# Edit My PDF vs Sejda: where files go, what is free, fonts

> Sejda compared with Edit My PDF: where files are processed, free limits, pricing, and whether editing text keeps the original font. Facts checked 2 November 2026.

Canonical: https://editmypdf.dev/compare/sejda/

A web PDF editor and toolset with an unusually generous free tier, and a desktop app that processes files locally.

Facts checked 2 November 2026

## In short

Sejda has the most generous free text editor of the big web tools and is honest about its fonts. For a small file that also needs OCR or conversion, use Sejda. For editing in the page's own font without uploads or hourly limits, Edit My PDF.

Sejda and Edit My PDF on three facts
|  | Sejda | Edit My PDF |
| --- | --- | --- |
| runs in your browser | No | Yes |
| edits existing text | Yes | Yes |
| keeps the page's font | Partly | Yes |

| At a glance | Sejda | Edit My PDF |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Where your file is processed | Uploaded to their servers (The web editor uploads the file; Sejda Desktop processes on your computer.) | In your browser (Everything runs in your tab with pdf.js and pdf-lib. Nothing is uploaded.) |
| File retention | Uploaded files are deleted after two hours. Hosting is on DigitalOcean and Google Cloud in the US and Europe. | Nothing is sent, so nothing is retained. Documents stay in your browser's IndexedDB until you remove them. |
| Account | Not required (No sign-up required for the free tier.) | Not required |
| Free tier | Documents up to 200 pages or 50 MB, three tasks an hour, one file per task, including editing existing text. (File size cap: 50 MB or 200 pages. Limit: 3 tasks per hour. Watermark: not stated.) | Everything is free. No task counter, no watermark, no file size cap beyond browser memory. |
| Paid plans | $5/week **Web Week Pass**: $5 one-time for seven days · **Web Monthly**: $7.50 per user per month · **Desktop + Web Annual**: $63 per user per year · **Desktop Week Pass**: $7.95 one-time for seven days ·  | None. Everything is free. |
| Edits the text already on the page | Yes | Yes |
| Keeps the page's original font | Partly (Edits in the embedded font when it has the characters you type; otherwise offers a "very similar" web font from a list of about 35. Local fonts are not available online.) | Yes (Opens 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 | Yes | Yes |
| Fill forms | Yes | No |
| OCR | Yes | No |
| Convert to and from other formats | Yes | No |
| Merge and split | Yes | No |
| Compress | Yes | No |
| Desktop apps | Yes | No |
| Mobile apps | No | No |
| API | Partly | No |

### Where Sejda is better

-   OCR (10 pages free, 100 on paid plans) and automatic form-field detection.
-   Conversions, compression, deskew, Bates numbering, bookmarks and dozens of page tools.
-   A cheap one-off week pass instead of a subscription.
-   A desktop app for macOS, Windows and Linux that processes locally and can use installed fonts.
-   Candid documentation of its font limits, in the editor itself.

### Where Edit My PDF is better

-   No upload. Sejda keeps web files for up to two hours on cloud hosting that includes US regions.
-   No 50 MB, 200-page or three-tasks-an-hour limit, and no cap on saves.
-   The embedded font and its spacing are kept rather than a "very similar" substitute, and the export embeds that font.
-   Nothing to buy for unlimited use.

Terms updated March 2026 and the privacy policy in October 2026, naming Google Cloud for AI-assisted form-field detection.

### 

Read on 2 November 2026 from Sejda BV'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".

1.  [Sejda pricing](https://www.sejda.com/pricing)
2.  [Sejda PDF editor (limits and font dialogs)](https://www.sejda.com/pdf-editor)
3.  [Sejda desktop](https://www.sejda.com/desktop)
4.  [Sejda privacy policy](https://www.sejda.com/privacy)
5.  [Sejda help](https://www.sejda.com/help)

Sejda is a product of Sejda BV, Amsterdam. The name is used only to identify the product being compared.

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