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agathox PDF tools vs PDFgear
Both do 8 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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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.comB
PDFgear
Free PDF apps for desktop and mobile plus online tools, by PDF GEAR TECH PTE. LTD. (Singapore).
Signals score: 3.6 / 5 · not a hands-on test
Visit www.pdfgear.comPricing, limits and privacy
- Free tier
- A: Free to use. No paid plan and no limits on how many files you process.
- B: Says it is free to use. The online editor is limited to 50 MB; the desktop app has no file-size limit. No daily caps are stated.
- Paid plan
- A: There is no paid plan.
- B: No paid plan is listed. It says some advanced features may become paid in future, with no date set.
- Signup
- A: No account or sign-up is needed.
- B: Not required.
- Watermark
- A: Nothing is added to your files.
- B: Says it adds no watermark to merged PDFs or exported files.
- Where files go
- A: Runs in your browser, so files are not uploaded. HTML to PDF asks our server only to fetch the web page you enter.
- B: Merge runs on your device in the browser. Some advanced conversions may be processed on Amazon cloud servers and deleted immediately afterwards. AI features send content to Microsoft Azure OpenAI only after you consent. The desktop app works offline.
From each tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-10 (agathox PDF tools) and 2026-10-31 (PDFgear). 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
- agathox PDF tools
- PDFgear
- Only agathox PDF tools: Protect PDF, OCR PDF
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