# Has anyone compared pdf24 vs ilovepdf vs smallpdf free limits 2026?

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**Created:** [November 11, 2026, 10:57pm UTC](https://pdfbookslib.com/discussions/t/has-anyone-compared-pdf24-vs-ilovepdf-vs-smallpdf-free-limits-2026/131 "2026-11-11T22:57:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![i\_love\_beer](https://pdfbookslib.com/discussions/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/b9e5f3/32.png) [@i\_love\_beer](https://pdfbookslib.com/discussions/u/i_love_beer)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2026, 10:57pm UTC](https://pdfbookslib.com/discussions/t/has-anyone-compared-pdf24-vs-ilovepdf-vs-smallpdf-free-limits-2026/131/1 "2026-11-11T22:57:12Z")

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I need to compress a 40-page scanned contract under 10 MB and keep hitting free limits on pdf24, ilovepdf, and smallpdf. Has anyone compared what those free tiers still allow in 2026?

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**Author:** ![reid21](https://pdfbookslib.com/discussions/user_avatar/pdfbookslib.com/reid21/32/22_2.png) [@reid21](https://pdfbookslib.com/discussions/u/reid21)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2026, 10:57pm UTC](https://pdfbookslib.com/discussions/t/has-anyone-compared-pdf24-vs-ilovepdf-vs-smallpdf-free-limits-2026/131/2 "2026-11-11T22:57:18Z")

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Honestly I never track the exact limits, they seem to change every few months anyway. For scans the size is mostly resolution, so I’d try re-scanning at 150 or 200 dpi, or print the existing PDF to a new PDF at lower quality from the normal print dialog. That trick gets my drawing sets under email limits all the time.

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**Author:** ![finlay.wilson](https://pdfbookslib.com/discussions/user_avatar/pdfbookslib.com/finlay.wilson/32/23_2.png) [@finlay.wilson](https://pdfbookslib.com/discussions/u/finlay.wilson)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2026, 10:51am UTC](https://pdfbookslib.com/discussions/t/has-anyone-compared-pdf24-vs-ilovepdf-vs-smallpdf-free-limits-2026/131/3 "2026-11-13T10:51:52Z")

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I had the same problem with bulky scanned patient files recently. I am not sure what those sites limit nowadays, but PDFcap worked best for me. You just drop the document into the compress tool on [pdfcap.com](http://pdfcap.com) and it squashes the size down without complaining about page counts.