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PDF24 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.

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Pricing, limits and privacy

Free tier

A: Says all tools are free without restrictions and that there are no artificial limits. File-size limits are not stated.

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: No paid plan found. It says the service is funded by advertising.

B: No paid plan is listed. It says some advanced features may become paid in future, with no date set.

Signup

A: No registration required.

B: Not required.

Watermark

A: Not stated.

B: Says it adds no watermark to merged PDFs or exported files.

Where files go

A: Files are uploaded to PDF24's servers in EU data centres and usually deleted within one hour. The free PDF24 Creator desktop app works offline.

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 2026-10-31. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them. Sources are listed on each tool's page.

Compare on a task

Neither tool has been hands-on tested on these tasks yet, and we do not guess. Open a task to see both ranked with every other tool.

• Merge PDF
• Split PDF
• Compress PDF
• Edit PDF
• Sign PDF
• Word to PDF
• PDF to Word
• PDF to JPG

• Only PDF24 Tools: Protect PDF, OCR PDF

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