ONLYOFFICE PDF Editor vs Smallpdf

ONLYOFFICE PDF Editor lets users view, edit, annotate, create, and convert PDF files to DOCX online. It can revise text and insert or adjust tables, shapes, images, SmartArt, charts, hyperlinks, and pages. Annotation tools include highlighting, underlining, strikethrough, comments, freehand drawings, and stamps. Users can create and fill forms with text areas, images, combo boxes, drop-down lists, and check boxes. Teams can co-edit in real time or paragraph-locking mode and use comments, built-in chat, Telegram, and Jitsi calls. The editor can extract text from scanned PDFs, connect AI assistants, and permanently remove selected material with redaction. Free desktop apps support offline editing and conversion on Windows, Linux, and macOS; free Documents apps support PDF viewing on iOS and Android. It is available on web, Windows, Linux, macOS, iOS, Android, and self-hosted deployments. A free plan and trial are listed, with paid pricing from $20/mo. Security options include AES-256 encryption, JWT access protection, granular permissions, and restrictions on downloading, printing, and copying.

Smallpdf is a PDF service with tools for editing, converting, compressing, organizing, sharing, protecting and scanning documents. Users can add text, shapes, images and freehand annotations, create forms and use OCR. It supports electronic signatures, including signing, requesting signatures and tracking documents. Files can be stored, managed and shared across devices, and the mobile app supports PDF scans, document organization and file sharing. Smallpdf is available on the web, Windows, iOS and Android, and also supports a Chrome extension. Integrations include Google Workspace and Dropbox. Thirty PDF tools are available for free, and the free trial lasts seven days. Pro costs $12 a month, billed monthly per user. Team costs $10 a month per user and covers 2 to 100 users, with a minimum of two seats. Smallpdf says it uses 256-bit TLS encryption for information transfer and is ISO/IEC 27001 certified and compliant with GDPR, CCPA and nFADP. Customer support is available around the clock.