How to Choose between PDF Converter Services and Autobahn DX
PDF Converter Services is a SOAP API you can integrate into your system to convert 100+ file types to PDF or PDF/A. It can also merge, split, compress, and watermark. Autobahn is a no-code document automation solution you install on your Windows server to convert large quantities of documents with dozens of different processing options.
Compare Our Products and Choose the One That Meets Your Needs
Select PDF Converter if you have developer experience, and Autobahn if you need a no-code solution.
A Complete PDF Solution For Developers
Choose PDF Converter if you need a SOAP API that offers accessibility and usability across diverse platforms and programming languages, providing the flexibility and ease of integration required for various software environments.
Key Features:
- Convert 100+ file formats to editable PDF documents with perfect fidelity
- Extract and import PDF form data
- OCR and PDF/A archiving add-on (for less complex files and lower volumes)
- QR and barcode watermarking
- Merge and combine different file formats into a PDF
Compare Our Products and Choose the One That Meets Your Needs
Select PDF Converter if you have developer experience, and Autobahn if you need a no-code solution.
A Complete PDF Solution For Developers
Choose PDF Converter if you need a SOAP API that offers accessibility and usability across diverse platforms and programming languages, providing the flexibility and ease of integration required for various software environments.
Key Features:
- Convert 100+ file formats to editable PDF documents with perfect fidelity
- Extract and import PDF form data
- OCR and PDF/A archiving add-on (for less complex files and lower volumes)
- QR and barcode watermarking
- Merge and combine different file formats into a PDF
Fast, High-Volume OCR and PDF Conversion Server
Choose Autobahn DX if you need a no-code solution to build automated custom workflows that convert, compress, merge, split, archive, redact, and OCR almost any file type.
Key Features:
- Data extraction (key-value pairs, table extraction, or zonal)
- Smart split PDF (based on data extraction)
- Output formats: PDF, DOCX, WORDML, RTF, CSV, XLSX, EXCELML, TXT, HTML, and XPS
- Convert MS Office, TIFF, JPEG, BMP, PNG, and GIF to PDF
- Handwriting recognition (via Google or Microsoft Cloud engines)
Deployment Options
PDF Converter Services is an on-premises solution that gives more flexibility and is suitable for experienced developers. Autobahn DX is a low-code solution available online and on-premises, and it’s the perfect solution for administrators and other IT professionals.
| Code | Hosted | |
|---|---|---|
| PDF Converter Services | SOAP API | Client (on-premises) |
| Autobahn DX | Low code | Client (on-premises and online) |
Feature Comparison Table
| PDF Converter Services (SOAP API) | Autobahn DX | |
|---|---|---|
| Convert to PDF | ||
| Convert to PDF/A | Available with an add-on | |
| Convert PDF to Text, TIFF, PNG, JPEG | TIFF only, with some configuration changes | |
| Batch Conversion | ||
| Mixed File Type Conversion | ||
| OCR Any File to PDF | For less complex files and lower volumes | It can handle complex files and a high-volume of documents |
| Batch OCR | ||
| Handwriting Recognition | (deploys Google or Microsoft engines; subscription required) | |
| Merge PDFs | ||
| Merge Images to Searchable PDFs | ||
| JPEG2000 Compression | ||
| MRC Compression | ||
| Split PDFs | ||
| Smart Split PDFs | ||
| Split by Barcode | ||
| Rename by Barcode | ||
| Detect Barcodes in PDF and TIFF Files | ||
| Extract PDF Form Data | ||
| Import PDF Form Data | ||
| Key-Value Pair Extraction | ||
| Table Extraction | ||
| Zonal Extraction | Only for image-based PDFs | |
| QR Watermarking | ||
| Barcode Watermarking | ||
| Multi-Language Support for OCR | ||
| Metadata Tagging | ||
| Secure PDFs | ||
| Redact PDFs |
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