Software · head to head
iLovePDF vs Kami
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iLovePDF
Software
Online PDF software for merging, splitting, compressing and signing files
- From
- Free
- Rated
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The short version
- Each has a real cost: iLovePDF basic free tier limits document processing; unlimited processing requires Premium at $7/month, or $4/month billed annually; Kami the free Basic plan exposes only about 10 of the 40 or more tools
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which iLovePDF and Kami actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (Free), pricing model (freemium), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in iLovePDF
Nothing recorded that Kami does not also cover.
Only in Kami
- PDF annotation
- Drawing tools
- Text tools
- Voice comments
- Text-to-speech
- OCR
- Split/merge PDFs
- Video embedding
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
iLovePDF
No use cases recorded yet. See the iLovePDF review.
Kami
- Annotating and marking up PDFs and worksheets in a classroomnot iLovePDF
- Distributing and collecting student assignments through an LMSnot iLovePDF
- Collaborative document annotation for group worknot iLovePDF
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
iLovePDF
- Basic free tier limits document processing; unlimited processing requires Premium at $7/month, or $4/month billed annually
- Business tier for teams of 25 or more is not priced on the page and requires contacting sales for SSO and a dedicated account manager
Kami
- The free Basic plan exposes only about 10 of the 40 or more tools
- Google Classroom, Schoology, Canvas and Microsoft Teams integrations require the Teacher plan at $149 per year
- School and district licensing including domain wide deployment is custom priced and requires a quote
- Non education users pay separate Workplace plans at $85 or $220 per year rather than the education rate
- A dedicated account manager is only available on the School or District plan
Pricing, plan by plan
iLovePDF
FreeNo published plan breakdown. See the iLovePDF review.
Kami
Free- FreeFree
- Core annotation tools
- Split & merge PDFs
- Basic integrations
- Teacher$99/month
- All annotations
- Voice comments
- Text-to-speech
- School/District$undefined/month
- All Teacher
- Admin dashboard
- SSO
Which should you pick?
Choose Kami if
- You need pdf annotation.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Chrome Extension, IOS, Android.
- You also want drawing tools.
Questions people ask
- Is iLovePDF or Kami better?
- Neither clearly leads. iLovePDF starts at Free and Kami at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, iLovePDF or Kami?
- iLovePDF starts at Free and Kami at Free.
- Does iLovePDF or Kami run on more platforms?
- iLovePDF runs on Web. Kami runs on Web, Chrome Extension, IOS, Android.
- Can I use iLovePDF for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What can iLovePDF do that Kami cannot?
- Kami covers PDF annotation, Drawing tools, Text tools, Voice comments.