MintRender vs HTML/CSS to Image

Pick HTML/CSS to Image when

• You want to write the design in full HTML and CSS, or take screenshots of web pages. MintRender draws its own templates and does not run HTML.
• You want MCP and no-code integrations on the free plan.
• You make about 1,000 images a month: its $14 plan costs less than MintRender's $19 plan (see the table).

Pick MintRender when

• You want to design in a visual editor made for images and PDFs, with text that fits its box, QR codes, barcodes and charts.
• You make about 5,000 or 25,000 files a month: MintRender costs less there (see the table).
• You want SVG output, or 100 free files a month instead of 50.

HTML/CSS to Image

• Overage is optional, at $10 per 1,000 images. source
• Jumbo sizes use more image credits; the page does not say how many. source
• An identical recent image can be reused without using credits (dedupe_duration_s). source
• The pages do not say whether PDFs cost more, or whether unused images roll over. 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.

HTML/CSS to Image source

curl -X POST https://hcti.io/v1/image/TEMPLATE_ID \  -u "$HCTI_API_ID:$HCTI_API_KEY" \  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \  -d '{ "template_values": { "title": "Hello world" } }'

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": {      "title": "Hello world"    },    "format": "png"  }'