Carbone
8.3#1 in pdf creation softwareFree planFree planWebAPILinuxmacOS
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Docxtemplater
8.5#1 in docs automationFrom €500 a yearFree planAndroidiOSWebAPI
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| Fact | Carbone | Docxtemplater |
|---|---|---|
| Company legal identity | The legal notice identifies CARBONEIO SAS, registered in La Roche-sur-Yon under number 899 106 785, with headquarters at 130 La Sauvagère, Bellevigny, France. | The maker identifies the company as Coding Puffin SAS, with VAT FR60890806888 and a registered address in Massy, France. |
| Headquarters | Bellevigny, France | Massy, France |
| Integrations | Official connectors cover Airtable, Bubble, Glide, Make, n8n, Ninox, Retool, Zapier, HubSpot, Odoo, Pipedrive, Salesforce, DocuSign and Subnoto. | Code integration is done with JavaScript, and examples are provided for Node.js, browser, React, Angular, Vue and Next.js. |
| Purpose | Carbone merges JSON data into document templates and generates files such as PDF, DOCX, XLSX and PPTX. | Docxtemplater generates Word, PowerPoint, Excel and OpenDocument files from templates populated with JSON data. |
| Rating on Capterra | 4.8 out of 5 from 14 reviews. | 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review. |
| Rating on GetApp | 4.8 out of 5 from 14 reviews. | 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review. |
Carbone plans
- Cloud FreeFree
- On-Premise CommunityFree
- On-Premise FreeFree
- FreeFree
- Amazon Web Services$0.15, paid once
- Cloud Essential$29 a month
Docxtemplater plans
- Open sourceFree
- One module€500 a year
- PRO€1,250 a year
- ENTERPRISE€3,000 a year
- Premium€9,000 a year
- Perpetual ENTERPRISE feature set€12,250, paid once
Pick Carbone if…
Carbone suits teams that need to populate document templates from JSON or convert files through an API. Its hosting options may appeal to organizations choosing between cloud and self-hosted deployment.
Pick Docxtemplater if…
Docxtemplater suits developers who need to generate office files from structured data, and office users who can prepare templates in Word, PowerPoint, or Excel. It can also suit deployments that need local processing or an air-gapped environment.