If you are building a Make scenario and need it to produce a PDF from your data, you will run into the same handful of names pretty quickly. But choosing between them is not just about which one generates a document from a template. It is also about how those templates get built, what happens to your data in the process, and how far a platform can take you once basic generation stops being enough.
Here are five PDF generation services that connect to Make right now, and what each one tends to get used for.
1. PDF Generator API
PDF Generator API is built around a browser based, drag and drop template editor with an expression language for conditional logic, so templates adapt to the data without needing to be rebuilt each time something changes. Generation runs synchronously or asynchronously with a callback URL. For companies with strict data residency requirements, dedicated deployment options are available in the EU, US and Australia, and on premise deployment is available for organizations that need document processing to stay entirely within their own infrastructure.
Beyond core generation, the platform covers HTML and URL to PDF conversion, PDF to image conversion, PDF watermarking, QR code generation, web forms for collecting data before generation, structured e invoice formats like XRechnung and Factur X, and an embeddable document signing and review flow with full versioning and an audit log. It is ISO 27001 certified, HIPAA and GDPR compliant, and an active member of the PDF Association.
2. APITemplate.io
APITemplate.io generates both PDFs and images from the same platform, which is the main reason people reach for it over a PDF only tool. Templates are built in a visual drag and drop editor or written directly in HTML and CSS, with separate template types for documents and images. Documents can also be generated from raw Markdown or a live URL rather than a saved template, giving scenarios more than one way to get content into a document.
Both synchronous and asynchronous generation are supported, with webhook notifications for async jobs. Regional API endpoints across the US, EU, Singapore and Australia are available as an enterprise feature, where requests are processed and stored in the chosen region to support data residency requirements, and the platform is GDPR compliant and SOC 2 Type II audited.
3. Formstack Documents
Formstack is a broader platform covering online forms, document generation, approval workflows and e signatures. On Make, both Formstack Forms and Formstack Documents have their own integrations, which means a scenario can use a form submission as the trigger that kicks off document generation, keeping data collection and document output inside the same ecosystem.
Templates can be built in a drag and drop editor, in HTML, with an AI assistant that generates a template from a written prompt, or by uploading an existing Word, Excel, PowerPoint or fillable PDF file. Merge fields with conditional logic control what appears in the final output based on the data being merged. What sets it apart from the others is output format flexibility: the same merged template can produce a PDF, a Word document, an Excel file or a PowerPoint presentation, useful when the recipient needs something they can still edit rather than a locked, final document. Data is processed on AWS infrastructure, and the platform is GDPR and HIPAA compliant.
4. CraftMyPDF
CraftMyPDF is built around a drag and drop template editor that generates PDFs from JSON data, with support for text, images, tables, charts, QR codes, barcodes and fillable form fields including signature fields. Documents can be generated synchronously for immediate output or asynchronously with a webhook notification. For teams with data residency requirements, regional processing is available across the US, EU, Singapore and Australia as an enterprise feature.
The Make integration exposes several actions beyond core generation: adding watermarks, generating charts as PDF or image, and generating barcode and QR code labels supporting over 100 formats. The platform also supports storing generated files in your own AWS S3 or Cloudflare R2 bucket, is GDPR compliant, and has completed a SOC 2 Type II audit.
5. PDFMonkey
PDFMonkey is built primarily around writing templates in HTML, CSS and the Liquid templating language, rendered through a Chrome based engine so the output mirrors what you would see in a real browser, custom fonts, JavaScript chart libraries and modern CSS all included. A visual drag and drop builder was introduced in early 2026 for teams that prefer not to write code directly.
Generation runs synchronously or asynchronously, with a dedicated instant trigger in Make that fires the moment a document finishes generating, useful for scenarios where the next step depends on the file actually being ready. Templates can also generate interactive fillable PDF forms by adding marker syntax that gets converted into AcroForm fields automatically. Generated documents are stored on PDFMonkey’s own servers within the EU, where all data is processed in line with GDPR requirements, with configurable retention periods depending on the plan.
Choosing the right PDF generator for your Make workflow
All five connect to Make and handle the same core task, turning a template and data into a finished PDF. Where they differ is in how templates are built and by whom, what formats come out the other end, where data is processed and stored, and what additional document workflows the platform covers beyond basic generation.
Each of the tools here is built around a well defined use case and does it cleanly. The right choice depends on how central document generation is to what you are building and how much you expect those needs to grow. For teams that treat document generation as a core part of their operations rather than a single step in a workflow, and where compliance, data handling and the ability to go beyond a basic PDF matter from the start, PDF Generator API tends to be the right fit.
