| PDF-XChange Editor |
$62 Standard / $79 Plus (one-time) |
Perpetual + optional maintenance |
✅ |
Edit text/images, annotate, OCR, merge, split |
| Foxit PDF Editor |
$129.99–$159.99 / year |
Subscription |
✅ (Desktop), but cloud tools online |
Full editing, e-sign, AI features |
| PDFsam Basic |
Free |
Open Source |
✅ |
Merge, split, rotate, extract pages (no editing) |
| Sejda PDF Desktop |
Free (limits) or ~$63 / year |
Subscription or one-time |
✅ |
Edit text/images, merge, split, compress, limits in free version |
| Nitro PDF Pro |
$179–$219 (one-time) |
Perpetual |
✅ |
Full editing, batch processing, form handling |
| Able2Extract Pro |
$149.95 (one-time) |
Perpetual |
✅ |
Convert, edit, OCR, create PDFs, form tools |
| Soda PDF Desktop |
$84/year (approx.) or $159 lifetime |
Subscription or one-time |
✅ |
Edit, merge, split, OCR, secure PDFs |
| PdfCandy |
Lifetime 99 Dollar Web |
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Onetime |
✅ |
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