Overall Winner

PDF Candy

beats pdfFiller by 13 points

pdfFiller 47/100
PDF Candy 🏆 60/100
pdfFiller

pdfFiller

From $20/mo

VS
P

PDF Candy

From $6/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
pdfFiller
PDF Candy
Price & Value
★★☆☆☆
★★★★☆ wins
Features
★★★☆☆
★★★★☆ wins
Ease of Use
★★★☆☆
★★★☆☆
Reviews
★★☆☆☆
★★★★☆ wins

Each dimension rated 1–5. Higher is better across all four.

What users say

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

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

Pricing & value

Metric pdfFiller PDF Candy Winner
Free tier No Yes PDF Candy
Starting price From $20/mo From $6/mo PDF Candy

Our pick

🏆 PDF Candy