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Best PDFMonkey Alternatives in 2026

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

  1. 1
    Carbone Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $29/mo8.0
    PDFMonkey vs Carbone
  2. 2
    ReportLab Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb £144/mo8.0
    PDFMonkey vs ReportLab
  3. 3
    PDF4me Merge & Split Free plan apiextensionWeb Free7.7
    PDFMonkey vs PDF4me Merge & Split
  4. 5
    PDF24 Compare PDF Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb Free7.5
    PDFMonkey vs PDF24 Compare PDF
  5. 6
    Docmosis Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin $49/mo7.0
    PDFMonkey vs Docmosis
  6. 7
    DocuGenerate Free plan apiWeb $19/mo7.0
    PDFMonkey vs DocuGenerate
  7. 8
    CraftMyPDF Free plan apiWeb $29/mo6.9
    PDFMonkey vs CraftMyPDF
  8. 9
    DocRaptorArtifex Software Inc. Free plan apiWeb $15/mo6.9
    PDFMonkey vs DocRaptor
  9. 10
    Anvil PDF Generation APIAnvil Free plan apiWeb $99/mo6.8
    PDFMonkey vs Anvil PDF Generation API
  10. 11
    APITemplate.io Free plan Web $19/mo6.8
    PDFMonkey vs APITemplate.io
  11. 12
    Formstack DocumentsFormstack (Intellistack, LLC) Free trial apiWeb $31.99/mo6.8
    PDFMonkey vs Formstack Documents
  12. 13
    PDF Generator APIActual Reports OÜ Free trial apiself-hostedWeb €6.67/mo6.7
    PDFMonkey vs PDF Generator API
  13. 14
    Adobe PDF Services APIAdobe Free plan Web Free6.6
    PDFMonkey vs Adobe PDF Services API
  14. 15
    CIB pdf brewer Free plan Win Free6.6
    PDFMonkey vs CIB pdf brewer
  15. 16
    PDFShiftSASU PDFShift Free plan Web $24/mo6.6
    PDFMonkey vs PDFShift
  16. 17
    CubePDF Free plan Win Free6.4
    PDFMonkey vs CubePDF
  17. 18
    Conga CLM apiMacWebWin 6.3
    PDFMonkey vs Conga CLM
  18. 19
    Wondershare PDFelement AndroidiOSMacWebWin 6.3
    PDFMonkey vs Wondershare PDFelement
  19. 20
    Prince apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin $166.67/mo6.0
    PDFMonkey vs Prince
  20. 21
    Formstack Forms Web $83/mo5.9
    PDFMonkey vs Formstack Forms

PDFMonkey 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
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
17CubePDF6.4Free planFreeWindows
18Conga CLM6.3No—API, Mac, Web, Windows
19Wondershare PDFelement6.3No—Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
20Prince6.0No$166.67/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
21Formstack Forms5.9No$83/moWeb
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Questions about PDFMonkey alternatives

What is the best alternative to PDFMonkey?

Carbone, number 1 in PDF creation software with a score of 8.0 out of 10. The others here: ReportLab, PDF4me Merge & Split, PDF24 Compare PDF and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to PDFMonkey?

Carbone is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 13 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. Paid placements never change a rank.