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agathox PDF tools vs UPDF
Both do 2 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
UPDF
Create, edit, annotate, convert, translate, and sign PDFs with UPDF. Use AI to understand documents faster and work seamlessly across Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, and the web.
Signals score: 3.9 / 5 · not a hands-on test
Visit updf.comPricing, limits and privacy
- Free tier
- A: Free to use. No paid plan and no limits on how many files you process.
- B: Free version adds a trial watermark when saving. Free limits listed: 1 GB cloud storage with 10 MB per file, 2 file conversions per day, 5 OCR uses, batch processing of 2 files, AI assistant with 5 PDFs and 100 questions. The page contradicts itself on some limits.
- Paid plan
- A: There is no paid plan.
- B: UPDF Pro is a yearly auto-renewing plan or a one-time lifetime purchase, covering 4 devices. AI Assistant is yearly, quarterly or monthly. 30-day money-back guarantee. Prices for these plans are Not stated in the page text I could read.
- Signup
- A: No account or sign-up is needed.
- B: Not stated. A pop-up says to sign in to get free access to some features, but it is unclear whether an account is needed for every use.
- Watermark
- A: Nothing is added to your files.
- B: Yes. The free version adds a trial watermark when saving edited, annotated, protected or organized documents.
- 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: UPDF Cloud and AI features upload documents to UPDF Cloud, stored in data centers in the user's region. AI-processed content is said not to be used to train general-purpose AI models. Personal data is kept while the account is active. No retention period is given for uploaded documents. The policy does not say whether desktop editing is local only.
From each tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-10 (agathox PDF tools) and 2026-11-01 (UPDF). Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them. Sources are listed on each tool's page.
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- Only agathox PDF tools: Merge PDF, Split PDF, Compress PDF, Sign PDF, Word to PDF, PDF to Word, PDF to JPG, Protect PDF
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