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Stirling PDF vs Foxello

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Stirling PDF compared with Foxello
DetailStirling PDF logo Stirling PDFFoxello logo Foxello
What it doesA free, private PDF editor you can run on any infrastructure. Turn PDFs, scans, and handwritten forms into structured data without training, templates, or manual entry
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Pricing modelFreemium Freemium
PricingFree: $0/month includes 60+ PDF tools, web/desktop/self-hosted access, open-source editor, and 1,000 monthly credits. Team: $99/month for 100 users, includes everything in Free plus single sign-on, team workspace, and central control. Enterprise: Custom pricing for regulated and air-gapped deploymen Starter €149.88/year (€14.99/month billed monthly) with 150 tokens/month, 1 user, 3 workflows; Growth €399.96/year (€39.99/month billed monthly) with 570 tokens/month, 3 users, 10 workflows, API & webhooks; Scale €999.96/year (€99.99/month billed monthly) with 2,000 tokens/month, 10 users, 50 workfl
Key features
  • PDF reader with lightning-fast reading
  • 60+ PDF editing tools
  • OCR to read scanned pages
  • Classification and tagging
  • Signature validation
  • PDF redaction
  • Compression
  • Routing to multiple destinations
  • API for programmatic access
  • Connectors for tool integration
  • Three extraction modes: Instinct (describe fields in plain language), Mastery (add one example), Instant (pre-trained models)
  • Confidence scoring on every extracted field
  • REST API with webhooks for developers
  • Review Hub with keyboard-driven interface for manual validation
  • Integration with Zapier and n8n for no-code automation
  • Multiple import options: cloud drives, email, API, manual upload
  • Export formats: JSON, CSV, Excel, webhooks
  • EU infrastructure with 256-bit encryption at rest and in transit
  • GDPR and CCPA compliance
  • One-click connection to Claude and other AI assistants via MCP
What makes it different
  • Completely free editor forever with no per-seat licensing
  • Run on any infrastructure with files staying yours
  • Process thousands of PDFs with AI-powered automation
  • Every action logged and recorded for compliance
  • No templates or training required - just describe fields in plain language
  • Handles messy, non-standard documents that template-based OCR misses
  • Works on real-world document formats including handwriting and folded paper
  • Only uncertain fields sent to review - auto-confirms high-confidence extractions
  • No vendor lock-in - export data in standard formats anytime
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)61 no change since last check4 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)154
Citation Flow (Majestic)4020
Referring domains (Majestic)87220

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