Carbone
8.3#1 in pdf creation softwareFree planFree planWebAPILinuxmacOS
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Mail Merge Toolkit
6.1#21 in mail merge softwareFrom $2.50 a yearWindows
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| Fact | Carbone | Mail Merge Toolkit |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2013 | 2003 |
| Headquarters | Bellevigny, France | Vilnius, Lithuania |
| Integrations | Official connectors cover Airtable, Bubble, Glide, Make, n8n, Ninox, Retool, Zapier, HubSpot, Odoo, Pipedrive, Salesforce, DocuSign and Subnoto. | It supports SharePoint Lists as a mail merge data source and UTM click tracking with Google Analytics and similar services. |
| Maker history | Carbone was created in 2013 under Ideolys and became the independent company CarboneIO SAS in May 2021. | MAPILab says it was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Vilnius, Lithuania. |
| Purpose | Carbone merges JSON data into document templates and generates files such as PDF, DOCX, XLSX and PPTX. | Mail Merge Toolkit is a Microsoft Office add-in that extends mail merging in Outlook, Word, and Publisher for personalized mass mailings. |
Carbone plans
- Cloud FreeFree
- On-Premise CommunityFree
- On-Premise FreeFree
- FreeFree
- Amazon Web Services$0.15, paid once
- Cloud Essential$29 a month
Mail Merge Toolkit plans
- Standard$2.50 a year
- Professional$8.25 a year
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 Mail Merge Toolkit if…
You want what its maker publishes above — check its page for the details.