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PDFGate compared with Basalt for Mac
DetailPDFGate logo PDFGate Basalt for Mac
What it doesGenerate PDFs, collect signatures, and manage documents 18 PDF tools in one native Mac window, including redaction that destroys content and proves it
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Pricing modelFreemium Paid
PricingPersonal: $9/monthly (500 conversions); Starter: $20/monthly (3,000 conversions, 30 digital signatures); Basic: $50/monthly (10,000 conversions, 200 digital signatures); Professional: $150/monthly (40,000 conversions, 1,200 digital signatures); Professional Plus: $300/monthly (100,000 conversions, 3 $29 lifetime license for up to 3 Macs. No subscription. Free 24-hour trial available.
Key features
  • Convert HTML and URLs to PDF
  • Add fillable form fields to PDFs
  • Extract data from PDF forms
  • Add watermarks to PDFs
  • Password protect PDFs
  • Compress PDF files
  • Flatten PDF forms
  • Send documents for electronic signatures
  • Recipient verification with one-time passcode
  • Detailed audit trails with timestamps
  • 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
What makes it different
  • Pay only for successfully signed documents, not per request
  • Unlimited team members included
  • Digitally sealed documents detect any changes after signing
  • Reusable templates reduce document preparation time
  • Simple single POST request API integration
  • 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
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)29 no change since last check15 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)119
Citation Flow (Majestic)2931
Referring domains (Majestic)10826

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