Toolkit Cloud | 8.6 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $9.99/mo | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 5 | DocRaptorArtifex Software Inc. | 8.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $15/mo | Yes | 15 /mo | — | View |
| 6 | CraftMyPDF | 8.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $29/mo | Yes | 29 /mo | — | View |
| 7 | PDFMonkey | 8.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | €5/mo | Yes | — | — | View |
| 8 |  easyPDF Cloud API | 8.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $0.33/mo | No | — | Yes | View |
| 9 |  VeryPDF Cloud API | 7.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $41.66/mo | — | 49.95 /mo | Yes | View |
| 10 | OCR.space | 7.7 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $30/mo | Yes | 30 /mo | — | View |
| 11 |  Adobe PDF Services APIAdobe | 7.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | — | View |
| 12 | Apdf | 7.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $39/mo | Yes | 39 /mo | Yes | View |
| 13 | PDF.coArtifex Software, Inc. | 6.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $8.99/mo | No | 8.99 /mo | — | View |
| 14 | DynamicPDF Cloud API | 6.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | 19.95 /mo | — | View |
| 15 | APITemplate.io | 6.7 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $19/mo | Yes | 19 /mo | — | View |
| 16 |  PDF API | 6.6 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | €15/mo | Yes | — | — | View |
| 17 |  API2PDFAPI2PDF, Inc. | 6.6 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $1/mo | No | 1 /mo | — | View |
| 18 | PDFShiftSASU PDFShift | 6.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $24/mo | Yes | 24 /mo | — | View |
| 19 | PDF Generator APIActual Reports OÜ | 6.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | €6.67/mo | No | — | — | View |
| 20 |  Aspose.PDF Cloud | 6.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | 30 /mo | Yes | View |
| 21 |  Zamzar API | 6.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | 25 /mo | — | View |
| 22 | DocSpringDocSpring, Inc. | 5.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $49/mo | No | 49 /mo | — | View |
| 23 | GoPDF | 5.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | — | View |
| 24 |  PDF.ai API | 5.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | 49 /mo | Yes | View |
| 25 |  LlamaParse | 5.7 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | 50 /mo | Yes | View |
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Questions about this list
Which pdf api software is ranked first on Inferse?
Cloudmersive PDF API is ranked #1 of 32 with a score of 8.8. PDF4me API is second and iLoveAPI third.
How many of these have a free plan?
20 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 on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it. Paid placements never change a rank.