Pricing and licensing

The cost of a license depends on whether software from PDF Tools AG is used in a production environment, a development environment, a test environment or for evaluation purposes.

Furthermore, prices are adapted to the role of the purchaser, for instance for in‑house corporate use, for resellers, for integration in an application or a standard software solution (OEM).

PDF Tools AG offers a flexible price structure to accommodate the various application areas in which customers use our products.

We'll be pleased to answer your question, analyze your requirements and provide you a corresponding offer.

Tailored component & solutions licensing

PDF Tools AG’s licensing model gives you fair value for the benefits you receive from our PDF software products. We offer various licensing models which can be tailored to your individual requirements for the development of internal projects as well as the development of commercial software. We realize that our standard licensing conditions cannot meet the needs of everyone; this is why we encourage potential customers to contact us directly to discuss your specific licensing needs.

PDF Tools AG has more than 15 years experience in licensing software and knows how important reasonable and easily applied licensing conditions are. Our goal is to find the most appropriate solution for our customers and thereby ensure that by integrating our products you achieve a true added value. Together in a personal discussion we will work out the optimal tailored solution for you.

Maintenance and support

You will receive free of charge any new version released within 30 days of your purchase. You will need a Maintenance & Support Contract to continue receiving new versions, bug-fixes and technical support after the 30-day period has expired.

General licensing conditions

When you license a product you are accepting our General Licensing Conditions. PDF Tools AG can amend the licensing conditions at any time. However, these amendments shall only apply to contractual relationships that come into being after the amended version has come into effect.

Components

Components are software programs that are designed as elements of software solutions and are integrated into these solutions. We differentiate between two types of components: APIs and shell tools.

API

An API (Application Programming Interface) is a software component used by programmers. It provides specific processing functions for PDF files and is used via a programming interface. Programming interfaces are available for various programming languages such as C/C++, Java, PHP and C#.NET.

Shell tool

A shell tool is a software component used with an operating system’s command line. It provides specific processing functions for PDF files and is used by experts to automate PDF processing operations using shell scripts.

Solutions

Solutions are software programs that can be operated independently on the customer’s servers. They offer PDF processing services in the form of web services, monitored file and mail directories, and more.

Desktop product

Desktop products are standalone software programs that are installed on a client operating system and are designed to be used directly by the end user.