Comparison
Edit My PDF vs Canva PDF editor
Canva imports a PDF as a design, breaks it into editable elements and exports a new PDF, inside its full design suite.
| At a glance |  Canva PDF editor | Edit My PDF |
|---|---|---|
| Where your file is processed | Uploaded to their serversThe PDF is uploaded and converted into a Canva design stored in your account; Canva stores data in the United States. | In your browserEverything runs in your tab with pdf.js and pdf-lib. Nothing is uploaded. |
| File retention | Uploads and designs stay in your account until you delete them. | Nothing is sent, so nothing is retained. Documents stay in your browser's IndexedDB until you remove them. |
| Account | RequiredA Canva account is required. | Not required |
| Free tier | Free with an account: files up to 300 MB and 500 pages. Custom font upload and print-ready export need a paid plan.File size cap: 300 MB, 500 pages, 1,400 elements. Limit: None. Watermark: on some outputs. | Everything is free. No task counter, no watermark, no file size cap beyond browser memory. |
| Paid plans | $12/monthapprox.regionalthird-partyPro: Regional pricing; third-party trackers list about $12 a month billed yearly or $18 monthly in the USCustom fonts, print export, 100 GB storage.Business: About $20.83 per person per month billed yearly (third-party)Teams plan is closed to new sign-ups. | None. Everything is free. |
| Edits the text already on the page | Yes | Yes |
| Keeps the page's original font | No"Unsupported fonts may be replaced with similar fonts"; layouts "may shift slightly after import"; pages become images in an A4 document and not all text is editable. | YesOpens the clicked text in the PDF's embedded font, at its size, colour, letter and word spacing; exports it as real text in a subset of that font. |
| Annotate and draw | Yes | Yes |
| Sign | Partly | Yes |
| Fill forms | No | No |
| OCR | No | No |
| Convert to and from other formats | Yes | No |
| Merge and split | Yes | No |
| Compress | Yes | No |
| Desktop apps | Yes | No |
| Mobile apps | Yes | No |
| API | Yes | No |
- Free with high limits, inside a complete design suite.
- Real-time collaboration, sharing links and brand controls for teams.
- Converting a PDF into a presentation, images or video, and translating it.
- Apps on every platform and a developer API.
Where Canva PDF editor is better
- The page stays the page: Edit My PDF edits in place with the original fonts and layout, where Canva re-sets the document in its own fonts on an A4 page model and warns that layouts may shift.
- No upload and no account.
- Scanned pages and flattened images are treated the same by both; neither can edit them.
Where Edit My PDF is better
Canva Teams is closed to new sign-ups in favour of Business; third-party trackers record several Pro price changes in 2026. The privacy policy was updated on 2 November 2026.
Read on 2 November 2026 from Canva Pty Ltd's own pages, with independent reviews used only to fill gaps. Prices are as the vendor showed them, in the currency and region seen. Where a vendor publishes nothing, the page says "Not stated".
- Canva PDF editor
- Canva help: import and edit PDFs
- Canva help: upload formats and requirements
- Canva pricing
- Canva trust: privacy (data location)
- Third-party price tracker for Canva
Canva PDF editor is a product of Canva Pty Ltd, Sydney. The name is used only to identify the product being compared.
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