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[Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated September 29th, 2026 # Reviews of Plumsail Documents Ease of use 4.7 Customer Service 4.6 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews Matthew B Operations EngineerIndustrial Automation, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “Plumsail did exactly what it promised, and I needed - it allowed me to create a new DOCX document with whatever dynamic content I required (HTML, images, text, tables, etc.). Once I figured out how the system worked and got around a couple of quirks, the system worked as defined without issue.“ April 13, 2026 AP Alec P Support ServicesNon-Profit Organization Management, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: I used a free trial. “Some of the documentation for using Plumsail with Power Automate, specifically JSON structure for PDF form entries, was a not detailed enough for my use case and required some guess and check in my flows.“ February 6, 2026 BM Bob M IT Solutions ArchitectLaw Practice, 1,001 - 5,000 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “It supports a wide range of document operations—from generating Word documents from templates to converting and manipulating PDFs—all with excellent reliability.“ June 27, 2025 BA Brian A App AdminInsurance, 201 - 500 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “The automatic token detection is a bit finicky with more complicated scenarios, specifically sorting or filtering tables.“ February 4, 2026 AM Asiye M IT ManagerNon-Profit Organization Management, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “PDF generation and form filling are straightforward and saved significant development time.“ May 21, 2026 KS Kendall S Field Support ManagerAutomotive, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “Not sure how to maximize my usage because there's not much guidance on the website with use cases or anything.“ July 21, 2026 AT Annalise T Total Rewards AnalystGovernment Administration, 1,001 - 5,000 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “We were struggling with a way to bring rich text formatting into our job description templates, and this product did the job!“ February 17, 2026 NH Nicholas H CFORetail, 201 - 500 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “This undermined Plumsails reliability and the overall feasibility/stability of the internal project and management's approval thereon. While things are working more consistently now, failures (weather outright or processes that run indefinitely) seem to be 'silent' so users aren't necessarily notified of the failure, there is simply a lack of the expected output.“ October 15, 2024 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 80 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Gonzalo B. Manager Computer & Network Security Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Solid tool for automated document generation with Airtable and Make" January 21, 2026 5.0 The overall experience has been very positive. I have used it in several real projects to generate documents from Airtable, integrated with Make, and the results have been consistent and reliable. It is a suitable solution for professional workflows where automated document generation is critical. Pros The integration with Airtable and Make is very solid and stable. It allows generating complex Word and PDF documents from related data without issues, preserving formatting and tables correctly. It is a reliable tool for professional use and fits well into automated workflows. Cons The pricing can be high when used intensively and when relying on Make as an intermediary. Also, the initial setup may take some time when documents include many relationships or advanced logic. Switched from [Make](https://www.capterra.com/p/154278/Integromat/) Because I needed a more flexible and reliable way to generate complex Word and PDF documents from Airtable with better control over templates, related data, and formatting for professional workflows. Review Source BA Brian A. App Admin Insurance Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Powerful, easy to use, and great support!" February 4, 2026 5.0 It has been very good. I previously made some templates in DocuMint, and found Plumsail to be MUCH easier to use. It also has more functionality. The thing that originally brought me over to Plumsail was DocuMint's inability to repeat table headers on subsequent pages. It's a breeze with Plumsail. Tech support has been AMAZING, and extremely helpful in figuring out issues I was having. They even had the developers implement new functionality based on some of my requests. Pros I love the ability to use Word Docx (or even Excel) as a template. Most of the products I saw only supported Google Docs. Cons The automatic token detection is a bit finicky with more complicated scenarios, specifically sorting or filtering tables. It could use a little improvement, like the ability to manually tell it to request a specific token when used in conjunction with the Airtable extension. Alternatives considered [Typeflo](https://www.capterra.com/p/10018045/Typeflo/)[Airtable](https://www.capterra.com/p/146652/Airtable/)[PandaDoc](https://www.capterra.com/p/131735/PandaDoc/) Reason for choosing Plumsail Documents Ability to use Word Docx as template instead of Google docs was a very big factor. Switched from [Documint](https://www.capterra.com/p/215492/Documint/) DocuMint can't repeat table headers on subsequent pages. It's also very clunky to use. Review Source NH Nicholas H. CFO Retail Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "plumsail & me" October 15, 2024 3.0 Mostly positive. In response to a suggested delivery option I was advised to implement more complex processes and coding with PowerAutomate. I realize not every feature suggestion will be considered or implemented. Please remember that your customers want a low/no code, turnkey solution for their use case. Pros I like the functionality to import a custom designed XLS which we are using as the form/document construct. Using the tokens was pretty straightforward and worked well with PowerAutomate Cons We had a lot of difficulty with the delivery to Sharepoint. I was told this was more of a global issue and just our account. Either way, the Sharepoint delivery was failing during the testing and demo phase of the project. This undermined Plumsails reliability and the overall feasibility/stability of the internal project and management's approval thereon. While things are working more consistently now, failures (weather outright or processes that run indefinitely) seem to be 'silent' so users aren't necessarily notified of the failure, there is simply a lack of the expected output. Alternatives considered [Formstack Documents](https://www.capterra.com/p/206506/Formstack-Documents/) Reason for choosing Plumsail Documents Cost, ease of use, started process w/ Plumsail and didnt want to change Review Source Response from Plumsail October 30, 2024 Dear Nicholas, Thanks for your feedback, it's really helpful. We're working on better retry logic for failed deliveries, as services like SharePoint can sometimes be down, and we're planning to add notifications for any failed runs. Feel free to reach out anytime at support@plumsail.com, we're here to help! KS Kendall S. Field Support Manager Automotive Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Meets expectations and works." July 21, 2026 5.0 Overall it's meeting expectations. Not sure how to maximize my usage because there's not much guidance on the website with use cases or anything. Pros Very easy to set up and not much of a learning curve. If you're used to other online application, Plumsail is super easy to set up. Cons The website is a bit clunky and confusing to use. Had to research a Youtube video to get my way around the site but once you're in the process you need to be in, the set up is easy. Review Source BM Bob M. IT Solutions Architect Law Practice Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Powerful Document Automation for Complex Workflows" June 27, 2025 5.0 Plumsail Documents has been an essential part of a high-volume document automation solution we built using Power Automate and Azure AI. We extract and process large sets of multi-page PDFs, analyze each page with AI, and use Plumsail to assemble structured Word documents; each section on its own page. The connector is fast, reliable, and incredibly flexible. It has significantly streamlined our workflow and improved document consistency across the board. Highly recommended! Pros The connector is incredibly flexible and easy to integrate into complex Power Automate workflows. It supports a wide range of document operations—from generating Word documents from templates to converting and manipulating PDFs—all with excellent reliability. Cons The main challenges we’ve encountered are around documentation and the need for clearer guidance when troubleshooting advanced scenarios. Additionally, we found it necessary to introduce delays between actions to ensure document processing completes before moving on to the next file. Better native support for handling asynchronous operations would be a welcome improvement. Alternatives considered [Adobe Acrobat](https://www.capterra.com/p/251329/Adobe-Acrobat-DC/) Reason for choosing Plumsail Documents We chose Plumsail Documents because it offered a more seamless and flexible integration with Microsoft Power Platform than other solutions. Its native support for DOCX templates, ability to generate structured Word and PDF documents with dynamic content, and the ease of configuring flows in Power Automate made it the best fit for our use case. Unlike Adobe’s offerings, Plumsail required no complex setup, allowed us to work directly with familiar Office-based templates, and scaled well to handle high-volume document processing with minimal friction. Review Source PD Pablo D. VP IT Think Tanks Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Very happy with Plumsail" April 27, 2026 5.0 We started with Plumsail Actions, and it always worked well for us, so testing Plumsail Documents when we have to manage PDF and other files was a given. There is always a component that does what we need to do, great uptime, fair price, and great support. Pros It is simple to set up and use, there is a wide selection of tools/actions that is always growing, and it has been working solidly for quite a while. Cons I don't think there is anything I do not like about Plumsail Documents or Actions. It is one of our main go-to tools when we need additional actions for no/low-code projects. Alternatives considered [Adobe Acrobat Reader](https://www.capterra.com/p/170833/Acrobat-Reader-DC/) Reason for choosing Plumsail Documents Better tools, subscription options that would adapt to our workflow. Review Source JE Jens E. Senior Manager Order Management Transportation/Trucking/Railroad Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Good Platform" July 30, 2025 4.0 Overall I am ok, because I found what I needed. I dont like when things are too details and when it is hard to find the right things. So that is solved well. Pros I found a solution for my problem and it was easy to implement. I do like how simple the site is and that i was able to find all the elements that I needed (API key, Subscription details) Cons I think the page looks a bit too simple, almost like it has been a new start up that is still under development. The page could look a bit more sophisticated to gain a bit more professionalism Alternatives considered [Microsoft Power BI Connector for Jira](https://www.capterra.com/p/249819/Microsoft-Power-BI-Connector-for-Jira-Cloud/) Reason for choosing Plumsail Documents Because I want to have everything in my cloud. But it is very likely that I will stop Plumsail and use PowerAutomate because if I end up paying a lot for subscription for many different services, my budget will explode. Review Source MA Maher A. Managing director Maritime Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Great and addes value to your business" September 21, 2025 5.0 Pros Ease of us Automation Multitasks in one process Customer support is great Easy to learn Integration with Airtable Cons Document template editung is good but can be done only in Google docs which is not great but good enough. It is difficult to change the template. No button you need to build a new process. Alternatives considered [Zapier](https://www.capterra.com/p/130182/Zapier/) Reason for choosing Plumsail Documents Ease of use, integration, features, and price. Review Source AT Annalise T. Total Rewards Analyst Government Administration Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Plumsail helped with Rich Text Formatting Project" February 17, 2026 5.0 It has been great so far, and we are truly loving the output that it provides. I also wanted to shout out the resources section of your website, as it was very helpful in my initial setup and helped convince me to go with the product. The youtube tutotials were also very helpful, thank you for taking the time to create tutorials! Pros I loved how easy it was to set up and get started using this product. Also, it filled the hole in our project perfectly. We were struggling with a way to bring rich text formatting into our job description templates, and this product did the job! Previously, when the formatted text was sent to the template, the formatting got wiped out, and left a huge eyesore in the middle of our template. Setting up Plumsail was super easy, and now our documents look so much better! Cons I was a little confused by the difference between the modern and classic word templates. The rich text function seems to only work with the classic templates, so I had to figure out how to switch to using classic in order for my solution to work. Will rich text functionality be moved to the modern template in the future? Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Operations Engineer Industrial Automation Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Well-priced and effective solution with a few quirks" April 13, 2026 4.0 I'm happy with the experience. For what it would cost to program a replacement product on my own, this is very cost-effective, and generally easy to navigate. Pros Plumsail did exactly what it promised, and I needed - it allowed me to create a new DOCX document with whatever dynamic content I required (HTML, images, text, tables, etc.). Once I figured out how the system worked and got around a couple of quirks, the system worked as defined without issue. Cons 2 things come to mind: 1) The documentation was a little hard to navigate, especially when looking at differences in capabilities between Modern and Classic template engines. 2) Using the "Edit in Desktop" editor could be finnicky for me - it generally worked great, but seemed to a have a timeout after 5 minutes or so. After that amount of time, my changes from the Desktop editor may or may not save successfully. Review Source MS Maria S. Intern Pharmaceuticals Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Great tool for document automation" October 7, 2025 5.0 My overall experience with Plumsail Documents has been very positive. It is a reliable and powerful tool that makes document automation much easier, saves time, and integrates smoothly with other platforms like Power Automate. Pros What I liked most about Plumsail Documents is how easy it makes the document automation process. It’s very intuitive to use, integrates smoothly with Power Automate, and helps save a lot of time by generating professional documents automatically. It really improved efficiency in my workflows. Cons Sometimes the learning curve can be a bit steep at the beginning, and it takes some time to configure advanced templates. However, once set up, it works very well. Review Source RK Raph K. Owner Computer Software Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Very impressed with Plumsail" March 24, 2025 5.0 Good, very stable. Does what it says. Good support. Pros The ability to produce high quality docs and sheets and integrate it with other automation elements through make.com Cons Nothing I can think of. It basically does everything I needed it to do. Review Source MG Mon G. Legal Operations Legal Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Automate docs with Airtable Data " February 20, 2025 5.0 Pros The ability to upload Google Docs and automate docs with Airtable data! Cons Formatting - want it to be clearer how to format certain dates, numbers, etc,. Review Source OL Olof L. Manager Accounting Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great product which makes our live easier" June 29, 2022 5.0 Quite positive. Just would like to have a running subscription that prevents flows from failing due to the expiration. This interrupts our processes. Also, we would like to have a test environment. Currently, for testing purposes we are consuming credits which are meant for production. Pros Merge documents (text with docx) and convert docx to pdf, excel occasional Cons Lacking of a test set-up that prevents consuming credits purchased for production. Review Source Response from Plumsail July 1, 2022 Dear Olof, thank you for your review. We're happy that the product works well for you. To prevent flows from failing due to the expiration, we advise our customers to buy additional documents or switch to the annual subscription, this could help. Also, there is a testing mode in the Processes, if to enable it, you won't spend your credits using the action Start document generation process in Flows. We're thinking of implementing this feature in some actions for Power Automate. Your feedback is very helpful! ML Meng-Jung L. Secretary Medical Practice Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Everything is good, but....." January 15, 2024 5.0 Pros The use of Document Generation is very smooth. Cons The conversion of some traditional Chinese characters is prone to errors, which may pose difficulties for certain ethnic groups in Taiwan, and there is no option to select Traditional Chinese in the Locale. Review Source Response from Plumsail January 16, 2024 Dear Meng-Jung, Thank you for your kind words. Regarding the issue with traditional Chinese characters, could you please contact us at support@plumsail.com and share some examples of source and result documents with incorrect characters? We will look into it. Thank you! BC Brian C. Quality Analytics Engineer Renewables & Environment Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Initial Post Trial Review" July 15, 2022 5.0 Plumsail is very easy to use, the website is easy to navigate and provides reports that allow for usage monitoring and trends. I currently use the Power Automate pdf connectors and have found they are easy to employ and are reliable. These pdf features allow my applications to automate documentation tasks so the end user spends less time clicking buttons and editing documents. Pros This product is out-of-the-box easy to use, and easy to implement in Power Automate flows. The technical support was responsive to my inquiries. Cons It is a somewhat expensive. For a developer who needs to run multiple tests or experiment with an application design, the document limit can be high, and thus require an expensive plan. Reason for choosing Plumsail Documents Adobe pdf services is far less expensive and appears to be targeted at software dev teams. However, a Premium Power Automate license was still required to use the adobe pdf connectors, so it was not an option. Review Source JK Jack K. Marketing Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Efficient & Innovative" September 26, 2024 4.0 Plumsail has helped to increase the speed and efficiency of generating documents. Pros Convenience and the increase in efficiency. Cons I didn't have all of the technical knowledge or skills to develop templates with JSON. Review Source PS Paul S. Group IT Manager Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Great Product, Price restrictive " May 1, 2024 4.0 Implemented it for 1 company as a trial. all we are doing is merging .pdf documents created by other means (Power Automate, create .pdf from Word Template) For 1 company in the UK with less than 200 documents per month it's perfect. If we go to 1000 that's fine. But we want to try this across the group. US alone want to merge 3000 a month, these are just created .pdf shipping tags into one document. That's very expensive to save Ctrl A, right click, combine in Adobe. So it's really pricing itself out of contention. We must use 2% of the products features, we really need something lighter/cheaper. Hope this helps. Pros Ease of use and setup. Support. Ease of use and setup. Support. Cons The cost when expanding. The cost when expanding. The cost when expanding. Review Source RT Rick T. Head of Resourcing Staffing and Recruiting Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Fantastic document automation" May 26, 2021 5.0 Our company supports foreigners in finding work and applying for working visas in Japan. Due to the bureaucracy-heavy framework in Japan, there are a number of documents that have to be generated, completed and signed before we can lodge visa applications. We were doing this manually until recently, where an explosive increase in candidates meant we could not keep up with the admin work. Plumsail helps to automate this process as much as possible, allowing documentation to be generated from within our recruitment records and sent to the appropriate person, limiting the amount of manual labor required. Pros Being able to tie Plumsail to Airtable via Zapier is absolutely fantastic in generating the many documents required to arrange visa applications for foreigner laborers coming to Japan. Cons There is nothing in particular that we don't like, simply because most items are highly customisable thus allowing us to tweak things as required to suit our needs. Review Source MT Mathieu T. CTO Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Easy to integrate document generation for Power Platform" May 1, 2024 5.0 Pros \- Easy to integrate - Power Platform plugin - Reliable - Supports concurrent tasks Cons \- More expensive than competitors in the same market Review Source SN Shivendra N. Software Engineer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Great tool for Document management for business process automation " June 30, 2022 5.0 It was great experience using this tool and made our business automation process more seamless Pros I am using this tool for converting excel files with invoice data convert to nice PDF reports, which works very well Cons So far I have not found any such major challenge or issue but I found pricing plan should be revised Review Source TA Tristan A. Owner Construction Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Powerpoint generation works great" March 3, 2024 5.0 Pros Using it to generate repetitive powerpoint documents from an API Cons HTML handling (it cannot process HTML) would be helpful. Also, better control over image handling (i.e., sizing of images, etc.) Review Source BR Blake R. Business Manager Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Great Functionality" June 17, 2021 5.0 This has been a great solution for us to streamline our company's training portal. Pros I like how easy it is to create templates and connect them with other services like Microsoft Forms. Cons I think they could consider adding another price tier for people who use less than 100 documents a month. Review Source Response from Plumsail June 22, 2021 Dear Blake, many thanks for your review. Following up on your suggestion, we've recently added custom pricing that starts from 50 documents/month. Please, contact us at sales@plumsail.com to get your personal pricing. OF Oscar F. Power Platform Developer Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Amazing Product to fill and create PDF" July 21, 2021 5.0 Pros Very easy to add to Power Automate Workflow. Cons Improved the reporting in real time. Is the only thing i could think off :) When it fail or success ran. Reason for choosing Plumsail Documents Great documentation and easy to implemented into Microsoft Power Automate. Review Source HF Holly F. Owner - Project Manager Construction Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Great for Airtable Document Creation" July 22, 2024 5.0 Pros It is a way better system for creating documents from airtable over page designer. Cons It was a bit confusing to first set up, but there have been many people who have reached out to help! Review Source Similar Products Featured ## Send me user reviews about this product ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox.