Carbone Reviews & Product Details

The Word-based template system is incredibly efficient for building and customizing simple templates. The API delivers excellent performance, and the Studio interface provides valuable productivity gains. The recent version improvements to template versioning are a significant enhancement that streamlines workflow management. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Working with complex templates and tables becomes challenging when variables {d.variable} need to be formatted in very small font sizes to maintain document consistency. This creates readability issues during template development and makes the editing process more difficult. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Simple template creation using Word. Changes in the Word template are live-uploaded and can be previewed immediately. Support is extremely helpful and resolved two of my issues within a few minutes, even digging into my custom template and showing me my incorrect syntax. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Creating the template in Word is both great and complex, as for example the apostrophe symbol may be replaced by a different character automatically and you need to watch out for it. The upside is that Word is well-known, easy to understand and really customizable (e.g. page numbers, headers, different header on first page, etc.) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

As a developer, one of the greatest advantages I've experienced is not having to rely on installing Office on the computer. Additionally, I highlight the speed and simplicity when it comes to generating and creating templates. Another advantage is their customer service, which is the best by far, congratulations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I have nothing special to highlight, except that my only complaint is that during my experience of use I have encountered some errors, which have been fixed in the following updates. Another thing that has been a bit difficult for me to understand or find is the documentation, I think it's a good point to improve. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Carbone streamlines document generation, offering both simplicity and impressive flexibility. Its robust templating system empowers us to design complex, dynamic documents while retaining detailed control over layout and formatting. Integration with our existing systems is smooth, and data mapping is handled efficiently. The outputs—whether PDFs or DOCX files—are consistently high-quality and align with our business needs. Once templates are established, the platform significantly reduces development time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The learning curve may be somewhat challenging for newcomers, particularly when dealing with advanced template logic or trying to debug complex templates. Having more comprehensive documentation and clearer error messages would help speed up template development and make troubleshooting easier. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

- It is the only tool that allows so much flexibility in document creation. You can do everything dynamically on the documents, it's impressive.

- The customer support is excellent.

- The API is very well documented and efficient no-code modules exist in most no-code tools. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

First of all, I want to clarify that what I'm going to say is not something I dislike, but perhaps a development path to make the tool even more accessible.

The handling of JSON and the specific variable nomenclature in Carbone can be slightly obscure for someone who is not familiar with it. Introducing an AI module specific to Carbone that would generate these kinds of elements would truly be a game-changer to make the tool accessible to a wider audience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I appreciate the support provided by the team. It helps me when I get stuck while using the product. Kirkbond assists me in generating reports, particularly those comprising various types of charts for my client, which is beneficial for me as a freelancer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I found the initial setup process with Carbone to be more challenging than anticipated. Initially, it seemed straightforward, but I soon discovered I needed to use workarounds. This indicates a steep learning curve or complexity in implementation that wasn't immediately obvious. Additionally, there were times I became stuck, which required me to reach out to customer support, suggesting that troubleshooting could be cumbersome without external assistance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I’m really impressed with the Carbone team’s responsiveness and professionalism. Every time I’ve reached out with a question or concern, they’ve replied incredibly quickly, often within minutes. What stands out even more is the clarity and precision of their solutions — they’re not only prompt but also well thought out and easy to understand. It’s clear that the team values customer support and is committed to providing a smooth and efficient experience. I truly appreciate their dedication and the high quality of service they consistently deliver. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

One area I think could be improved is the documentation could be more detailed. It’s not a major issue, but addressing it would make the overall experience even better. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It outputs clean files from my templates, keeping everything on-brand. The support is also responsive and immediate which helped me to get up and running. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It was a little tricky to understand how to get started, but the learning curve was not insurmountable. The pricing system is a little vague in terms of 'document' costs, so will see how that pans out in terms of real world usage. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I needed a document generator for multiple kinds of documents - pdf, word, excel. I was looking for an open source/free solution. Carbone came with great reviews and it was super easy to find the right model (pricing is explained well). In 5 minutes I had the docker image installed and basic JS client code set up. Altogether the learning curve for everything was really smooth.

Eventually I needed a feature that was only available in the enterprise edition, so I called up the company to discuss non-profit pricing options. There I met one of the company founders. He was super nice and offered support to solve my need.

My service is running on a limited VPS, and I'm stunned at how fast Carbone is. My documents are generated near-instantaneously.

Altogether, warmly recommend Carbone for document generation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There are several client libraries available that make it super easy to integrate with Carbone. While the examples are great and offer quick solutions for common problems, I missed detailed API documentation, explaining every SDK function and all possible options. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

-Excellent support team that will almost always get back to you within 12-24 hours for any issues, minor or major, will develop custom solutions if necessary

-Has solved the issues we had with in-house PDF gen

-Carbone Studio and the test API key ensures can trial the product and make any adjustments free of charge Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

-The old site documentation was a bit all over the place and new updates are often so helpful but hidden away. However, they did recently overhaul their site/documentation, perhaps it's much improved since I delved in Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.