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", "landscape": true}' \ -o certificate.pdf ``` APITemplate.io is template-first. You build a template in its editor and send JSON data to fill it, and it also makes images from the same templates. html-pdf.com is HTML-first and PDF-only. ## APITemplate.io vs html-pdf.com at a glance This table shows the main differences side by side. | | APITemplate.io | html-pdf.com | |---|---|---| | Input | Template ID + JSON data | Final HTML, or a public URL | | Templates | Editor in their dashboard | Your own HTML and CSS, plus [12 free templates](https://html-pdf.com/templates) | | Pricing model | Monthly subscription with a quota | One-time credit packs, no subscription | | Billing unit | Per document | Per PDF page | | Free tier | 50 PDFs or images per month, 3 templates | 100 pages once, after email confirmation | | Entry price | $24/month for 3,000 PDFs | $10 once for 1,000 pages | | Image generation | Yes | No, PDF only | | MCP for AI agents | No remote MCP server found | Remote MCP server at `https://html-pdf.com/mcp`, OAuth login | *Prices checked October 2026 on [APITemplate.io's pricing page](https://apitemplate.io/pricing/). PDF plans: Free (50/month), PDF Basic $24 (3,000), Standard $89 (12,000), PDF Enterprise $179 (25,000). Image and PDF plans start at $35 for 1,500. The page doesn't say whether unused quota carries over.* ## How the prices compare Both models make sense for different volumes. APITemplate.io's PDF Basic plan is $24 a month for up to 3,000 documents, which is cheap per document if you use most of it every month. html-pdf.com sells 3,000 pages for $25, once. If you use 3,000 pages a month, every month, the two cost about the same for one-page documents. If you use 300 a month, a $25 pack lasts ten months instead of being billed ten times. Long documents favor per-document billing. Short documents and uneven volume favor prepaid pages. ## When APITemplate.io is the better choice APITemplate.io wins in these cases. - **Non-developers edit the templates** in a visual editor. - **You also need images** (social cards, banners) from the same templates. - **Your PDFs are long** and you use most of your quota every month. ## When html-pdf.com is the better choice html-pdf.com wins in these cases. - **You already have HTML**, from your app, an n8n Code node or an AI agent. There's nothing to recreate in another editor. - **Your volume is uneven.** Prepaid pages don't expire, so quiet months cost nothing. - **AI agents make the documents.** Connect Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or VS Code to `https://html-pdf.com/mcp` and ask for the PDF. - **You want to convert web pages.** Send `{"url": "https://..."}` for any public page. - **You'd rather not store documents.** HTML is never kept. PDFs are kept for 24 hours only when you ask for a link. ## Moving over This section shows the switch in an automation tool. Where you mapped fields into an APITemplate.io template, build an HTML string instead, then call html-pdf.com. 1. Pick a starting layout from the [templates](https://html-pdf.com/templates), or ask an AI assistant to write one. 2. In n8n, a **Code** node fills the HTML with your data. In Make or Zapier, paste the HTML into the request body and map the fields inline. 3. An HTTP request posts `{"html": "...", "response": "url"}` to `https://html-pdf.com/v1/pdf` with your key. The `url` in the response is a 24-hour download link for email or Drive steps. Step-by-step: [n8n](https://html-pdf.com/guides/n8n) · [Make](https://html-pdf.com/guides/make) · [Zapier](https://html-pdf.com/guides/zapier) · [importable n8n workflows](https://html-pdf.com/n8n-html-to-pdf-workflow-template) ## Try it free You get 100 free pages with an email, no card. [Get an API key](https://html-pdf.com/login) or try the [HTML to PDF converter](https://html-pdf.com/html-to-pdf-converter): enter your email, click the link we send you, and the first PDF downloads. Related: [CraftMyPDF alternative](https://html-pdf.com/craftmypdf-alternative) · [PDFMonkey alternative](https://html-pdf.com/pdfmonkey-alternative) · [API docs](https://html-pdf.com/docs) ## FAQ ### What is a good alternative to APITemplate.io for PDFs? html-pdf.com is an HTML to PDF API where you send your own HTML or a URL and get the PDF back in the same request. You pay per page with credits that never expire, instead of a monthly quota. ### Can html-pdf.com generate images like APITemplate.io? No. html-pdf.com makes PDFs only. If you also need social images from templates, APITemplate.io covers both. ### Is html-pdf.com cheaper than APITemplate.io? For one-page documents at low or uneven volume, usually yes, because a pack is bought once and doesn't expire. At a steady 3,000 documents a month, they cost about the same, and for long documents per-document billing is cheaper. ### Do I need to rebuild my templates? You need the layout as HTML and CSS. Start from a free template or ask an AI assistant to recreate it, then fill it with the same data you already send.