HiPDF vs PDF Candy

HiPDF is an online PDF converter and document toolkit from Wondershare, a company founded in 2003 and based in Shenzhen, China. It converts files to PDF and PDFs to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Pages, images, HTML, and text, among other listed formats. OCR can turn scanned PDFs into editable Word documents, and batch conversion is supported. The site also lists tools to edit, merge, compress, split, rearrange, protect, unlock, redact, sign, and share PDFs, and to extract images. AI tools include PDF chat, translation, proofreading, reading, rewriting, explanations, questions, mind maps, and AI detection. The free online converter works without installation for files up to 20 MB; paid plans list a 100 MB maximum. HiPDF says uploaded files are permanently deleted within 60 minutes after processing. Its pricing includes a free plan, Basic at $39.95 a year, and Advanced at $69.95 a year. A 7-day access option costs 0.95 USD once for Basic and 1.95 USD once for Advanced; each automatically renews after 7 days at its listed annual price.

PDF Candy is a PDF toolkit for editing, converting, merging, splitting, compressing, signing, protecting and managing documents. Its tools include text editing, annotations and OCR, while AI features can summarize, chat with and translate PDF documents. Users can import files from Google Drive or Dropbox and save updated versions back to cloud storage. PDF Candy Desktop is a Windows download with 35 tools that can operate offline; the company lists 98 PDF tools and 19 languages. Access is listed for web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android. The free plan has page and hourly restrictions, limited file size, no batch processing and a desktop operations limit. Students and teachers can get one year of PDF Candy PRO online at no cost, with no hourly limits and uploads up to 500 MB. PDF Candy says files are deleted from its servers within two hours after processing. The free plan is available, with paid access from $6/mo.