PDF24 Tools or ZTools: prices and features | ZTools
A free, ad-supported PDF tool site from a German company, with a Chrome extension and a Windows desktop app that keeps files local. Beside ZTools on price and features, with sources, last checked Nov 7, 2026.
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When PDF24 Tools is the better pick
Choose PDF24 if you want deep PDF features for free with no limits and are fine with ads, or want a Windows app that works offline.
When ZTools is the better pick
Choose ZTools if you want one place for PDF and non-PDF jobs, a Play Store app, and no third-party ads.
Side by side
- Tool count, as each site states it. PDF24 Tools: Not stated on the pages we checked. ZTools: 579 tools, counted from the list this site runs on.
- Runs in your browser without uploading. PDF24 Tools: Online tools process files on PDF24 servers; the PDF24 Creator desktop app keeps files on your PC. Source (checked Nov 7, 2026) ZTools: Most run in your browser. 3 run only on our server and 11 offer a server mode. Each tool page says which.
- Works without an account. PDF24 Tools: Not stated on the pages we checked. ZTools: Most tools need no sign-up. Growth Suite and Speak do.
- Free plan and its limits. PDF24 Tools: No artificial limits; files removed from the server within one hour. Source (checked Nov 7, 2026) ZTools: Free plan limits are on the plans page.
- No ads on the free plan. PDF24 Tools: Financed by discreet advertising on the websites. Source (checked Nov 7, 2026) ZTools: No third-party ad networks. The free plan shows promotions for our own products.
- Android app. PDF24 Tools: Installed from the browser as a web app on Android; no store app on the pages we checked. Source (checked Nov 7, 2026) ZTools: On Google Play.
- Browser extension. PDF24 Tools: Yes. Source (checked Nov 7, 2026) ZTools: On the Chrome Web Store.
What PDF24 Tools charges
- Free: Free. 100% free, no restrictions, financed by advertising. Source (checked Nov 7, 2026)
What ZTools charges
Current plans and prices
Where ZTools falls short
- 3 tools run only on our server, so your file leaves your browser: AI Background Remover, Image to Text (OCR), PDF OCR Text Extraction. Another 11 run in your browser and offer a server mode you can choose.
- Growth Suite and Speak need a signed-in account and have plan limits. They and AI help send your input to a server or provider.
- The free plan shows promotions for our own products. There are no third-party ad networks.
- There is no iPhone app yet. On an iPhone, ZTools runs in the browser.
- A site built around one job can go deeper on it than a tool among hundreds. Each comparison names where.
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