Add production-grade PDF capability to your application.
Avanquest Engine gives developers and ISVs a battle-tested PDF API, PDF SDK, and Web SDK on your deployment terms.
The engine behind PDF Architect, now licensable.
Building reliable PDF generation, manipulation, and processing into a software product is harder than it looks. Parsing edge cases, rendering fidelity, performance at scale, and commercial licensing terms all create risk. The Avanquest Engine is the same engine that powers PDF Architect and PDFCreator, available as a licensable REST API, native SDK, and JavaScript Web SDK for integration into your own application, on your own infrastructure.
Why organizations choose PDF Architect over the market leader
Production-grade, proven engine
Three integration paths, flexible deployment
Transparent pricing,
European data
Made for enterprise deployments. Not a wrapper around an open-source library: a commercial-grade engine with documented edge case handling and enterprise support.
PDF API for cloud and server-side integration, PDF SDK for native application embedding, Web SDK for browser-based document workflows. Deploy on your infrastructure or ours.
Per-deployment or per-tier pricing with no per-page billing surprises. European vendor with GDPR-aligned data practices, important for ISVs serving regulated markets.
What the API and SDK cover
PDF creation and conversion
From HTML, images, and text via API; from Word, Excel, and PowerPoint via SDK
PDF editing
Merge, split, rotate, delete, and resize via API; reorder pages, annotate, and apply whiteout via SDK.
Form filling and field extraction
Programmatic form population via SDK; field data extraction via API.
Digital signature operations
Sign PDFs via API; sign and verify signatures via SDK.
OCR and text extraction
Extract text from scanned and image-based PDFs, with structured JSON output via API.
PDF/A conversion
Convert an existing PDF to the archive-ready format via SDK.
Rendering to image/preview
Generate page thumbnails and previews at configurable resolution via SDK.
Choose your integration path
PDF API
REST API for cloud, server-side, and microservice integration. Language-agnostic. Deploy as a managed service or on your own infrastructure.
PDF SDK
Native library for Windows and Linux application embedding. High-performance, low-latency PDF operations inside your process with no external service call required.
Web SDK
JavaScript SDK for browser-based document workflows: viewer, annotation, form fill, and light editing inside your web application, with no server round-trip for common operations.
Full reference documentation, code samples, and sandbox access at:
developers.avanquest.comCompliance and sovereignty for regulated-market ISVs
On-premise SDK deployment
Run the engine inside your own infrastructure. Relevant for ISVs serving financial services, healthcare, and public sector.
GDPR-aligned European vendor
No US Cloud Act or Patriot Act exposure, a key differentiator when selling into European regulated markets.
Same engine as the end-user products
The Avanquest Engine carries enterprise-grade testing across a diverse range of real-world document types and edge cases.
Commercial support
Not a community-supported open-source project. Our team provides direct support for every customer.
Frequently asked questions
Is there a free trial?
Yes. Developer access is available at developers.avanquest.com with no sales call required to start.
How is it priced?
Per-deployment or per-tier, not per page or per document. Pricing details and tier breakdowns are on developers.avanquest.com.
Can we deploy it fully on-premise in our own infrastructure?
Yes. On-premise SDK deployment is supported and is the standard choice for ISVs serving regulated industries where data cannot leave the customer's environment.
Is this the same engine that powers PDF Architect and PDFCreator?
Yes. The Avanquest Engine is the core document processing layer that also powers Avanquest's end-user products, carrying extensive real-world testing and enterprise-grade edge-case handling.
What languages and platforms are supported?
The REST API is language-agnostic. The native SDK supports Windows and Linux. The Web SDK supports all modern browsers. Full compatibility details are in the developer documentation.
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