Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. PDF.cool – API for converting web pages to PDF launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   PDF.cool▲6

   HTML to PDF conversion API

   2017 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   PDFShift▲386

   Convert any HTML to PDF with a single POST request.

   2018 · pdfshift.io · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Coolnew PDF▲77

   The best all-in-one solution for your PDF needs

   2021 · coolnewsoft.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   ReLaXed – High-quality PDFs using web technologies▲344

   Create PDF documents using web technologies. Contribute to RelaxedJS/ReLaXed development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Ready-to-use API to convert any web page to PDF using headless Chrome▲129

   Loads a web page in headless Chrome using Puppeteer and prints it to PDF. The input is a JSON object and output is a PDF file.

   2017 · apify.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Athena PDF▲196

   Convert HTML to PDF - no frills, robust and fast.

   2016 · athenapdf.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   PDFmyURL▲82

   Turn web pages into PDFs with a single click!

   2017 · pdfmyurl.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Open Source PDF Compression API▲5

   2015 · stackhut.com · its alternatives →

9. 9CH
   Convert HTML or URL to PDF in Node Using RotativaHQ API▲5

   2016 · rotativahq.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    EasyPDFAPI▲8

    Convert HTML documents to PDF with Easy PDF API

    2024 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    PDF reflow in the browser with local AI model▲6

    Jul 2026 · appblit.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Convert Webpage to PDF API▲4

    Convert Web page to PDF by using API

    2018 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    PDFMyHTML▲7

    Stop guessing CSS. HTML to PDF API with Live Preview.

    Jan 2026 · pdfmyhtml.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    *Not* my first web app – PDF memo creator with privacy▲5

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    PageSnap▲14

    Turn websites into PDFs with ease

    2024 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Templify▲11

    Turn any HTML into stunning PDFs at scale

    Nov 2025 · templify.cloud · its alternatives →

17. 17
    PDFBolt▲16

    Hi HN, I'm Michał. I posted PDFBolt here about a year ago as a basic HTML to PDF API. Since then I've been rebuilding it around the thing that kept bugging me: every time a designer tweaked a layout, it meant a code change, a deploy, and a prayer that nothing broke in production. I wanted templates that live on the server and version themselves, so my API calls stay the same when the layout changes. Try the editor, no sign-up. Open a sample report, change the data, and download a real PDF: https://pdfbolt.com/try Templates use Handlebars. Your API call sends a templateId +…

    2025 · pdfbolt.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    HTML to PDF API▲3

    Turn HTML & web pages into PDFs with one API call

    Aug 2026 · rapidapi.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    PDF Tools▲14

    Free browser-based PDF toolkit — no uploads, no sign-up

    2025 · pdf-vert.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    PDF Generator API▲15

    Creating PDF files made easy

    2024 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    PDF Candy▲7

    Free online tools for working with PDF files

    2017 · pdfcandy.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    RESTful API to Generate PDF from HTML using Chromium▲7

    A RESTful API to generate PDF converting from HTML - tecnospeed/pastor

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    HTML2PDF Online▲2

    HTML to PDF API

    Apr 2026 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    reportgen▲6

    Generate PDFs from HTML with Ease

    2025 · reportgen.io · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →