Overall Winner
PDF Candy
beats pdfFiller by 13 points
PDF Candy 🏆 60/100
pdfFiller 47/100
P
PDF Candy
From $6/mo
VS
pdfFiller
From $20/mo
The verdict
PDF Candy scores 60/100 against pdfFiller's 47/100. Compare the full breakdown of scores, features, pricing, and user reviews below.
Score breakdown
Dimension
PDF Candy
pdfFiller
Price & Value
★★★★☆ wins
★★☆☆☆
Features
★★★★☆ wins
★★★☆☆
Ease of Use
★★★☆☆
★★★☆☆
Reviews
★★★★☆ wins
★★☆☆☆
Each dimension rated 1–5. Higher is better across all four.
What users say
PDF Candy
"40+ free PDF tools with a perpetual license option, but quality varies"
Pros
Broadest free tool count with 40+ PDF utilities Flexible pricing including a perpetual one-time license option Comprehensive suite covering merge, split, convert, compress, OCR, sign
pdfFiller
"Handy web forms filler dragged down by trial-to-annual billing traps."
Pros
Simple form fill and document merge E-sign send to clients in a snap
Pricing & value
| Metric | PDF Candy | pdfFiller | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free tier | Yes | No | PDF Candy |
| Starting price | From $6/mo | From $20/mo | PDF Candy |
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