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Document generation for certificates

When the job is certificates, 28 tools in this guide list it as a use case. The most common data sources are JSON API (15), Zapier, Make or n8n (14) and Airtable (9). Our order puts DocsAutomator, PDFMonkey and Documentero at the top.

Tools
28
With USD price
21, from $5
Free tier
21
Editor's picks
2
Checked
20 Oct 2026
  1. 01
    DocsAutomator Editor's pick docsautomator.co

    Professional $19/mo yearly, $29 monthly.

    Outputs PDF, Google Docs, email Template Google Docs, Word, PDF form Reads Airtable, Notion, Google Sheets, Google Forms +3
    $19 / mo
  2. 02
    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
  3. 03
    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
  4. 04
    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
  5. 05
    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
  6. 06
    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
  7. 07
    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
  8. 08
    DocuGenerate via Zapier docugenerate.com

    Word templates plus JSON.

    Outputs PDF, DOCX Template Word Reads API, Coda, Zapier/Make/n8n
    $19 / mo
  9. 09
    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
  10. 10
    Bannerbear bannerbear.com

    Image, PDF and video API.

    Outputs PDF Template Visual builder Reads API, Airtable, Zapier/Make/n8n
    $49 / mo
  11. 11
    Cognito Forms cognitoforms.com

    Pro $19/mo annual, $24 monthly.

    Outputs PDF, DOCX, email Template Word Reads built-in forms
    $19 / mo
  12. 12
    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
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  1. 13
    Jotform PDF Editor jotform.com

    Turns form responses into PDFs.

    Outputs PDF, email Template Visual builder Reads Jotform, built-in forms
    $19 / mo
  2. 14
    Orshot orshot.com

    Image, PDF and video render.

    Outputs PDF Template Visual builder Reads API, Airtable, Zapier/Make/n8n
    $39 / mo
  3. 15
    PDF Generator API pdfgeneratorapi.com

    Priced in EUR, annual only: Creator EUR 80/yr.

    Outputs PDF Template Visual builder Reads API, Airtable, Zapier/Make/n8n
    $7 EUR 80/yr, converted
  4. 16
    Templated.io templated.io

    Image, PDF and MP4 render API.

    Outputs PDF Template Visual builder Reads API, Airtable, Zapier/Make/n8n
    $29 / mo
  5. 17
    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
  6. 18
    pdf noodle via Zapier pdfnoodle.com

    Starter $35/mo, 3,000 PDFs.

    Outputs PDF Template Visual builder, HTML Reads API, Zapier/Make/n8n
    $35 / mo
  7. 19
    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
  8. 20
    Gravity PDF gravitypdf.com

    Free WordPress plugin for Gravity Forms.

    Outputs PDF Template HTML Reads built-in forms
    Free
  9. 21
    PDFBolt pdfbolt.com

    HTML/Handlebars templates.

    Outputs PDF Template HTML Reads API
    $19 / mo
  10. 22
    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
  11. 23
    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
  12. 24
    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
  13. 25
    Placid placid.app

    Creative automation for images, PDFs, video.

    Outputs PDF Template Visual builder Reads API, Airtable, Zapier/Make/n8n
    Not published
  14. 26
    Merge Slides (Dawent) dawent.com

    Sheets row to Slides merge.

    Outputs Google Slides, PDF Template Google Docs Reads Google Sheets
    Not published free tier
  15. 27
    pdfme pdfme.com

    MIT TypeScript library with WYSIWYG template designer.

    Outputs PDF Template Visual builder Reads API
    Free
  16. 28
    PDFOutput pdfoutput.com

    Notion database to PDF via Word templates.

    Outputs PDF Template Word Reads Notion
    Not published

What differs for certificates

These tools for certificates most often write PDF (28), email (8) and DOCX (7). Templates are built in a visual builder (13), Word (7) and Google Docs (6).

Paid plans start at $5 a month after conversion to dollars with PDFMonkey. You can try 21 of them on a free tier. Prices were checked on 20 Oct 2026.

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