The Best PDFShift Alternative in 2026

# PDFShift (old)
curl https://api.pdfshift.io/v3/convert/pdf \
  -u "api:YOUR_PDFSHIFT_KEY" \
  -d '{"source": "<h1>Hello</h1>"}'

# HTML2DocHub (new) — same pattern, better pricing
curl -X POST https://api.html2dochub.com/v1/render \
  -H "X-API-Key: sk_live_YOUR_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "type": "pdf",
    "html": "<h1>Hello</h1>",
    "options": { "format": "A4" }
  }'

# Before (PDFShift)
import requests
resp = requests.post(
    "https://api.pdfshift.io/v3/convert/pdf",
    auth=("api", "YOUR_PDFSHIFT_KEY"),
    json={"source": html_content},
)

# After (HTML2DocHub) — cheaper, transparent pricing
resp = requests.post(
    "https://api.html2dochub.com/v1/render",
    headers={"X-API-Key": "sk_live_YOUR_KEY"},
    json={
        "type": "pdf",
        "html": html_content,
        "options": {"format": "A4", "print_background": True},
    },
)
data = resp.json()
pdf_url = data["download_url"]  # Signed URL, valid 1 hour