Gotenberg

A Docker-based API for PDF conversion

About Gotenberg

Gotenberg is a developer-friendly, Docker-based API for converting documents into PDFs. With a single API call it renders web pages, HTML, and Markdown through headless Chromium, converts Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and over a hundred other formats via LibreOffice, and post-processes PDFs with merging, splitting, encryption, and metadata tools. It can stream files directly from cloud storage, making it suited to applications that generate reports, invoices, and documents at scale.

Gotenberg website preview

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Gotenberg: strengths & things to check

Strengths

Completely free to use — this directory lists no paid plan for it.
Covers pdf, api, conversion, docker, open source — see the focus areas listed in its key facts.
Has 6 close alternatives in the same category on this page, so switching or comparing is easy.

Things to check

Free tools can change their model or shut down — avoid locking critical work into it without an export path.
Current plan prices are not listed here (they change too often to print reliably) — confirm the exact price on the official site.
It is one of 1164 tools in the Developer Tools category here — compare it against the alternatives below before you commit.

Derived from this listing's own data (pricing model, focus areas and category) — not a hands-on review score.

Gotenberg pricing

Pricing model	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Free access	Yes — fully free
Current plan prices	Listed on the official site — prices change, so this directory links out instead of printing a number that may already be stale.
Official site	gotenberg.dev

Gotenberg key facts

Category: Developer Tools
Pricing: Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Focus areas: pdf, api, conversion, docker, open source
Official site: gotenberg.dev

Gotenberg FAQ

How much does Gotenberg cost?

Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it. Current plans and prices are listed on the official site (gotenberg.dev).

What is Gotenberg used for?

A Docker-based API for PDF conversion Its focus areas in the Developer Tools category: pdf, api, conversion, docker, open source.

Where can I try Gotenberg?

On its official site, gotenberg.dev — the Visit Official Site button above goes straight there.

Gotenberg vs alternatives

	Gotenberg	Artillery	Cockpit	Flyimg
Pricing	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Freemium — a free tier lets you start, and paid plans are available if you need more.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Focus areas	pdf, api, conversion, docker, open source	load testing, api, open source	headless cms, api, self hosted, open source	image processing, api, open source
Official site	gotenberg.dev	artillery.io	getcockpit.com	flyimg.io
Directory status	Listed	Listed	Listed	Listed

Side-by-side from each listing's own directory data. Full alternative cards are below.

About the Developer Tools category

Editors, platforms, and services developers rely on to build and ship software. The Developer Tools category on Tools Hub currently lists 1164 tools. Alongside Gotenberg, it includes Luanti, Teleport, Beelzebub, dpaste.

FreeDeveloper Toolspdfapiconversiondockeropen-source

Alternatives to Gotenberg

Tools in the same Developer Tools category that share focus areas with Gotenberg — worth comparing before you commit:

Developer Tools

Artillery

Load testing toolkit for APIs and services

Freemiumload-testingapiopen-source

Developer Tools

Cockpit

Self-hosted, API-first headless CMS with an open-source MIT core

Freeheadless-cmsapiself-hostedopen-source

Developer Tools

Flyimg

Effortless image optimization API for your business

Freeimage-processingapiopen-source

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Fusio

Open-source API management platform to build and monetise APIs.

Freeapiapi-managementgatewayopen-source

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GoModel

Open-Source AI Gateway with Workflows, Aliases, and Usage Tracking

Freeai-gatewayllmopen-sourceself-hosted

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Graphweaver

Data everywhere, instant GraphQL — turn many data sources into one API.

Freegraphqlapitypescriptopen-source

More in Developer Tools

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