Sejda Alternative: A Desktop PDF Editor You Buy Once
Sejda is a solid PDF toolkit, especially if you work mostly in a browser. On its pricing page, the desktop app comes with a yearly plan that renews automatically. If you would rather pay once and keep your editor, here is how HanFlow PDF compares.
What Sejda offers
Sejda runs as a web app and also offers a downloadable desktop program. A free tier covers light tasks, though it comes with page and hourly limits. Paid plans remove those restrictions and add batch processing and OCR.
The plan lineup includes a Web Week Pass—a one-time charge for a week of web access that does not auto-renew—a Web Monthly subscription for ongoing web use, and a Desktop+Web Annual plan that bundles the desktop app with web access for a year. Monthly and annual plans renew automatically until you cancel from your account page (Sejda pricing page, checked November 2026).
The week pass works well for one-off projects. If you need the desktop program, the pricing page lists it only with the annual plan, which renews until you cancel.
What HanFlow PDF includes
HanFlow PDF is a PDF program for Windows, Mac, Android, and iPhone, with a web app as well. It lets you edit text and images, erase parts of a page, convert PDF to Word and PowerPoint, turn images into PDF and back, and export pages as images. OCR handles scanned documents. You can merge, reorder, and rotate pages, add page numbers and watermarks, highlight and comment, draw with a pen, protect files with a password, and sign.
The interface supports 26 languages. On Windows, HanFlow PDF installs per user, so most PCs do not require administrator rights.
Week pass, yearly plan, or pay once
Sejda's Web Week Pass suits a short project—you pay once for a week, nothing renews. The Desktop+Web Annual plan makes sense if you need both web and desktop tools for a full year, though it auto-renews until canceled.
HanFlow PDF takes a different approach on the desktop side. The Windows and Mac program is sold as a perpetual license: pay once for the version you buy, use it with no time limit, and you are never charged automatically. Monthly and yearly plans also exist. iPhone and Android apps are sold as in-app subscriptions; the perpetual license applies to the desktop program only.
For current pricing and the trial, visit the HanFlow PDF pricing page.
How to choose
Pick Sejda's week pass if you have a single web-based task and want no commitment. Pick the annual plan if you need both their web and desktop tools on a yearly cycle.
Choose HanFlow PDF's perpetual license if you want a desktop editor for Windows or Mac that you buy once and keep—no annual renewal, no automatic charges. If you also need mobile access, HanFlow PDF's iPhone and Android apps are available as separate subscriptions.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Sejda offer a perpetual desktop license?
The pricing page does not list one. Sejda Desktop comes with the Desktop+Web Annual plan, which renews yearly until you stop auto-renewal; the Week Pass and Monthly plan cover the web app only (Sejda pricing page, checked November 2026).
Can I install HanFlow PDF without administrator rights?
On Windows, yes. HanFlow PDF installs per user, so most PCs do not need an admin account to set it up. A Mac version is also available.
Is there a free trial for HanFlow PDF?
Yes. For details on the trial and current pricing, see the pricing page.