Best CUPS-PDF Alternatives in 2026
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20 apps from PDF creation software ranked against CUPS-PDF on the same published basis.
- 1CUPS-PDF vs PDF24 Compare PDF
- 2CUPS-PDF vs Carbone
- 3CUPS-PDF vs ReportLab
- 4CUPS-PDF vs DocRaptor
- 5CUPS-PDF vs Anvil PDF Generation API
- 6CUPS-PDF vs CraftMyPDF
- 7CUPS-PDF vs PDF4me Merge & Split
- 8CUPS-PDF vs PDFMonkey
- 9CUPS-PDF vs APITemplate.io
- 10CUPS-PDF vs DocuGenerate
- 11CUPS-PDF vs Adobe PDF Services API
- 12CUPS-PDF vs PDFShift
- 13CUPS-PDF vs CIB pdf brewer
- 14CUPS-PDF vs HTML2PDF
- 15CUPS-PDF vs Prince
- 16CUPS-PDF vs Docmosis
- 17CUPS-PDF vs Wondershare PDFelement
- 18CUPS-PDF vs Conga CLM
- 19CUPS-PDF vs CubePDF
- 20CUPS-PDF vs Formstack Documents
CUPS-PDF alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PDF24 Compare PDF | 7.5 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Carbone | 7.4 | Free plan | $29/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 3 | ReportLab | 7.4 | Free plan | £144/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 4 | DocRaptor | 7.0 | Free plan | $15/mo | API, Web |
| 5 | Anvil PDF Generation API | 6.9 | Free plan | $99/mo | API, Web |
| 6 | CraftMyPDF | 6.9 | Free plan | $29/mo | API, Web |
| 7 | PDF4me Merge & Split | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | API, Browser, Web |
| 8 | PDFMonkey | 6.9 | Free plan | €5/mo | API, Web |
| 9 | APITemplate.io | 6.8 | Free plan | $19/mo | Web |
| 10 | DocuGenerate | 6.8 | Free plan | $19/mo | API, Web |
| 11 | Adobe PDF Services API | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 12 | PDFShift | 6.7 | Free plan | $24/mo | Web |
| 13 | CIB pdf brewer | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 14 | HTML2PDF | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted |
| 15 | Prince | 6.5 | No | $166.67/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 16 | Docmosis | 6.4 | No | $49/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 17 | Wondershare PDFelement | 6.4 | No | — | Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 18 | Conga CLM | 6.3 | No | — | API, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 19 | CubePDF | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 20 | Formstack Documents | 6.2 | No | $31.99/mo | API, Web |
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Questions about CUPS-PDF alternatives
What is the best alternative to CUPS-PDF?
PDF24 Compare PDF, number 1 in PDF creation software with a score of 7.5 out of 10. The others here: Carbone, ReportLab, DocRaptor and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to CUPS-PDF?
PDF24 Compare PDF 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 what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on.