Viewnamic

The pricing page states that all plans are ad-free and lists "No ads – ever" for every plan: the free trial, Single, High Five, Publisher, Publisher Plus, Premium and tailored plans. The privacy & security page adds that the platform uses no ads and no third-party trackers, and the privacy policy says the viewer contains no commercial ad-network cookies.

Every publication has a reading mode: a structured text version on the same URL with headings, paragraphs and the embedded media, meant as an alternative for screen-reader users and small screens. The viewer supports touch gestures, and presentations can be navigated with the keyboard or a clicker. No WCAG conformance statement was found on viewnamic.com.

Media sit directly on the page: videos, 3D models that readers rotate and zoom, click dummies (JPG or PNG screens with hotspots that lead to other screens, built in their own visual editor), image slideshows with optional automatic change, loop and arrows, and link areas drawn as rectangles anywhere on the page, opening in a new or the same tab. Clickable link areas are included in every plan of the pricing comparison. The Advanced level rests on the 3D models that readers rotate and zoom on the page; forms, iframes and shopping features are not described. Videos, 3D models, click dummies and slideshows count towards a media allowance: 3 in total on the trial and Single, 10 on High Five, 50 on Publisher Plus and unlimited on Premium. The Publisher plan includes no media, so its readers get link areas only (Basic level).

From the Publisher plan, the public publication page shows your logo, a short description and a link to your website. A custom viewer with your logo, your toolbar, background and accent colours and a website link is part of Premium and tailored plans. Readers see the same branded viewer whether they open a link, an embed or the public page.

The viewer designer sets your logo, the toolbar, background and accent colours and a link to your website; the pricing comparison includes this custom viewer in Premium and tailored plans. Readers can switch between magazine, scroll and presentation modes, and embeds can auto-fit or fill their container and show spreads or single pages. Custom fonts, CSS or code injection and an editor for page layouts are not described (the pages come from the uploaded PDF), so the level is Basic, also on Premium.

Your own video files (MP4, MOV, AVI, WebM, MKV) play in the area you mark on the page. They can start automatically when visible, loop, and run with or without sound and player controls. Videos are converted to MP4 in the browser before the upload. 3D models (GLB, GLTF, OBJ, STL), click dummies and image slideshows can be placed the same way. Media allowance: 3 items on the trial and Single, 10 on High Five, 50 on Publisher Plus, unlimited on Premium; the Publisher plan includes none. Audio is not described as a separate media type.

You copy an iframe embed code into any HTML or embed block; the vendor names WordPress and Webflow as examples. With auto fit, the embed takes the page format of the PDF; alternatively it fills the surrounding element. Magazines show as a spread or one page at a time, and videos, 3D models and links work inside the embed. Included from High Five upwards; not listed for Single or the free trial.

Pages per PDF: 100 on the trial and Single, 200 on High Five and Publisher, unlimited on Publisher Plus and Premium. Storage: 500 MB on the trial, 1 GB on Single, 5 GB on High Five, unlimited from Publisher. Readers may download the original PDF if you allow it and the plan includes it (Single, High Five, Publisher Plus, Premium and tailored plans). A maximum file size per PDF is not stated.

Statistics cover visits and views per publication, reading time per document and per page, downloads of the original PDF and media engagement (video plays, 3D interactions, click-dummy and link-area clicks). They are collected without cookies and without storing IP addresses, respect Do Not Track and are deleted after 12 months. On the standard plans, reader statistics are part of Premium; tailored plans include them too.

Website, app and database run on IONOS servers in German data centres. PDFs and media are stored in IONOS Object Storage in Frankfurt am Main and delivered through time-limited links. Other services named on the privacy & security page: Brevo (EU) for emails, Stripe for payments, Cloudflare Turnstile on forms only, and Google or Microsoft only if you choose to sign in with them. Reader statistics respect Do Not Track and Global Privacy Control. Backups of servers and database are made within IONOS in Germany and are not transferred to other providers; the website uses no Google Fonts, Google Analytics or other third-party analytics or advertising services (privacy policy version 1.2 and data processing agreement version 3.3, both effective 15 October 2026).

The privacy & security page states that website, app and database run on IONOS SE servers in German data centres, and that uploaded files (PDFs, images, videos, 3D models) are kept in IONOS Object Storage in Frankfurt am Main. Reader statistics are collected by Viewnamic itself and stored in that database. The pricing page lists hosting in Germany for every plan, including the free trial. The data processing agreement (version 3.3, effective 15 October 2026) says backups stay within IONOS and are not transferred to other providers. Sub-processors outside Germany: Cloudflare (EU/USA) for Turnstile bot protection on sign-in, registration and other forms, with no CDN use. Earlier versions of the agreement and privacy policy listed Google Cloud / Google Drive (EU/USA) for off-site backups; the versions published on 15 October 2026 no longer do.

Access is set per publication: public, link only (opens for anyone with the link but is not listed on the public page) or secure. Secure sharing creates a secret link for each recipient. The document opens only after the recipient enters a one-time code sent to their email address, and a watermark and an expiry date can be added. The pricing page lists secure sharing with one-time codes and recipient watermarks for tailored plans.

The privacy & security page lists optional password protection for publications. Files are kept in private storage and opened through time-limited links. The pricing comparison does not state which plans include password protection.