Filvo vs iLovePDF
Use Filvo when a PDF should stay on the device, or when the paid job is a product photo. Use iLovePDF when you already live in that suite and the file is not sensitive. These are different products.
| Question | Filvo | iLovePDF |
|---|---|---|
| Where a PDF is processed | In the browser. Merge, split, compress, convert, and organize do not upload the file. | Uploaded to iLovePDF. Their privacy policy says files are deleted within two hours. |
| What you pay for PDF jobs | Nothing. Those tools stay free, with no account and no watermark. | Free tier with limits and ads. Premium is $9 a month, or $60 a year. |
| AI images | Background removal, upscale, and object removal go through Filvo’s API to make the result. A $0.99 day pass covers one HD session. There is no public gallery. | A PDF suite. Image AI is not the product people open it for. |
| Practical limits | Unlocked PDFs, 40 MB per file. Organize PDF also stops at 80 pages. | Larger files on paid plans, plus mobile and desktop apps. |
| Search for “merge pdf” | A free tool page. It is not a plan to outrank iLovePDF or Smallpdf on that query. | One of the highest-traffic results on the web for that job. |
What to open
PDF work stays on the free browser tools: Merge, Organize, Split, and Compress. Organize is the page after merge — rotate and reorder, not a new privacy keyword site.
Image work that can pay for itself is a listing photo: product background remover or product photo upscale. Those files are sent only to generate the result. A $0.99 day pass is the pass for that session.