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PDFGate vs PDFkind

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PDFGate compared with PDFkind
DetailPDFGate logo PDFGatePDFkind logo PDFkind
What it doesGenerate PDFs, collect signatures, and manage documents Free online PDF editor with no signup, watermark or paywall
StageNot given Not given
FoundedNot given Not given
Based inCY MA
Pricing modelFreemium Free
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 Free: all 128 tools, no account, no watermark, no limits
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
  • Edit existing text in place by double-clicking to keep original font and formatting
  • Add text in over 20 fonts including Arabic fonts with right-to-left support
  • True redaction that permanently removes text and images from the file
  • Create fillable form fields including text fields, checkboxes, radio buttons and signature fields
  • Sign PDFs with drawn, typed or uploaded signatures
  • Add images, shapes, highlights and annotations
  • Merge, split and reorganize PDF pages
  • Convert between PDFs and other formats including Word, Excel, JPG and PNG
  • All processing happens in your browser with files never uploaded to servers
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
  • Completely free with no signup, watermark, trial or paid plan
  • Edit existing PDF text in place instead of overlaying boxes, keeping original formatting
  • Files are processed locally in your browser and never uploaded to servers
  • 128 tools covering editing, organization, conversion and security
  • Support for 16 languages including right-to-left scripts like Arabic
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)29 no change since last check5 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)114
Citation Flow (Majestic)2921
Referring domains (Majestic)10819

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