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Document generation with PDF form templates

With 14 of the tools listed here, you design the template in a fillable PDF form. Our order puts Formstack Documents, DocsAutomator and Gavel at the top.

Tools
14
With USD price
11, from $10
Free tier
8
Editor's picks
4
Checked
20 Oct 2026
  1. 01
    Formstack Documents Editor's pick formstack.com

    Formerly WebMerge. Only in Suite plan, $250/mo paid annually, 250 deliveries/mo.

    Outputs PDF, DOCX, PPTX, e-sign documents Template Word, PDF form, Visual builder Reads Salesforce, HubSpot, Airtable, built-in forms +3 G2 4.5 (148)
    $250 / mo
  2. 02
    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
  3. 03
    Gavel Editor's pick via Zapier gavel.io

    Formerly Documate (Documate Inc. dba Gavel).

    Outputs DOCX, PDF Template Word, PDF form Reads built-in forms, API, Zapier/Make/n8n
    $83 / mo
  4. 04
    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
  5. 05
    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
  6. 06
    DocSpring docspring.com

    PDF form filling and HTML PDFs.

    Outputs PDF Template PDF form, HTML Reads API
    $49 / mo
  7. 07
    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
  8. 08
    Smartsheet Document Builder smartsheet.com

    Native Smartsheet feature generating PDFs from sheet rows.

    Outputs PDF Template PDF form Reads built-in forms
    $19 / mo
  9. 09
    docassemble docassemble.org

    MIT guided-interview and document assembly.

    Outputs PDF, DOCX Template Word, PDF form Reads built-in forms, API
    Free
  10. 10
    Clio Draft clio.com

    Formerly Lawyaw. Word templates and court forms.

    Outputs DOCX, PDF Template Word, PDF form Reads built-in forms
    Not published
  11. 11
    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
  12. 12
    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, cheapest here
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    Dropbox Sign API sign.dropbox.com

    Adjacent e-sign API with templates.

    Outputs e-sign documents, PDF Template PDF form Reads API
    $75 / mo
  2. 14
    BoloSign boloforms.com

    E-sign and PDF automation by BoloForms.

    Outputs PDF, e-sign documents Template PDF form Reads HubSpot, Google Forms
    Not published

What differs for PDF form templates

The data comes most often from JSON API (10), built-in forms (6) and Zapier, Make or n8n (5). The most common outputs are PDF (14), e-sign documents (6) and DOCX (5). They are used most for contracts (13), onboarding packs (5) and compliance documents (5).

Paid plans start at $10 a month with SignWell. Published starting prices run from $10 to $250 a month, the top end from Formstack Documents. You can try 8 of them on a free tier. Some also accept other template formats: Word (5), HTML (2) and Google Docs (1). Prices were checked on 20 Oct 2026.

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