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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.

  1. 1
    PDF24 Compare PDF Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb Free7.8
    CUPS-PDF vs PDF24 Compare PDF
  2. 2
    Wondershare PDFelement AndroidiOSMacWebWin 6.9
    CUPS-PDF vs Wondershare PDFelement
  3. 3
    Anvil PDF Generation APIAnvil Free plan apiWeb $99/mo6.4
    CUPS-PDF vs Anvil PDF Generation API
  4. 4
    Carbone Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $29/mo6.4
    CUPS-PDF vs Carbone
  5. 5
    CraftMyPDF Free plan apiWeb $29/mo6.4
    CUPS-PDF vs CraftMyPDF
  6. 6
    DocRaptorArtifex Software Inc. Free plan apiWeb $15/mo6.4
    CUPS-PDF vs DocRaptor
  7. 7
    PDF4me Merge & Split Free plan apiextensionWeb Free6.4
    CUPS-PDF vs PDF4me Merge & Split
  8. 8
    ReportLab Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb £144/mo6.4
    CUPS-PDF vs ReportLab
  9. 9
    APITemplate.io Free plan Web $19/mo6.3
    CUPS-PDF vs APITemplate.io
  10. 10
    DocuGenerate Free plan apiWeb $19/mo6.3
    CUPS-PDF vs DocuGenerate
  11. 11
    PDFMonkey Free plan apiWeb €5/mo6.3
    CUPS-PDF vs PDFMonkey
  12. 12
    WeasyPrint Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin €12.50/mo6.3
    CUPS-PDF vs WeasyPrint
  13. 13
    Adobe PDF Services APIAdobe Free plan Web Free6.2
    CUPS-PDF vs Adobe PDF Services API
  14. 14
    PDFShiftSASU PDFShift Free plan Web $24/mo6.2
    CUPS-PDF vs PDFShift
  15. 15
    HTML2PDF Free plan self-hosted Free6.1
    CUPS-PDF vs HTML2PDF
  16. 16
    CIB pdf brewer Free plan Win Free6.0
    CUPS-PDF vs CIB pdf brewer
  17. 17
    CubePDF Free plan Win Free5.9
    CUPS-PDF vs CubePDF
  18. 18
    Prince apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin $166.67/mo5.7
    CUPS-PDF vs Prince
  19. 19
    Docmosis Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin $49/mo5.6
    CUPS-PDF vs Docmosis
  20. 20
    Formstack DocumentsFormstack (Intellistack, LLC) Free trial apiWeb $31.99/mo5.6
    CUPS-PDF vs Formstack Documents

CUPS-PDF alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1PDF24 Compare PDF7.8Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
2Wondershare PDFelement6.9No—Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
3Anvil PDF Generation API6.4Free plan$99/moAPI, Web
4Carbone6.4Free plan$29/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5CraftMyPDF6.4Free plan$29/moAPI, Web
6DocRaptor6.4Free plan$15/moAPI, Web
7PDF4me Merge & Split6.4Free planFreeAPI, Browser, Web
8ReportLab6.4Free plan£144/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
9APITemplate.io6.3Free plan$19/moWeb
10DocuGenerate6.3Free plan$19/moAPI, Web
11PDFMonkey6.3Free plan€5/moAPI, Web
12WeasyPrint6.3Free plan€12.50/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
13Adobe PDF Services API6.2Free planFreeWeb
14PDFShift6.2Free plan$24/moWeb
15HTML2PDF6.1Free planFreeself-hosted
16CIB pdf brewer6.0Free planFreeWindows
17CubePDF5.9Free planFreeWindows
18Prince5.7No$166.67/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
19Docmosis5.6No$49/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
20Formstack Documents5.6No$31.99/moAPI, 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 7.8 out of 10. The others here: Wondershare PDFelement, Anvil PDF Generation API, Carbone and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to CUPS-PDF?

PDF24 Compare PDF is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 16 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation.