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Best HTML PDF API Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from PDF creation software ranked against HTML PDF API on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    PDF24 Compare PDF Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb Free6.8
    HTML PDF API vs PDF24 Compare PDF
  2. 2
    Carbone Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $29/mo6.7
    HTML PDF API vs Carbone
  3. 3
    ReportLab Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb £144/mo6.7
    HTML PDF API vs ReportLab
  4. 4
    WeasyPrint Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin €12.50/mo6.5
    HTML PDF API vs WeasyPrint
  5. 5
    Anvil PDF Generation APIAnvil Free plan apiWeb $99/mo6.4
    HTML PDF API vs Anvil PDF Generation API
  6. 6
    APITemplate.io Free plan Web $19/mo6.4
    HTML PDF API vs APITemplate.io
  7. 7
    CraftMyPDF Free plan apiWeb $29/mo6.4
    HTML PDF API vs CraftMyPDF
  8. 8
    DocRaptorArtifex Software Inc. Free plan apiWeb $15/mo6.4
    HTML PDF API vs DocRaptor
  9. 9
    DocuGenerate Free plan apiWeb $19/mo6.4
    HTML PDF API vs DocuGenerate
  10. 10
    PDF4me Merge & Split Free plan apiextensionWeb Free6.4
    HTML PDF API vs PDF4me Merge & Split
  11. 11
    PDFMonkey Free plan apiWeb €5/mo6.4
    HTML PDF API vs PDFMonkey
  12. 12
    Adobe PDF Services APIAdobe Free plan Web Free6.3
    HTML PDF API vs Adobe PDF Services API
  13. 13
    iText pdfOptimizer Free plan apiself-hosted Free6.3
    HTML PDF API vs iText pdfOptimizer
  14. 14
    PDFShiftSASU PDFShift Free plan Web $24/mo6.3
    HTML PDF API vs PDFShift
  15. 15
    CIB pdf brewer Free plan Win Free6.2
    HTML PDF API vs CIB pdf brewer
  16. 16
    CubePDF Free plan Win Free6.2
    HTML PDF API vs CubePDF
  17. 17
    HTML2PDF Free plan self-hosted Free6.2
    HTML PDF API vs HTML2PDF
  18. 18
    Prince apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin $166.67/mo5.6
    HTML PDF API vs Prince
  19. 19
    iText CoreApryse WinLinuxapi 5.4
    HTML PDF API vs iText Core
  20. 20
    Gotenberg apiLinuxself-hosted 5.3
    HTML PDF API vs Gotenberg

HTML PDF API alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1PDF24 Compare PDF6.8Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
2Carbone6.7Free plan$29/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3ReportLab6.7Free plan£144/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4WeasyPrint6.5Free plan€12.50/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
5Anvil PDF Generation API6.4Free plan$99/moAPI, Web
6APITemplate.io6.4Free plan$19/moWeb
7CraftMyPDF6.4Free plan$29/moAPI, Web
8DocRaptor6.4Free plan$15/moAPI, Web
9DocuGenerate6.4Free plan$19/moAPI, Web
10PDF4me Merge & Split6.4Free planFreeAPI, Browser, Web
11PDFMonkey6.4Free plan€5/moAPI, Web
12Adobe PDF Services API6.3Free planFreeWeb
13iText pdfOptimizer6.3Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted
14PDFShift6.3Free plan$24/moWeb
15CIB pdf brewer6.2Free planFreeWindows
16CubePDF6.2Free planFreeWindows
17HTML2PDF6.2Free planFreeself-hosted
18Prince5.6No$166.67/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
19iText Core5.4No—Windows, Linux, API
20Gotenberg5.3No—API, Linux, self-hosted
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Questions about HTML PDF API alternatives

What is the best alternative to HTML PDF API?

PDF24 Compare PDF, number 1 in PDF creation software with a score of 6.8 out of 10. The others here: Carbone, ReportLab, WeasyPrint and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to HTML PDF API?

PDF24 Compare PDF is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 17 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.