Two ways to sell and deliver PDFs to your customers. This page lays out the differences honestly — using only what each app publishes — so you can pick the right fit for your Shopify store.
SendOwl facts below are cited from SendOwl's Shopify App Store listing. Where a detail isn't published, we mark it "Not specified" rather than guess. Always confirm the latest details on each app's live listing.
A native Shopify app focused on one job: selling and securely delivering PDF files. Attach a PDF to a product and every paid order is fulfilled automatically — delivered on three channels (email, the thank-you page and the customer account portal), with no manual fulfilment and no theme edits.
According to SendOwl's Shopify App Store listing, SendOwl is a tool to "sell anything digital anywhere," with file-security features that its listing describes as PDF stamping, password locking, expiring links and download controls. Details of its Shopify integration model are not specified on the listing.
Every PDF Products Pro entry is from its own published plans. Every SendOwl entry is from its Shopify App Store listing; anything the listing doesn't state is marked "Not specified".
| Feature | PDF Products Pro | SendOwl |
|---|---|---|
| Platform | Native Shopify app — Checkout, customer accounts & Admin | Listed on the Shopify App Store; sells digital products across platforms. Integration model not specified. |
| Starting price | Free plan ($0, 1 product); paid from $7.99 / month | Plans from $39 / month (Launch), per its listing |
| Higher plans | Pro $7.99 / mo · Enterprise $17.99 / mo | Grow $87 / mo · Scale $159 / mo, per its listing |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial on paid plans | 7-day free trial, per its listing |
| Free plan | Yes — free forever for 1 product | Not listed — lowest plan is $39 / month |
| Order / sales caps | Unlimited orders — no per-order or per-sales caps | Plans capped by annual orders & sales (e.g. Launch up to 5,000 orders / $10,000 sales per year), per its listing |
| Commission on sales | 0% — you keep 100% of every sale | Not specified |
| Storage | 20GB on every plan, incl. Free | Unlimited storage, per its listing |
| Downloads & bandwidth | Unlimited downloads, no bandwidth caps, global CDN | Not specified |
| Multi-channel delivery (email, thank-you page, account) | Yes — all three channels automatically | Not specified |
| PDF watermarking / stamping | Dynamic watermark with buyer name, email & order number (Enterprise) | PDF stamping, per its listing |
| Expiring links | Yes — time-limited links on all plans | Expiring links, per its listing |
| Download limits | Per-order download limits on all plans | Download controls, per its listing |
| Password-locked files | Not a listed feature | Password locking, per its listing |
| IP restrictions & geolocation blocking | Yes | Not specified |
| AI fraud protection | Advanced AI fraud protection (Enterprise) | Not specified |
| Bulk upload & assignment | Yes (Pro & Enterprise) | Not specified |
| Auto-fulfilment | Yes (Pro & Enterprise) | Not specified |
| Download analytics | Yes (Enterprise) | Not specified |
| Languages | 8 languages | Not specified |
| Shopify App Store rating | 5.0 | 3.0 from 91 reviews, per its listing |
SendOwl figures cited from SendOwl's Shopify App Store listing. Pricing, ratings and features change — confirm the current details on each app's listing before you decide.
You sell on Shopify and want secure PDF delivery that runs itself.
Based on what SendOwl's listing publishes.
There's no single "best" app — the right choice depends on where you sell and which security features you need. We've kept SendOwl's column to what its listing states; for anything not published there, review the app directly.
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