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ApexPDF vs PDFGate

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ApexPDF compared with PDFGate
DetailApexPDF logo ApexPDFPDFGate logo PDFGate
What it doesThe Ultimate Privacy-First PDF Suite Generate PDFs, collect signatures, and manage documents
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Pricing modelFree Freemium
PricingNot given Personal: $9/monthly (500 conversions); Starter: $20/monthly (3,000 conversions, 30 digital signatures); Basic: $50/monthly (10,000 conversions, 200 digital signatures); Professional: $150/monthly (40,000 conversions, 1,200 digital signatures); Professional Plus: $300/monthly (100,000 conversions, 3
Key features
  • Merge and split PDFs
  • Convert 40+ file formats
  • PDF compression up to 90%
  • Edit and annotate documents
  • AES encryption and decryption
  • Digital signatures and e-signing
  • OCR for searchable documents
  • Batch processing of unlimited files
  • Page rotation, cropping and resizing
  • Metadata sanitization for privacy
  • Convert HTML and URLs to PDF
  • Add fillable form fields to PDFs
  • Extract data from PDF forms
  • Add watermarks to PDFs
  • Password protect PDFs
  • Compress PDF files
  • Flatten PDF forms
  • Send documents for electronic signatures
  • Recipient verification with one-time passcode
  • Detailed audit trails with timestamps
What makes it different
  • Works completely offline after initial page load
  • Instant processing using local CPU with zero upload time
  • GDPR, CCPA and HIPAA compliant with no data collection
  • Pay only for successfully signed documents, not per request
  • Unlimited team members included
  • Digitally sealed documents detect any changes after signing
  • Reusable templates reduce document preparation time
  • Simple single POST request API integration
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)5 +1 (up) since last check29 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)1811
Citation Flow (Majestic)3529
Referring domains (Majestic)512108

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