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Adobe Acrobat online vs agathox PDF tools
Both do 10 of the same PDF tools tasks. Below is what each says about its own limits and pricing, and how each ranks on signals we can measure or quote.
Disclosure: agathox makes some of the tools listed here. They are labelled and scored by the same method as every other tool.
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Adobe Acrobat online
Adobe's free online PDF tools, from Adobe, Inc.
Signals score: 3.9 / 5 · not a hands-on test
Visit www.adobe.com/acrobat/online.htmlB
agathox PDF toolsMade by agathox
34 tools: merge, split, edit, sign, compress, convert, protect and OCR. They run in your browser, so files are not uploaded. HTML to PDF asks our server only to fetch the web page you enter.
Tested score: 4.4 / 5
Visit pdf.agathox.comPricing, limits and privacy
- Free tier
- A: Free tools with limits per tool, for example merge up to 100 files and 1,500 pages, split up to 1 GB and 1,500 pages, Word to PDF up to 100 MB, compress up to 2 GB with limited use. PDF to Word has a daily limit whose number is not stated.
- B: Free to use. No paid plan and no limits on how many files you process.
- Paid plan
- A: Acrobat Standard from US$14.99 a month on an annual plan billed monthly, US$179.88 a year prepaid, or US$24.99 month to month.
- B: There is no paid plan.
- Signup
- A: Depends on the tool. Merge and compress say no signup; split, OCR and edit ask you to sign in to download; Fill & Sign requires it.
- B: No account or sign-up is needed.
- Watermark
- A: Merge and PDF to JPG say no watermark. Not stated for the other tools.
- B: Nothing is added to your files.
- Where files go
- A: Files are uploaded to Adobe's cloud servers and deleted unless you sign in and save them. No retention time is stated.
- B: Runs in your browser, so files are not uploaded. HTML to PDF asks our server only to fetch the web page you enter.
From each tool's own pages, checked 2026-10-31 (Adobe Acrobat online) and 2026-11-10 (agathox PDF tools). Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them. Sources are listed on each tool's page.
Task by task
“Tested” scores come only from our own hands-on tests; “Not enough data” means we have not tested yet, and we do not guess. Website health and community feedback are shown separately on each tool's page.
- Task
- Adobe Acrobat online
- agathox PDF tools
- Edit PDF
- A: Not enough dataThe free editor does not edit existing body text; that needs a paid plan. Signing in is required to download.Open this task
- B: Not enough dataOpen this task
- Sign PDF
- A: Not enough dataFill & Sign is free and needs sign-in. Requesting signatures from others may need a paid plan.Open this task
- B: Not enough dataOpen this task
- OCR PDF
- A: Not enough dataSign in to download the result; editing the recognised text needs a paid plan.Open this task
- B: Not enough dataOpen this task
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