XLS.now vs pdf2rows

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XLS.now compared with pdf2rows
Detail	XLS.now	pdf2rows
What it does	REST API for converting Excel and XLS spreadsheets programmatically	Convert PDF tables to CSV and Excel spreadsheets
Stage	Not given	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	Not given	US
Pricing model	Paid	Freemium
Pricing	One-off credits: 1,000 for $12.00, 5,000 for $60.00, 25,000 for $300.00, 100,000 for $1,200.00. Monthly subscription: $8.40/mo for 1,000 credits, $42.00/mo for 5,000 credits, $210.00/mo for 25,000 credits, $840.00/mo for 100,000 credits. Premium ($9.99/mo) and Premium Plus ($29.99/mo) subscription p	Free: 5 pages per day, files up to 20 MB. Pro: $9/month with unlimited pages (up to 300 pages per file) and files up to 20 MB. Business: $29/month with unlimited pages (up to 1,000 pages per file) and files up to 50 MB. All paid plans include a 7-day free trial.
Key features	Asynchronous conversion processing with job polling No SDK required, REST API with simple JSON requests Credit-based pricing: 1 credit for standard, 2 for CPU-heavy conversions Rate limiting per minute and monthly quota management Automatic file deletion after 24 hours for guest uploads Multiple converter slugs for different format conversions API usage dashboard with consumption tracking Batch uploads and account management Webhooks and batch API on Premium Plus White-label and commercial license options	Preview tables before downloading Detect ruled and space-aligned tables Export to CSV and XLSX formats Numbers stored as numbers in XLSX Support for files up to 50 MB Automatic file deletion after conversion One sheet per table or stack all tables
What makes it different	No SDK or installation required, API key only setup Asynchronous processing for large files without HTTP timeouts Affordable credit-based pricing with no overage charges Automatic refunds for rejected requests Free tier with no credit card required	Preview every table before downloading anything Files deleted immediately after conversion for privacy Numbers stored as numbers, not text in XLSX
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	26 −4 (down) since last check	Not checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	0	0
Citation Flow (Majestic)	7	0
Referring domains (Majestic)	2	0

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