Products

PDFBolt

Uses AISkill

Scalable & Privacy‑First PDF Generation API

pdfbolt.com Chrome Web StoreWriting & Documents / PDF & Document Tools

AI Benchmark
Desktop
Mobile
Monthly visits
14.5K
Down8.0%MoMAug 2026
MRR
$2,017
Up16.1%30d2026-07-30
Entry price
$19/mo
Higher than 72% of peersNiche median $9.9/mo
Creators
Michał Szymanowski
@ametrinerx· 54 followers
Launched
4y ago
2022-05-29 · Est.

Traffic & revenue

Monthly visitsData through Aug 2026 · Oct 2026 pending
Verified monthly revenueRevenue feed stopped at 2026-10-11 · hollow dots show later revenue evidence
  • Oct 2026$2,200Verified $2,200/30d · monthly equiv.
Events1 revenue disclosure · 7 changes · 2 marketing moves

Revenue evidence

Revenue figures outside TrustMRR, sorted by date

Marketing moves

Launches, search & content, referrals, promotions
  • Launched on Show HN (1 pts)Launch

    PDFBolt – HTML to PDF API with Git-like template versioning — Hi HN, I'm Michał. I posted PDFBolt here about a year ago as a basic HTML to PDF API. Since then I've been rebuilding it around the thing…

    Mar 3 · 9mo agoLaunch page

  • Launched on Product HuntLaunch

    AI builds your PDF templates, API generates your PDFs

    Feb 11 · 9mo agoLaunch page

  • Launched on DevHunt (1 upvotes)Launch

    PDFBolt – No Setup, No Mess, Just PDFs with Zero Stress! ✨

    Sep 23, 2025 · 14mo agoLaunch page

  • Launched on Product HuntLaunch

    HTML to PDF API ✨

    Mar 10, 2025 · 21mo agoLaunch page

  • Launched on Uneed (#6)Launch

    PDFBolt — Fast & Secure HTML to PDF API ✨

    Feb 27, 2025 · 21mo agoLaunch page

Third-party reviews & case dossiers

Acquisition breakdowns, engineer reviews & open-source metrics
Show HN
2025-01-29Source
Post excerpt:
I’m Michał, and I’d like to share with you the journey I went through with my wife and how, thanks to her, we built our first SaaS, PDFBolt ( https://pdfbolt.com ). I’ve been a developer for over 10 years. In 2020, I decided to build a side project to learn all aspects of app development—deployment, authentication, payments, frontend, landing pages, etc. Whi
Fazier
2025-02-27Source
What engineers like:
Chrome-powered rendering for high-quality PDFs. GDPR-compliant with secure file handling. Simple API integration with sync and async options. Webhooks, direct S3 uploads, and customizable formatting. Free Forever Plan – 500 PDFs/month, no credit card required Admin Dashboard for usage tracking, API key management, and logs.
Best suited for:
Invoices and Payments – Generate professional PDFs for billing. Reports – Convert data into shareable reports instantly. Forms and Contracts – Automate PDF creation from user data. Certificates and Licenses – Securely issue official documents.
Show HN
2026-03-03Source
Post excerpt:
Hi HN, I'm Michał. I posted PDFBolt here about a year ago as a basic HTML to PDF API. Since then I've been rebuilding it around the thing that kept bugging me: every time a designer tweaked a layout, it meant a code change, a deploy, and a prayer that nothing broke in production. I wanted templates that live on the server and version themselves, so my API ca
IdeaWave$10K-100K ARR
2026-10-29Source

Scalable & Privacy‑First PDF Generation API

MCP Server & Agent Ecosystem

GitHub · MCP / Skill

Store data

Chrome Web Store
Chrome Web Store Chrome Web Store
Update date not synced
Rating
Rating not syncedRating count not synced
New ratings last mo
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Price & IAP
FreeIAP data not synced
Current version
—Store metadata

Store assets, rating histograms, install tiers, and screenshots are synced from Apple App Store, Google Play, and Chrome Web Store.

Traffic sources

Aug 2026

Traffic breakdown

Channels

  • Direct40%
  • Organic Search33%
  • Referrals10%
  • Social6%
  • Other11%

Countries

  • United States31%
  • India25%
  • Germany17%
  • Pakistan6%
  • Indonesia5%

Search

Domain authority 36Domain registered 2022-01-26

KeywordMonthly volume
pdf to pdf x-4 converter online200
pdfbolt150
free convert embed code to pdf120
free convert to pdf/x-1a cmyk110
конвертер pdf в pdf/x—

Traffic data: Vaneform

Pricing

Free
Start free with 50 documents per month
50 documents / month · 20 requests per minute · 1 concurrent request · PDF file size limit: 2MB · 1 template · 1 AI template generation
Basic
$19/mo
100 requests per minute · 5 concurrent requests
Growth
$79/mo
10 000 documents / month · 250 requests per minute · 20 concurrent requests · 10 AI template generations / month
Enterprise
$249/mo
50 000 documents / month · 500 requests per minute · 50 concurrent requests · 150 AI template generations / month

Trial: None · 3 paid tiers ($19–$249) · Observed 2026-11-04 · Pricing page

Entry price $19/mo, Higher than 72% of peers; “PDF & Document Tools” median is $9.9/mo.View pricing benchmark

Pages & changes

Tracked since 2026-07-30

Key pages

Weekly snapshots
pdfbolt.com/ Snapshot 2026-11-04

Changes

  1. Nov 1 · 14d ago

    Adopted technology: HTTP/3Features

    —→HTTP/3

  2. Nov 1 · 14d ago

    Adopted technology: Monaco EditorFeatures

    —→Monaco Editor

  3. Nov 1 · 14d ago

    Adopted technology: SentryFeatures

    —→Sentry

  4. Nov 1 · 14d ago

    Adopted technology: Tailwind CSSFeatures

    —→Tailwind CSS

  5. Nov 1 · 14d ago

    Removed technology: YouTubeFeatures

    YouTube→—

  6. Nov 1 · 14d ago

    Removed technology: core-jsFeatures

    core-js→—

Design

First-screen visual analysis & :root CSS

Dark Developer (Dark canvas, balanced density) featuring split copy & visual layout and illustration / character art visuals.

First-screen preview · click to zoom

First-screen pitch & conversion flow

“Scalable & Privacy-First PDF Generation API”

Split Copy & Visual hero structure paired with start free / sign up CTA and user count, rating, or key metrics.

Conversion path: Split Copy & Visual + Illustration / Character Art → Start Free / Sign Up · Trust bar: User Count, Rating, or Key Metrics

Palette · click to copy

5-D design score7.5 / 10
Typography
8.0
Color & Contrast
8.0
Layout & Spacing
8.0
Craft & Polish
7.0
Distinctiveness
6.0

Structure

Fonts
Arial
Primary visual
Illustration / Character Art
Conversion CTA
Start Free / Sign Up
Social proof
User Count, Rating, or Key Metrics
Navigation
Full-Width Top Bar
Theme & density
Dark · Balanced
Corners & depth
Medium Radius · With shadow
Preview full AI design brief (includes :root CSS variables & layout rules)Style tokens only; never copy brand names, logos, copy, or images
# Design Brief: Dark Developer (with Enterprise Clean)

Deep dark surfaces, monospace typography, terminal/code snippets, and high-precision borders.

## Design Tokens

```css
:root {
  --background: #08152d;
  --surface: #222426;
  --foreground: #f4f6fa;
  --muted-foreground: #a9b4c9;
  --accent: #168ef0;
  --radius: 8px;
  --font-heading: "Arial", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-body: "Arial", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
}
```

Color area ratio: Background #08152D (~82%) · Surface #222426 (~3%) · Text #F4F6FA (~6%) · Muted Text #A9B4C9 (~6%) · Accent #168EF0 (~3%). Background and surface dominate the canvas; reserve the accent color for primary buttons and active states.

## Layout & Conversion Structure

- Hero layout: Split Copy & Visual
- Navigation: Full-Width Top Bar
- Theme & density: Dark · Balanced
- Border radius & elevation: Medium Radius; use elevation shadows to separate layers
- Primary visual medium: Illustration / Character Art
- Conversion CTA: Start Free / Sign Up · Trust bar uses User Count, Rating, or Key Metrics
- Headline hook: Category Positioning Anchor
- Hero components: Custom Illustration, Metrics Strip
- Spatial layout notes: Split Copy & Visual hero structure paired with start free / sign up CTA and user count, rating, or key metrics.
- Visual summary: Dark Developer (Dark canvas, balanced density) featuring split copy & visual layout and illustration / character art visuals.

## Avoid

- Warm pastel backgrounds
- Playful cartoon illustrations
- Oversized pill buttons everywhere

Implement the UI following the design tokens and layout specifications above: use only these color variables, and reserve the accent color strictly for primary actions and active states. Adopt only this visual style—never copy any reference product’s brand name, logo, copy, or imagery.

Questions & evidence

How much does PDFBolt cost?
Free: Start free with 50 documents per month; Basic: $19/mo; Growth: $79/mo; Enterprise: $249/mo. Observed 2026-11-04. Check the source for current billing terms, usage limits and taxes.Source
How much website traffic does PDFBolt get?
Vaneform estimates 14.5K website visits in 2026-08. Visits can include repeat visits; this estimate measures web traffic separately from paying customers or revenue.Source
What is PDFBolt and what platforms does it support?
PDFBolt is catalogued under PDF & Document Tools: Scalable & Privacy‑First PDF Generation API. Supported platforms: Browser Extension, CLI / SDK, API.
What is PDFBolt's publicly disclosed revenue?
TrustMRR records verified MRR of $2,017 observed on 2026-07-30.Source

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