4.4/5
G2 rating
24 reviews
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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.
Depends
DependsA solid, long-running pick for developers and no-code users who need HTML-to-PDF via API or Zapier/Make.
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.
Confidence: Medium
2009
Founded
Per company tagline
Yes (limited)
Free tier
5-doc cap on online tools
$837.8K
Est. revenue
Crunchbase estimate
Value for money
3
Credit-based pricing; rivals claim cheaper
Ease of use
4
G2 reviewers call it fairly simple
Feature depth
4
Broad converters, APIs, plugins, no-code integrations
Security posture
2
Repeated WordPress plugin CVEs since 2024
Pros
Cons
Gotchas
- highWordPress plugin carries multiple CVEs (2024–2026); patch immediately or remove from production⁶
- mediumThird-party comparison reports no permanent free API tier; confirm credit costs before committing
- lowFree online tools cap at 5 documents — fine for testing, not production volume⁸
- lowOnly 24 G2 reviews — weak signal; trial with your real documents before annual plans²
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
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…”
Alternatives
Compare PDFCrowd with each alternative.
PDFShift
Simple HTML-to-PDF API, frequently cited as cheaper
PDFCrowd vs PDFShiftAPITemplate
Template-driven PDF and image generation, strong alternative
PDFCrowd vs APITemplateDocRaptor
Enterprise document generation with heavier security positioning
PDFCrowd vs DocRaptorApi2Pdf
Pay-per-use HTML-to-PDF API with simple pricing
PDFCrowd vs Api2PdfFull analysis
Based on ~30 public sources; review snippets were truncated, limiting verbatim quotes and pricing detail.
Sources
review
security
- CVE-2026-0862: Reflected XSS — SentinelOnesentinelone.comsecurity
- CVE-2025-24671 — NVDnvd.nist.govsecurity
- Wordfence: Plugin ≤4.6.1 Code Injectionwordfence.comsecurity
- Combine Files to PDF Online — PDFCrowdpdfcrowd.comofficial
- Is PDFCrowd GDPR compliant?pdfcrowd.comofficial
- PDF Export by PDFCrowd — Make.comapps.make.comofficial
- PDFCrowd vs PDFShift vs APITemplateapitemplate.ionews
news
- DocRaptor vs Pdfcrowd comparisondocraptor.comnews
- pdfcrowd — Crunchbase profilecrunchbase.comnews
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