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Smallpdf
Online PDF tools by Smallpdf AG (Zurich, Switzerland).
Where it stands
4.2 / 5
Signals score
Not a hands-on test
Based on 2 of 3 signals
- Website health4.4 / 5 · weight 50%
Measured from the tool's public website
- Facts stated5 / 5 · weight 30%
How many of the five facts the tool's own pages state
Built only from what we can measure or quote without using the tool. How ranking works
Rank by signals
We have not run our own hands-on test on Smallpdf yet. Facts checked 2026-10-31. How tests work
Should you use Smallpdf?
A quick read built only from what the tool's own pages state and from our tests, not from opinion. Facts checked 2026-10-31.
A good fit if…
- You want a free option. It states: “Limited access to basic features of 21 tools, with up to 2 conversions a day. The same limit applies with or without a free…”
Check first
- It sends your content to its servers. Its pages say: “Cloud-based: files are uploaded and deleted automatically after one hour for most tools. Its servers are in Ireland.”
- The free option has limits: “Limited access to basic features of 21 tools, with up to 2 conversions a day. The same limit applies with or without a free…”
Does: Merge PDF, Split PDF, Compress PDF, Edit PDF, Sign PDF, Word to PDF, PDF to Word, PDF to JPG
Measured signals
4.4 / 5 · measured 2026-11-08Read automatically from Smallpdf's public website: how reliable, secure, private and open the site is. This is not a test of how well the tool does its job. How this is measured
- Reliability5 / 5The page answered and finished downloading in 238 ms.
- Security3.5 / 52 of 5 protective headers set (strict-transport-security, x-frame-options).
- Privacy4 / 51 third-party tracking service found: Google Analytics.
- Transparency5 / 5Links a privacy policy; links a pricing page.
Community feedback
We found no public discussion of this tool to read.
A score needs at least 12 different commenters across 2 threads.
Not tested yet
We checked, and the owner has not allowed automatic testing. We only test a site automatically when its owner says yes. If you make Smallpdf, publish a text file at /.well-known/agathox-test.txt on your site containing the word allow, and within a day it is tested and scored, with the results published as they are. More for makers
These facts may be out of date. One of the official pages they came from changed on 2026-11-09, after we last read it. Check the tool's own pages before you rely on a price or a limit.
- Free tier
- 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
- 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
- Not required for most tools. Sign needs a free account.
- Watermark
- Says it adds no watermark, even on the free plan.
- Where files go
- Cloud-based: files are uploaded and deleted automatically after one hour for most tools. Its servers are in Ireland.
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-10-31. Sources: Support, Pricing, Merge PDF. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.
Get an email if Smallpdf changes
We check its official pages every week. If they change, we tell you, so you can see if the price or limits moved. No other email, and one click stops it.
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Tasks and scores
- Merge PDFNot tested yet
- Split PDFNot tested yet
- Compress PDFNot tested yet
- Edit PDFNot tested yet
- Sign PDFNot tested yet
- Word to PDFNot tested yet
- PDF to WordNot tested yet
- PDF to JPGNot tested yet
- Protect PDFNot tested yet
- OCR PDFNot tested yet
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