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Stirling PDFDeftPDF
Freemium

Free plan is $0/month with no card required (60+ tools, web/desktop/self-hosted, 500…

 Freemium

Free to use with limits; Premium membership raises file size and batch limits and adds AI…

Windows, macOS, Linux, Web, Self-hosted Android, iOS, Web
  • 55+ PDF tools covering signing, converting, merging, editing, OCR and redaction, chained in a stateful workspace with…
  • Runs on Docker, bare metal, Kubernetes or as native desktop apps for Windows, macOS and Linux
  • More than 40 PDF tools in one place
  • Document translation and OCR included
  • Open-core: SSO, external database, Google Drive integration, SAML and audit logs are gated behind paid Team or…
  • Manual server setup needs Java 25+ plus LibreOffice and Tesseract for conversions and OCR
  • Files are uploaded to DeftPDF's servers for processing
  • Free tier limits file size and batch size
Self-hosted, Downloadable app, Web application, Hosted service Downloadable app, Web application
Open source Closed source
License: MIT License not stated
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Needs internet

Checked September 20, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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