LightPDF vs SysTools PDF Merge Tool
LightPDF
lightpdf.comSysTools PDF Merge Tool
systoolsgroup.comSide by side
| Figure | LightPDF | SysTools PDF Merge Tool |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $1.33/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 5 | 3 |
| Spec score · PDF Merger Software | 9.3 (#3) | 7.5 (#25) |
| Founded | 2018 | 2007 |
| Support | The pricing page says users can contact live chat or submit a support ticket and receive a response within 24 hours. | The maker offers 24/7 technical support and one year of free product updates with the listed licenses. |
| System requirements | The iOS app requires iOS 14.0 or later and is listed as 118 MB. | The Windows version requires Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 or above; the page recommends 4 GB RAM for both platforms. |
Plans
LightPDF
- Free PlanFree
- Monthly Plan$5.99 a month
- Yearly Plan$15.99 a year
- Lifetime Plan$39.99 a month
- Lifetime Plan$39.99, paid once
SysTools PDF Merge Tool
- Full Version License$39, paid once
- Business License$99, paid once
- Enterprise LicensePrice not published
In their own words
LightPDF
LightPDF is an AI-powered PDF service for editing, converting, annotating, signing, organizing, and chatting with documents. Its AI Agent accepts chat requests for tasks such as merging, conversion, watermark removal, page numbering, and compression. Other listed AI features include translation, image processing, data extraction, invoice generation, and document enhancement. LightPDF offers a conversion API for PDFs and office documents, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, images, HTML, and text. It is available on the web, Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows, with a Chrome/Edge extension. The free plan is web-only, limits files to 10MB, includes five cloud files for one year, and allows three AI Agent questions per day. Monthly and yearly plans include 1,000 AI credits per month; the lifetime plan includes 40,000 credits valid until used. Monthly costs $5.99 a month, Yearly costs $15.99 a year and includes a 3-day free trial, and Lifetime costs $39.99 a month. Premium features can be used on one device at a time.
SysTools PDF Merge Tool
SysTools PDF Merge Tool has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.