The same questions, asked of every PDF editor.

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upload your file to their servers

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keep the page's own font (5 partly)

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edit existing text on their free tier

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need no account at all

Checked November 202612 tools, the same seven questions, sources on every page.

Twelve PDF editors and Edit My PDF: where files are processed, whether an account is needed, whether existing text can be edited and keeps its font, free limits and the starting price

Tool	Files go to	Account	Edits existing text	Keeps the font	Free tier limits	Paid from
Edit My PDF	Your browser	No	Yes	Yes	Browser memoryNone	Freeeverything, for everyone
iLovePDF	Their servers	For some tasks	Yes	Not stated	100 MB for Edit PDF; 15 MB for Office conversion and OCRNot published ("limited document processing")	$44.99/yearapprox.regionalPremium on the US App Store; the web price varies by region
Smallpdf	Their servers	For some tasks	YesFree tier: No	No	"Limited"; no number published2 tasks per day	$9/monthapprox.regionalthird-partyPro billed yearly, per third-party listings
Sejda	Their servers	No	Yes	Partly	50 MB or 200 pages3 tasks per hour	$5/weeka seven-day web pass; $7.50 a month after
Adobe Acrobat online	Their servers	For some tasks	YesFree tier: No	Partly	100 MB (200 MB for PDF to Word or PowerPoint; 2 GB for Compress)One use of each premium tool per 30 days with a free account	$14.99/monthapprox.regionalAcrobat Standard on an annual plan; the UK store shows £14.99
Foxit PDF Editor	Their servers	For some tasks	YesFree tier: No	Partly	10 MB in the trial editor; 150 MB in the compress toolNot published	$10.99/monthPDF Editor, per user on annual billing
Xodo	Mostly local	Not stated	Yes	Not stated	Not published1 action per day	$39.99/yearXodo Web
PDF24 Tools	Their servers	No	No	No	None publishedNone	Freeno paid plan
pdfFiller	Their servers	For some tasks	YesFree tier: limited	Partly	100 MB and 1,500 pagesTrial only	$8/monthBasic, per user billed annually
Canva PDF editor	Their servers	Yes	Yes	No	300 MB, 500 pages, 1,400 elementsNone	$12/monthapprox.regionalthird-partyPro billed yearly, per third-party listings
PDFescape	Their servers	No	PartlyFree tier: No	Not stated	10 MB and 100 pages"Usage rates" enforced; numbers not published	$2.99/monthPremium billed yearly
DocHub	Their servers	Yes	YesFree tier: limited	No	31 MB3 core-feature uses per month	$8/monthBasic billed yearly
Soda PDF	Their servers	Not stated	YesFree tier: limited	Partly	3 MB free (100 MB upload limit on paid plans)2 files per day	$7–15/monthapprox.third-partyat checkoutPro; the vendor shows the price only at checkout

"Keeps original font" means the vendor's editor sets retyped text in the PDF's embedded font rather than a substitute. Prices are the lowest paid plan in the currency the vendor showed and change often; a regional, approximate or third-party figure is marked as such, and each page links to the source it was read from.