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45% cheaper Pro. No 2-task daily cap. More AI features.
$4.99/month
No daily task cap on free tier
$9/month
2 tasks/day free · Swiss servers
| Feature | Konomic | Smallpdf |
|---|---|---|
| Pro price | $4.99/mo | $9/mo |
| Annual price | ~$60 | $108 |
| Free tier limit | Generous | 2 tasks/day |
| OCR (free) | ✅ | ❌ Pro only |
| Merge / split / compress | ✅ | ✅ |
| Edit PDF | ✅ | ✅ |
| E-signatures | ✅ included | ✅ included |
| AI chat / summarize | ✅ | Smallpdf AI (Pro) |
| Image upscaling | ✅ | ❌ |
| Watermark removal | ✅ | ❌ |
| Desktop app | ❌ browser only | ✅ Mac/Win |
| Linux support | ✅ browser | ✅ browser |
| Server location | EU (GDPR) | Switzerland |
Smallpdf limits free users to 2 tasks per day. Konomic's free tier is more generous — no daily task cap for most tools. Konomic Pro is also 45% cheaper at $4.99/month vs $9/month. Both are browser-based and cover the same core PDF workflows.
You can, but with strict limits: 2 tasks per 24 hours, no OCR access, basic-only compression, and ads. For daily use you'll hit the cap fast.
No. Konomic runs entirely in the browser — no install, no updates, works on Linux and Chromebook. If offline-only processing is critical, Smallpdf's desktop client may still be better.
Both are strong. Swiss privacy is often marketed as stricter, but GDPR (which Konomic follows) provides robust protections equivalent in practice for most business use cases. For regulated industries, evaluate the specific compliance needs.
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