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PDFPress vs ThriftyPDF

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PDFPress compared with ThriftyPDF
DetailPDFPress logo PDFPress ThriftyPDF
What it doesBrowser-based PDF imposition and prepress tool for print professionals PDF tools without the PDF-tool price
StageNot given Not given
FoundedNot given Not given
Based inNot given US
Pricing modelFreemium Freemium
PricingFree: 5 downloads total with 8-hour cooldown between downloads. Pro Intro Trial: $7.99 for 7 days, then $12/mo. Pro Monthly: $12/mo. Pro Yearly: $120/yr (saves 17%, equivalent to 2 months free). 7-day trial (card required), then $2.99/mo or $19/yr, or $1.49 24-hour pass
Key features
  • N-up layout with automatic sheet sizing
  • Crop marks, registration marks, and color bars
  • Creep compensation for inner pages
  • Step-and-repeat for cards and labels
  • Gang sheet combining multiple PDFs
  • Live preview with real-time updates
  • PDF merge, split, rotate, resize, and crop
  • Headers, footers, watermarks, and page numbers
  • Compress PDFs
  • Merge PDFs
  • Split PDFs
  • Organize PDF pages
  • Convert JPG to PDF
  • Convert PDF to JPG
  • Unlock password-protected PDFs
  • Repair damaged PDFs
  • Up to 200 MB file size with active plan
  • Batch processing
What makes it different
  • All files processed locally in your browser with no upload to servers
  • No installation required, runs on Windows, macOS, Linux and Chromebooks
  • Includes free tier for everyday booklet and card work
  • Live proof preview updates as you edit settings
  • Files stay on your device, not uploaded to servers
  • Runs entirely in your browser
  • Cancel anytime without commitment
  • No file upload required for privacy
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)4 no change since last checkNot checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)00
Citation Flow (Majestic)180
Referring domains (Majestic)550

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