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Best CUPS-PDF Alternatives in 2026

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20 platforms from PDF creation software ranked against CUPS-PDF on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Carbone Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $29/mo8.0
    CUPS-PDF vs Carbone
  2. 2
    ReportLab Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb £144/mo8.0
    CUPS-PDF vs ReportLab
  3. 3
    PDF4me Merge & Split Free plan apiextensionWeb Free7.7
    CUPS-PDF vs PDF4me Merge & Split
  4. 4
    PDFMonkey Free plan apiWeb €5/mo7.6
    CUPS-PDF vs PDFMonkey
  5. 5
    PDF24 Compare PDF Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb Free7.5
    CUPS-PDF vs PDF24 Compare PDF
  6. 6
    Docmosis Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin $49/mo7.0
    CUPS-PDF vs Docmosis
  7. 7
    DocuGenerate Free plan apiWeb $19/mo7.0
    CUPS-PDF vs DocuGenerate
  8. 8
    CraftMyPDF Free plan apiWeb $29/mo6.9
    CUPS-PDF vs CraftMyPDF
  9. 9
    DocRaptorArtifex Software Inc. Free plan apiWeb $15/mo6.9
    CUPS-PDF vs DocRaptor
  10. 10
    Anvil PDF Generation APIAnvil Free plan apiWeb $99/mo6.8
    CUPS-PDF vs Anvil PDF Generation API
  11. 11
    APITemplate.io Free plan Web $19/mo6.8
    CUPS-PDF vs APITemplate.io
  12. 12
    Formstack DocumentsFormstack (Intellistack, LLC) Free trial apiWeb $31.99/mo6.8
    CUPS-PDF vs Formstack Documents
  13. 13
    PDF Generator APIActual Reports OÜ Free trial apiself-hostedWeb €6.67/mo6.7
    CUPS-PDF vs PDF Generator API
  14. 14
    Adobe PDF Services APIAdobe Free plan Web Free6.6
    CUPS-PDF vs Adobe PDF Services API
  15. 15
    CIB pdf brewer Free plan Win Free6.6
    CUPS-PDF vs CIB pdf brewer
  16. 16
    PDFShiftSASU PDFShift Free plan Web $24/mo6.6
    CUPS-PDF vs PDFShift
  17. 17
    HTML2PDF Free plan self-hosted Free6.5
    CUPS-PDF vs HTML2PDF
  18. 18
    Prince apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin $166.67/mo6.5
    CUPS-PDF vs Prince
  19. 19
    CubePDF Free plan Win Free6.4
    CUPS-PDF vs CubePDF
  20. 20
    Conga CLM apiMacWebWin 6.3
    CUPS-PDF vs Conga CLM

CUPS-PDF alternatives compared

#PlatformScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Carbone8.0Free plan$29/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2ReportLab8.0Free plan£144/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3PDF4me Merge & Split7.7Free planFreeAPI, Browser, Web
4PDFMonkey7.6Free plan€5/moAPI, Web
5PDF24 Compare PDF7.5Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
6Docmosis7.0No$49/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7DocuGenerate7.0Free plan$19/moAPI, Web
8CraftMyPDF6.9Free plan$29/moAPI, Web
9DocRaptor6.9Free plan$15/moAPI, Web
10Anvil PDF Generation API6.8Free plan$99/moAPI, Web
11APITemplate.io6.8Free plan$19/moWeb
12Formstack Documents6.8No$31.99/moAPI, Web
13PDF Generator API6.7No€6.67/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
14Adobe PDF Services API6.6Free planFreeWeb
15CIB pdf brewer6.6Free planFreeWindows
16PDFShift6.6Free plan$24/moWeb
17HTML2PDF6.5Free planFreeself-hosted
18Prince6.5No$166.67/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
19CubePDF6.4Free planFreeWindows
20Conga CLM6.3No—API, Mac, Web, Windows
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Questions about CUPS-PDF alternatives

What is the best alternative to CUPS-PDF?

Carbone, number 1 in PDF creation software with a score of 8.0 out of 10. The others here: ReportLab, PDF4me Merge & Split, PDFMonkey and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to CUPS-PDF?

Carbone is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 15 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on.