Flipso vs PubHTML5

Flipso is a web service that converts PDF documents into interactive, page-turning flipbooks. You can upload a PDF and create a flipbook without an account, then share a hosted link that opens in desktop, tablet, or phone browsers. Iframe embeds are supported on websites including WordPress, Shopify, Wix, and Squarespace when custom HTML or iframe embeds are available. Flipbooks can contain clickable URL areas, internal page jumps, and link-click tracking. Lead forms collect short text, long text, email, or phone fields, with page-based gating, dismissal, and CSV export. Analytics report total views, page-level engagement, overlay-link clicks, and submitted leads. PDFs become optimized WebP page images, while existing PDF link annotations can be recreated as overlays. The free plan costs nothing, billed forever, and allows three flipbooks and ten leads. Uploads are limited to 100 MB, and converted text cannot be selected.

PubHTML5 turns PDFs and other printed material into digital publications that readers can view online or offline. It is designed for individuals and media businesses publishing magazines, catalogs, brochures, reports, ebooks, and other multi-page works. Publications can combine video, audio, links, animation, images, and slideshow popups. Templates and controls let publishers adjust logos, backgrounds, colors, buttons, and navigation; readers can open a publication by URL or through an embed code. Listed integrations include Google AdSense, Google Analytics, and a WordPress flipbook plugin. PubHTML5 Metrics reports page views, time on page, zoom patterns, and widget interactions. Its Pro security features include password protection, restricted access, remote authentication against a user's database, and controls that prevent support staff from viewing private content. The free plan allows five uploads per day and books up to 500 pages, but includes ads and a watermark and lacks advanced editing for adding video and audio. Paid plans start at $12.42 a month.