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Sejda alternative.Your own PDF editor for $25.

What it is

Sejda is a set of more than 30 PDF tools on the web and the desktop.1,3 It started in 2010 as an open source project and is based in Amsterdam.1 Its tools merge, split, compress, convert and sign PDFs.2 Its online editor adds text, links, images and shapes to a PDF.2

What people pay

PlanPriceIncludes
Free$0 per user3Page and hourly limits, limited file uploads, tool specific limits
Web Week Pass$5 per user for 7 days, one-time payment37 days of Sejda Web, no desktop
Web Monthly$7.50 per user per month, recurring3Sejda Web, no desktop
Desktop+Web Annual$63 per user per year, recurring3Sejda Web and a year of Sejda Desktop

Prices as listed on the official pages on 2026-10-07. Prices change, so check the sources below.

What the paid plans add

The editor page lists a free limit of 200 pages or 50 MB per document and 3 tasks per hour.2 Free users are limited to a single file per task.2 Paid plans remove page and hourly limits and accept files up to 500 MB.3

What a copy needs to do

  • Merge several PDFs and reorder pages
  • Split by page ranges
  • Add text boxes in a chosen font and size
  • No hourly task limit and no page limit
  • Cover content with a white box
  • Save the edited file in the browser

How to build it yourself

  1. pdf-lib draws text, images and vector graphics on new or existing PDF pages.4
  2. PDFPage.drawText, drawImage and drawRectangle place text, pictures and white boxes at set coordinates.5
  3. PDFDocument.embedPng and embedJpg load an image into the document before it is drawn.6
  4. PDFDocument.copyPages moves pages between documents, which merges and splits files.6
  5. PDF.js parses and renders each page in the browser, which gives the editing view.7
  6. A Next.js static export renders the editor to static HTML for hosting on Vercel.8

What a copy leaves out

  • Editing text already in the PDF
  • OCR, conversions and compression
  • Fillable form creation and desktop app

Or order it built

$25, ready in 4 hours, 1 revision. You pay only after we say yes, and a full refund if it does not work for you.

Build me my own PDF editor for my freelance paperwork, running in the browser only. Keep: merge and split files, add text boxes and my signature image anywhere on a page, cover parts with a white box, no limit on tasks per hour or pages per file.
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References

  1. Sejda. Hello, we're Sejda. Accessed 2026-10-07.
  2. Sejda. Online PDF editor. Accessed 2026-10-07.
  3. Sejda. Pricing. Accessed 2026-10-07.
  4. pdf-lib. PDF-LIB: Create and modify PDF documents in any JavaScript environment. Accessed 2026-10-07.
  5. pdf-lib. PDFPage class reference. Accessed 2026-10-07.
  6. pdf-lib. PDFDocument class reference. Accessed 2026-10-07.
  7. Mozilla. PDF.js. Accessed 2026-10-07.
  8. Next.js. Guides: Static Exports. Accessed 2026-10-07.

Sejda is a trademark of its owner. HundredBucks is not affiliated with Sejda. A copy does what the product does, with its own name and design.