Has anyone found an alternative to Aspose for generating PDF files in version 8.2 or higher?

19:41 Jun 13, 2025

Hi everyone,

I´m currently working on a project using documents in Freedom UI, and i was wondering if anyone has successfully implemented PDF generation directly from Creatio using a library in source code without relying on paid marketplace add-ons.

I came across this POST wich outlines an approach that seemed this method may no longer be applicable in the most recent versions of Creatio.

Any insights or shared experiences would be appreciated.

Regards,

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Ryan Farley

21:40 Jun 13, 2025

Can't really do it without a 3rd party DLL or service. Some of the newer marketplace addons use the Free Spire.Doc .NET library, which is pretty easy to work with and would be easy to implement. There is a paid version of Spire.Doc, but the free version would likely suffice for most purposes (and can be used for commercial purposes)

Paulo Chacoff Leiton

03:53 Jun 14, 2025

Ryan Farley,

thank you for your response and for the recommendation,

I actually downloaded the free version of Spire.Doc and started exploring it — it does look quite promising. However, since I’m working entirely within Creatio Cloud, I believe there might be a limitation when it comes to using third-party DLLs directly, though I’m not completely sure.

Do you think it would be viable to integrate Spire.Doc by hosting the functionality externally (for example, as a microservice or an Azure Function) and calling it from Creatio via a REST API? I’d love to hear your thoughts on whether that approach makes sense or if you’ve seen it work in similar cases.

Thanks again for your help and insights.

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