PDF24, side by side. It is free. That matters.
PDF24 costs nothing and has more tools than this site does. Any comparison that starts by talking around that is wasting your time. So: it is free, it is broad, and it uploads your document.
- PricePDF24:FreeHere:$12 a month, $79 a year
- Where the file is processedPDF24:Uploaded to their serversHere:Inside your browser tab. No upload.
- Can they read your documentPDF24:Technically yes, while it sits on their diskHere:No copy exists to read
- How it is fundedPDF24:AdvertisingHere:Subscriptions — no ads on the tools
- Account requiredPDF24:NoHere:No for the free actions
- Works with the network offPDF24:NoHere:Yes, once the page has loaded
- Free tierPDF24:Unlimited useHere:3 actions a month
- Number of toolsPDF24:More than fiftyHere:Fifteen
- Day pass, no subscriptionPDF24:Not applicable — it is freeHere:$4 for 24 hours, no subscription
- Free, with no limit at all
- More than three times the tools, including conversions and a printer driver
- No account, no payment, nothing to cancel
- A long track record and a large user base
- A desktop version that runs on the machine
If price is the only axis, use PDF24. There is no argument to make against free. This page is for the case where the document is confidential and the upload itself is the problem — or where the ads and the interface cost more time than the subscription costs money.
What SignSwift actually does
All of it on the $15 pass
- OpenMerge PDF
Combine several PDFs into one, in the order you choose.
- OpenSplit PDF
Pull a page range out of a PDF and save it as its own file.
- OpenOrganize PDF
Reorder pages and delete the ones you do not need, then save a clean copy.
- OpenRotate PDF
Turn all pages, or only the sideways ones, by 90, 180 or 270 degrees.
- OpenCrop PDF
Trim the edges of a scan, with a live preview of page one before you save.
- OpenCompress PDF
Shrink a scanned PDF by redrawing each page at a lower resolution.
- OpenRedact PDF
Black out text so the characters are gone from the file, not just hidden.
- OpenPage numbers
Add “1 of 12”-style page numbers as real text, in the corner you pick.
- OpenWatermark PDF
Stamp a word across every page as real text — sharp at any zoom, tiny in bytes.
- OpenJPG to PDF
Bind photos or screenshots into a single PDF, one image per page.
- OpenPDF to JPG
Render pages as JPEGs at screen or print resolution, one file per page.
- OpenPDF to Markdown
Rebuild the text layer as Markdown, with headings guessed from font size.
- OpenOCR a PDF
Pull the words out of a scanned PDF, with the engine running in your tab.
- OpenFill a PDF form
Type into the fields a fillable PDF already has, then save it flat or editable.
Competitor prices and free limits above were checked in October 2026 and are not controlled by us. If a number is out of date, it moved — not the argument.