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PDFBetter vs DocHub

DocHub vs PDFBetter: free-plan limits, Basic and Pro plans, signature requests, Google Workspace integration, AI and OCR. Sourced comparison, October 2026.

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Our verdict

DocHub, an airSlate product like pdfFiller, is a lightweight PDF editor and signer with tight Google Drive, Gmail and Classroom integration, unlimited signature requests and bulk send on Pro, and a site license with SSO for schools and companies. PDFBetter offers a larger free monthly allowance, OCR, Office conversion and AI with page citations, plus form publishing with response collection. Google Workspace users who mostly sign and annotate will be comfortable in DocHub; people who need OCR, conversion and forms will get more from PDFBetter.

Written by PDFBetter, so read it knowing we're one of the two products. Every DocHub fact below links to its source.

The 16-row feature table, at a glance

  • yes
  • partial
  • paid plans
  • no
  • unknown

PDFBetter

11 yes · 2 paid plans · 3 no

DocHub

5 yes · 1 partial · 7 paid plans · 3 unknown

Who should pick which

Pick by what you actually need

Choose DocHub if…

  • You live in Google Workspace and want to open PDFs from Drive and Gmail or use DocHub in Google Classroom.
  • You want bulk send and in-person signing at DocHub Pro's price.
  • Your school or company needs a site license with SSO, or a HIPAA BAA, which DocHub describes for its Site License.
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Choose PDFBetter if…

  • You need more than DocHub's free allowance of 3 uses a month shared across features.
  • You need OCR for scans or Word, Excel and PowerPoint conversion.
  • You publish fillable forms and collect responses through a link.
  • You want a larger free allowance without entering a credit card.
See PDFBetter plans

Pricing

What each one costs

PDFBetter
Free: $0 with 3 edited-document downloads, 3 signature requests and 20 AI credits a month, with no card and no end date. Pro: $15/month, or $10/month billed yearly, with a 7-day free trial for first-time subscribers (card required). Business: $24/seat/month, or $18/seat/month billed yearly. Day Pass: $6 one time for 24 hours of Pro.
DocHub
Free (3 uses a month across features), Basic and Pro per user, and a quoted Site License. DocHub's pricing page showed prices in euros to us (Basic €8, Pro €12 a month); its blog quotes Basic at $8–$11 and Pro at $12–$16 per user a month. 30-day Pro trial requires a card.

DocHub prices checked on dochub.com. Prices change; the source is authoritative.

PDFBetter apps

In the browser, on your desktop, on your phone

Everything on this page works in any browser. The apps use the same account and the same documents.

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Feature by feature

16 things compared

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PDFBetter compared with DocHub, feature by feature
FeaturePDFBetterDocHub
Free planDocHub Free: 3 uses a month shared across features. PDFBetter Free: 3 downloads plus separate allowances for signing, forms, OCR and AI.YesYes
Free trial of the paid planBoth ask for a credit card: DocHub's Pro trial requires one, and so does PDFBetter's 7-day Pro and Business trial. PDFBetter's Free plan itself needs no card.YesYes
Unlimited self-signingDocHub: Basic and up.YesPaid plans
Unlimited signature requestsPDFBetter: Pro. DocHub: Pro.Paid plansPaid plans
Bulk sendPDFBetter: Business. DocHub: Pro.Paid plansPaid plans
In-person signingDocHub: Pro.NoPaid plans
Edit existing textDocHub's help pages describe this differently; one lists an Edit Text tool, an older one recommends whiteout instead.YesUnknown
Add fillable fieldsYesYes
Publish forms and collect responsesDocHub can export filled field values to CSV.YesUnknown
OCR for scanned PDFsDocHub's help center says OCR is not currently offered; some DocHub marketing pages suggest otherwise.YesUnknown
Word to PDF importYesYes
Export to Word, Excel and PowerPointDocHub exports PDF and Word.YesPartial
RedactionDocHub: black-box redaction on Pro.YesPaid plans
AI summaries and Q&ADocHub: Pro; it cannot read scanned text. PDFBetter answers cite page numbers.YesPaid plans
Google Drive, Gmail and Classroom integrationNoYes
SSODocHub Site License.NoPaid plans

“Paid plans” means the feature exists but not on a free tier. “Unknown” means we couldn't verify it.

Pricing and free use

DocHub offers Free, Basic and Pro plans per user and a quoted Site License. When we checked, its pricing page displayed prices only in euros — Basic €8 and Pro €12 a month — and DocHub's own blog quotes Basic at $8 to $11 and Pro at $12 to $16 per user a month, depending on billing. Annual billing saves roughly 25 to 30 percent. The free plan allows 3 uses a month shared across all features, and the 30-day Pro trial requires a credit card.

PDFBetter's browser tools (merge, split, rotate, images to PDF and similar) run on your device and download free without an account. Downloading a document you edited in the editor needs a free account; the Free plan includes 3 such downloads a month with no watermark, plus 3 signature requests, 1 live form with 50 responses, 20 OCR pages and 20 AI credits. Pro costs $15 a month, or $10 a month billed yearly, and a $6 Day Pass gives 24 hours of Pro without a subscription.

Signing and Google Workspace

DocHub's Basic plan allows unlimited self-signing and templates, while signature requests still count against the free allowance; Pro adds unlimited requests, bulk send and in-person signing. DocHub's Drive, Gmail and Classroom integrations are included on every plan, which makes it convenient for schools and Google-based teams.

PDFBetter includes 3 signature requests a month on Free and unlimited on Pro, with signing order, reminders and a completion certificate; bulk send is on Business. Every signer signs with their own cryptographic key. Every completed PDF is digitally sealed and independently time-stamped, with the evidence built into the file. Every plan can require signers to enter a code sent to their email. It has no Google Workspace add-on — you upload files from your device.

OCR, conversion, forms and AI

DocHub's help center says it does not currently offer OCR, and its AI assistant, available on Pro, cannot read scanned or image-only text. It imports Office files and exports PDF and Word. You can add fillable fields and export filled values to CSV.

PDFBetter runs OCR on scans so the text becomes searchable and editable, converts to and from Word, Excel and PowerPoint, publishes forms as a link, QR code or embed with response export, and includes AI credits on every plan with page citations.

PDFBetter vs DocHub: questions people ask

Is DocHub related to pdfFiller?

Yes. Both are airSlate products, along with signNow.

How much can I do on DocHub's free plan?

DocHub's pricing page says all features share a limit of 3 uses a month on Free. PDFBetter Free has separate monthly allowances for downloads, signature requests, form responses, OCR pages and AI credits.

Does DocHub have OCR?

DocHub's help center says OCR is not currently offered. PDFBetter includes OCR pages on every plan.

Which works better with Google Drive?

DocHub, which integrates with Drive, Gmail and Classroom on every plan. PDFBetter has no Google integration.

Sources

8 sources
  1. DocHub pricing — dochub.com, checked
  2. DocHub help: billing and trial — help.dochub.com, checked
  3. DocHub help: AI document Q&A — help.dochub.com, checked
  4. DocHub help: toolbar and redaction — help.dochub.com, checked
  5. DocHub help: creating fillable fields — help.dochub.com, checked
  6. DocHub blog: plan prices in USD — dochub.com, checked
  7. PDFBetter pricing and plan limits — pdfbetter.com, checked
  8. PDFBetter security: e-signature evidence — pdfbetter.com, checked

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