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PDFsam Basic vs Sejda PDF: catalog facts
PDFsam Basic	Sejda PDF
Freemium PDFsam Basic is free and open source under the AGPL 3.0. PDFsam Enhanced and Visual are…	Freemium A limited free tier is available. Paid plans remove the limits.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux, Web
Batch split, merge, rotate, extract and alternate-mix operations Completely offline; files never leave the machine	Desktop version processes files entirely locally Online files are deleted automatically after a short period
No text editing, form filling or OCR in the free edition JavaFX interface feels unlike a native app on every platform	Free use is limited to a few tasks per hour and small documents Closed source
Downloadable app	Web application, Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: AGPL-3.0	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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