Comparison
Smallpdf is a polished, all-purpose PDF suite — merge, split, compress, convert, sign — used by millions.
Smallpdf and Statemently overlap on PDF tools, but they're built for different jobs. Smallpdf is a general PDF toolkit; Statemently is a bank-statement and file converter that also includes browser-side PDF tools.
If you mainly need to wrangle PDFs, Smallpdf is excellent. If you need transactions out of a statement and into Excel, CSV, or QuickBooks/Xero/Wave, that's exactly what Statemently is built for.
| Feature | Statemently | Smallpdf |
|---|---|---|
| Bank statement → accounting (QBO/QFX/OFX/QIF, QuickBooks/Xero/Wave) | Yes — core feature | Not specialized for this |
| Extracts transactions from statement PDFs | Yes (AI + review/edit) | General PDF→Excel only |
| Review & edit every transaction before download | Yes | No |
| Balance reconciliation check | Yes | No |
| Browser-side PDF tools (files never uploaded) | Yes | Smallpdf runs many tools server-side |
| Free to use | Free to try, no sign-up | Freemium with limits (see their site) |
Smallpdf features and pricing change — check their site for current details.
Try Statemently free
No sign-up — upload, review every row, and export.
For the overlapping tools (merge, split, rotate, compress, images↔PDF, PDF↔text) Statemently is free and runs in your browser. It adds bank-statement extraction and accounting exports that Smallpdf isn't specialized for.
Smallpdf focuses on general PDF tasks. Statemently is purpose-built to turn statement PDFs into QuickBooks/Xero/Wave/QBO/OFX and reviewed spreadsheets.