DocsAutomator vs. PDF Generator API
Finance wants a tax line on the invoice, or a payment note. In DocsAutomator, whoever writes your documents opens the invoice in Google Docs or Word, makes the change and saves it. That file is the template. Nobody waits on a developer, and your app keeps sending the same data. PDF Generator API builds the invoice in its own drag-and-drop editor, with data fields in curly braces. Our plans start at $19 a month billed yearly, with e-signing and one-click Acceptance included.
One invoice table, built in each
A line for each item, grouped by type.
{{line_items_1}}{{description}}{{type}}{{total_price}}{description}{type}{total_price}Show both to whoever edits your invoices and ask which one they'd rather open. Line items can nest three levels deep, and a row can show or hide based on a value.
In PDF Generator API, adding a tax line means inserting a row in the table in its editor and filling it in. Its table cells can't hold images or be merged.
Quotes work the same way. Edit the file, then send the quote out for one-click Acceptance: your customer reads it and clicks Accept, with nothing to draw and no account to create.
The call your app makes
POST https://api.docsautomator.co/createDocument
Authorization: Bearer <API key>
{
"docId": "your-automation-id",
"data": {
"customer_name": "Acme Corp",
"line_items_1": [
{ "description": "Coffee", "type": "Drinks", "total_price": 40.00 },
{ "description": "Sandwiches", "type": "Food", "total_price": 120.00 }
]
}
}POST https://us1.pdfgeneratorapi.com/api/v4/documents/generate
Authorization: Bearer <JWT your server signs with your API key and secret>DocsAutomator saves the PDF to Google Drive, OneDrive or Dropbox, gives you a link that lasts from 5 minutes to a year, and sends your app a webhook (an automatic message) with the webhookParams you passed, so you can match it to your own record. PDF Generator API returns the document as base64 (the file written out as text), a file, a URL or a viewer link, and deletes URL and viewer copies after 30 days. More on our PDF generation API.
What it costs
DocsAutomator
- Professional: $29 a month, or $19 billed yearly100 documents, then $0.20 each
- Business: $79 a month, or $59 billed yearly1,000 documents, then $0.10 each
- Scale: $199 a month, or $149 billed yearly5,000 documents, then $0.06 each
PDF Generator API
- Starter: €52 a month, or €520 a year1,000 credits a month
- Basic: €88 a month, or €880 a year5,000 credits a month
- Professional: €177 a month, or €1,770 a year15,000 credits a month
Every DocsAutomator plan includes unlimited team members, and a signed or accepted document counts as one document, however many people sign it. Previews are unlimited and free, with no credit card.
PDF Generator API counts credits, and one credit covers a document of up to 5 pages. Past your plan's credits, the API returns an error unless you've set an on-demand limit, which is billed the next month at a price it doesn't publish. For individuals there are two smaller plans: Creator at €8 a month for 50 credits and Low Usage at €26 for 250.
Prices as of November 1, 2026. See our pricing.
Files and signing
PDF Generator API details as of November 1, 2026.
Frequently asked questions
What customers are saying about us
Read what hundreds of happy customers are saying about DocsAutomator.
Before I discovered Docsautomator, generating reports from Airtable was a time-consuming task that drained both my time and energy. However, Docsautomator changed everything and made the process feel effortless.
As a botanical garden operator staffed by volunteers, DocsAutomator has revolutionized our document generation process. This powerful tool seamlessly integrates with our Airtable databases, allowing us to effortlessly create a wide range of docs!
I had a complex process with Airtable and Fillout I was trying to work out and an Airtable consultant told me about DocsAutomator as a much better alternative to Airtable's Page Designer for external documents. She also said Rupert was very helpful.
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