PDF Candy vs WPS PDF Editor

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.

WPS PDF Editor handles reading, summarizing, translating, editing, converting, compressing, and signing PDF documents. Users can combine files, reorder or split pages, and insert or delete pages. Its AI tools summarize PDFs, explain selected content, translate text or full documents, and answer questions about files. The editor detects fillable fields, supports form completion, and adds electronic signatures. WPS says files are processed locally unless users choose cloud upload, with cloud synchronization across Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, and the web. A browser extension can read, edit, fill, convert, and AI-chat with PDFs. The editor is part of a suite that includes Writer, Spreadsheet, and Presentation. The free WPS Standard plan lists 1 GB of cloud storage, 47 file formats, and 46 languages. WPS Pro+ is listed at $5.83/mo (annual), with a 3-day trial in the pricing note; its plan details list $69.99/Year billing and 20 GB storage. The sharing plan is listed at $3.00 per year, billed at $41.99/Year/user, with a two-user minimum.