Free alternatives to popular file tools
Most online PDF and image tools upload your file, keep it for a while and cap what the free plan can do. These pages compare them with PandaFileKit side by side, using each company's own help and pricing pages, and say plainly where the other tool is better.
Comparisons
- Adobe Acrobat alternativeMerge, compress, split, sign and convert PDFs free, without an Adobe ID or uploading. What PandaFileKit covers, and where Acrobat is still better.
- Adobe Express alternativeResize, crop, convert and compress photos, trim and convert videos, and combine PDFs free, without an Adobe account or uploading your files.
- iLovePDF alternativeMerge, split, compress, protect and convert PDFs without uploading them or hitting a free-tier cap. What PandaFileKit covers and where iLovePDF is ahead.
- Smallpdf alternativeCompress, merge, split and convert PDFs with no daily download limit and no upload. How PandaFileKit compares with Smallpdf's free plan.
- TinyPNG alternativeCompress JPG, PNG, WebP and HEIC images to a quality or an exact KB size, with no 5 MB cap, no per-session limit and no upload.
- remove.bg alternativeremove.bg's standalone site closes on 1 December 2026. Remove photo backgrounds free, at full resolution, without uploading.