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PDFBetter vs Lumin

Lumin vs PDFBetter: per-team document limits, Lumin Sign plans, Google Drive sync, editing, OCR and AI compared. Sourced comparison, checked October 2026.

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Our verdict

Lumin is a cloud PDF editor that syncs closely with Google Drive and prices many plans per team with a monthly document allowance, plus a separate Lumin Sign product. PDFBetter prices per person with unlimited downloads and signature requests on Pro, and adds form publishing and AI with page citations. Teams working out of Google Drive with modest document volume may prefer Lumin; individuals who process many documents will find PDFBetter's unlimited downloads simpler.

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

The 16-row feature table, at a glance

  • yes
  • partial
  • paid plans
  • no
  • unknown

PDFBetter

12 yes · 2 paid plans · 2 no

Lumin

10 yes · 1 partial · 2 paid plans · 1 no · 2 unknown

Who should pick which

Pick by what you actually need

Choose Lumin if…

  • You work in Google Drive and want edits to sync back to the original Drive file.
  • Your team wants one flat team price with unlimited members.
  • Your Google Workspace admin wants to install a PDF editor for the whole domain.
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Choose PDFBetter if…

  • You process many documents a month and do not want a per-month document count.
  • You want signature requests in the same plan as editing, not a separate Sign subscription.
  • You publish forms and collect responses.
  • You want AI answers with page citations and a published credit cost per action.
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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.
Lumin
Free $0 (3 documents a month); Starter $9/month (10 documents); Pro $19/month per team (200 documents team-wide); Business $99/month per team; Enterprise custom. Listed prices appear to be annual rates; Lumin's help center gives monthly Pro at $30. Lumin Sign Pro is $18/user/month.

Lumin prices checked on luminpdf.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 Lumin, feature by feature
FeaturePDFBetterLumin
Free planLumin Free: 3 documents a month.YesYes
Unlimited documents on a paid planPDFBetter Pro has unlimited edited-document downloads. Lumin plans include a monthly document count and add paid document packs on overage.Paid plansNo
Per-team pricing with unlimited membersNoYes
Edit existing textYesYes
Request signaturesLumin Sign Free: 5 documents per workspace a month; Sign Pro: 100.YesPaid plans
Signature requests included with the editor planLumin Pro includes 5 agreements a month; more need Lumin Sign.YesPartial
Completion certificate and remindersYesYes
Bulk sendPaid plansUnknown
Form builderYesYes
Collect form responsesYesUnknown
Word, Excel, PowerPoint and image conversionYesYes
OCR and compressionYesYes
RedactionLumin suggests its Business plan for redaction.YesPaid plans
AI chat and summaryPDFBetter answers cite page numbers.YesYes
Google Drive syncNoYes
Desktop appPDFBetter: free for Mac and Windows.YesYes

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

Pricing and document limits

Lumin's pricing page lists Free with 3 documents a month, Starter at $9 a month for 10 documents, Pro at $19 a month per team for 200 documents shared across the team, and Business at $99 a month per team. These appear to be annual rates: Lumin's help center gives monthly Pro at $30. When a workspace reaches its document limit, Lumin adds a paid document pack automatically by default on monthly plans. Lumin offers 7-day trials of its plans. Lumin Sign is priced separately, with Sign Pro at $18 per user a month for 100 documents.

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.

Google Drive and teams

Lumin opens PDFs from Google Drive and syncs edits back to the Drive file, and Workspace admins can install it for a whole domain. Business adds OneDrive and Slack connectors. Per-team pricing with unlimited members suits groups who share a modest monthly document volume.

PDFBetter has no Drive integration — files are uploaded from your device, and browser tools process them locally. Business plans are priced per seat with a shared workspace and roles.

Signing, forms and AI

Lumin Pro includes 5 agreements a month; beyond that, Lumin Sign provides templates, reminders and a certificate of completion with up to 20 signers per document. Lumin's form builder adds text, checkbox and radio fields, and Lumin AI offers chat, summaries and agreement drafting.

PDFBetter includes unlimited signature requests on Pro, a 23-type form builder with response collection, and AI with page citations (500 credits a month on Pro). Redaction, which Lumin points to its Business plan for, is on every PDFBetter plan.

PDFBetter vs Lumin: questions people ask

Does Lumin limit how many documents I can use?

Yes. Lumin plans include a monthly document count — for example 3 on Free and 200 team-wide on Pro — and add paid packs on overage. PDFBetter Pro has unlimited edited-document downloads.

Is Lumin Sign included in Lumin's PDF plans?

Lumin Pro includes a few agreements a month; heavier signing uses the separate Lumin Sign plans. PDFBetter includes signature requests in its Free and Pro plans.

Which is better with Google Drive?

Lumin, which syncs edits back to Drive and supports domain-wide installs. PDFBetter has no Google Drive integration.

Is Lumin priced per user?

Lumin's Pro and Business plans are priced per team with unlimited members, while Lumin Sign Pro is per user. PDFBetter Pro is per person and Business is per seat.

Sources

5 sources
  1. Lumin pricing — luminpdf.com, checked
  2. Lumin Sign pricing — luminpdf.com, checked
  3. Lumin help: document limits and monthly prices — help.luminpdf.com, checked
  4. Lumin help: Google Workspace — help.luminpdf.com, checked
  5. PDFBetter pricing and plan limits — pdfbetter.com, checked

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