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API v1 vs PDFGate

If you need a Documents & Productivity API that's easy to integrate, go with PDFGate.

API v1

DocSpring is a service that helps you fill out and sign PDF templates.

PDFGate

HTML to PDF API with support for custom headers, footers, fillable form fields, and encryption

API v1

  • Simple API key authentication
  • HTTPS supported

PDFGate

  • Simple API key authentication
  • HTTPS supported
  • CORS enabled for frontend use
FeatureAPI v1PDFGate
AuthenticationapiKeyapiKey
HTTPSYesYes
CORSUnknownYes

When to use which?

PDFGate works directly from the browser with CORS enabled, making it better for frontend-only apps.