PDFGate vs Clean Retype

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PDFGate compared with Clean Retype
Detail	PDFGate	Clean Retype
What it does	Generate PDFs, collect signatures, and manage documents	Check documents for hidden content and create clean copies
Stage	Not given	Startup
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	CY	GB
Pricing model	Freemium	Not given
Pricing	Personal: $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	Free trial: 1 clean copy included. Pay as you go: £0.99 per document or 10 documents for £6.99. Monthly: £4.99 a month for unlimited documents (fair use, up to 300 a month). Teams: from £19 a month for up to 5 people.
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	Detects hidden names, comments and author information Finds deleted text and tracked changes Identifies hidden sheets in Excel files Reveals hidden slides and speaker notes in PowerPoint Shows text under PDF redaction boxes Rebuilds documents with only visible content Processes files up to 20 MB and 50 pages Provides detailed removal reports Double-checks retyped text for accuracy Removes hidden AI labels and metadata
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	File never leaves your computer during the free check Rebuilds pages by reading them like printouts rather than copying files Deleted files within 15 minutes automatically Detailed report of all hidden content removed Maintains formatting in cleaned copies
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	29 no change since last check	Not checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	11	0
Citation Flow (Majestic)	29	19
Referring domains (Majestic)	108	5

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