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EasyEditPDF vs Smallpdf: edit PDF text online

Smallpdf changes existing text on its paid Pro plan; EasyEditPDF does it for free, for files under 5 MiB (25 MiB on Pro) edited on a computer.

Feature	EasyEditPDF	Smallpdf
Edit existing PDF text	Yes, free. Downloading the edited PDF needs a free account with a confirmed email address.	Yes, on the paid Pro plan (with a 7-day free trial). The free account can add text, images, highlights and drawings.
Free limits	Files under 5 MiB and up to 100 pages; 3 exports a month on a free account.	A daily task and download limit; the number is not stated on the pricing page. File size and page limits not stated.
Scanned PDFs (OCR)	No. Scanned pages cannot be edited.	Yes, on Pro.
Platforms	In a desktop browser with nothing to install. Not on phones or touch-screen tablets.	In the browser with nothing to install, plus mobile apps for Android and iOS.
File retention	Files uploaded without an account are kept for one day from upload; on a free account, kept for 7 days from upload, or from when the file moved into your account. Backups are covered in the privacy policy.	Files used with the free tools are deleted after one hour; files in an account are kept until you delete them.

Checked against each product’s own pages on Oct 1, 2026. Plans and limits change; prices are left to their sites. Product names are trademarks of their owners; EasyEditPDF is not affiliated with them.

Choose Smallpdf if

Your PDF is scanned and needs text recognition (OCR) first.
You want OCR and the other Pro tools, and a paid plan suits you.
You want to edit on your phone.

Choose EasyEditPDF if

Changing the words already in a PDF is free here, without a trial; downloading needs a free account.
It suits a file under 5 MiB (25 MiB on Pro), corrected on a computer.

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