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iLovePDF vs PrexView
The developer platform behind iLovePDF has been rebranded iLoveAPI, offering a REST toolkit for manipulating PDFs (merge, split, compress, convert, encrypt, add page numbers) plus editing images in formats like JPG, PNG, HEIC, and WEBP. Authentication exchanges a public/secret key pair for a short-lived JWT bearer token, and new accounts get 2,500 free credits per month before usage-based billing kicks in.
PrexView merges structured XML or JSON payloads with templates built in its visual Studio editor to output PDF, HTML, PNG, or JPG documents. It targets recurring document-generation workloads like invoices and statements, with built-in helpers for charts, barcodes, and QR codes plus SDKs for Node.js, PHP, Ruby, and Python.
| iLovePDF | PrexView | |
|---|---|---|
| Authentication | API Key | API Key |
| Pricing | freemium | freemium |
| Formats | PDF, DOCX, PPTX, XLSX, JPG, PNG, GIF, WEBP, HEIC, JSON | XML, JSON, PDF, HTML, PNG, JPG |
| CORS | yes | yes |
| HTTPS | Yes | Yes |
iLovePDF supports 10 response formats, while PrexView offers fewer — pick iLovePDF for more integration flexibility.