A software startup prepared to develop its first app, PDF Converter, aimed at individual users and set to release on the App Store. One of their developer, Mr. Li, began searching for a reliable solution to handle PDF file conversions.
He found ComPDF and tested PDF Reader Pro powered by our SDK. Impressed by the conversion quality, he commented, “I tried your demo app, and the results are impressive.” This led the team to reach out for integration support and explore ComPDF further.
Customer Needs
Project Background
They had already completed most of the app’s frontend and user interface. What remained was integrating a reliable SDK or API to power the core PDF conversion functionalities.
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Platform: iOS, with plans for macOS in the future
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Required Features:
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Convert PDFs to and from Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
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Compress PDF files
Customer Pain Points
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Tight Timeline: They aimed to launch the app within one to two months.
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Excellent Results: One of their key criteria for selecting a technology provider was excellent conversion accuracy, stability, and a low bug rate.
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Cost Sensitivity: As a startup, another key criterion for selecting a technology provider was appropriate and affordable pricing.
ComPDF Solutions
ComPDF offers industry-leading SDK and API libraries for PDF viewing, editing, and conversion, and has gained recognition for its exceptional capabilities in delivering high-quality results. Backed by over a decade of expertise, we’ve built deep experience and technical strength in PDF conversion technology.
Hard Power: Technical Advantages
ComPDF has the technical strength to build a robust PDF converter. Its performance aligned perfectly with our customer’s expectations—delivering advanced features, stable output, and precise conversion results.
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Comprehensive Integration Options: Supports offline SDKs, online APIs, and self-hosted deployments—flexible enough to satisfy diverse platforms and development frameworks.
After a thorough evaluation, the team chose to build their PDF Converter using ComPDF’s online API for faster deployment.
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AI-powered Conversion: Leverages AI tech and pre-trained models to intelligently parse and convert PDF files, ensuring high precision.
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Layout Recovery: Maintains original layout and the reading logic, including page elements, text boxes, paragraph indentation, table structures, and so on.
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Advanced OCR: Handles scanned and low-resolution documents effectively.
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Table Recognition: Supports for various table types, accurately processes borderless and complex tables.
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Custom Parameters: Allows to customize conversion parameters, such as layout settings (Fixed or Flow layout), OCR, AI analysis, annotations, images, etc.
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Stable Performance: Brings accurate results every time, efficient performance under load, low bug rates, cross-version compatibility, reliable error handling, and long-term reliability.
Soft Power: Service and Support
Beyond technical strength on PDF conversion, ComPDF stood out for its service.
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Fast onboarding: Clear documentation and quick-start guides enabled their developers to integrate and test features rapidly.
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Hands-on support: Dedicated technical assistance during evaluation and integration helped solve issues efficiently.
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Flexible pricing: ComPDF’s community license made it easy for a startup to access premium features affordably.
All of these helped this startup quickly evaluate, implement, and launch their PDF converter within a tight schedule.
Why Not Choose Another PDF Tech Provider?
Although impressed with ComPDF, the team sought to make a well-informed decision by evaluating several leading PDF SDK providers—but quickly encountered limitations that fell short of their expectations.
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Encoding issues that led to garbled or unreadable text
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Layout inconsistencies, such as broken formatting and misaligned elements
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Incorrect line breaks and poorly rendered paragraph indents
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Incomplete feature sets that failed to meet their requirements
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High pricing models that exceeded their budget
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Dependence on third-party technologies, lacking full control or transparency
These limitations ultimately led them to move forward with ComPDF, which delivered the accuracy, reliability, and flexibility they were looking for.
Conclusion
By choosing ComPDF, this startup was able to meet tight development deadlines, deliver high-quality PDF conversion features, and stay within budget—all while building a solid foundation for future growth.
In just under two months, the team transformed an idea into a working product, proving that even new startups can deliver professional-grade tools with the right technology partner.
Ready to build your own PDF document solution? Explore what ComPDF can do for you.