Best PDFLight Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from PDF compression software ranked against PDFLight on the same published basis.
- 1PDFLight vs PDF Candy
- 2PDFLight vs PDF24 Compare PDF
- 3PDFLight vs PDF2Go
- 4PDFLight vs Xodo Compress PDF
- 5PDFLight vs Smallpdf
- 6PDFLight vs AvePDF
- 7PDFLight vs PDFOptim
- 8PDFLight vs Sejda PDF Editor
- 9PDFLight vs FS PDF Compressor
- 10PDFLight vs presse
- 11PDFLight vs PDF Compressor
- 12PDFLight vs Adobe PDF Services API
- 13PDFLight vs Free PDF Compressor
- 14PDFLight vs Online2PDF
- 15PDFLight vs Compressify
- 16PDFLight vs iLovePDF
- 17PDFLight vs BentoPDF Hyper Compress
- 18PDFLight vs pdf-cli
- 19PDFLight vs gs-batch-pdf
- 20PDFLight vs HankPDF
PDFLight alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PDF Candy | 6.8 | Free plan | $0.33/mo | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | PDF24 Compare PDF | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 3 | PDF2Go | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Android, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 4 | Xodo Compress PDF | 6.8 | Free plan | $7.99/mo | Android, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 5 | Smallpdf | 6.7 | Free plan | $10/mo | Android, iOS, Web, Windows |
| 6 | AvePDF | 6.6 | Free plan | $3.75/mo | Android, iOS, Linux, Web |
| 7 | PDFOptim | 6.6 | Free plan | $4.99/mo | iOS, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 8 | Sejda PDF Editor | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 9 | FS PDF Compressor | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | presse | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 11 | PDF Compressor | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 12 | Adobe PDF Services API | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 13 | Free PDF Compressor | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 14 | Online2PDF | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 15 | Compressify | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 16 | iLovePDF | 5.8 | No | — | Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 17 | BentoPDF Hyper Compress | 5.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 18 | pdf-cli | 5.5 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 19 | gs-batch-pdf | 5.3 | No | — | Windows, Linux, Mac |
| 20 | HankPDF | 5.3 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
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Questions about PDFLight alternatives
What is the best alternative to PDFLight?
PDF Candy, number 1 in PDF compression software with a score of 6.8 out of 10. The others here: PDF24 Compare PDF, PDF2Go, Xodo Compress PDF and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to PDFLight?
PDF Candy is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 15 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.