PDF Generator API

html2pdf vs PDF Generator API

html2pdf.app is a lightweight HTML to PDF conversion API: you send an HTML string or a URL and it returns a PDF, with full CSS customisation, a WordPress plugin and an online converter, priced by monthly credits. It is a pure conversion tool, which makes it a very different offer to PDF Generator API. The comparison below breaks down where each fits.

Pricing

html2pdf.app is a conversion API billed by monthly credits, from a free tier up to $39/month, with no template editor; PDF Generator API is a document generation platform from €8/month with a 14-day free trial, a drag-and-drop editor, and dedicated or on-premises deployment.

html2pdf.app

HTML to PDF conversion API · billed by credits

  • Free$0 (100 credits)
  • Startup$9/mo (1,000)
  • Standard$25/mo (5,000)
  • Scale$39/mo (10,000)

Per-credit conversion, where each 5MB of output equals one credit. The free tier caps output at 1MB with a single parallel conversion. Conversion only — a WordPress plugin, an online converter and an API playground are included, but there is no template editor, template management or workspaces.

PDF Generator API

Cloud plans · billed by credits · 14-day free trial

  • Individualfrom €8/mo
  • Teamfrom €52/mo
  • Scales to250k credits/mo

Individual starts at 50 credits and 5 templates; Team starts at 1,000 credits, 25 templates and 10 workspaces, with unlimited templates and the embedded editor on higher tiers. Every plan includes a 14-day free trial, and on-premises deployment is available on request.

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Conclusion

html2pdf.app is a solid, low-cost choice when you already have HTML templates in your codebase and simply need to render them to PDF at scale, with a generous free tier and straightforward per-credit pricing. Its model is pure conversion: there is no drag-and-drop template designer, no fillable PDF form fields, no web forms, no multi-tenant workspaces and no HIPAA or ISO 27001 certification, so the entire template layer stays your responsibility.

PDF Generator API gives you the same HTML to PDF power plus a cloud SaaS from €8/month with a 14-day free trial and dedicated or on-premises deployment when you need it, a drag-and-drop embeddable editor your own customers can use, fillable PDF form and signature fields, web forms, an AI template builder, and HIPAA and ISO 27001 compliance. If you need more than conversion, it is worth a direct comparison.

Main Features

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Ability to collect data from forms

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Ability to embed the editor into your application

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Ability to iterate over a list of items

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Conditionally format and hide components

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Background image
Conditionally hide pages

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Custom fonts
Drag & Drop Fields

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Integration with low code & no code platforms
Multiple pages
PDF Editable Form Fields

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Signature field

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Use PDF as template

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Workspaces and template management

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API Features

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Async generation

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Edit template definition and components via API

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Generate multiple templates, batch generation

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Adding “testing” parameter to document generation endpoints

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Security and Compliance

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General Cloud Service (SaaS)
Dedicated deployment US or EU region (SaaS)

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GDPR Compliance

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HIPAA

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HTTPS / Encryption
ISO 27001 Certification

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On-premises deployment

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Support

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Chat support

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Help with the initial template for free

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Support video call for free

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Template creation service

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