Best Universal Document Converter Alternatives in 2026

Updated October 2026

20 apps from PDF converter software ranked against Universal Document Converter on the same published basis.

1
HiPDF Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSLinux $3.33/mo6.8
Universal Document Converter vs HiPDF
2
HTML2PDF Rocket Free plan AndroidapiLinuxMacWeb $5/mo6.6
Universal Document Converter vs HTML2PDF Rocket
3
MinerU Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free6.6
Universal Document Converter vs MinerU
4
PDF Agile Free plan MacWebWin $39/mo6.6
Universal Document Converter vs PDF Agile
5
Docling Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.5
Universal Document Converter vs Docling
6
Ghostscript Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.5
Universal Document Converter vs Ghostscript
7
FoxyUtils Online PDF Tools Free plan Web $0.25/mo6.4
Universal Document Converter vs FoxyUtils Online PDF Tools
8
PDFCreator Free plan self-hostedWin Free6.4
Universal Document Converter vs PDFCreator
9
pdflayer Free plan apiWeb $9.99/mo6.4
Universal Document Converter vs pdflayer
10
UniPDF Free plan Win Free6.4
Universal Document Converter vs UniPDF
11
Web2PDF Free plan apiWeb Free6.4
Universal Document Converter vs Web2PDF
12
Adobe PDF Services APIAdobe Free plan Web Free6.3
Universal Document Converter vs Adobe PDF Services API
13
Online2PDF Free plan Web Free6.3
Universal Document Converter vs Online2PDF
14
Convertio AndroidapiextensioniOSLinux $6.99/mo5.8
Universal Document Converter vs Convertio
15
ZonePDF AndroidextensioniOSMacWeb $4.99/mo5.8
Universal Document Converter vs ZonePDF
16
JPG To PDF MacWin 5.5
Universal Document Converter vs JPG To PDF
17
SafePDF LinuxMacWin €1/mo5.5
Universal Document Converter vs SafePDF
18
PDFmyURL Free trial apiWeb $1.25/mo5.4
Universal Document Converter vs PDFmyURL
19
doPDF Win 5.2
Universal Document Converter vs doPDF
20
Enolsoft PDF Converter OCR WinMac 5.2
Universal Document Converter vs Enolsoft PDF Converter OCR

Universal Document Converter alternatives compared

#	App	Score	Free plan	From	Runs on
1	HiPDF	6.8	Free plan	$3.33/mo	Android, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
2	HTML2PDF Rocket	6.6	Free plan	$5/mo	Android, API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
3	MinerU	6.6	Free plan	Free	API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4	PDF Agile	6.6	Free plan	$39/mo	Mac, Web, Windows
5	Docling	6.5	Free plan	Free	API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
6	Ghostscript	6.5	Free plan	Free	API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
7	FoxyUtils Online PDF Tools	6.4	Free plan	$0.25/mo	Web
8	PDFCreator	6.4	Free plan	Free	self-hosted, Windows
9	pdflayer	6.4	Free plan	$9.99/mo	API, Web
10	UniPDF	6.4	Free plan	Free	Windows
11	Web2PDF	6.4	Free plan	Free	API, Web
12	Adobe PDF Services API	6.3	Free plan	Free	Web
13	Online2PDF	6.3	Free plan	Free	Web
14	Convertio	5.8		$6.99/mo	Android, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
15	ZonePDF	5.8		$4.99/mo	Android, Browser, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
16	JPG To PDF	5.5			Mac, Windows
17	SafePDF	5.5		€1/mo	Linux, Mac, Windows
18	PDFmyURL	5.4		$1.25/mo	API, Web
19	doPDF	5.2			Windows
20	Enolsoft PDF Converter OCR	5.2			Windows, Mac

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Questions about Universal Document Converter alternatives

What is the best alternative to Universal Document Converter?

HiPDF, number 1 in PDF converter software with a score of 6.8 out of 10. The others here: HTML2PDF Rocket, MinerU, PDF Agile and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Universal Document Converter?

HiPDF is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 13 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.