What CraftMyPDF does

CraftMyPDF is a Singapore-based, cloud-native SaaS platform founded in 2021 that automates the generation of PDF documents and images from reusable templates. The core product combines a web-based drag-and-drop template editor with a REST API, allowing users to design pixel-perfect document templates (containing text, images, QR codes, barcodes, charts, tables, and fillable form components) and generate documents in bulk via API calls or through direct data binding. The platform supports JavaScript-style expressions, custom user-defined functions, dynamic data from JSON/CSV, and regional API endpoints across the US, EU, Singapore, and Australia for data residency and latency. Notable technical capabilities include AI-powered computer vision for automatically detecting fields in existing PDFs, ZUGFeRD/Factur-X e-invoice compliance for European regulatory standards, and a whitelabel editor that can be embedded into third-party applications.

The company serves a distributed customer base of developers, SMBs, and no-code builders across verticals such as e-commerce/logistics, real estate, financial services, publishing, and enterprise reporting. Its go-to-market is product-led and API-first, distributed primarily through self-serve sign-up (no credit card required for the free tier), deep integrations with no-code/low-code platforms including Zapier, Make.com, Bubble.io, and n8n, and a suite of 15+ free online tools (certificate, invoice, receipt, label, badge, QR generators) that serve as top-of-funnel acquisition. Revenue is generated through a credit-based subscription model — PDF generation consumes credits per operation — with tiers ranging from free to enterprise (the latter including SOC 2 Type II audited security, dedicated support, and custom SLAs). Headcount remains at 1-10, no institutional funding has been disclosed, and ownership appears to rest with founder Boon Kiat Tan.

Name

CraftMyPDF

Website

https://craftmypdf.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CraftMyPDF is a Singapore-based SaaS platform founded in 2021 that lets developers and businesses auto-generate PDF documents and images from reusable drag-and-drop templates via REST API and no-code integrations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Document Automation Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210), Document Preparation Services (561410)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Document Creation & Office Suites (BPAMAMAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Optical Character Recognition (OCR) & Document Vision (HDAAAEAD)

Keywords

• PDF generation API
• Document automation
• Template-driven PDFs
• No-code PDF workflows
• Image generation API

Headquarters

HQ city

Singapore

HQ country

Singapore

HQ region

Asia

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. API Credit-based Subscription: Credit-based system where PDF generation consumes credits depending on the plan. Generating PDFs via web console costs 0.5 credit. Other operations like watermarking or merging consume fewer credits. Plans available include free tier to start.
2. Usage-based API Calls: REST API usage-based pricing through credit consumption. Credits are consumed per PDF generation or image generation operation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels8 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

CraftMyPDF provides a cloud-based PDF and image generation platform built around a drag-and-drop template editor and a REST API. Users design reusable templates once, bind dynamic JSON or CSV data, and generate pixel-perfect PDF documents or JPEG/PNG images at scale via API or no-code integrations. The platform supports automated document workflows for invoices, receipts, certificates, reports, shipping labels, real-estate documents, and ZUGFeRD/Factur-X compliant e-invoices, and includes an embeddable whitelabel editor for partner applications.

Product overview

CraftMyPDF is a cloud-based template-driven document and image generation platform. The core offerings are the PDF Generation API and Image Generation API, which generate pixel-perfect PDFs and images from reusable templates with dynamic data binding. The platform centers on a web-based Drag & Drop PDF Template Editor that allows users to design templates visually without coding. Supporting modules include Document Automation and Reporting Automation for business workflows, a Whitelabel PDF Template Editor for embedding into third-party applications, and an Enterprise tier with advanced features. The product also includes specialized capabilities such as Canva Automation for importing designs, ZUGFeRD/Factur-X e-invoice support for regulatory compliance, and a PDF Filler API with AI-powered field detection. A suite of free online tools complements the paid offerings, including certificate makers, invoice generators, receipt makers, shipping label makers, QR code generators, and PDF manipulation utilities (merge, split, rotate). Regional API endpoints in US, EU, Singapore, and Australia support data residency requirements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PDF Generation API Cloud-based REST API for generating PDF documents from reusable templates, used by developers and businesses for automated document generation workflows. Supports synchronous and asynchronous generation with regional endpoints.
• Image Generation API Cloud-based REST API for generating images (JPEG/PNG) from reusable templates for marketing materials, social media graphics, Open Graph images, product watermarks, and personalized visuals.
• Drag & Drop PDF Template Editor Web-based visual editor that lets users design reusable PDF templates via drag-and-drop components such as labels, images, QR codes, barcodes, charts, tables, and dynamic data fields.
• Whitelabel PDF Template Editor White-label solution that allows partners to embed the CraftMyPDF drag-and-drop template editor directly inside their own applications, enabling custom-branded document generation for end users.
• Report Builder Software Web-based report designer with a WYSIWYG editor for building branded PDF reports with charts, tables, and dynamic data, targeted at sales, HR, financial, and operational reporting.
• PDF Filler API with AI Field Detection API that fills existing PDF forms with data, using AI-powered computer vision to automatically detect fillable fields and their expected data types inside static PDF documents.
• Bulk PDF Generator Web tool that generates multiple PDFs from CSV or spreadsheet data using CraftMyPDF templates, letting users upload a file, select a template, and produce batch PDFs without writing code.
• ZUGFeRD / Factur-X E-Invoice Support Capability that produces PDF/A-3 hybrid e-invoices with embedded structured invoice XML for Germany (ZUGFeRD) and France (Factur-X) under EN16931 compliance.

Quantifiable outcome

• Cutting down about 5 minutes per document for users
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration14 records

AI capability5 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• ZapiercoreTechnology or IntegrationDeep integration enabling automated PDF generation workflows. CraftMyPDF is available as a Zapier app, allowing users to create 'Zaps' that trigger PDF generation from 5,000+ connected applications including Google Sheets, Typeform, Salesforce, and more.
• Make.com (formerly Integromat)coreTechnology or IntegrationVisual workflow automation platform integration supporting complex multi-step PDF generation scenarios. Users can build scenarios connecting multiple services, generating images/PDFs, saving to cloud storage, and sending via email.
• Bubble.iocoreTechnology or IntegrationNo-code web application platform with direct CraftMyPDF integration. Users can build web applications with embedded PDF generation capabilities directly within Bubble workflows.
• n8ncoreTechnology or IntegrationWorkflow automation platform with both cloud and self-hosted options. Integration enables fetching complex datasets from multiple systems and feeding them into CraftMyPDF for highly specific visual output.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Documenso: Open-source document signing and PDF generation platform offering template-driven document creation, REST APIs, and self-hosting options for SMBs and developers - directly comparable in customer base, technology, and product positioning to CraftMyPDF.
• Carbone (Carbone.io): Developer-focused document generation API that renders templates (DOCX, XLSX, etc.) into PDF using a template engine, sold via usage-based pricing. Competes head-to-head with CraftMyPDF for the same programmatic PDF generation use case.
• Docmosis: Cloud and on-premise document generation API service that turns templates (Word, HTML) into PDFs and other formats. Targets developers and enterprise document automation - a direct competitor to CraftMyPDF's template-driven API offering.
• PSPDFKit (Nutrient): Developer toolkit and APIs for viewing, editing, annotating, and generating PDFs. Now branded Nutrient, it overlaps with CraftMyPDF on programmatic PDF generation, form filling, and document automation use cases.
• Windward Studios: Document automation platform that merges templates with data to generate PDFs, DOCX, and other outputs via REST API, SDK, and a template designer - functionally very similar to CraftMyPDF's template+data model.

Broad incumbents

• Apryse (PDFTron): Established document processing SDK and platform with PDF generation, viewing, editing, and OCR capabilities sold to enterprise developers. A larger incumbent than CraftMyPDF but operates in the same document-generation and automation category.
• Templafy: Enterprise document automation and template management platform integrated with Office and Salesforce; addresses the higher end of the same document-generation workflow problem CraftMyPDF targets.
• Conga: Document generation, contract management, and e-signature suite owned by Apttus/Salesforce ecosystem. Competes in the same document automation category as CraftMyPDF but at a much larger scale and enterprise focus.
• Adobe Acrobat Services API: Adobe's developer-facing PDF Services API (formerly Adobe Document Services) provides PDF generation, conversion, and OCR. The dominant incumbent in programmatic PDF services and the benchmark for enterprise buyers.

Emerging players

• PDFgear: Free and freemium PDF tools platform offering merge, split, edit, and form-fill capabilities as well as desktop software. Competes with CraftMyPDF at the free-tool, SMB end of the PDF generation market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/craftmypdf
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@craftmypdf
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/craftmypdf
• Facebookfacebook.com/craftmypdf

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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