PDFShift converts HTML to PDF over an API. Printmint does that too, and adds templates filled in from JSON. Here is how they compare.
At a glance
Checked on each site on 31 October 2026.
| Printmint | PDFShift | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML to PDF | Yes | Yes |
| Built-in templates from JSON | Invoice, receipt, certificate, report, shipping label | No |
| HTML to image | Yes | Not on its pricing page |
| Merge PDFs | Yes | Not on its pricing page |
| Encryption and watermarks | No | Yes |
| Free use | 100 documents a month | 50 credits a month, files up to 15 MB, 30-second timeout |
| How use is counted | One credit per document, up to 50 pages | One credit per document per 5 MB |
| Paid plans | $10 a month for 3,000; $50 for 30,000 | $9 for 500, $24 for 2,500, $39 for 5,000, $99 for 25,000, and larger plans |
| Longest render | 60 seconds | Up to 15 minutes on paid plans |
Choose PDFShift if
- You need encrypted or watermarked PDFs.
- Your documents are very large or slow to render: its paid plans have no file size limit and long timeouts, where Printmint stops at 50 pages and 60 seconds.
- You want plans past 30,000 documents a month.
Choose Printmint if
- You want templates: send invoice or receipt data as JSON and get the PDF, without writing the HTML.
- Your volume is in the low thousands: Printmint's $10 plan covers 3,000 documents.
- You also need images from HTML, or to merge PDFs, from one API.
- You want MCP tools so AI agents can make documents.