Best PDF Creation Software in 2026
Updated
45 PDF creation software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
45ranked
1free plans on this page
€12.50/molowest paid tier
5 Oct 2026last checked
Recognised 40% · Phone app 26% · Documented 20% · Free plan 14% of the score
- 26 HTMLPDF.dev No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.3 Bulk PDF generation: YesAPI access: Yes
- 27 JUST PDF 6 No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.3 API access: No
- 28 MakePDF No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.3 Data merge: YesBulk PDF generation: YesAPI access: Yes
- 29 Bullzip PDF Printer No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.2 API access: Yes
- 30 CUPS-PDF No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.2
- 31 Docupilot No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.2 Data merge: YesBulk PDF generation: YesAPI access: Yes
- 32 HTML PDF APIEffectiva studio d.o.o. No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.2 Bulk PDF generation: YesAPI access: Yes
- 33 jsPDF No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.2 API access: Yes
- 34 PDF Mage No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.2 API access: Yes
- 35 pdf-lib No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.2 API access: Yes
- 36 PDF995 No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.2 API access: Yes
- 37 Plumsail DocumentsPlumsail No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.2 Data merge: YesBulk PDF generation: YesAPI access: Yes
- 38 WeasyPrint No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.2€12.50/mo API access: Yes
- 39 CutePDF Professional No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.1 API access: Yes
- 40 FDFMerge No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.1 Data merge: YesBulk PDF generation: YesAPI access: No
- 41 Nintex DocGen No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.1 Data merge: YesBulk PDF generation: YesAPI access: Yes
- 42 PDFCreator No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.1 API access: Yes
- 43 Win2PDF No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.0 API access: Yes
- 44 HTMLDOC No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 4.9
- 45 ReaSoft PDF Printer No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 4.9
Compare all 20 in a table
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Data merge | Bulk PDF generation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | HTMLPDF.dev | 5.3 | No | — | Yes | 19 /mo | — | Yes |
| 27 | JUST PDF 6 | 5.3 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
| 28 | MakePDF | 5.3 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 29 | Bullzip PDF Printer | 5.2 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 30 | CUPS-PDF | 5.2 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 31 | Docupilot | 5.2 | No | — | No | 29 /mo | Yes | Yes |
| 32 | HTML PDF API | 5.2 | No | — | No | — | — | Yes |
| 33 | jsPDF | 5.2 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 34 | PDF Mage | 5.2 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 35 | pdf-lib | 5.2 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | PDF995 | 5.2 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 37 | Plumsail Documents | 5.2 | No | — | No | 25 /mo | Yes | Yes |
| 38 | WeasyPrint | 5.2 | Free plan | €12.50/mo | Yes | — | — | — |
| 39 | CutePDF Professional | 5.1 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
| 40 | FDFMerge | 5.1 | No | — | No | — | Yes | Yes |
| 41 | Nintex DocGen | 5.1 | No | — | No | — | Yes | Yes |
| 42 | PDFCreator | 5.1 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 43 | Win2PDF | 5.0 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
| 44 | HTMLDOC | 4.9 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 45 | ReaSoft PDF Printer | 4.9 | No | — | No | — | — | — |