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WeasyPrint vs Gotenberg: catalog facts
WeasyPrintGotenberg
Free

Free and open source under the BSD 3-Clause licence; paid support packages are offered.

Free

Free and open source under the MIT licence.

Command line Self-hosted
  • Uses standard HTML and CSS print features
  • No browser engine needed
  • Chromium and LibreOffice bundled in one container
  • Converts 100+ office formats as well as HTML and Markdown
  • Requires a Python 3.10+ environment
  • Aimed at developers rather than casual PDF conversion
  • API only, with no graphical interface
  • Requires Docker and some developer knowledge
Downloadable app Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License: BSD-3-Clause License: MIT
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 24, 2026

Checked September 24, 2026

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