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24 alternatives to PDFify

PDFs for developeres

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. PDFify launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1PF
   PDFs from HTML▲742

   2021 · pdf.math.dev · its alternatives →

2. 2
   PDFShift▲386

   Convert any HTML to PDF with a single POST request.

   2018 · pdfshift.io · its alternatives →

3. 3MF
   My first web app – PDF memo creator▲297

   2016 · createamemo.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   PDF merge API▲98

   Create PDF documents from data and templates

   2024 · its alternatives →

5. 5PJ
   Pdf.js Express – PDF annotation, e-signatures, and form filling▲334

   Hi HN, Nick here. We're super excited to officially launch PDF.js Express [1]. PDF.js Express wraps a modern React UI around the PDF.js rendering engine to enable PDF annotation, form filling, and signing inside your web app. We've also made some improvements to PDF.js text search, and taken a different approach to how the viewer uses the PDF.js rendering API, resulting in sharp graphics at any zoom magnification [2]. Based on our research, more than 70% of those who try to implement these features on top of PDF.js find it too difficult or time-intensive [3]. For those who are successful,…

   2020 · its alternatives →

6. 6PA
   PDF API – Generate, convert, and modify PDF documents▲204

   Hi HN, Arek here. We’re super excited to officially launch PSPDFKit API [1]. PSPDFKit API is a collection of HTTP APIs that enable you to convert, generate, and edit documents without running any service on your infrastructure. What differentiates our API from others is that you can chain together multiple “actions” as part of a single API request. For example, you can convert, OCR, watermark, edit, and flatten a document — all in one call. Available actions [2]: - PDF Generator - PDF Converter - Image Converter - OCR - Watermark - Merge - Split - Duplicate - Delete - Flatten Our…

   2022 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Textify▲202

   macOS app to recognize text from your images/docs with OCR

   2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   An API for filling out PDF forms▲209

   Fill out and generate PDFs with a simple API request. Design templates in our drag-and-drop editor, POST your JSON data, and download a finished PDF in seconds.

   2017 · formapi.io · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Chartify▲293

   Create beautiful and fun Charts for your pitch-decks

   2018 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    PDFifys▲2

    All your PDF tools in one simple place

    Feb 2026 · pdfifys.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    PDF Editify▲3

    We make PDF editing fast, easy and accessible.

    2025 · pdfeditify.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Formify▲177

    Create, manage and embed forms on static sites with no code

    2022 · formify.vercel.app · its alternatives →

13. 13
    PDFify▲230

    Free macOS text recognition, PDF composition & compression

    2018 · pdfify.app · its alternatives →

14. 14
    PDF Charts▲121

    Charts for busy developers

    2024 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    PDFBlade▲87

    The developer-friendly HTML to PDF API

    2020 · pdfblade.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    FormAPI▲230

    Stripe for PDFs

    2017 · docspring.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    PDFify

    PDFify it — because life's too short for bad formats

    Mar 2026 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Mapify▲89

    Build scalable real-time location intelligence solutions

    2021 · mapify.ai · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Pdfbix▲59

    Scalable REST API to generate PDF

    2021 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    PDF Signify▲18

    Sign PDFs easily with a digital certificate multiple times

    2024 · pdfsignify.com · its alternatives →

21. 21PI
    Printify.io – No-hassle canvas prints and posters▲45

    2014 · printify.io · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Webpage to PDF Microservice▲93

    Automate PDF Report Generation

    2018 · imti.co · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Flashify▲75

    Hassle free campaign page design and advanced sales toolbox

    2021 · guruowl.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Chartify▲65

    Create chart images through a single configurable API

    2022 · its alternatives →

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