Gotenberg vs ReportLab
| Gotenberg | ReportLab | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Free trial | No | Yes |
| Paid from | — | £144/mo |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | — | api, Linux, macOS, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| API access | Yes | Yes |
| Input sources | URL, HTML, Markdown, Microsoft Office, OpenDocument, plain text | RML/XML, Python objects and variables, CSV, images, existing PDFs |
| Deployment | self_hosted | self_hosted |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Data merge | — | Yes |
| Bulk PDF generation | — | Yes |
| Fillable form creation | — | Yes |
Both are listed in Best PDF Creation Software. On Inferse, ReportLab scores higher on our published basis.