PDFMonkey

Web · API · paid plans from €5/mo

Freedom report

Two barsScore 6.4

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely1 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

PDFMonkey is ranked #10 of 45 in PDF creation software on Freedom251. It runs on API, Web. There is a free plan. A free trial is offered. Paid plans start at €5/mo.

PDFMonkey plans and pricing

All plans

Free Free 20 documents/month · 1-day retention · 30-second generation limit · no external images, fonts, CSS or JS pdfmonkey.io · 1 Oct 2026

30-day Trial Free Starts as soon as you confirm your account; no credit card required 300 documents · 1-day retention · external images, fonts, CSS & JS · PDF share links · 2-minute generation timeout pdfmonkey.io · 1 Oct 2026

Starter €5/mo € 5 per /month, billed monthly (€4.5/month billed annually) 300 documents/month · 1-day retention · external images, fonts, CSS & JS pdfmonkey.io · 1 Oct 2026

Pro €15/mo € 15 per /month, billed monthly (€13.5/month billed annually) 3,000 documents/month · 7-day retention · 1 extra collaborator · external images, fonts, CSS & JS pdfmonkey.io · 1 Oct 2026

Pro+ €60/mo € 60 per /month, billed monthly (€54/month billed annually) 5,000 documents/month · unlimited retention · unlimited collaborators · PDF share links pdfmonkey.io · 1 Oct 2026

Premium €300/mo € 300 per /month, billed monthly (€270/month billed annually) 60,000 documents/month · unlimited retention · unlimited collaborators · PDF share links pdfmonkey.io · 1 Oct 2026

Compared on PDF creation software

Free plan: Yes
Bulk generation: Yes
API access: Yes

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The record

Deployment: cloud
Support: docs
Key features: Browser-based PDF template editor · JSON data merge into templates · REST API for document generation · Bulk document generation from datasets · Reusable templates with versioning · Downloadable generated PDF files
Product: PDFMonkey is a document generation API that lets users design templates and send dynamic data to generate documents.
Template types: PDFMonkey provides a visual drag-and-drop Builder and Code Templates written in HTML, CSS and Liquid.
Rendering: PDF files are rendered in a Chrome-based browser, supporting HTML, CSS, JavaScript, external fonts, images, charts and other web technologies.
Outputs: The platform can generate PDF, PNG, WebP and JPG output files.
Integrations: Official integrations and connectors include Zapier, Make, n8n, Workato, Bubble, Glide and InvoiceBerry.
Developer tools: PDFMonkey provides official Ruby and Node.js SDKs, REST API access and webhooks for document-generation events.
Security: API traffic uses HTTPS/TLS, dynamic data is stored in encrypted database columns, and generated files are kept in private S3 buckets with one-hour presigned URLs.
Hosting: PDFMonkey infrastructure is hosted on Amazon Web Services in the EU (Paris) region.
Compliance: PDFMonkey states that it does not hold formal SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certification but provides GDPR-oriented data processing agreements.
Data use: PDFMonkey says customer data is used exclusively to generate requested documents and is not shared, sold or analyzed by PDFMonkey or external services.
Quota behavior: PDFMonkey sends email notifications at 80% and 100% of quota, and blocks new generation after the quota is reached unless paid pay-as-you-go is enabled.
Price from: €5/mo

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best PDF Creation Software in 2026#10 of 45
Best Document Generation Software in 2026#8 of 35
Best PDF API Software in 2026#10 of 35
Best Mail Merge Software in 2026#8 of 29
Best Document Template Management Software in 2026#7 of 26

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Sources

pdfmonkey.io· checked 23 Sept 2026
pdfmonkey.io/docs· checked 23 Sept 2026
pdfmonkey.io/docs/getting-started/builder-vs-code-te· checked 1 Oct 2026
pdfmonkey.io/pricing/· checked 1 Oct 2026
pdfmonkey.io/docs/account-and-security/data-storage-· checked 1 Oct 2026
pdfmonkey.io/docs/integrations/· checked 1 Oct 2026
pdfmonkey.io/docs/account-and-security/security-meas· checked 1 Oct 2026
pdfmonkey.io/docs/account-and-security/compliance-an· checked 1 Oct 2026