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Ditto beats CraftMyPDF for marketing campaigns at scale.

CraftMyPDF generates PDFs for business documents. Ditto runs marketing campaigns. We ship images, PDFs, AND full video, delivered straight to your audience. Your customers become your distribution channel.

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At a glance

	Ditto	CraftMyPDF
Engagement model	Fully managed campaign service	Self-serve PDF API. You integrate and maintain.
Audience delivery	Delivered to your audience. Email, SMS, social-ready. Audience becomes your distribution channel.	None. PDF only, you handle distribution.
Template format	HTML and CSS	Visual builder, drag-and-drop
Image output	Yes, in every tier	Limited (PDF-focused)
PDF output	Yes. Native, every tier.	Yes (their primary product)
Video output	Full production. Motion graphics, animations, transitions. Every tier.	No video. PDFs only.
Maximum monthly volume	Millions per campaign drop	~50,000 PDFs/month standard tiers
Service inclusion	Template build, production, edge cases, brand QA, distribution to audience	None. DIY integration. PDFs only.
Pricing model	Per-campaign or recurring (from $5K)	Monthly subscription, $35 to $249/mo
Best for	Marketing campaigns at scale, brand-led, video included, audience-distributed	Business documents (invoices, statements, certificates) at scale

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When To Choose

Ditto is the answer for marketing campaigns.

CraftMyPDF is still a good fit for some operational use cases. But if your work is brand-led campaigns at scale, with assets shipped to your audience, Ditto is what you want.

Best for marketing campaigns 01/

Choose Ditto when:

Your campaign is one big drop, tens of thousands to millions of assets at once
You want assets delivered straight to your audience, turning your customers into your distribution channel
Your campaign needs full video production, not just overlays
You want a managed service, not just an API to integrate
You need true HTML and CSS design system fidelity
Your renders include images AND PDFs AND video
Edge cases (long names, missing data, regional variations) need someone to handle them
You don't want to staff template build, video production, rendering, AND distribution in-house

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CraftMyPDF is still right when:

Your output is exclusively PDFs (no images, no video)
The use case is business documents (invoices, statements, certificates)
Your team prefers a self-serve PDF API over campaign service
You're handling delivery to customers yourself
You're moving off InDesign for cost reasons, not capability
Visual templates meet your design fidelity bar

REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE

7,000 personalized assets in 72 hours.

Ditto built the Spotify Songwriter Wrapped 2023 campaign. 7,000 unique, on-brand assets delivered to songwriters, producers, and publishers.

Unique Assets7,000

Day-1 Open Rate87%

Day-1 Downloads44%

The campaign required:

Three color variants per recipient, so labels and agents posting their full roster wouldn't generate monotonous carousels
Edge case handling for songwriters with Thai last names, where character counts broke template assumptions
Direct delivery into each songwriter's inbox, ready to share, turning them into the campaign's distribution layer

That class of campaign sits outside what API-led tools are built for. Ditto is built for it.

Pricing

Two products. Two pricing models.

Ditto is a managed campaign service. Pricing reflects template build, render production (images, PDFs, AND video), edge case handling, and delivery to your audience. CraftMyPDF is a self-serve image API. Monthly subscription, you integrate and run it yourself.

Launch campaign$5,000 one-time
Single moment, up to ~10,000 unique assets. Images, PDFs, video, and delivery.
Campaign tier$12,000 one-time
Larger volume, edge case handling. Images, PDFs, video, and delivery included.
Scale tier$25,000 one-time
Enterprise-scale moments, hundreds of thousands of assets. Full video and audience delivery.
Recurring (platforms)$5K to $75K / mo
Ongoing partnership, scales with seller volume.
EnterpriseCustom
Tailored scope and SLAs.

What's included HTML & CSS template build, render production for images, PDFs, and full video, edge case handling, brand QA, and direct delivery to your audience. You bring the brief and the data. We render and deliver.

Why It Wins

CraftMyPDF generates PDFs.
Ditto delivers campaigns.

Starter$35 / mo
1,000 PDFs / month
Pro$79 / mo
5,000 PDFs / month
Premium$159 / mo
25,000 PDFs / month
Enterprise$249+/mo
50,000+ PDFs / month, custom volume tiers

What's included API access for PDF generation only. No video. No image-first product. You build templates, write the integration, handle edge cases, and distribute to your audience yourself.

Pricing varies by render volume and feature usage. Check CraftMyPDF for current tier specifics.

FAQ

Common questions.

Does Ditto handle delivery to my audience?

Yes. Every Ditto campaign includes asset delivery, straight to your customers, fans, or audience members. We handle the distribution layer (email, SMS, social-ready formats, embeddable share links) so the asset doesn't sit in your downloads folder. CraftMyPDF renders and hands you the file. Ditto renders and ships it to the people it was made for, turning your audience into your distribution channel.

Does CraftMyPDF do video?

No. CraftMyPDF is PDF-only. Their core product is high-volume document generation (invoices, statements, certificates). Ditto produces full video as part of every campaign tier, with motion graphics, animated transitions, and brand-fidelity production.

Can I use CraftMyPDF for marketing campaigns?

It is possible for PDF-only campaigns at moderate volume, but their product is purpose-built for business documents (invoices, statements, certificates). For brand-led marketing campaigns with images and video at scale, with assets delivered directly to your audience, Ditto is the right fit.

Does CraftMyPDF deliver assets to my audience?

No. CraftMyPDF generates the PDF and hands you the file via API. You handle the distribution layer (email, customer portals, etc.) yourself. Ditto includes audience delivery in every tier, turning your customers into your distribution channel.

Does Ditto offer self-serve like CraftMyPDF?

Ditto is a managed campaign service today. Each engagement starts with a campaign brief and template build, and we handle render production, edge cases, and audience delivery. Ditto includes the production and distribution work that most marketing teams don't want to staff in-house.

Can I use my existing HTML/CSS designs with Ditto?

Yes. Ditto's templates are HTML and CSS, which is one of the core differentiators from visual builders. If your team already designs in code or works closely with designers who do, the workflow is native.

Can I migrate my CraftMyPDF templates to Ditto?

Yes. If you provide the original brand system (typography, color, layout intent), Ditto rebuilds the template in HTML and CSS. Most migrations take 1-2 weeks and are included in the campaign engagement.

Outgrown CraftMyPDF?

If your work is brand-led marketing campaigns (not just business documents), or you need full video and audience delivery, book a 30-minute call.