pdfrender vs Api2Pdf
Api2Pdf is a multi-engine conversion API (Chrome, LibreOffice, wkhtmltopdf) with pay-per-use pricing; pdfrender does one thing with flat plans.
| Api2Pdf | hosted API over multiple engines — Headless Chrome, LibreOffice, wkhtmltopdf — incl. office-document conversion and PDF merging; usage-based pricing |
|---|---|
| pdfrender | single-purpose HTML→PDF (WeasyPrint), subscription pricing, free tier |
Api2Pdf is a conversion toolbox: one API fronting several engines,
so it converts not just HTML but Office documents (via LibreOffice), and can
merge PDFs — with pay-per-use pricing. pdfrender is deliberately the
opposite shape: one engine, one endpoint
(POST /v1/render), one job done predictably.
When Api2Pdf is the better fit
- You need
.docx/.xlsx→ PDF conversion or PDF merging in the same API. - You want to choose between Chrome and wkhtmltopdf rendering per call.
- Very low or spiky volume where pure pay-per-use beats a subscription.
When pdfrender fits
- Your workload is HTML→PDF, full stop — invoices, reports, generated documents — and you value an API small enough to learn in five minutes.
- You want bills that never surprise you: 100 renders/month free, then €20/mo or €80/mo flat with credits that reset each cycle (details).
- You want agents to render PDFs directly via the built-in MCP server.
Try pdfrender free — no card needed.