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Cross-client tooling · Internal tooling / Productivity
DocGen — Word & PDF generator for Power Automate
THE PROBLEM
Generating Word and PDF documents inside Power Automate flows usually means buying a third-party connector like Encodian or Plumsail. Licence fees scale with every flow that needs a document, and you end up locked into a vendor for something that should be a commodity.
THE APPROACH
DocGen - a small web tool I built that creates DOCX templates with merge fields, accepts a JSON payload over HTTP, populates the template, and returns a finished DOCX or PDF. Plug it into any Power Automate flow with a standard HTTP action - no third-party connector, no extra licences.
Outcome
PER-DOCUMENT COST
BEFORE
Encodian licence
AFTER
Hosting only
effectively $0
VENDOR LOCK-IN
BEFORE
Connector dependency
AFTER
Self-hosted endpoint
eliminated
WHAT CHANGED
Annual Encodian / Plumsail licence cost went to zero. Document generation works the same way, with the same templates, but the cost stops at hosting. Same flows, fewer invoices.
TECH STACK