PDFik — Developer Tools

What is PDFik?

PDFik is a developer-friendly API that turns URLs or raw HTML into PDF files. Instead of running and maintaining headless browsers, you send a simple POST request and receive a signed webhook the moment your PDF is ready. It handles queueing, retries, and dead-letter queues automatically, so you can focus on your core product.

Problem it solves

Operating Chromium in production is a heavy burden—patching CVEs, dealing with memory leaks, and securing against SSRF attacks. PDFik removes that infrastructure headache by offering a sandboxed, SSRF-protected rendering environment. It’s the easiest way to add reliable PDF generation to your SaaS without spending time on browser automation.

Who is it for?

It’s ideal for SaaS teams, startups, and developers who need to generate invoices, receipts, reports, or any web page as a PDF. It’s not for those who need visual PDF editing or OCR—it’s a generation-only API. If you need on-the-fly PDFs with minimal setup, PDFik is built for you.

Real use cases

Typical use cases include creating branded invoices, automated report generation, converting dashboards to PDF for sharing, and producing any HTML document as a PDF. The free plan lets you get started with 100 documents per month, and paid plans begin at $29 per month for 5,000 documents.

• URL/HTML to PDF API — Send a POST and get a signed webhook when the PDF is ready, no waiting.
• SSRF protection — Blocks private IPs and cloud metadata on every render for security.
• Signed webhooks (HMAC) — Guaranteed payload authenticity with retries (2/5/15/30/60 s) and dead-letter queue.
• No page-based pricing — Each document counts once, regardless of page count, with a 150 MB per-file limit.
• Sandboxed rendering — Fresh isolated browser context per job, torn down after, preventing memory leaks.
• SDKs for JavaScript, Python, Java — Available on Starter plan and above.

PDFik pricing: from $29/mo.

For comparison: the median starting price in Developer Tools is $19.99/month, measured across 301 tools we track. See the full SaaS Pricing Index →

Free — $0/month

Perfect for local development and integration tests. Includes 100 documents and 0.5 GB per month. Features: URL to PDF, HTML to PDF, signed webhooks (HMAC), 10 requests/min, 3 concurrent jobs.

Starter — $29/month

Ideal for small projects and startups. Includes 5,000 documents and 10 GB per month. Adds Watermarking API, 100 requests/min, 15 concurrent jobs, and SDKs for JavaScript, Python, and Java.

Pro — $99/month

Built for growing SaaS applications. Includes 50,000 documents and 50 GB per month. Adds PDF Encryption, webhook secret rotation & custom headers, authenticated rendering, 500 requests/min, 50 concurrent jobs, and priority email support.

Business — $449/month

Designed for high-throughput enterprises. Includes 500,000 documents and 300 GB per month. Adds volume add-ons ($0.55/GB up to 2 TB), 2,000 requests/min, 150 concurrent jobs, 99.5% uptime SLA, and AI support.

All paid plans include a 99.5% uptime SLA. Annual billing saves 20%. Free plan requires card verification, but stays $0.

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