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24 alternatives to TemplateTo

Document generation API

TemplateTo is a document generation API that converts data into PDF or text files. Users can manage templates through the app using either a drag-and-drop builder with Liquid templating capabilities or by sending… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. TemplateTo launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   API Template▲118

   Generate images and PDFs with simple API

   2021 · apitemplate.io · its alternatives →

2. 2
   PDF merge API▲98

   Create PDF documents from data and templates

   2024 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   PDF Generator API▲12

   A flexible Web API and template editor for PDF generation

   2020 · pdfgeneratorapi.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Templated▲306

   Hey HN! While building our own SaaS we kept running into the same problem: customers wanted a real design editor (think Canva/Figma-lite) *inside* their product, but rebuilding all that UI from scratch is a quarter-million-dollar distraction. So we turned our internal tool into *Templated Embed* — a drop-in image & PDF template editor you can add to any web app with an tag. - What it does? • Full WYSIWYG editor for text, images, SVGs, brand colours, Google Fonts • Outputs static images (PNG/JPG), layered PDFs, or keeps the design JSON so you can re-render via API • Multi-page +…

   2024 · templated.io · its alternatives →

5. 5PA
   PDF API – Generate, convert, and modify PDF documents▲204

   Hi HN, Arek here. We’re super excited to officially launch PSPDFKit API [1]. PSPDFKit API is a collection of HTTP APIs that enable you to convert, generate, and edit documents without running any service on your infrastructure. What differentiates our API from others is that you can chain together multiple “actions” as part of a single API request. For example, you can convert, OCR, watermark, edit, and flatten a document — all in one call. Available actions [2]: - PDF Generator - PDF Converter - Image Converter - OCR - Watermark - Merge - Split - Duplicate - Delete - Flatten Our…

   2022 · its alternatives →

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   PDF Hippo: Dynamic PDF API for Devs▲222

   Convert Excel templates into dynamic PDFs

   2023 · pdfhippo.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Anvil PDF Filling API▲205

   The easiest way to programmatically populate any PDF

   2020 · useanvil.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Docamatic▲81

   Generate documents from your app the easy way.

   2020 · docamatic.com · its alternatives →

9. 9MF
   My first web app – PDF memo creator▲297

   2016 · createamemo.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Doppio▲155

    HTML to PDF/image API

    2023 · doppio.sh · its alternatives →

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    An API for filling out PDF forms▲209

    Fill out and generate PDFs with a simple API request. Design templates in our drag-and-drop editor, POST your JSON data, and download a finished PDF in seconds.

    2017 · formapi.io · its alternatives →

12. 12
    FormAPI▲230

    Stripe for PDFs

    2017 · docspring.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Renderdo▲73

    The API to convert anything into PDF

    2023 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Forge▲81

    Dynamic PDF / DOCX document generation

    2021 · useforge.app · its alternatives →

15. 15
    CraftMyPDF▲135

    Design and generate pixel-perfect PDF documents in minutes

    2022 · craftmypdf.com · its alternatives →

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    PDF Generator API▲15

    Creating PDF files made easy

    2024 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    PDFMonkey▲164

    Automate your PDF generation, get the job done

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    An API with a template editor for PDF document generation and assembly▲7

    Create, edit and generate professional documents from your data. A hosted document automation platform with an embeddable visual template editor and PDF generation API.

    2018 · pdfgeneratorapi.com · its alternatives →

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    BlazingDocs▲86

    Generate documents from CSV, JSON, XML data

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    Docuest▲18

    Convert HTML to PDF quickly and cost-effectively with API

    2025 · docuest.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Creodocs▲77

    Make consistent business documents from beautiful templates

    2021 · its alternatives →

22. 22PO
    PDF Otter – Fill in PDFs Online and API▲109

    Fill in PDF templates with the PDF Otter API. Use it to accept eSignatures in your app, repeatedly fill in common PDF forms, or build large scale apps around PDF documents.

    2017 · pdfotter.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    DocsFromSheets (Apps Script)▲71

    Easiest way to Merge Google Docs (Template) & Sheets (Data)

    2022 · nathrupjyoti.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Pdfbix▲59

    Scalable REST API to generate PDF

    2021 · its alternatives →

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