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Document generation tools under $20 a month

A paid plan under $20 a month is on offer from 35 tools. Api2Pdf has the cheapest paid plan here, at $1 a month. DocsAutomator, PDFMonkey and Docomotion come first in our order.

Tools
35
With USD price
35, from $1
Free tier
26
Editor's picks
3
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
    Docomotion docomotion.com

    Starter 10/user/mo annual, currency selector not explicit.

    Outputs PDF, DOCX Template Word Reads Salesforce G2 4.6 (68)
    $10 / mo
  4. 04
    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
  5. 05
    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
  6. 06
    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
  7. 07
    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
  8. 08
    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
  9. 09
    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
  10. 10
    DocuGenerate via Zapier docugenerate.com

    Word templates plus JSON.

    Outputs PDF, DOCX Template Word Reads API, Coda, Zapier/Make/n8n
    $19 / mo
  11. 11
    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
  12. 12
    Cognito Forms cognitoforms.com

    Pro $19/mo annual, $24 monthly.

    Outputs PDF, DOCX, email Template Word Reads built-in forms
    $19 / mo
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  1. 13
    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
  2. 14
    Jotform PDF Editor jotform.com

    Turns form responses into PDFs.

    Outputs PDF, email Template Visual builder Reads Jotform, built-in forms
    $19 / 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
    Storydoc storydoc.com

    Interactive decks and proposals.

    Outputs HTML, PDF Template Visual builder Reads HubSpot, Salesforce
    $19.80 / mo
  5. 17
    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
  6. 18
    DocRaptor docraptor.com

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

    Outputs PDF, XLSX Template HTML Reads API
    $15 / mo
  7. 19
    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
  8. 20
    Inkit inkit.com

    Secure document generation and e-sign.

    Outputs PDF, e-sign documents Template HTML Reads API
    $15 / mo
  9. 21
    PDF.co pdf.co

    PDF API suite including HTML template to PDF.

    Outputs PDF Template HTML Reads API, Zapier/Make/n8n
    $8.99 / mo
  10. 22
    Api2Pdf api2pdf.com

    Pay per use: $1/mo base plus bandwidth and compute.

    Outputs PDF Template HTML Reads API
    $1 / mo, cheapest here
  11. 23
    Doppio doppio.sh

    HTML to PDF and screenshot API.

    Outputs PDF Template HTML Reads API
    $16 / mo
  12. 24
    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
  13. 25
    Gravity PDF gravitypdf.com

    Free WordPress plugin for Gravity Forms.

    Outputs PDF Template HTML Reads built-in forms
    Free
  14. 26
    html2pdf.app html2pdf.app

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

    Outputs PDF Template HTML Reads API
    $9 / mo
  15. 27
    miniExtensions miniextensions.com

    Airtable extension suite with PDF Generator among 60+ tools.

    Outputs PDF Reads Airtable
    $19 / mo
  16. 28
    PDFBolt pdfbolt.com

    HTML/Handlebars templates.

    Outputs PDF Template HTML Reads API
    $19 / mo
  17. 29
    Plus AI plusai.com

    AI slides in Google Slides and PowerPoint.

    Outputs Google Slides, PPTX Template Visual builder
    $10 / mo
  18. 30
    Smartsheet Document Builder smartsheet.com

    Native Smartsheet feature generating PDFs from sheet rows.

    Outputs PDF Template PDF form Reads built-in forms
    $19 / mo
  19. 31
    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
  20. 32
    Better Proposals betterproposals.io

    Adjacent proposal suite. Starter $13/user/mo (billing basis unclear, table shows $19).

    Outputs HTML, PDF, e-sign documents Template Visual builder Reads HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive, Zoho +1
    $13 / mo
  21. 33
    Prospero goprospero.com

    Adjacent proposal tool for freelancers.

    Outputs PDF, e-sign documents Template Visual builder Reads QuickBooks, Xero, monday.com, Zapier/Make/n8n
    $19 / mo
  22. 34
    Pitch pitch.com

    Presentation tool with live data embeds.

    Outputs PDF, PPTX Template Visual builder Reads Google Sheets, HubSpot
    $11 EUR 10, converted
  23. 35
    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

What differs for plans under $20

A free plan is available on 26 of the 35. Published starting prices run from $1 to $19.80 a month, the top end from Storydoc. The data comes most often from JSON API (18), Zapier, Make or n8n (14) and Google Sheets (9).

The most common outputs are PDF (34), DOCX (8) and e-sign documents (7). Templates are built in a visual builder (12), HTML (11) and Word (6). The list includes 3 editor's picks. Prices were checked on 20 Oct 2026.

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