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Html2PDF vs iLovePDF
Html2pdf.app renders either a live URL or a raw HTML snippet into a downloadable PDF, aiming for pixel-accurate reproduction of modern CSS layouts with configurable page orientation and paper size. Requests are authenticated with an API key in a custom header, and the service runs on a monthly credit system charged per megabyte of generated output rather than per request.
The developer platform behind iLovePDF has been rebranded iLoveAPI, offering a REST toolkit for manipulating PDFs (merge, split, compress, convert, encrypt, add page numbers) plus editing images in formats like JPG, PNG, HEIC, and WEBP. Authentication exchanges a public/secret key pair for a short-lived JWT bearer token, and new accounts get 2,500 free credits per month before usage-based billing kicks in.
| Html2PDF | iLovePDF | |
|---|---|---|
| Authentication | API Key | API Key |
| Pricing | freemium | freemium |
| Formats | HTML, URL, PDF, JSON | PDF, DOCX, PPTX, XLSX, JPG, PNG, GIF, WEBP, HEIC, JSON |
| CORS | yes | yes |
| HTTPS | Yes | Yes |
iLovePDF supports 10 response formats, while Html2PDF offers fewer — pick iLovePDF for more integration flexibility.