Free document generation tools

You can start without paying on 66 tools: each has a free plan or is free to use. Our order puts Carbone, Anvil and PDFMonkey at the top. Paid plans start at $5 a month after conversion to dollars with PDFMonkey.

Tools: 66
With USD price: 47, from $5
Free tier: 66
Editor's picks: 4
Checked: 20 Oct 2026

01

Carbone Editor's pick carbone.io

Priced in EUR: Essential EUR 29/mo (EUR 26 annual).

Outputs PDF, DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, HTML Template Word Reads API, Airtable, Zapier/Make/n8n

$28 EUR 26, converted
02

Anvil Editor's pick useanvil.com

PDF fill, generate, e-sign API.

Outputs PDF, e-sign documents Template PDF form, HTML Reads API

$99 / mo
03

PDFMonkey Editor's pick pdfmonkey.io

EUR pricing: Starter EUR 5/mo, 300 docs.

Outputs PDF Template HTML Reads API, Zapier/Make/n8n

$5 EUR 5, converted
04

DocuGen docugen.io

monday.com document generation app.

Outputs DOCX, XLSX, PDF, e-sign documents Template Word Reads monday.com, HubSpot G2 4.8 (62)

$25 / mo
05

PDF Maker (BustBrain Labs) thepdfmaker.com

Essential $15/mo shown (crossed-out $19).

Outputs PDF, Google Docs, DOCX, email Reads Airtable, Notion, Google Sheets, Google Forms +2 Capterra 4.9 (18)

$15 / mo
06

Portant portant.co

Pro $42/mo billed annually.

Outputs Google Docs, Google Slides, DOCX, PPTX, PDF, e-sign documents Template Google Docs, Word Reads HubSpot, Google Sheets, Google Forms, Typeform +2

$42 / mo
07

SourceToDocs sourcetodocs.com

Data to Google Slides and Docs.

Outputs Google Slides, Google Docs, PDF, PPTX, DOCX, HTML Template Google Docs Reads Airtable, Google Sheets, CSV, API

$19 / mo
08

Documentero via Zapier documentero.com

Micro $19.50/mo shown; price formatting unclear on page.

Outputs DOCX, XLSX, PDF Template Word Reads Google Sheets, CSV, Excel, API +2

$19.50 / mo
09

Document Studio digitalinspiration.com

By Digital Inspiration. Standard $79/yr (computed $6.58/mo).

Outputs PDF, Google Docs, Google Slides, email, e-sign documents Template Google Docs Reads Google Sheets, Google Forms, Excel

$6.58 / mo
10

Fillout fillout.com

Form builder with PDF generation on all plans incl.

Outputs PDF, e-sign documents Template Visual builder Reads built-in forms, Airtable, Notion, Google Sheets +2

$15 / mo
11

Form Publisher form-publisher.com

Individual $99/yr ($8.25/mo).

Outputs PDF, Google Docs, XLSX, DOCX, PPTX, Google Slides Template Google Docs, Word Reads Google Forms, Google Sheets

$8.25 / mo
12

MailMergic mailmergic.com

PDF mail merge from Sheets.

Outputs PDF, DOCX, XLSX, email Template PDF form Reads Google Sheets, Excel, CSV, Zapier/Make/n8n

$39 / mo

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Crove via Zapier crove.app

Individual $33/mo billed $390/yr.

Outputs PDF, DOCX, e-sign documents Template Word, Visual builder Reads built-in forms, API, Zapier/Make/n8n

$33 / mo
14

DocuGenerate via Zapier docugenerate.com

Word templates plus JSON.

Outputs PDF, DOCX Template Word Reads API, Coda, Zapier/Make/n8n

$19 / mo
15

Sheetgo sheetgo.com

Spreadsheet automation. Document generation and mail merge on Pro ($35/mo annual, $50 monthly).

Outputs PDF, Google Docs, email Template Google Docs Reads Google Sheets, Excel

$35 / mo
16

Syncfusion Document SDK syncfusion.com

$1,199/developer/yr (computed $99.92/mo).

Outputs PDF, DOCX, XLSX, PPTX Template Word Reads API

$99.92 / mo
17

Templafy templafy.com

AI document agents in Microsoft Office.

Outputs PPTX, DOCX, PDF Template Word Reads Salesforce, API

$40 / mo
18

APITemplate.io apitemplate.io

PDF Basic $19 or $24 (billing labels unclear).

Outputs PDF Template Visual builder, HTML Reads API, Airtable, Zapier/Make/n8n

$19 / mo
19

Cognito Forms cognitoforms.com

Pro $19/mo annual, $24 monthly.

Outputs PDF, DOCX, email Template Word Reads built-in forms

$19 / mo
20

CraftMyPDF craftmypdf.com

Lite $29/mo, 1,200 PDFs. Free 50/mo.

Outputs PDF Template Visual builder Reads API, Airtable, Zapier/Make/n8n

$29 / mo
21

Docs Creator copa-webservices.de

Mail merge add-on for Sheets.

Outputs Google Docs, PDF, email Template Google Docs Reads Google Sheets

$5 EUR 50/yr, converted
22

docxtemplater docxtemplater.com

JS library, MIT/GPLv3 core.

Outputs DOCX, PPTX, XLSX Template Word Reads API

$45 EUR 500/yr, converted
23

Jotform PDF Editor jotform.com

Turns form responses into PDFs.

Outputs PDF, email Template Visual builder Reads Jotform, built-in forms

$19 / mo
24

Orshot orshot.com

Image, PDF and video render.

Outputs PDF Template Visual builder Reads API, Airtable, Zapier/Make/n8n

$39 / mo
25

CustomJS via Zapier customjs.space

JS and HTML-to-PDF functions for Make and n8n.

Outputs PDF Template HTML Reads API, Zapier/Make/n8n

$9 / mo
26

DocRaptor docraptor.com

HTML to PDF via Prince. Basic $15/mo, 125 docs.

Outputs PDF, XLSX Template HTML Reads API

$15 / mo
27

Eledo via Zapier eledo.online

EUR pricing: Breeze EUR 6.90/mo.

Outputs PDF Template Visual builder Reads API, Zapier/Make/n8n

$7 EUR 6.90, converted
28

Foxit Document Generation API developer-api.foxit.com

Word template plus JSON. Startup $1,750/yr (computed $145.83/mo).

Outputs PDF, DOCX Template Word Reads API

$145.83 / mo
29

Inkit inkit.com

Secure document generation and e-sign.

Outputs PDF, e-sign documents Template HTML Reads API

$15 / mo
30

Paperform paperform.com

Custom PDFs from Pro ($49/mo annual, $59 monthly).

Outputs PDF, e-sign documents Template Visual builder Reads built-in forms

$49 / mo
31

PDF.co pdf.co

PDF API suite including HTML template to PDF.

Outputs PDF Template HTML Reads API, Zapier/Make/n8n

$8.99 / mo
32

Airtable Page Designer support.airtable.com

Native Airtable extension.

Outputs PDF Template Visual builder Reads Airtable

$20 / mo
33

DocSpring docspring.com

PDF form filling and HTML PDFs.

Outputs PDF Template PDF form, HTML Reads API

$49 / mo
34

Doppio doppio.sh

HTML to PDF and screenshot API.

Outputs PDF Template HTML Reads API

$16 / mo
35

doqs.dev doqs.dev

PDF filling API. EUR pricing: Starter EUR 0.08/doc, Scale EUR 25/mo.

Outputs PDF Template PDF form Reads API

$27 EUR 25, converted
36

Formester via Zapier formester.com

Custom PDF from submissions on Business only ($45/mo annual, $49 monthly).

Outputs PDF Template Visual builder Reads built-in forms

$12 / mo
37

Gravity PDF gravitypdf.com

Free WordPress plugin for Gravity Forms.

Outputs PDF Template HTML Reads built-in forms

Free
38

html2pdf.app html2pdf.app

HTML to PDF API. Startup $9/mo, 1,000 credits.

Outputs PDF Template HTML Reads API

$9 / mo
39

miniExtensions miniextensions.com

Airtable extension suite with PDF Generator among 60+ tools.

Outputs PDF Reads Airtable

$19 / mo
40

PDFBolt pdfbolt.com

HTML/Handlebars templates.

Outputs PDF Template HTML Reads API

$19 / mo
41

Contractbook contractbook.com

Centralize $399/mo annual, currency labels mixed.

Outputs PDF, e-sign documents Template Visual builder Reads HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive, Zapier/Make/n8n +1

Not published free tier
42

Zoho Writer zoho.com

Free editor with Document Automation add-on credits (200/mo free).

Outputs PDF, DOCX, e-sign documents, email Template Word Reads Zoho, built-in forms, CSV

Not published free tier
43

jsreport jsreport.net

Free up to 5 templates. Enterprise $395/yr single instance.

Outputs PDF, DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, HTML Template HTML Reads API

On request free tier
44

Autocrat workspace.google.com

Free Sheets add-on by New Visions CloudLab.

Outputs PDF, Google Docs, email Template Google Docs Reads Google Sheets, Google Forms

Free
45

Docu Merge (Form Notify) formnotify.com

Free Sheets add-on, 9,000+ installs.

Outputs PDF, Google Docs, DOCX, email Template Google Docs Reads Google Sheets

Free
46

Gamma gamma.app

AI presentations. Exports PPTX, PDF, Google Slides on Free.

Outputs PPTX, PDF, Google Slides Template Visual builder Reads HubSpot, API

Not published free tier
47

Legito legito.com

Smart document and contract automation.

Outputs DOCX, PDF, e-sign documents Template Visual builder, Word Reads built-in forms, API

Not published free tier
48

docassemble docassemble.org

MIT guided-interview and document assembly.

Outputs PDF, DOCX Template Word, PDF form Reads built-in forms, API

Free
49

Nutrient Documents for Salesforce nutrient.io

Free watermarked version installs in org.

Outputs PDF, DOCX, e-sign documents Template Word, Visual builder Reads Salesforce

On request free tier
50

PDF CreateMate pinetco.com

HubSpot app by Pinetco, 800+ installs.

Outputs PDF, DOCX, e-sign documents Reads HubSpot

Not published free tier
51

PDF4me pdf4me.com

Ynoox GmbH. Generate Documents endpoint.

Outputs PDF, DOCX Template Word Reads API, Zapier/Make/n8n

Not published free tier
52

Adobe Document Generation API developer.adobe.com

Part of Adobe PDF Services.

Outputs PDF, DOCX Template Word Reads API

On request free tier
53

Merge Slides (Dawent) dawent.com

Sheets row to Slides merge.

Outputs Google Slides, PDF Template Google Docs Reads Google Sheets

Not published free tier
54

Mergery ljd-tech.com

Free Sheets add-on by LJD Technology.

Outputs PDF, email Template Google Docs Reads Google Sheets

Free
55

Airtable Document Automator support.airtable.com

Native Airtable automation action.

Outputs Google Docs Template Markdown Reads Airtable

Not published free tier
56

Gotenberg gotenberg.dev

MIT Docker API. HTML, Markdown and Office to PDF via Chromium and LibreOffice.

Outputs PDF Template HTML Reads API

Free
57

pdfme pdfme.com

MIT TypeScript library with WYSIWYG template designer.

Outputs PDF Template Visual builder Reads API

Free
58

PDFShift pdfshift.io

HTML to PDF API. Free 50 credits/mo.

Outputs PDF Template HTML Reads API

Not published free tier
59

WeasyPrint weasyprint.org

Open-source HTML/CSS to PDF in Python by Kozea; support by CourtBouillon.

Outputs PDF Template HTML Reads API

Free
60

PandaDoc Editor's pick pandadoc.com

Adjacent proposal and e-sign suite.

Outputs PDF, e-sign documents, DOCX Template Visual builder Reads HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive, Zapier/Make/n8n +1 G2 4.7 (3324)

$19 / mo
61

Oneflow oneflow.com

Adjacent contract platform.

Outputs PDF, e-sign documents, HTML Template Visual builder Reads Salesforce, HubSpot, Pipedrive, Zapier/Make/n8n

$270 EUR 250, converted
62

DocuSeal docuseal.com

Open-source e-sign and PDF form builder.

Outputs PDF, e-sign documents Template PDF form Reads API, built-in forms

$20 / mo
63

Pitch pitch.com

Presentation tool with live data embeds.

Outputs PDF, PPTX Template Visual builder Reads Google Sheets, HubSpot

$11 EUR 10, converted
64

SignWell signwell.com

Adjacent e-sign with template API, 25 free API docs/mo.

Outputs PDF, e-sign documents Template PDF form Reads API, Zapier/Make/n8n

$10 / mo
65

Dropbox Sign API sign.dropbox.com

Adjacent e-sign API with templates.

Outputs e-sign documents, PDF Template PDF form Reads API

$75 / mo
66

Browserless browserless.io

Headless browser service with PDF API.

Outputs PDF Template HTML Reads API

$25 / mo

What differs for free plans

The most common data sources are JSON API (40), Zapier, Make or n8n (19) and Google Sheets (15). The most common outputs are PDF (64), DOCX (25) and e-sign documents (18).

Templates are built in Word (18), a visual builder (18) and HTML (17). They are used most for invoices (36), reports (35) and contracts (32). No price is published for 12 of the 66. Prices were checked on 20 Oct 2026.

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