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MintRender vs CraftMyPDF and APITemplate.io
CraftMyPDF and APITemplate.io make PDFs (and images) from templates through an API, each with a drag-and-drop editor, HTML templates and no-code integrations. Below are the prices, the credit rules and the features of both, and when each one is the better pick for you.
Facts about CraftMyPDF and APITemplate.io checked on craftmypdf.com and apitemplate.io on 1 November 2026. Each one links its source. MintRender is not connected with CraftMyPDF and APITemplate.io.
Pick CraftMyPDF and APITemplate.io when
- You make long PDFs such as invoices or reports: CraftMyPDF counts one credit per PDF, whatever the number of pages.
- You want PDF features such as e-signatures, passwords and merging, or API servers in several regions.
Pick MintRender when
- You want a lower price per file: MintRender costs less at each volume in the table (for PDFs of one page).
- You make images and PDFs from the same template, with signed links and an MCP server for AI assistants.
- You want 100 free files a month instead of 50.
Price per 1,000 files
The cheapest monthly plan for each volume, with overage where the plan has it. Monthly billing, USD. source source
| Files a month | CraftMyPDF and APITemplate.io | MintRender |
|---|---|---|
| 1,000 | $24 per 1,000 APITemplate.io PDF Basic: $24 a month | $19 per 1,000 Starter: $19 a month |
| 5,000 | $17.80 per 1,000 APITemplate.io PDF Standard: $89 a month | $7.80 per 1,000 Pro: $39 a month |
| 25,000 | $7.16 per 1,000 APITemplate.io PDF Enterprise: $179 a month | $3.96 per 1,000 Business: $99 a month |
| Free | both: 50 PDFs or images a month, 3 templates, no card source source | 100 files a month, every month, no card |
Credit rules
CraftMyPDF and APITemplate.io
- CraftMyPDF: 1 PDF = 1 credit, whatever the number of pages; e-signature 10 credits; watermark and other PDF operations 0.5 credit. Unused credits do not roll over. source
- APITemplate.io's pages give no credit rules; PDF-only plans count PDFs, the other plans count images and PDFs together. source
- Neither upgrades a plan by itself; both email at 80% and 100% of the month's credits. APITemplate.io has pay-as-you-go on enterprise plans only, off by default. source source
MintRender
- One image or one PDF page costs one credit, for every template and every format.
- If you send the same template and data again, you get the stored file for free. Previews, test keys and failed renders also cost nothing.
- Extra credits are off until you turn them on, and you set a monthly spending limit. Unused credits do not carry over.
Formats and features
| CraftMyPDF and APITemplate.io | MintRender | |
|---|---|---|
| Formats | PDF, PNG, JPEG source source | PNG, JPEG, WebP, SVG, PDF |
| Template editor in the browser | yes (both) source source | yes |
| REST API | yes (both) source source | yes |
| Signed image links (no API call) | APITemplate.io: direct URL with query strings; signing not stated. CraftMyPDF: not stated source | yes |
| MCP server for AI assistants | not stated (both) source source | yes |
| PDF output | yes (both) source source | yes |
| Video output | not stated (both) source source | no (planned) |
| Many files from a CSV file | not stated in the API (both have a free CSV tool) source source | yes |
| Zapier | yes (both) source source | no (planned) |
| Make | yes (both) source source | yes, with the HTTP module (guide) |
| n8n | yes (both) source source | yes, workflow files |
Move from CraftMyPDF and APITemplate.io
Make the template again in the MintRender editor (or start from a template), give each changing layer the same field name, then change the API call.
CraftMyPDF and APITemplate.io source
curl -X POST https://api.craftmypdf.com/v1/create \ -H "X-API-KEY: $CRAFTMYPDF_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "template_id": "05f77b2b18ad809a", "output_file": "output.pdf", "data": { "invoice_number": "INV38379", "date": "2021-09-30", "total_amount": "82542.56" } }'MintRender
curl -X POST https://mintrender.com/v1/render \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $MINTRENDER_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "template": "YOUR_TEMPLATE_ID", "data": { "invoice_number": "INV38379", "date": "2021-09-30", "total_amount": "82542.56" }, "format": "pdf" }'- template_id becomes template; data keeps its fields. APITemplate.io sends the same fields as the JSON body of POST https://rest.apitemplate.io/v2/create-pdf?template_id=…
- MintRender counts each PDF page as one credit, so a long PDF costs more there than at CraftMyPDF.
- Repeating rows (invoice lines) are one field per line in MintRender; a table that grows with the data is not in MintRender yet.
Sources
- https://craftmypdf.com/pricing/
- https://apitemplate.io/pricing/
- https://craftmypdf.com/pdf-generation-api/
- https://apitemplate.io/image-generation-api/
- https://apitemplate.io/docs/integrations/rest-api/
CraftMyPDF and APITemplate.io is a name of its owner, used here only to compare. Found a fact that changed? Write to support@mintrender.com and we check it again.