Developer DXComparison

pdfmyhtml vs PDFShift

Name: pdfmyhtml
Brand: pdfmyhtml

PDFShift is the closest direct competitor on developer experience.

Last verified: 2026-05-10 · PDFShift homepage ↗

Pricing snapshot

pdfmyhtml

$0 / $9.50 / $24.50 (Founder's Deal)

Free tier permanent · Founder's Deal locked through 2026 · On-Demand Pass $7 one-time / 1,000 credits never expire.

PDFShift

Free 50 credits/mo

Free tier: 50 credits/mo, no credit card. Full ladder: Free 50 credits/mo · paid from $9/mo (~"Boost" tier 2,500 credits) · overage at ~$0.03/credit when enabled.

Feature comparison

Feature	pdfmyhtml	Them
Free tier	50 credits/mo, watermarked	50 credits/mo, no watermark
Entry paid	$9.50 / mo (Founder's Starter, 2,500 credits)	$9 / mo (Boost, 2,500 credits)
Engine	Playwright (Chromium)	Custom Chromium
Hosted templates (Jinja2 / Handlebars)	✓ Live editor + dashboard	✗ No template hosting
Free invoice templates gallery	✓ 6 styles, copy-paste ready	✗
n8n / Make / Zapier official integrations	n8n workflow JSON download	Zapier integration available
On-demand pack (no subscription)	$7 / 1,000 credits (never expire)	Subscription only
Pricing transparency	4 tiers + Founder's Deal locked through 2026	Multi-tier; full ladder partly behind signup

When to pick PDFShift

Pick PDFShift if you want a longer track record (more reviews, more case studies), parallel-processing scale at higher tiers, and you don't need template hosting.

When to pick pdfmyhtml

Pick pdfmyhtml if you want template hosting + the Founder's Deal $9.50 entry price + a no-commitment On-Demand Pass + a brutalist brand. Ideal for indie SaaS and AI-built apps generating invoices/receipts/reports.

Code: same PDF, both APIs

PDFShift

# PDFShift — convert HTML
curl -X POST https://api.pdfshift.io/v3/convert/pdf \
  -u "api:YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{ "source": "<h1>Invoice</h1>", "landscape": false }'

# Returns the PDF binary directly (or a job ID with parallel mode).

pdfmyhtml

# pdfmyhtml — same PDF, different API
curl -X POST https://api.pdfmyhtml.com/v1/html-to-pdf \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{ "html": "<h1>Invoice</h1>", "wait": true }'

# Returns:
# { "job_id": "...", "status": "COMPLETED",
#   "download_url": "https://s3.../output.pdf?signature=..." }

Note: Both APIs are designed for production HTML→PDF workloads with similar ergonomics. The main difference is pdfmyhtml returns a download URL (S3-backed, presigned) while PDFShift returns the binary inline.

Try pdfmyhtml free

50 credits, no credit card. Founder's Deal: $9.50/mo for 2,500 PDFs (only 50 spots).