Compare Box and pdflayer API - Aug 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Aug 06, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Box or pdflayer API?

pdflayer API is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Box, and Box is rated higher (92/100) than pdflayer API (81/100). Box offers users more features (8) than pdflayer API (0). There is a clear winner in this case and it is Box!

Looking for the right Document Management solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

Box.net Vs. apilayer

Box.net: Box.net is the maker of Box software that lets you store all of your content online, so you can access, manage and share it from anywhere. Integrate Box with Google Apps and Salesforce and access Box on mobile devices

apilayer: apilayer is an Austrian technology company aiming to help developers and businesses automate and outsource complex processes by serving them with dedicated and handy programming interfaces - in short, APIs. Our goal is to offer quick and simple access to our software with the objective of speeding up development of your applications and easing the ...

Who is more expensive? Box or pdflayer API?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Document Management software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Box and pdflayer API.

Box price starts at $15 per user/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Box is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Document Management software. pdflayer API price starts at $9.99 per month , When comparing pdflayer API to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Document Management software cost.

Bottom line: Box cost is around the same cost of pdflayer API.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Box Vs. pdflayer API based on some of the most important and required Document Management features.

Box: Basic Reports, Data Import/Export, Online Customer Support, Version Control, Document Indexing, User Access Controls, Content Management, Backup.

pdflayer API: We are still working to collect the list of features for pdflayer API.

Target customer size

Customers of the software include small and medium businesses as well as large enterprises. and pdflayer API's target customer size include: SMBs.

Box

ITQlick rating
(4.3/5)

starts at $15 per user/month

Box is a cloud-based file-sharing, collaboration, and storage solution designed for companies of all sizes and used across multiple industry verticals. The primary features of Box include digital asset manageme...

Categories: Construction, Construction Apps, Electrician Apps, Heavy Construction.

pdflayer API

ITQlick rating
(4.9/5)

starts at $9.99 per month

PdFlayer is a document management software for businesses and developers to converts documents to PDF from HTML & URL using POST or GET.

Categories: Document Management.

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Box: 8 Features

Basic Reports
Data Import/Export
Online Customer Support
Version Control
Document Indexing
User Access Controls
Content Management
Backup

pdflayer API: 0 Features

We are working to collect the information
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Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
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4.3/5
Score
92/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$15 per user/month
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26
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Score
81/100
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3.2/10
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3
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Score
92/100
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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.