Smallpdf vs Tungsten Power PDF

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.

Tungsten Power PDF is a PDF product for creating, editing, converting, and annotating documents. Listed capabilities include text editing, OCR, form creation, redaction, Bates stamping, e-signatures, searchable PDFs, Word export, and handwriting OCR. Power PDF Advanced is described as a Windows desktop editor with PDF creation, editing, and conversion, plus cloud connectivity and collaboration. Its listed price is $179 a month for one license per machine, and a 15-day trial is available. Power PDF Business is listed for five or more users, but no price is given. The product supports Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, and web browsers; a Chrome and Edge browser add-in and API are also listed. Other listed capabilities include approval workflows, PO matching, accounting integrations, line-item extraction, and Peppol access. The information lists on-premises and cloud deployment, and marks the primary platform as desktop. The product has no free plan. Tungsten Automation is headquartered in Irvine, California, and is listed as founded in 1985.