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24 alternatives to Forge

Dynamic PDF / DOCX document generation

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Forge launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   PDF Forge▲4

   Create PDFs from anything — all in your browser.

   May 2026 · pdf-forge.netlify.app · its alternatives →

2. 2
   TemplateTo▲125

   Document generation API

   2022 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   PDF Hippo: Dynamic PDF API for Devs▲222

   Convert Excel templates into dynamic PDFs

   2023 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   PDF merge API▲98

   Create PDF documents from data and templates

   2024 · its alternatives →

5. 5DO
   Documind – Open-source AI tool to turn documents into structured data▲169

   Documind is an open-source tool that turns documents into structured data using AI. What it does: - Extracts specific data from PDFs based on your custom schema - Returns clean, structured JSON that's ready to use - Works with just a PDF link + your schema definition Just run npm install documind to get started.

   2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   PDFMonkey▲164

   Automate your PDF generation, get the job done

   2023 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Avenir▲68

   Generate docs from SF with minimal effort, in seconds

   2023 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Forge Breaker▲25

   Turn plain PDF proposals into astonishing interactive sites.

   Nov 2025 · forge-breaker.cohesivapp.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   API Template▲118

   Generate images and PDFs with simple API

   2021 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    CraftMyPDF▲135

    Design and generate pixel-perfect PDF documents in minutes

    2022 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    DocTemple▲79

    Effortlessly populate .docx documents with .csv data

    2023 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Open-source .docx editor library for building document apps▲107

    We are working on an open-source .docx editor library for apps that need to edit Word documents in the browser. We just shipped 1.0. A lot of existing approaches convert .docx into HTML and lose document semantics along the way. Our editor parses OOXML directly and uses its own rendering+layout engine to produce paged documents with html/css. Edits round-trip back to .docx, so you’re always editing the document, not its representation. The core rendering engine is framework agnostic, with React and Vue ui adapters on top. It’s Apache 2.0. Happy to answer questions.

    May 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    BlazingDocs▲86

    Generate documents from CSV, JSON, XML data

    2021 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Carbone▲100

    Generate and convert any document efficiently

    2023 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    PDF Generator API▲12

    A flexible Web API and template editor for PDF generation

    2020 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Pdfbix▲59

    Scalable REST API to generate PDF

    2021 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Document Generator▲7

    Document Generation Made Simple.

    2025 · rapidapi.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Forge▲16

    Your First AI-Powered CAD Software

    2025 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Forge▲66

    A complete React toolkit made for AI

    May 2026 · forge.webba-creative.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    the Forge▲6

    a CLI tool for generating and hosting Progressive Web Apps.

    2018 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    PDF Generator API▲15

    Creating PDF files made easy

    2024 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Docuest▲18

    API-based PDF document generator

    2025 · docuest.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Turn idea into polished digital product▲2

    Create a digital product in seconds

    Aug 2026 · archetypal-draft-flow-forge.base44.app · its alternatives →

24. 24
    TemplateDocs▲8

    Generate Word & PDF documents in seconds ✨

    2025 · templatedocs.io · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →