Smallpdf vs Xodo Sign

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.

Xodo Sign is an online service for signing, sending and managing documents through PDF editing and e-signature workflows. Users can prepare documents by adding signer and form fields, create reusable templates, set sequential signing order, send reminders and track document status. Completed signatures include a tamper-evident audit trail with signer activity, timestamps and IP addresses. The service runs on the web, iOS and Android, and the Xodo app supports reviewing, signing and sending documents on mobile. Named integrations include Google Docs, Zoho, Dropbox, Salesforce, Zapier and Gmail. Developers can use a JSON-based REST API, webhooks and embedded signing. Listed security and compliance capabilities include eIDAS, U.S. ESIGN, GDPR and SOC 2 Type 2. The Free plan is listed at free and allows up to 3 documents per month; a separate feature-page FAQ says 5 documents per month. Basic costs $10 a year and Professional $16 a year, both billed yearly per user. Professional adds PDF editing tools for redaction, annotation, page reordering and text editing.