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Best MakePDF Alternatives in 2026

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20 tools from PDF creation software ranked against MakePDF on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Carbone Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $29/mo7.9
    MakePDF vs Carbone
  2. 2
    ReportLab Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb £144/mo7.9
    MakePDF vs ReportLab
  3. 3
    PDF24 Compare PDF Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb Free7.7
    MakePDF vs PDF24 Compare PDF
  4. 4
    PDF4me Merge & Split Free plan apiextensionWeb Free7.4
    MakePDF vs PDF4me Merge & Split
  5. 5
    PDFMonkey Free plan apiWeb €5/mo7.3
    MakePDF vs PDFMonkey
  6. 6
    Docmosis Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin $49/mo7.2
    MakePDF vs Docmosis
  7. 7
    WeasyPrint Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin €12.50/mo7.2
    MakePDF vs WeasyPrint
  8. 8
    Anvil PDF Generation APIAnvil Free plan apiWeb $99/mo6.9
    MakePDF vs Anvil PDF Generation API
  9. 9
    CraftMyPDF Free plan apiWeb $29/mo6.9
    MakePDF vs CraftMyPDF
  10. 10
    DocRaptorArtifex Software Inc. Free plan apiWeb $15/mo6.9
    MakePDF vs DocRaptor
  11. 11
    DocuGenerate Free plan apiWeb $19/mo6.9
    MakePDF vs DocuGenerate
  12. 12
    Formstack DocumentsFormstack (Intellistack, LLC) Free trial apiWeb $31.99/mo6.9
    MakePDF vs Formstack Documents
  13. 13
    APITemplate.io Free plan Web $19/mo6.8
    MakePDF vs APITemplate.io
  14. 14
    PDF Generator APIActual Reports OÜ Free trial apiself-hostedWeb €6.67/mo6.8
    MakePDF vs PDF Generator API
  15. 15
    Prince apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin $166.67/mo6.8
    MakePDF vs Prince
  16. 16
    Wondershare PDFelement AndroidiOSMacWebWin 6.8
    MakePDF vs Wondershare PDFelement
  17. 17
    Conga CLM apiMacWebWin 6.7
    MakePDF vs Conga CLM
  18. 18
    Adobe PDF Services APIAdobe Free plan Web Free6.6
    MakePDF vs Adobe PDF Services API
  19. 19
    PDFShiftSASU PDFShift Free plan Web $24/mo6.6
    MakePDF vs PDFShift
  20. 20
    CIB pdf brewer Free plan Win Free6.5
    MakePDF vs CIB pdf brewer

MakePDF alternatives compared

#ToolScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Carbone7.9Free plan$29/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2ReportLab7.9Free plan£144/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3PDF24 Compare PDF7.7Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
4PDF4me Merge & Split7.4Free planFreeAPI, Browser, Web
5PDFMonkey7.3Free plan€5/moAPI, Web
6Docmosis7.2No$49/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7WeasyPrint7.2Free plan€12.50/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
8Anvil PDF Generation API6.9Free plan$99/moAPI, Web
9CraftMyPDF6.9Free plan$29/moAPI, Web
10DocRaptor6.9Free plan$15/moAPI, Web
11DocuGenerate6.9Free plan$19/moAPI, Web
12Formstack Documents6.9No$31.99/moAPI, Web
13APITemplate.io6.8Free plan$19/moWeb
14PDF Generator API6.8No€6.67/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
15Prince6.8No$166.67/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
16Wondershare PDFelement6.8No—Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
17Conga CLM6.7No—API, Mac, Web, Windows
18Adobe PDF Services API6.6Free planFreeWeb
19PDFShift6.6Free plan$24/moWeb
20CIB pdf brewer6.5Free planFreeWindows
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Questions about MakePDF alternatives

What is the best alternative to MakePDF?

Carbone, number 1 in PDF creation software with a score of 7.9 out of 10. The others here: ReportLab, PDF24 Compare PDF, PDF4me Merge & Split and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to MakePDF?

Carbone is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 14 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing.