API2PDF vs PDFMonkey
API2PDF
api2pdf.com
PDFMonkey
pdfmonkey.ioSide by side
| Figure | API2PDF | PDFMonkey |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | €5/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 12 |
| Spec score · HTML to PDF APIs | 8.2 (#9) | 8.5 (#3) |
| Spec score · PDF API Software | 8.1 (#14) | 8.4 (#10) |
| Compliance | GDPR | PDFMonkey says it is GDPR-aligned and offers DPA documents, but has no SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certification. |
| Deployment | cloud, self hosted | cloud |
| Integrations | API2PDF offers client libraries for Python, Node, PHP, C#, and Java. | Official integrations and connectors include Zapier, Make, n8n, Workato, Bubble, Glide and InvoiceBerry. |
| Key features | HTML and URL to PDF conversion using Headless Chrome or wkhtmltopdf · Microsoft Office and image to PDF conversion through LibreOffice · PDF merging · PDF page extraction by page range · PDF password protection · PDF content extraction to JSON, Markdown, or HTML · Website and HTML screenshots · Client libraries for Python, Node, PHP, C#, and Java | 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 | API2PDF is a serverless REST API for PDF generation and document conversion. | PDFMonkey is a document generation API that lets users design templates and send dynamic data to generate documents. |
| Support | The infrastructure fact sheet says general developer support is provided by email, typically responds within 1–2 business days, and is best effort. | Support is provided through in-app chat and [email protected], with typical replies within a few hours during Central European business hours. |
| Support | email, docs | docs |
Plans
PDFMonkey
- 30-day TrialFree
- 30-day TrialFree
- FreeFree
- FreeFree
- Starter€5 a month
- Starter€5 a month
- Pro€15 a month
- Pro€15 a month
- Pro+€60 a month
- Pro+€60 a month
In their own words
PDFMonkey
PDFMonkey is a cloud document-generation API that turns templates and dynamic data into files. Templates can be built in a visual drag-and-drop editor or written in HTML, CSS, and Liquid; JSON data can be sent through the REST API to generate documents. Its Chrome-based renderer supports JavaScript, external fonts, images, charts, and other web technologies. Outputs include PDF, PNG, WebP, and JPG, and bulk generation from datasets is supported. Connectors include Zapier, Make, n8n, Workato, Bubble, Glide, and InvoiceBerry; developer tools include Ruby and Node.js SDKs and webhooks. 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. PDFMonkey states that it has no formal SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certification. The free plan allows 20 documents per month with one-day retention and a 30-second generation limit, and excludes external images, fonts, CSS, and JavaScript. Paid plans start at €5/mo.