Top 8 PDF Tools World Competitors & Alternatives in 2025

Competitors

1. 

   #1

   iLovePDF

   Best for SMBs

   Est. 2010   •  11-50 employees

   Online PDF toolkit for conversion, compression, merging, signing and workflows.

   Starts at $5 / per user / month

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2. 

   #2

   Smallpdf

   Best for SMBs

   Est. 2013   •  51-200 employees

   Swiss all‑in‑one PDF platform offering conversion, compression, editing and AI features.

   Starts at $9 / per user / month

   Has a free trial

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3. 

   #3

   Sejda

   Best for consumers

   Est. 2012   •  11-50 employees

   Browser and desktop PDF editor with a broad set of editing and conversion tools and affordable passes/subscriptions.

   Starts at $5 / per user / other

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4. 

   #4

   PDF24

   Best for consumers

   Est. 2006   •  11-50 employees

   German project (Geek Software GmbH) offering free online PDF tools and a downloadable PDF24 Creator desktop app.

   Starts at $0

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5. 

   #5

   PDF Candy

   Best for consumers

   Est. 2016   •  11-50 employees

   Online and desktop PDF toolkit from the Icecream Apps team, offering many free tools and paid subscriptions for higher limits.

   Starts at $6 / per user / month

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6. 

   #6

   PDF2Go

   Best for consumers

   Est. 2016   •  11-50 employees

   All‑in‑one online PDF editor and converter that uses credits/pay‑as‑you‑go plus subscription plans for heavier use.

   Starts at $8 / per package / other

   Has a free trial

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7. 

   #7

   PDF.io

   Best for consumers

   Est. 2020   •  2-10 employees

   Simple, instant browser-based PDF converters and editors that require no signup for core tools.

   Starts at $0

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8. 

   #8

   Online2PDF

   Best for consumers

   Est. 2007   •  2-10 employees

   Long-running free online PDF converter with a feature-rich single-page interface for many common PDF tasks.

   Starts at $0

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