PDF Candy vs PDF24 Compare PDF

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.

PDF24 Compare PDF compares two versions of a PDF and marks text that has changed, been added, or been removed. Readers can view the documents side by side, as an overlay, or with a slider. The comparison runs directly in a browser without installation, and PDF24 says the files are not uploaded to its servers. Google Drive is listed as a file-selection option. Use is free, with no registration or time restrictions. PDF24 says transfers are SSL secured and server files are automatically deleted after one hour. For offline processing, PDF24 Creator keeps files on the local PC, but it can only be installed on Windows; Linux and Mac are not supported. PDF24 Tools can be installed from a browser on Android or iPhone and iPad, though it is not distributed through Google Play or the App Store. PDF24 says its online tools are available to companies free of charge and without restriction, and a data-processing agreement can be requested.