An iLovePDF alternative that keeps your documents on your device
iLovePDF offers a broad tool set and processes files on its servers after you upload them. PDF100 offers a similar range of everyday tools but runs them inside your browser. Neither approach is wrong. They suit different jobs, and the table below shows how.
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The short version
Based on iLovePDF's published pages, checked October 2026. Policies change, so follow the sources below for current details.
| Aspect | iLovePDF | PDF100 |
|---|---|---|
| Where the work happens | iLovePDF's servers | Inside your browser, on your device |
| File upload | Required | None. The file is read locally and never sent to PDF100 |
| File retention | Deleted after a period stated in its privacy policy | Nothing to retain: no server copy exists |
| Free usage | Free with limits; Premium removes them | All 100 tools, no daily cap |
| Account | Optional | None, and none possible |
| Practical size limit | Set by plan | Your device's memory |
What PDF100 does instead
PDF100's tools are code that runs in the page you are looking at. Your browser opens the file, your own processor does the work, and the result is saved straight back to your disk. There is no upload step to secure, no retention period to publish and no server copy to lose.
Check it in thirty seconds
Open any PDF100 tool, open your browser's developer tools, switch to the Network tab and run a file. Nothing carrying your document goes out. Or load the page, turn off Wi-Fi and keep working. Here is the full method, which works on any site.
Where iLovePDF is the better choice
This page is not trying to win an argument. If you need any of the following, iLovePDF is the right tool:
iLovePDF wins
Office conversions
Server-side conversion of PowerPoint and complex Word files is typically more faithful.
iLovePDF wins
Desktop and mobile apps
iLovePDF has native apps and integrations with cloud drives. PDF100 is browser-only.
iLovePDF wins
Workflows and API
Batch workflows and a developer API for businesses. PDF100 has no API.
Tool for tool
The closest PDF100 equivalent for each job. These are equivalents, not a claim of feature-for-feature parity.
| On iLovePDF | On PDF100 |
|---|---|
| Merge PDF | Merge PDF |
| Split PDF | Split PDF |
| Compress PDF | Compress PDF |
| PDF to Word | PDF to Word |
| PDF to Excel | PDF to Excel |
| OCR PDF | OCR PDF |
| Watermark | Add text watermark |
| Redact PDF | Redact PDF |
Try it on a document you would not have uploaded
That is the test that matters. Pick the file you hesitated over and watch it never leave.