PDF Agile vs PDFluent
PDF Agile
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| Figure | PDF Agile | PDFluent |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $119/mo | €83.25/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 5 | 7 |
| Spec score · PDF editors | 9.0 (#12) | 8.7 (#17) |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Headquarters | Singapore | Netherlands |
| OCR | Its full-text OCR extracts text from images and scanned PDFs. | Yes |
| Platforms | Downloads are provided for Windows 7 or later, macOS 10.15 or later, and a web version that allows one account to log in on two web devices at once. | The desktop app supports macOS 11 or later on Intel and Apple Silicon, plus Windows 10 or 11 64-bit. |
| Support | Customer support is available through [email protected], with user-guide and FAQ resources also provided. | For licensing questions, the maker says to email [email protected] and states it responds within one business day. |
Plans
PDF Agile
- FreeFree
- Lifetime Plan$119 a month
- Semi-Annual Plan$39, paid once
- Annual Plan$59, paid once
- Lifetime PlanPrice not published
PDFluent
- EditorFree
- PDFluent EditorFree
- SDK FreeFree
- SDK Commercial€999 a year
- SDK OEM Startup€2,499 a year
- Priority support add-on€4,999 a year
- SDK OEM€9,999 a year
In their own words
PDF Agile
PDF Agile is a PDF reader and editor for Windows, macOS, and the web. It can modify PDF documents, including scans, without the original source files, and convert PDFs to and from Word, Excel, and PowerPoint while preserving fonts and formatting. Annotation tools cover highlights, underlines, strikethroughs, text, shapes, and freehand drawing. Security features include password protection, permanent redaction, and electronic signatures. Other tools handle compression, merging, splitting, OCR, cropping, page order and rotation, page numbering, links, presentations, screenshots, search, printing, bookmarks, and backgrounds. Browser-based tools cover conversion, organization, compression, protection, unlocking, and page rearrangement. The free plan lists 2 Page* and 5 Tasks for conversion. Paid plans are described as one-time payments with no recurring charges: the Semi-Annual Plan is $39 a month, the Annual Plan is $59 a month, and the Lifetime Plan is $119 a month. A purchased license can be used on up to two computers through an account.