# PDF Generator API Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is PDF Generator API the right PDF Editor solution for you? Explore 19 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/202733/PDF-Generator-API/reviews --- PDF Generator API 4.5 (19) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/202733/PDF-Generator-API/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Reviews of PDF Generator API Ease of use 4.1 Customer Service 4.6 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-19 of 19 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Megan G. Marketing Coordinator Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Templates, Automatic and easy to use" August 22, 2021 5.0 It automates the conversion of data to download reports and invoice integrated into our website, makes it easy to send PDF files by email, I like that I can edit the logo, font size, add spaces for customer data, such As an address, telephone and email, the price is not expensive, and once integrated into the web it does its job automatically, I like that the customer service is good and they do not take long to respond. Pros Not many years ago converting a document to PDF although it was an easy process, using massive quantities it was something very tedious. What I like the most about PDF generator is that it has its own templates and automates the creation of PDF files from the web page or simply drag and drop documents. In my company we use it so that clients can download reports in pdf format. Cons It fulfills its function, but in my opinion it should have more options to choose different themes. Review Source CS Carlos S. Analyst Civil Engineering Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "VERY GREAT API" February 5, 2025 5.0 Pros It's very easy to use and the support is very great. Loved it. Cons Facility to use and resources the API is greatful. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer President/CEO Wine and Spirits Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Great Idea, needs some tweaks" October 1, 2020 3.0 Again, this solves a need, however the design tool needs some evolution to make it easier to use and produce a better result Pros I love that our website visitors can now generate a nice, shareable pdf file off of content from the site. Cons The design/editor tool needs some work. It is very fussy, and not intuitive. It would be helpful to have finer gridlines to be able to more accurately place items, and the snap-to sort of functionality makes it hard to move and align objects smoothly. Having more font flexibility would also be helpful to better match our brand standards. Reason for choosing PDF Generator API it was recommended by our web developer Review Source KL Kayley L. Senior Manager Product Management Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "We would definitely recommend PDF Generator API!" June 9, 2020 5.0 Pros Based on our experience, their tool has more functionality, is easier to use, easier to build on and has more advanced technology than other options on the market. It is also more affordable than most similar tools. The company behind the technology has been a pleasure to work with and is very responsive to our questions. Since implementing this tool in our software, we have experienced much higher satisfaction among our users than with our previously used tool. It's hard to choose just one thing we like most about PDF Generator API. Our highlights are: - The flexibility to add attributes and other data fields. - Uses JSON objects compatible with our existing API. - Easy editor that a non-developer can use. - Their master/base template means that everyone can have defaults and then each build of our software can have their own. - Reasonably priced with great value. - Great, lightweight technology and good support from partner. Cons One of the improvements we would like to see is the implementation of API Webhooks. Being able to receive a notification that a new template was created or deleted would be a game changer. This would allow us to track custom templates that our clients make and delete. Other than that, there are no underlying technical limitations that we have encountered. Review Source JV Jefry V. Product Manager Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Simple to use and easy to implement in your platform" October 1, 2020 4.0 We needed a quick solution te create PDF from an online platform. Because we constantly want to make changes in the layout we needed a generator with some sort of designer. After signing up with PDF Generator we could instantly use it (we integrated it the same day in our staging environment). We use it for 3 years now and the service hasn't been down since. Pros \- Easy to start and implement - Low cost (for low volumes) - Very good barcode support - JSON content as a starting point Cons \- The UI for designing PDF's has some minor issues especially when designing (small) labels - We could use some more features for working with multiple users Reason for choosing PDF Generator API No other products fulfilled our needs like this. Review Source Kristjan V. CEO Internet Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Solid platform for generating PDFs" June 25, 2020 5.0 Pros Easy to use, good support, customizeable. Recommended for someone looking for a reliable PDF generator Cons Current setup is blocking us from seeing how many times each document type has been generated, but I am not entirely sure if its because the way we have set it up or if PDf Generator API could actually improve it somehow to make it work for us. Other than that very reliable. Review Source HCG H C G. Developer Food & Beverages Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Very powerfull generator" October 1, 2020 5.0 Stable, no downtime so far. Good and fast support. Pros We looked at a few and things we needed: - Being able to use JSON as input - Being able to process line items (order lines), these are never the same number of lines - Easy editor - Good API support Took us 10 minutes to build a PDF with line items in the editor. Add the JSON as a smaple, map the data and done. Cons So far not much.......you can embed an image but not a pdf file, that can be usefull. But does not limit us at all. Reason for choosing PDF Generator API A few PDF buiders support line items and/or JSON, the one that do you can build the same PDF's but way more complicated. Depends on your use case. Simple PDF's mutiple products will do the job. PDF Generator API is a lot easier and really powerfull. Review Source TA Tim A. Operations manager Sports Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "A simple, fast and easy way to add PDF generation to your system" October 1, 2020 5.0 I fully recommend the software. We struck gold in finding this easy-to-implement software early on in our search and within half a day we had it up and rolling! Pros We use Salesforce/Amazon as a base for our Golf booking system. We needed printable receipts and this was the easiest way of acheving those. Total implementation time was a few hours including the first template mockup. Since, then we have put in about 4-5 hours more and that's it! Cons There could be some improvents on the wysiwyg template editor, but in all, it get's things done. Reason for choosing PDF Generator API First it was purely cost. The Salesforce plugin was priced for a Fortune 500 company. Review Source JK Justin K. Manager Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "PDF Generator API" June 17, 2020 5.0 It was the missing piece in our custom software. We no longer have to pay an expensive developer to make little changes to PDF templates, we can do it ourselves. Pros It's just so easy to use. I can't find anything else like it out there. Cons The user interface is a little slow when building with the editor. Also, when a PDF template is very large, it can sometimes take a very long time to return the created PDF via API call. Reason for choosing PDF Generator API I couldn't find any alternatives Review Source Denise Nicole G. Student Education Management Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "What is great about PDF Generator API" July 12, 2021 4.0 It was fun and helpful for a college student like me. I do not have to worry about the design and template. I can convert the file into a pdf documents for free! Isn't it nice? Pros For a beginner and a student who struggle in lay outing, PDF Generator API is very useful for us. Aside from converting your document into pdf file, its features offers flexibility and you just have to find that suits your preference. It also allows the user to merge documents. Cons It takes an effort to be familiar with all the buttons and tools. Sometimes, the file is not readable and you cannot customize. The tools, templates, and buttons has its limitations. However, for a beginner, it is still helpful and useful. Review Source AM Alar M. CTO Real Estate Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "If you want to get your product up and running quick" October 13, 2020 5.0 Overall the experience is positive as we got our product up and running less time than developing the whole PDF generation all by ourselves. Pros It is very straightforward and does exactly what you need - generates PDF / HTML documents with your template and data over API. I like that I got it working with a minimum effort. Cons The document template editor is a bit clumsy - especially with larger (more that 10 page) documents. Document blocks Alignment is tricky. It takes a bit time to learn all the tricks and some patience too. Reason for choosing PDF Generator API Pricing and simplicity Review Source AC Avi C. Sr. Principal Engineer Telecommunications Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "PDF generation for invoices" June 22, 2020 4.0 Pros 1\. Ability to design the PDF components on the UI. 2. Ability to use it over the REST API. 3. Amazing Customer service, always ready to help. Cons 1\. Timeouts when using over the API. 2. Not able to handle bigger PDFs 3. No ASYNC way to generate PDF to reduce the load. 4. Formatting the PDF is a little difficult over the API. Review Source AG Alejandro G. CEO Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great product!" June 22, 2020 4.0 Pros Easy integration through their REST api and easy to use template builder Cons The only thing I have found difficult is the alignment of components in the template builder. Review Source DM David M. CPTO Computer Software Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Zero Support" August 21, 2023 1.0 Terrible Pros It appeared that it would work for what we needed Cons Our account has been suspended since we switched from the sandbox to a paid account. Support takes forever to respond but finally fixed the bug they identified. This lasted one day and our account has been suspended for over week and no one from support will respond via their chat or email. Review Source JK Jerry K. CTO Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "PDF headaches removed" June 8, 2021 5.0 We run SaaS operation, and need bespoke PDFs for some clients Pros I never ever have to worry about PDF generation Cons Took a while to understand at first, but \[SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN\] were super helpful Review Source MK Martti K. Product owner Automotive Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Really easy to use and simple PDF template editor" June 29, 2020 5.0 Pros I love the simplicity of component drag and drop to templates. Cons Some issues with margins and layout overlapping occurs when making big complex templates. Review Source ME Matt E. CEO Apparel & Fashion Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Great Product. Amazing Support" October 27, 2020 5.0 Overall we are really happy. Anytime we have questions, the support via chat helps us out within minutes. Highly recommend. Pros Easy to use. Excellent Customer Service. Cons Honestly can't really think of any cons. It is the perfect fit for what we need. Review Source AW Adrian W. Owner Hospitality Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Great service" October 1, 2020 5.0 Pros Was really easy to implement the API and have found it much more reliable than the service I used previously. Cons No warning about hitting plan quota meant we had errors in our API usage but had difficulty diagnosing what the problem was until checking plan. A warning that we were near our quote in advance would've been great to keep the service running. Review Source ZB Zahir B. Chief Accounting Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Very well" August 25, 2021 5.0 Pros Another software useful, I use this every day, I can edit all my pdf easily this software is so intuitive. Cons Nothing all is going like I want, very practice Review Source Similar Products Featured