Stay on DocRaptor
Stay on DocRaptor if you need Prince-grade print CSS.
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Leafwright vs DocRaptor: same-engine studio + Chromium API vs Prince XML HTML-to-PDF
Ship PDFs, not Chromium.
DocRaptor is the Prince XML HTML-to-PDF API — CSS Paged Media, mixed page sizes, footnotes, PDF forms, print marks. You send HTML or a URL; Handlebars is a client-side example. The dashboard is logs, not a template studio. Chromium does not match that print quality. Leafwright hosts Handlebars templates in a same-engine studio the API uses, plus first-class HTML/URL, MCP, and Hobby 100 PDFs/month, no card.
Switch to Leafwright
Switch for studio + API on one Chromium engine, MCP, Hobby 100, or serverless Chromium (not Prince).
Feature comparison
| Feature | Leafwright | DocRaptor |
|---|---|---|
| Template | Hosted Handlebars plus HTML/URL; POST /api/v1/templates/{id}/render for published templates. | document_content or document_url per request; no hosted template studio. |
| Engine | Hosted Chromium. | Prince XML 11.4–15.1. Trade-offChromium is the wrong engine for mixed page sizes, footnotes, CMYK, crop marks, and tagged PDFs. A direct Prince license starts at $2,500/year. |
| Studio | Same-engine studio: AI draft, brand kit, canvas, a11y/print checks, human publish, then POST /api/v1/templates/{id}/render. Same engine, also a workspace. | Dashboard is render logs, not a template studio. Leafwright |
| MCP | leafwright.co/mcp and @leafwright/mcp. | Not stated on docraptor.com. Leafwright |
| Serverless | Chromium stays on Leafwright — your function makes one API call. | Hosted REST API; DocRaptor wins the print-quality argument they publish. Split |
| Free tier | Hobby: 100 PDFs/month, $0, no card, hard-capped. | Free: 5 docs/mo plus unlimited watermarked tests and a demo key. |
| Max pages | 200 pages per PDF. | No hard page limits (hosted output under 100 MB). Trade-off |
| Webhooks | Signed success and failure webhooks. | callback_url on success only — never on error. Leafwright |
| Self-host | Hosted SaaS; no self-host SKU. | Points at running Prince locally for on-prem. |
| Limits | No JS on HTML source; PDF output only. | JS optional; HTML-to-XLS/XLSX. DocRaptor publishes SOC 2, HIPAA, and 99.99% uptime on their homepage — Leafwright does not claim those. |
Pricing
Leafwright
USD · as of September 2026
- Hobby$0·100 PDFs + 8 AI drafts
- Indie$19·3,000 PDFs
- Pro$79·15,000 PDFs
- Business$299·80,000 PDFs
- 1 credit renders a PDF of up to 50 pages; max 200 pages per PDF.
- PDF overage pricing is not published on leafwright.co.
DocRaptor
USD · as of September 2026 (USD, /signup)
- Free$0·5/mo
- Basic$15·125/mo (12¢)
- Professional$29·325/mo (9¢)
- Premium$75·1,250/mo (6¢)
- Max$149·5,000/mo (3¢)
- Bronze$399·15,000/mo (2.66¢)
- Silver$1,000·40,000/mo (2.5¢)
- EnterpriseContact·Custom
- Gold overage is 2.25¢ per document in DocRaptor's overage article; monthly Gold price is not on /signup — not quoted here.
- Prices as published on docraptor.com/signup.
Questions, answered.
When should I stay on DocRaptor?
If your layout depends on Prince paged media — mixed page sizes, footnotes, crop marks, CMYK, tagged PDFs — switching to Chromium is a print-quality regression. DocRaptor is the right tool for that class of document.
Does Leafwright include Prince or match Prince output?
No. Leafwright does not include a Prince license and does not claim to match Prince XML print output. It runs hosted Chromium for HTML/URL/Handlebars rendering plus a same-engine template studio.
Does DocRaptor have a template studio?
No. DocRaptor's dashboard is for logs and account management. Leafwright hosts Handlebars templates in a studio that shares the same render engine as the API.
Try Leafwright free
Hobby: 100 PDFs and 8 AI drafts per month. No credit card.