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PDF24 Tools vs Smallpdf

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.

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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: Limited access to basic features of 21 tools, with up to 2 conversions a day. The same limit applies with or without a free account. File-size and page limits are not stated.

Paid plan

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

B: Pro adds unlimited use of all tools, OCR, batch conversion, no ads and the desktop and mobile apps. The price is not shown on the official pages we could read.

Signup

A: No registration required.

B: Not required for most tools. Sign needs a free account.

Watermark

A: Not stated.

B: Says it adds no watermark, even on the free plan.

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: Cloud-based: files are uploaded and deleted automatically after one hour for most tools. Its servers are in Ireland.

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
• Protect PDF
• OCR PDF

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