FoxyUtils Online PDF Tools vs Web to PDF

FoxyUtils Online PDF Tools is a browser-based service for working with PDF files, without a software download. Its tools can merge, split, convert, edit, rotate, compress, protect, unlock, and measure PDFs. Listed conversions include PDF to Word, Excel, JPG, and ePUB, as well as Word, JPG, and ePUB to PDF. OCR is available, including for PDF-to-Word or PDF-to-Excel conversion on Premium plans. The free plan costs nothing, requires a registered account, has a 50MB limit, and allows two operations per hour. Paid options include Monthly at $5.99 a month and Annual at $2.99 a month billed $35.88 every 12 months; Lifetime costs $99, paid once. Premium features include no watermark, workflows, Dropbox and Google Drive connections, and no ads. FoxyUtils says uploads are removed after the requested action or within an hour of inactivity, while registration details are retained forever. Its privacy policy cautions that it cannot warrant the security of transmitted information.

Web to PDF turns a webpage URL into a file for offline sharing or record keeping. It can produce PDF, JPG, PNG, GIF, or TIFF files, and lists additional conversions from HTML, HTM, or MHT to PDF and PDF to HTML. Page controls cover size, orientation, margins, and zoom, including custom dimensions. Other settings include print layout, removing JavaScript or links, page numbers, grayscale, bookmarks, and a configurable wait time. Its Chromium-based engine can render page content updated by JavaScript. For PDFs, users can apply a text watermark, set a password, or prevent extraction and printing. No account or email is needed. The service says files are machine processed without human review and transferred over HTTPS, but advises against submitting highly sensitive or critical files. Files can remain available for up to one hour, and login-required pages are unsupported. The FAQ says conversions are free, though terms allow frequency limits tied to usage and server capacity.