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PDF Annotator vs Smallpdf

PDF Annotator

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Smallpdf

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FigurePDF AnnotatorSmallpdf
Price from$44.95/mo$10/mo
Free plan—Yes
Free trial——
Open source——
Web—Yes
WindowsYesYes
iOS—Yes
Android—Yes
Plans published24
Spec score · PDF editors6.8 (#98)9.4 (#1)
Annotation toolsYesYes
Form creationNoYes
Founded19962013
Free planNoYes
HeadquartersLandshut, GermanyZürich, Switzerland
OCRNoYes
PDF conversionYesIt converts PDFs and multiple image and office formats.
Supported platformswindowsweb,windows,ios,android,chrome_extension
Text editingNoYes

Plans

PDF Annotator

  • PDF Annotator 10 License$79.95, paid once
  • PDF Annotator 10 Student$44.95 a month

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Smallpdf

  • FreeFree
  • Pro$12 a month
  • Team$10 a month
  • BusinessPrice not published

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PDF Annotator

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Smallpdf

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.

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