Smallpdf AlternativesPDF Editors & PDF Readers like Smallpdf

Smallpdf is described as 'The first PDF Software you will actually like. The perfect gateway to productive, portable and cost-efficient document management solutions in your everyday life' and is a popular PDF Editor in the office & productivity category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Smallpdf for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Windows, Mac, SaaS and Android apps. The best Smallpdf alternative is PDFgear, which is free. Other great apps like Smallpdf are PDF24 Creator, Stirling-PDF, Adobe Acrobat DC and BentoPDF.

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  1. PDFgear icon
     59 likes

    Read, edit, convert, merge, and sign PDF files across devices, for completely free and without signing up.

    55 PDFgear alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  2. PDF24 Creator icon
     148 likes

    PDF24 Creator is free and feature-filled PDF creation, merging and conversion tool for Windows. Its unique feature among the free PDF printer tools is an editor, which allows to easily assemble, create and modify PDF files with Drag & Drop.

    178 PDF24 Creator alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. Adobe Acrobat DC icon
     204 likes

    Manage documents effortlessly, edit PDFs, create them from other formats, and e-sign anywhere. Secure sharing and comparison tools ensure smooth workflows and data protection. New AI Assistant offers quick document insights. Perfect for desktop and web platforms.

    319 Adobe Acrobat DC alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
     
  4. BentoPDF icon
     12 likes

    BentoPDF is a PDF Toolkit that works fully offline with no sign ups. It's fast, secure and forever free. In an era where data is a commodity, we take a different approach. All processing for BentoPDF tools happens locally in your browser.

    67 BentoPDF alternatives

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  5. Sejda icon
     35 likes

    Sejda helps with your PDF tasks: edit existing text, split, merge, extract, compress, export to other formats and more.

    139 Sejda alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
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    Sejda vs Smallpdf Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    Doesnt mantain format or images.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    -2

    More free tasks and easier to use

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Sejda is Freemium and ProprietarySmallpdf is also Freemium and Proprietary
  6. iLovePDF icon
     20 likes

    iLovePDF is an online service to work with PDF files completely free and easy to use. Merge PDF, split PDF, compress PDF, office to PDF, PDF to JPG and more!

    141 iLovePDF alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
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    iLovePDF vs Smallpdf Comments
    ab1
    Positive
    0

    iLovePDF with extreme preset has better compression

    Kandi
    Positive
    0

    With the free version of SmallPDF you can only compress one PDF a day. With ILovePDF you can compress as many as you want.

    • iLovePDF is Freemium and ProprietarySmallpdf is also Freemium and Proprietary
  7. Signature PDF icon
     9 likes

    Free open-source web software for signing (alone or with others), organizing (merge, sort, rotate, delete, extract pages, ...), editing metadatas or compressing PDFs.

    69 Signature PDF alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • WebApps
    • Docker Hub
     
  8. PDF Candy icon
     9 likes

    PDF Candy is an online PDF toolset of 47 services for successful processing of PDF files. The service is free for single-file operations and does not require an account. A desktop application is also offered,

    185 PDF Candy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
     
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    PDF Candy vs Smallpdf Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    1

    It is exactly the same. if not better! there are so many options just like smallpdf and they too have a desktop version with no limits!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • PDF Candy is Freemium and ProprietarySmallpdf is also Freemium and Proprietary
  9. Provides editing of text, images, and objects in PDFs, annotation options, OCR for scanned files, conversion to multiple formats, form filling and signing, page management, merging and splitting, cloud integration, camera to PDF functionality, and sharing tools.

    135 Wondershare PDFelement alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
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