Free
US$0
Forever
Limited pages, uploads and hourly tasks
Online and desktop PDF editor for editing text, merging, splitting, compressing, converting and signing PDFs, free within daily limits.
Choose it if
People who need to edit existing PDF text, merge or compress files occasionally without a subscription
Skip it if
You process large volumes of PDFs daily or need team document workflows
Starting price
US$5 for a 7-day web pass; US$63/year for Desktop+Web
Free web and desktop use with page, file and hourly limits
Decision checklist
Sejda is a PDF editor that works in the browser and as a desktop app. It edits existing text and images in a PDF, fills and signs forms, and handles tasks like merge, split, compress, convert to Word and OCR.
Its strength is editing text that is already in the PDF, which many free tools can’t do.
Office workers, students and small businesses use it for occasional PDF jobs. The week pass suits people with a one-off burst of work, such as preparing documents for a visa or tender, who don’t want a subscription.
You upload a PDF or open it in the desktop app, choose a tool and download the result. Free use has page, file-size and hourly limits. Paid plans remove them, allow files up to 500 MB and run OCR on up to 100 pages.
For contracts, ID documents or financial statements, the desktop app processes files on your own computer instead of uploading them. Use it for anything you wouldn’t want on a third-party server.
Use the free version for small jobs, buy the week pass for a short burst of work, and pick the annual plan only if you edit PDFs every week.
Starting price: US$5 for a 7-day web pass; US$63/year for Desktop+Web. Model: One-time week pass or annual subscription per user.
Worked exampleSomeone preparing visa documents over one week pays US$5 for the week pass instead of an annual plan.
US$0
Forever
Limited pages, uploads and hourly tasks
US$5
One-time, 7 days
Web only, then back to free
US$63/user/year
Billed annually
Web and desktop, files up to 500 MB
Paid plans remove page and hourly limits, allow files up to 500 MB and OCR up to 100 pages. A 20% volume discount applies for 10 users. The monthly web plan price displayed on Sejda's page appears garbled, so confirm it at checkout.
Closest alternative: iLovePDF. Here is how the shortlist compares on price and fit.
| Compare | Sejda PDF |
iLovePDF |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | People who need to edit existing PDF text, merge or compress files occasionally without a subscription | Anyone who needs quick, free PDF merging, compressing, converting and signing |
| Starting price | US$5 for a 7-day web pass; US$63/year for Desktop+Web | Free; Premium US$5/month billed annually (US$60/year) |
| Free plan / trial | Free web and desktop use with page, file and hourly limits | Free tools with per-task file count and size limits |
| Biggest limitation | Free use has page and hourly limits that interrupt larger jobs | Free limits vary by tool, and some, like Word to PDF, cap files at 15 MB |
Prices are taken from each vendor's own pricing page on the dates shown. Taxes and add-ons may apply; confirm before you buy.
Yes, within page, file-size and hourly limits.
US$5 for a 7-day web pass or US$63 a year for desktop and web.
Yes, it edits existing text and images.
Yes, with the desktop app.
Use the desktop app to keep files on your computer.
We read pricing and plan limits from Sejda PDF's own pages (listed above) on the dates above. Where a vendor does not publish a price we can verify, we say so rather than estimate. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.
Profile updated · facts checked 19 Oct 2026
