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PDFgear vs Sejda PDF
Both do 8 of the same PDF tools tasks. Below is what each says about its own limits and pricing, and how each ranks on signals we can measure or quote.
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PDFgear
Free PDF apps for desktop and mobile plus online tools, by PDF GEAR TECH PTE. LTD. (Singapore).
Signals score: 3.6 / 5 · not a hands-on test
Visit www.pdfgear.comB
Sejda PDF
Online PDF tools and a desktop app by Sejda BV (Amsterdam, Netherlands).
Signals score: 3.8 / 5 · not a hands-on test
Visit www.sejda.comPricing, limits and privacy
- Free tier
- A: Says it is free to use. The online editor is limited to 50 MB; the desktop app has no file-size limit. No daily caps are stated.
- B: Free for documents up to 50 pages or 50 MB, and 3 tasks an hour. Some tools are tighter: one file per task, 20 pages per conversion, 10 pages per OCR task.
- Paid plan
- A: No paid plan is listed. It says some advanced features may become paid in future, with no date set.
- B: A 7-day pass for $5 (one-time) and a yearly plan for $63 that includes Sejda Desktop. Paid removes the page and hourly limits and allows files up to 500 MB. We could not verify the monthly price.
- Signup
- A: Not required.
- B: No signup required.
- Watermark
- A: Says it adds no watermark to merged PDFs or exported files.
- B: Not stated.
- Where files go
- A: Merge runs on your device in the browser. Some advanced conversions may be processed on Amazon cloud servers and deleted immediately afterwards. AI features send content to Microsoft Azure OpenAI only after you consent. The desktop app works offline.
- B: Web tools upload files to Sejda's servers and delete them automatically after 2 hours, with encryption in transit and at rest. Sejda Desktop processes files on your computer.
From each tool's own pages, checked 2026-10-31. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them. Sources are listed on each tool's page.
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- Only Sejda PDF: Protect PDF, OCR PDF
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