Apportunix builds 21 apps for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, and four of them handle documents. Document Creator adds a drag and drop report designer with barcodes, QR codes, translations and dataset extensions, PDF Merge applies stationery and appended pages, Document Mail Queue sends documents in batches, and Document Archive stores them. Everything runs inside Business Central and is free in sandbox environments. It is a document toolkit for one ERP, which makes it a different offer to PDF Generator API. The comparison below breaks down where each fits.
Apportunix pricing vs PDF Generator API
Apportunix bills each Business Central app by month, with Document Creator from €43 to €166 depending on user count. PDF Generator API is a document generation platform from €8/month with a 14-day free trial, an embeddable editor, and dedicated or on-premises deployment.
Apportunix
Business Central apps · billed per app and users
- Sandbox€0
- From€43/mo (0 to 10 users)
- Scales to€166/mo (51+ users)
Prices are for Document Creator. PDF Merge starts at €6.50 a month for 500 jobs, plus €0.006 per extra job; Document Archive and Document Mail Queue cost €2.75 per user a month. All apps are free without a time limit in sandbox environments, and training or implementation costs €177 an hour. Output is PDF, Word or Excel, with fillable PDF forms. Everything runs inside Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, so there is no public API, no use outside that ERP, no embeddable editor and no signature field.
PDF Generator API
Cloud plans · billed by credits · 14-day free trial
- Individualfrom €8/mo
- Teamfrom €52/mo
- Scales to250k credits/mo
Individual starts at 50 credits and 5 templates; Team starts at 1,000 credits, 25 templates and 10 workspaces, with unlimited templates and the embedded editor on higher tiers. Every plan includes a 14-day free trial, and on-premises deployment is available on request.
Apportunix alternative: which one fits
Apportunix is a practical choice when every document starts in Business Central. Document Creator replaces RDLC and Word layouts with a standalone drag and drop designer, adds fields and data items without developing report extensions, translates labels in the client, and prints Code 128, EAN, UPC and QR codes. PDF Merge adds stationery underlays and terms and conditions pages on print, preview or email, and the archive and mail queue apps cover storage and batch sending. It fits Business Central partners and their customers who want better invoices, order confirmations and delivery notes without code. It works only in Business Central, and it offers no API for other systems, no editor you can embed for your own customers, and no signature fields.
PDF Generator API works with any system that can send JSON, including Business Central through the REST API, Zapier, Make or n8n. It adds a drag and drop embeddable editor your own customers use in their own workspace, signature fields and document signing, web forms, watermarks, encryption and fillable form fields, XRechnung and Factur-X electronic invoices, 8 official SDKs, ISO 27001 certification with GDPR and HIPAA compliance, and dedicated or on premises deployment. To compare, rebuild one of your Business Central invoice layouts during the free trial and send it the same data as JSON.
Apportunix vs PDF Generator API: FAQ
Is Apportunix cheaper than PDF Generator API?
For a small Business Central team, often yes. Document Creator costs €43 a month for up to 10 users and €166 a month at its largest tier, PDF Merge starts at €6.50 a month for 500 jobs, and every app is free in sandbox environments. PDF Generator API starts at €8 a month for 50 credits and €52 for 1,000, and is priced by documents rather than users, so the comparison depends on how many people print and how many documents you generate.
What is the best Apportunix alternative?
If your documents live entirely in Business Central, other Business Central report designer apps are the closest. If you also generate documents from other systems, need a public REST API, or want your own customers to design templates in an editor inside your product, PDF Generator API covers those.
Can I use PDF Generator API with Business Central?
Yes, through its REST API or through Zapier, Make or n8n: send Business Central data as JSON and get back a PDF. Apportunix works inside Business Central itself, so it needs no integration, but it cannot generate documents for other systems.
Comparing more tools? See Carbone vs PDF Generator API and Formstack vs PDF Generator API, or all comparisons. Last updated: October 2026.