Smallpdf or ZTools: prices and features | ZTools
A PDF tool site from Switzerland with a mobile app, a Chrome extension and Pro, Team and Business plans. Beside ZTools on price and features, with sources, last checked Nov 7, 2026.
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When Smallpdf is the better pick
Choose Smallpdf if you want a polished PDF suite with e-signing, a phone app and team billing from one vendor.
When ZTools is the better pick
Choose ZTools if you want far more than 30 tools, want to see the price before you start, and want most tools to run without a file upload.
Side by side
- Tool count, as each site states it. Smallpdf: 30 tools. Source (checked Nov 7, 2026) ZTools: 579 tools, counted from the list this site runs on.
- Runs in your browser without uploading. Smallpdf: Not stated on the pages we checked. 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. Smallpdf: Not stated on the pages we checked. ZTools: Most tools need no sign-up. Growth Suite and Speak do.
- Free plan and its limits. Smallpdf: Limited document downloads, daily download limit, basic compression, limited mobile app access; a 7-day free trial of Pro. Source (checked Nov 7, 2026) ZTools: Free plan limits are on the plans page.
- No ads on the free plan. Smallpdf: Not stated on the pages we checked. ZTools: No third-party ad networks. The free plan shows promotions for our own products.
- Android app. Smallpdf: Yes. Source (checked Nov 7, 2026) ZTools: On Google Play.
- Browser extension. Smallpdf: Yes. Source (checked Nov 7, 2026) ZTools: On the Chrome Web Store.
What Smallpdf charges
- Free: Free. Limited document downloads. Source (checked Nov 7, 2026)
- Pro: No figure on the page we read. The price loads in the browser; the page we read showed no figure. Source (checked Nov 7, 2026)
- Team: No figure on the page we read. Per seat, 2 to 19 seats; the price loads in the browser. Source (checked Nov 7, 2026)
- Business: No figure on the page we read. Quote only, 20+ seats. 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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Moving from Smallpdf
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