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PDF Validator vs. Smallpdf

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricPDF Validator

by Pdftools

Smallpdf

by Smallpdf

Overall rating4.54.5
Review count15305
Ease of use9.09.4
Ease of setup9.19.6
Quality of support8.98.9
Meets requirements9.29.2
NPS8074.916388
Small Business46.7%45.4%
Mid-Market26.7%36.8%
Enterprise26.7%17.9%
Total page views141,941
Total LLM citations132,850

PDF Validator

Pdftools provides software solutions and developer components for creating, manipulating, and validating PDF and PDF/A files at scale. The company was founded in 2002 by Dr. Hans Bärfuss, a globally renowned PDF expert. In 2022, Pdftools joined forces with Smallpdf to deliver even better document-processing products to its customers.

Pros

  • Ease of Use
  • User-Friendly Interface
  • PDF Processing
  • Document Editing
  • Compatibility
  • Easy Editing

Smallpdf

Smallpdf is the Zurich-based company behind one of the world’s most popular and trusted PDF editing software suites. Founded in 2013, Smallpdf offers secure and easy-to-use PDF software that over 1 billion users have used to compress, translate, sign, edit, merge, and convert PDF documents online, on their computers, or mobile devices. Smallpdf is built for individual professionals and teams of all sizes. Smallpdf Pro gives individual users unlimited access to all 40+ tools, AI-powered features, OCR, strong compression, and mobile app access.

Pros

  • Ease of Use
  • Easy Conversion
  • PDF Processing
  • Easy Editing
  • Features
  • PDF Editing