Docotic.Pdf License Model

Docotic.Pdf library comes in four editions: Enterprise (most complete edition), Writer, Reader and Viewer. Each edition has two sub-editions: for Application and for Server.

All licenses are royalty-free. You may try Docotic.Pdf with Evaluation License.

We do not sell developer licenses. It means that we don't restrict the number of workplaces where the Docotic.Pdf library is used by developers of your company. So, a license cost is fixed and do not depend on number of developers that use it.

After purchase you will receive a license key. Any new version released within 12 months since your purchase can be used by you free of charge. Any upgrades after 12 months from the day of purchase are subject to additional fees (50% of the regular price).

Evaluation License

You may try Docotic.Pdf with Evaluation License. In evaluation mode the component may be used for testing purposes only. You may not redistribute Docotic.Pdf library or any product built with trial version of Docotic.Pdf.

In addition, when used in trial mode, the library imposes following restrictions:

  • Documents generated with the library contain evaluation notice printed across each page.
  • For all existing documents only half of pages gets read by the library.

Docotic.Pdf Enterprise Edition

Enterprise Edition License

The royalty-free license for using Docotic.Pdf library in one application or on one server. This is the most complete edition of the library. Create, read or manipulate PDF documents in your application or web service with this edition of the library.

Sub-editions:

  • for Application

    This royalty-free license allows you to redistribute Docotic.Pdf with a single desktop application to an unlimited number of seats.

    We'll need to know Company and Product attributes of your application's assembly to be able to generate a key for you.

  • for Server

    This roalty-free license allows you to use Docotic.Pdf on exactly one server computer. It does not matter how many different applications on that server use Docotic.Pdf library or how many CPUs the server has. It also does not matter how many (remote) clients concurrently access your PDF-enabled application running on the server.

    We'll need to know unique identifier of your server to be able to generate a key for you. We will send you small application after purchase of the license. When run, that application will generate an unique ID for your server.

See pricing for Enterprise Edition

Docotic.Pdf Writer Edition

Writer Edition License

The royalty-free license for using Docotic.Pdf library in one application or on one server. This edition of Docotic.Pdf library is useful when you only need to create PDF documents from scratch

Sub-editions:

  • for Application

    This royalty-free license allows you to redistribute Docotic.Pdf with a single desktop application to an unlimited number of seats.

    We'll need to know Company and Product attributes of your application's assembly to be able to generate a key for you.

  • for Server

    This roalty-free license allows you to use Docotic.Pdf on exactly one server computer. It does not matter how many different applications on that server use Docotic.Pdf library or how many CPUs the server has. It also does not matter how many (remote) clients concurrently access your PDF-enabled application running on the server.

    We'll need to know unique identifier of your server to be able to generate a key for you. We will send you small application after purchase of the license. When run, that application will generate an unique ID for your server.

See pricing for Writer Edition

Docotic.Pdf Reader Edition

Reader Edition License

The royalty-free license for using Docotic.Pdf library in one application or on one server. This edition of Docotic.Pdf library is useful when you only need to read existing PDF documents and extract images, text and other information from them.

Sub-editions:

  • for Application

    This royalty-free license allows you to redistribute Docotic.Pdf with a single desktop application to an unlimited number of seats.

    We'll need to know Company and Product attributes of your application's assembly to be able to generate a key for you.

  • for Server

    This roalty-free license allows you to use Docotic.Pdf on exactly one server computer. It does not matter how many different applications on that server use Docotic.Pdf library or how many CPUs the server has. It also does not matter how many (remote) clients concurrently access your PDF-enabled application running on the server.

    We'll need to know unique identifier of your server to be able to generate a key for you. We will send you small application after purchase of the license. When run, that application will generate an unique ID for your server.

See pricing for Reader Edition

Docotic.Pdf Viewer Edition

Viewer Edition License

The royalty-free license for using Docotic.Pdf library in one application or on one server. This edition of Docotic.Pdf library is useful when you only need to display, rasterize or print PDF documents.

Sub-editions:

  • for Application

    This royalty-free license allows you to redistribute Docotic.Pdf with a single desktop application to an unlimited number of seats.

    We'll need to know Company and Product attributes of your application's assembly to be able to generate a key for you.

  • for Server

    This roalty-free license allows you to use Docotic.Pdf on exactly one server computer. It does not matter how many different applications on that server use Docotic.Pdf library or how many CPUs the server has. It also does not matter how many (remote) clients concurrently access your PDF-enabled application running on the server.

    We'll need to know unique identifier of your server to be able to generate a key for you. We will send you small application after purchase of the license. When run, that application will generate an unique ID for your server.

See pricing for Viewer Edition