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Basalt for Mac vs PDFVertex

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Basalt for Mac compared with PDFVertex
Detail Basalt for MacPDFVertex logo PDFVertex
What it does18 PDF tools in one native Mac window, including redaction that destroys content and proves it Free online PDF tools for converting, merging, splitting, compressing and editing documents
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Pricing modelPaid Freemium
Pricing$29 lifetime license for up to 3 Macs. No subscription. Free 24-hour trial available. Free plan with unlimited browser operations and up to 15MB files; Basic ($6.99/month) with 30 API operations/month and 50MB files; Pro ($12.99/month) with 150 API operations/month, OCR and 100MB files; Business ($29.99/month) with 500 API operations/month, digital signatures, team accounts and 500MB
Key features
  • PDF redaction that permanently destroys content
  • Redaction verification with signed certificates
  • PDF merge and split
  • OCR to make PDFs searchable
  • Bates numbering for legal productions
  • PDF compression
  • Digital signature and PDF forms
  • Batch procedures and automation
  • PDF comparison tool
  • Privilege log generation in CSV and XLSX
  • Merge PDFs
  • Split PDFs
  • Compress PDFs
  • Convert PDF to Word
  • Convert images to PDF
  • Convert PDF to images
  • OCR text extraction
  • Digital signatures
  • Password protection
  • Watermarking
What makes it different
  • Redaction that destroys content permanently rather than covering it
  • Independent verifier proves destruction before any file is written
  • Byte-reproducible output verifiable by third parties
  • One-time $29 purchase with lifetime license, no subscription
  • Browser-based processing keeps files on your device
  • No registration or account required
  • Complete privacy with 100% client-side processing
  • Fast results with no upload wait
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)24 −1 (down) since last check1 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)91
Citation Flow (Majestic)3121
Referring domains (Majestic)2611

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