Handybin vs. PDF Candy
PDF Candy's basic web tools are free without an account, and don't add a watermark to the output — genuinely competitive on paper. The catch is its free tier: one task per hour, since each job means uploading your file to PDF Candy's servers to process it. Removing that wait means a $6/mo Web Monthly plan. Handybin does the same everyday jobs with no hourly wait, because there's no server job to wait on.
Side by side
| Feature | Handybin | PDF Candy |
|---|---|---|
| Where processing happens | In your browser — nothing leaves your device | Uploaded to PDF Candy's servers |
| Free plan task limit | None | 1 task per hour |
| Account required | Never | Not required for most tools |
| Watermark on output | Never added | Not added on standard tools |
| Price to remove the hourly wait | Nothing to remove — there's no wait to begin with | $6/mo Web Monthly (also raises the per-task size cap to 500MB) |
| Works after the page loads, offline | Yes | No — every job needs an upload |
Why people switch
No hourly counter
PDF Candy's free plan resets your one allowed task every hour. Handybin doesn't ration usage at all.
Nothing uploaded, even for one task
PDF Candy's free tier is genuinely watermark-free — the trade is a server round-trip for every job. Handybin skips the upload entirely.
No plan tier to think about
There's no free-vs-Web-Monthly decision to make, since the free experience has no caps pushing you toward the paid one.
Questions people ask
Does Handybin have PDF Candy's one-task-per-hour limit?
No — there's no task counter, hourly or otherwise.
Is PDF Candy's free plan actually watermark-free?
Yes, on its standard tools — the free-tier trade-off is the hourly task limit, not a watermark.
What does PDF Candy's paid plan actually add?
Mainly removing the hourly wait and raising the per-task file size ceiling to 500MB. Handybin doesn't have either limit to begin with, so there's nothing equivalent to unlock.