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ToPDF compared with typical online PDF tools
Our numbers are exact and come from the same settings the service runs on. The other column is deliberately general: plans change often, and every provider is different.
| Question | ToPDF | Typical online PDF tools |
|---|---|---|
| Do files leave your device? |
| Usually yes: most online tools upload every file to their servers. How long files are kept varies by provider. |
| Watermarks |
| Varies. Some free tiers add a watermark or branding, or reserve clean output for paid plans. |
| Daily free limit |
| Varies. Free tiers often cap the number of tasks per day or per hour, across all tools. |
| Maximum file size |
| Varies by plan, with lower caps on free tiers. |
| Price |
| Varies. Paid plans are usually monthly or annual subscriptions, sometimes bundled with desktop software. |
| Ads |
| Varies. Some free tools are supported by advertising. |
People often weigh ToPDF against Smallpdf, iLovePDF, Adobe Acrobat online, PDF24 and Sejda; each has its own strengths and its plans change, so check their current pricing pages for exact figures.
Where ToPDF is genuinely different is how it splits the work. If your device can do the job, we let it, free and unlimited forever. If it needs real server horsepower, we run it for you, free up to a daily limit, with far higher limits on Pro and Business. Some things we don't do yet, such as editing text in place and redaction, and we say so plainly.