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About PDFShift
What is PDFShift?
PDFShift is an always-up-to-date API that lets developers convert HTML, websites, or raw CSS/JS into pixel-perfect PDF documents in seconds. It eliminates the complexity of building and maintaining a custom PDF generation pipeline, handling rendering, headers, footers, watermarks, and encryption automatically.
Who is it for?
PDFShift is built for developers and engineering teams who need to automate document conversion at scale—think invoicing, report generation, certificate creation, or archiving web pages as PDFs. It is not a drag-and-drop tool for non-technical users; it requires API integration.
Key use cases
Generate invoices, receipts, or contracts from dynamic HTML templates. Create snapshots of web pages for compliance or record-keeping. Build automated PDF generation for SaaS platforms, e-commerce order confirmations, or marketing reports. With support for Python, Node.js, PHP, Ruby, C#, and cURL, PDFShift fits into most modern workflows.
Key features
- CSS & JavaScript injection — Enhance or modify page styling and behavior before conversion.
- Advanced header & footer — Add custom headers, footers, and page numbers to every PDF.
- Encryption & Watermark — Password-protect PDFs and add watermarks for security.
- AWS S3 delivery — Automatically upload generated PDFs to your S3 bucket.
- Parallel & Asynchronous responses — Convert multiple documents simultaneously without blocking.
- No file size limit — Handle large documents, with credit counting based on generated data size (1 credit per 5MB).
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PDFShift Pricing
PDFShift pricing: Free plan available; paid plans start from overage-based pricing. Billing model: Freemium.
For comparison: the median starting price in Developer Tools is $19.99/month, measured across 301 tools we track. See the full SaaS Pricing Index →
Free plan
50 credits per month (1 credit = up to 5MB PDF). No overage allowed. Max file size: 15MB. Timeout: 30s. Includes: CSS & JS injection, advanced headers & footers.
Paid plans
Start with 50 credits and scale up. Overage costs apply per extra credit. All paid plans include encryption, watermarking, no file size limit, AWS S3 delivery, and parallel/asynchronous responses. No exact pricing is published on the site; contact PDFShift or start free to see upgrade options.
Frequently asked questions
Is PDFShift free?
Yes, PDFShift offers a free plan with 50 credits per month (each credit covers up to 5MB of generated PDF data).
How much does PDFShift cost?
The free plan is available. For higher volumes, you can upgrade based on your monthly conversion needs—pricing is usage-based (per credit overage). Exact paid plan pricing is provided in-app after registration.
Who is PDFShift best for?
Developers and engineering teams who need to automate HTML-to-PDF conversion for invoices, reports, certificates, or web page archiving.
What programming languages does PDFShift support?
PDFShift provides code examples for Python, Node.js, PHP, Ruby, C#, and cURL.
What are alternatives to PDFShift?
Popular alternatives include Puppeteer, wkhtmltopdf, PrinceXML, DocRaptor, and Gotenberg—each with different pricing, features, and API quality.
Can PDFShift handle large files?
Yes, paid plans have no file size limit. Credits are consumed based on output size (1 credit per 5MB of generated PDF data).
