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Soda PDF vs LightPDF: catalog facts
Soda PDF	LightPDF
Freemium A limited free tier is available. Full use requires a paid subscription.	Freemium Free online tools, with a paid Pro plan for full editing and AI features.
Windows, Web	Windows, macOS, Android, iOS, Web
Online and desktop versions share one account and feature set Batch conversion and OCR included in the paid tiers	Available on web, desktop and mobile Editing, conversion, OCR and signing in one tool
Very little is usable without a paid subscription Closed source	Full features require a Pro subscription Online tools send documents to the vendor's servers
Web application, Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Web application
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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