wkhtmltopdf vs. Api2Pdf.com

wkhtmltopdf is an open source library for converting HTML and URLs to PDF files. The advantage of this is that it is free to use. The problem is that often working with wkhtmltopdf in code can be challenging. Your developer environment needs to have the local libary / .exe installed properly. Often when deploying to production, like a web app in a cloud infrastructure, you have to jump through a dozen hoops that can take two or three days to get figured out.

We understand your pain because we’ve been there. Api2Pdf.com removes all that headache with our easy-to-use REST API for wkhtmltopdf. You can still use wkhtmltopdf and all of its options, but not have to worry about config files and deployment. Most of our customers pay less than $2 per month. I’d say it’s worth it.

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If the hassle of dealing with wkhtmltopdf directly is not your problem, and you still want to get off of it. The next best free alternative is Headless Chrome. It’s the new kid on the block. But you will have to face the same issues of dealing with the local developer environment, configuration, etc, etc. That’s okay – we offer a REST API for Headless Chrome. (Check out our documentation).