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MintRender vs RenderForm

RenderForm makes images, PDFs and videos from templates, with a template editor, an API, image links, spreadsheet and no-code integrations, and an MCP server. Below are the prices, the credit rules and the features of both, and when each one is the better pick for you.

Facts about RenderForm checked on renderform.io on 1 November 2026. Each one links its source. MintRender is not connected with RenderForm.

Pick RenderForm when

You make few files: its Pro plans start at $9 for 250 credits, and unused credits roll over and stay after you cancel.
You need video templates, or a service built in the EU.
You make about 1,000 files a month: its price is the same as MintRender's there ($19).

Pick MintRender when

You make 5,000 or 25,000 files a month: MintRender costs less there, and RenderForm's largest monthly plan is 10,000 credits.
You want signed links without the API key in the link, and SVG output.
You want a free plan that renews each month: RenderForm's 50 free credits come once.

Price per 1,000 files

The cheapest monthly plan for each volume, with overage where the plan has it. Monthly billing, USD. source

Files a month	RenderForm	MintRender
1,000	$19 per 1,000 Pro 1,000: $19 a month	$19 per 1,000 Starter: $19 a month
5,000	$33.80 per 1,000 Pro 10,000: $169 a month	$7.80 per 1,000 Pro: $39 a month
25,000	No monthly plan on the page covers this	$3.96 per 1,000 Business: $99 a month
Free	50 credits once (not monthly), with a watermark source	100 files a month, every month, no card

Credit rules

RenderForm

1 credit = 1 image or PDF. source
Pro: unused credits roll over and stay on the account after you cancel. source
Extra credits come from pay-as-you-go packs (one-time, from $9 for 250 to $349 for 25,000); the table uses monthly plans only. source
Rendering the same thing twice returns the first file and costs no credit. 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

	RenderForm	MintRender
Formats	JPEG, PNG, WebP, PDF, MP4, WebM source	PNG, JPEG, WebP, SVG, PDF
Template editor in the browser	yes source	yes
REST API	yes source	yes
Signed image links (no API call)	yes (image links with the API key in the link; signed requests in the docs) source	yes
MCP server for AI assistants	yes source	yes
PDF output	yes source	yes
Video output	yes (video templates) source	no (planned)
Many files from a CSV file	yes (Excel, CSV, Google Sheets) source	yes
Zapier	yes source	no (planned)
Make	yes source	yes, with the HTTP module (guide)
n8n	yes source	yes, workflow files

Move from RenderForm

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.

RenderForm source

curl -X POST https://get.renderform.io/api/v2/render \  -H "X-API-KEY: $RENDERFORM_KEY" \  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \  -d '{    "template": "<TEMPLATE_ID>",    "data": {      "my-text-component-id.text": "Hello John",      "my-image-component-id.src": "https://my-blog.com/my-image.jpg"    }  }'

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 John",      "photo": "https://my-blog.com/my-image.jpg"    },    "format": "png"  }'

template stays template. Each component.property key becomes one field name in data (you name the fields in the editor, like title and photo).
Both answer with the file's URL.

Sources

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