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Should I use PDFCrowd?

Convert URLs, web pages, and HTML to PDF. Use PDFCrowd via API, Zapier, Make, WordPress, WebSave, or free online tools. Trusted since 2009. - pdfcrowd.com

· 1 month ago

A solid, long-running pick for developers and no-code users who need HTML-to-PDF via API or Zapier/Make. Avoid if you expect a free API tier or a security-clean WordPress plugin — Save-as-PDF has repeated CVEs.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~30 public sources; review snippets were truncated, limiting verbatim quotes and pricing detail.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityOnly a 24-hour email promise found
  • Security posture

Pricing

Not disclosed

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes

Best for

  • Developers embedding HTML-to-PDF via API
  • No-code automation via Zapier or Make
  • SaaS teams generating invoices and reports
  • WordPress publishers wanting save-as-PDF buttons

Not for

  • Casual one-off PDFs — browser print-to-PDF is free
  • WordPress sites unwilling to patch plugin CVEs fast
  • Teams wanting a permanent free API tier
  • Guess: enterprises requiring SOC 2 vendor evidence

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

WordPress plugin carries multiple CVEs (2024–2026); patch immediately or remove from production

medium

Third-party comparison reports no permanent free API tier; confirm credit costs before committing

low

Free online tools cap at 5 documents — fine for testing, not production volume

low

Only 24 G2 reviews — weak signal; trial with your real documents before annual plans

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Running since 2009 — long, stable track record
  • 4.4/5 on G2 across 24 reviews
  • Many integration paths: API, Zapier, Make, WordPress
  • Official client libraries for major languages; .NET on NuGet
  • EU-operated, GDPR-compliant per company statement

Cons

  • WordPress plugin has repeated CVEs, including unauthenticated PHP object injection
  • Fresh reflected-XSS CVE (CVE-2026-0862) in the plugin
  • Thin review base: only 24 G2 reviews
  • Competitors publish dedicated 'Problem with PDFCrowd' critiques

Sources & method

- 13 sources - API is EU-operated and GDPR-compliant per the company, but its WordPress Save-as-PDF plugin shows a recurring CVE history from 2024–2026.

official x3review x2security x4news x4
  • CVE-2025-24671, Unauthenticated PHP object injection in Save as PDF plugin ≤4.4.0.
  • CVE-2026-0862, Reflected XSS in the Save as PDF plugin.
  • CVE-2024-33684, Missing authorization vulnerability listed for the plugin.
  • Contributor-level code injection, plugin ≤4.6.1, Authenticated contributor arbitrary function invocation via shortcode attribute; recently disclosed.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 3/5

    Rating

  • Not disclosed

    Starting price

  • 13

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 3/5. Credit-based pricing; rivals claim cheaper
  • Ease of use: 4/5. G2 reviewers call it fairly simple
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Broad converters, APIs, plugins, no-code integrations
  • Support quality. Only a 24-hour email promise found
  • Security posture: 2/5. Repeated WordPress plugin CVEs since 2024
  • 4.4/5 G2 rating 24 reviews
  • 2009 Founded Per company tagline
  • Yes (limited) Free tier 5-doc cap on online tools
  • $837.8K Est. revenue Crunchbase estimate

Pricing

Free tier: Yes

Security

API is EU-operated and GDPR-compliant per the company, but its WordPress Save-as-PDF plugin shows a recurring CVE history from 2024–2026.

  • CVE-2025-24671Unauthenticated PHP object injection in Save as PDF plugin ≤4.4.0.⁵
  • CVE-2026-0862Reflected XSS in the Save as PDF plugin.⁴
  • CVE-2024-33684Missing authorization vulnerability listed for the plugin.
  • Contributor-level code injection, plugin ≤4.6.1Authenticated contributor arbitrary function invocation via shortcode attribute; recently disclosed.⁶

What users say

G2 reviewers describe PDFCrowd as fairly simple and recommend it, yielding a 4.4/5 across just 24 reviews.

“Pdfcrowd is fairly simple…”
G2 review
Full analysis

Based on ~30 public sources; review snippets were truncated, limiting verbatim quotes and pricing detail.

Proven HTML-to-PDF API since 2009, 4.4/5 on G2. Good for devs; avoid the CVE-hit WordPress plugin; no real free API tier.

Methodology

Based on ~30 public sources; review snippets were truncated, limiting verbatim quotes and pricing detail.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. pdfcrowd Products | 24 Reviews on G2g2.com
    review
  2. Pdfcrowd Reviews 2026 — G2g2.com
    review
  3. Wordfence: Save as PDF Plugin ≤4.4.0 PHP Object Injectionwordfence.com
    security
  4. CVE-2026-0862: Reflected XSS — SentinelOnesentinelone.com
    security
  5. CVE-2025-24671 — NVDnvd.nist.gov
    security
  6. Wordfence: Plugin ≤4.6.1 Code Injectionwordfence.com
    security
  7. Combine Files to PDF Online — PDFCrowdpdfcrowd.com
    official
  8. Is PDFCrowd GDPR compliant?pdfcrowd.com
    official
  9. PDF Export by PDFCrowd — Make.comapps.make.com
    official
  10. PDFCrowd vs PDFShift vs APITemplateapitemplate.io
    news
  11. Pdfcrowd Alternatives for HTML to PDF — IronPDFironpdf.com
    news
  12. DocRaptor vs Pdfcrowd comparisondocraptor.com
    news
  13. pdfcrowd — Crunchbase profilecrunchbase.com
    news

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