PDF Architect vs Sejda PDF Forms

PDF Architect is a Windows PDF viewer and editor for creating, viewing, and editing PDF files. It can change text and images, manage pages, merge files, and insert or customize page elements. Conversion covers PDF, Word, Excel, HTML, text, and image formats. Review features include annotations and comparing two PDFs; form tools support creating and filling fillable forms. Secure adds passwords, permission levels, and digital signatures. E-Sign lets users prepare, send, and track documents in the application and creates a manifest for archiving the signature process; it requires a PDF Architect account. The Free plan costs nothing and includes viewing, creation from Word, Excel, and PPT, page rotation, deletion and rearrangement, and merging. Business deployment supports MSI packages and GPO, and the maker describes it as cloud-optional and local by default. Microsoft Office is required for plug-in use and Word conversion.

Sejda PDF Forms creates fillable PDF documents from an existing PDF or a blank document. Form fields include text boxes, textareas, radio buttons, checkboxes, dropdowns, and signature boxes. Fields can be required, assigned character limits, set with alignment and font options, and arranged in tab order. Publishing creates a shareable, non-expiring link for others to fill and sign the form, then return it by email. Online uploads can come from Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, a web address, or a local computer. The free online service allows documents up to 200 pages or 50 MB and three tasks per hour. Sejda offers web and desktop access on Linux, macOS, and Windows. Desktop processes documents locally; online documents are encrypted in transit and at rest. Sejda says it does not offer document storage, and published forms are saved in the user's Google Drive with public link access. Editing existing text in scanned documents is not supported, though new text, images, and annotations can be added. Paid options include a 5.00 USD one-time Web Week Pass and a $7.50 a month Web Monthly plan.