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Stirling PDF vs VadeKit

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Stirling PDF compared with VadeKit
DetailStirling PDF logo Stirling PDFVadeKit logo VadeKit
What it doesA free, private PDF editor you can run on any infrastructure. Turn messy PDFs and files into structured data - offline
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Pricing modelFreemium Paid
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 $24 USD one-time purchase, all taxes included. Includes all 32 tools, free updates for VadeKit 1.x, works on Windows, macOS and Linux, one device license that is movable.
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
  • OCR Reader for scanned and digital PDFs with local processing
  • CSV Editor with spreadsheet grid, formulas, filtering and column statistics
  • SQL Runner supporting CSV, JSON, XLSX and live database connections
  • Report Builder with themed templates and export to PDF, HTML or Word
  • Chart Builder for creating and exporting visualizations as PNG or SVG
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
  • 32 integrated tools in a single installer
  • Data export to standard formats with no lock-in
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)62 +1 (up) since last check2 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)151
Citation Flow (Majestic)4017
Referring domains (Majestic)87211

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