PDFgear

vs PDF24 80/100

Free and open-source PDF toolkit with 24 tools for merging, splitting, compressing, converting, signing, editing, OCR, protecting, and watermarking PDF documents. Made in Germany with both online and desktop versions.

vs UPDF 77/100

Cross-platform PDF editor with annotation, OCR, convert, merge, split, sign, redaction, and AI tools, positioned as an Adobe Acrobat alternative for Windows, Mac, iOS, and web.

vs iLovePDF 71/100

Popular online PDF platform for merging, splitting, compressing, converting, signing, editing, protecting, watermarking, and adding page numbers to PDF documents. Available on web, desktop, and mobile with a generous free tier.

vs Sejda 71/100

Online PDF editor for editing, signing, merging, splitting, compressing, converting, OCR, and adding page numbers. Transparent pricing with a fair free tier and no-signup-required processing for basic tasks.

vs Smallpdf 68/100

All-in-one PDF platform for compressing, converting, merging, editing, and signing PDF documents. Available on web, iOS, and Android.

Online PDF editor focused on document editing, signing, and workflow with Google Drive integration and legally binding signatures. Free tier available with paid plans from $10/month.

Full-featured desktop and web PDF editor for Windows and Mac. Offers editing, converting, OCR, forms, and security features with a free tier starting at $6.75/month.

Online PDF toolkit with 40+ tools for merging, splitting, converting, compressing, OCR, signing, and editing. Available as a web suite and Windows desktop app with a free tier and perpetual license option.

Professional desktop PDF editor for Windows and Mac with editing, converting, OCR, signing, security, and collaboration features. Enterprise-focused with no free tier starting at $15/month.

Full-featured PDF editor for Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android with editing, converting, OCR, forms, and AI features. Free tier available with paid plans starting at $7.99/month.

Basic online PDF toolkit for editing, converting, compressing, and signing documents. Web-only with a free tier and paid plans starting at $2.49/month.

vs pdfFiller 47/100

Web-only PDF forms and e-sign platform for filling, merging, converting, and sharing documents. Easy form filling sits next to repeated billing and cancellation complaints.

Professional-grade PDF editor for Windows, Mac, Linux, and web. Full editing, OCR, redaction, security, forms, and AI assistant capabilities. The only major PDF tool with native Linux support.

vs Adobe Acrobat 42/100

Industry-standard PDF editor for creating, editing, converting, signing, securing, and redacting PDF documents. Full-featured professional suite with AI assistant, OCR, forms, and e-signature workflows across web, Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android.

Open-source desktop PDF tool for splitting, merging, extracting pages, mixing, and rotating PDF documents. Available for Windows, Mac, and Linux with a free basic version and paid enhanced edition.

vs DocuSign 36/100

Electronic-signature specialist for legally binding envelopes and agreement workflows. It is not a merge, compress, or edit PDF suite. Personal plan starts at $11 per month with annual commitment.

vs PDFescape 30/100

Online PDF editor focused on editing, signing, annotating, filling forms, whiteout, and password protection. Once a beloved free tool, severely degraded by a December 2022 UI overhaul that users widely condemn.

vs PDF Expert 29/100

Apple-only PDF editor for Mac, iPhone, and iPad with edit, annotate, OCR, merge, sign, and fill. Essential is $49.99 per year with no monthly plan.

vs Xodo 27/100

PDF web suite with annotation, redact, compress, fill, and convert tools, plus a daily free quota. Paid Xodo Web starts at $10.99 per month. Android users still recommend it for annotation.