PDFFleet

PDFFleet / PDF.co alternative

PDF.co alternative

The PDF.co alternative
with Simpler pricing than PDF.co's credit system.

PDF.co charges per-credit across dozens of operations (PDF generation, merging, splitting, barcode, OCR), with credits varying by task. PDFFleet focuses on HTML-to-PDF rendering with flat, predictable pricing — $4/mo for 10,000 PDFs versus PDF.co's Basic plan of $8.99/mo for 16,500 credits. If your primary need is generating PDFs from HTML, PDFFleet's flat per-PDF pricing is simpler to budget.

head-to-head

PDFFleet vs PDF.co

FeaturePDF.coPDFFleet
Free tier0 (API credits required) / mo 100 PDFs / mo
Cheapest paid plan$8.99/mo · 16,500 credits$4/mo · 10,000 PDFsflat per-PDF pricing
High-volume tier$270/mo · 483,000 credits$29/mo · 150,000 PDFs
Render engineproprietary + ChromiumHeadless Chromium
HTML / URL / template input
Per-document overage feesvaries none — flat pricing

PDF.co pricing verified June 2026 from https://pdf.co/pricing. PDFFleet pricing: 100/mo free, $4/mo for 10,000, $29/mo for 150,000. Check each provider's current pricing page.

migration

Switch in one line

PDF.co's HTML-to-PDF endpoint and PDFFleet's /v1/pdf both accept HTML input. PDFFleet uses straightforward API-key auth and a flat PDF count — no credit math to track. Swap the endpoint URL and API key.

Before — PDF.co

POST to their endpoint.

POST https://api.pdfco.com/render
{"html":"<h1>Hello</h1>"}

After — PDFFleet

POST to ours with HTML or a URL.

POST https://pdffleet.com/v1/pdf
{"html":"<h1>Hello</h1>"}
faq

PDF.co alternative — questions

Is PDFFleet a good PDF.co alternative?

PDF.co charges per-credit across dozens of operations (PDF generation, merging, splitting, barcode, OCR), with credits varying by task. PDFFleet focuses on HTML-to-PDF rendering with flat, predictable pricing — $4/mo for 10,000 PDFs versus PDF.co's Basic plan of $8.99/mo for 16,500 credits. If your primary need is generating PDFs from HTML, PDFFleet's flat per-PDF pricing is simpler to budget.

How does PDFFleet's pricing compare to PDF.co?

PDFFleet's cheapest paid plan is $4/month for 10,000 PDFs; PDF.co's cheapest paid plan (Basic) is $8.99/mo for 16,500 credits (credits are consumed differently per operation). PDFFleet also has a free tier of 100 PDFs/month, and a Pro plan at $29/month for 150,000 PDFs. Prices verified June 2026 — check each provider's current pricing page.

Do I have to rewrite my code to switch from PDF.co?

PDF.co's HTML-to-PDF endpoint and PDFFleet's /v1/pdf both accept HTML input. PDFFleet uses straightforward API-key auth and a flat PDF count — no credit math to track. Swap the endpoint URL and API key.

Is there a free tier?

Yes. PDFFleet includes 100 PDFs per month free, forever, with no credit card required.

More PDFs, lower price than PDF.co

Start free with 100 PDFs/mo · then $4/mo for 10,000 · switch in one line

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