Docusplit vs Sejda: splitting a scanned PDF, compared

Sejda is a polished web PDF toolkit that splits by page count, bookmarks, size or a text change. Docusplit reads each page, decides where a document ends and names the file as it goes.

In short

The difference is the rule. In Sejda you define what to split on; that is repeatable, but it expects uniform documents with a text layer. In Docusplit there is no rule; the AI reads each page, keeps continuation pages together and writes invoice number, company and date into the filename and a CSV. For scanned batches from mixed senders that is the shorter route; for uniform exports with a fixed marker, Sejda is cheaper and needs no AI.

Feature comparison

Feature	Docusplit	Sejda
Detects document boundaries with AI		Rule by page count, bookmarks, size or text change
Names files by content	InvoiceNo_Company or Type_Sender_Date	Text split names by the marked text field
Reads scans without a text layer	AI vision, no text layer in the output	Needs a text layer; OCR tool available
Mixed batches of invoices, letters, receipts, contracts		Only if your rule captures it
CSV overview with invoice number, company, date, confidence
File size and quota	50 MB per PDF, page quota per plan	Free 50 MB and 200 pages, 3 tasks/hour; paid 500 MB with no page cap
Broad PDF toolkit (merge, edit, compress, OCR)
Desktop app for offline work		In the Desktop+Web plan
Free use	30 pages once, with an account	Free tier without a login; text split up to 10 pages
Runs in the browser, nothing to install

Pricing

Docusplit

Free trial: 30 pages once, free account, no credit card Starter: €9.99/month, 100 pages Pro: €29.99/month, 300 pages Max: €99.99/month, 1,000 pages 20% off on yearly billing, 14-day money-back guarantee

Sejda

Free: up to 200 pages or 50 MB per file, 3 tasks per hour; text split free up to 10 pages Web week pass: €5.50 Web monthly: €8.50/month Desktop + Web: €71/year Paid plans have no page or hourly caps, files up to 500 MB, OCR up to 100 pages As of August 2026, sejda.com/pricing (EUR prices)

Docusplit and Sejda at a glance

What speaks for Docusplit

The AI finds document boundaries on its own; you type no page count and mark no text field
Filenames follow a fixed pattern, such as INV-2024-281_Acme-Corp.pdf or Contract_Northwind-Ltd_2025-01-15.pdf
Scans are read with AI vision, with no OCR pass beforehand
The ZIP includes a CSV overview with invoice number, company, date and confidence, optionally with folders by month or sender
GDPR-compliant: deleted after processing, no AI training

What speaks for Sejda

A broad PDF toolkit from Amsterdam with split, merge, edit, compress, OCR and workflows in one subscription
Cheaper at high volume, because paid plans (€8.50/month, €71/year with the desktop app) have no page cap
If your documents carry a fixed marker in a fixed spot, such as an invoice number top right, Sejda's text split is repeatable and needs no AI
For one-off page splits the free tier (up to 200 pages, 3 tasks per hour) works without a login
Files up to 500 MB on paid plans, against 50 MB at Docusplit

Try split and rename on 30 free pages

Upload a scanned batch with no page count and no text rule; the ZIP comes back with named files and a CSV overview, after about six to ten seconds per page.

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Docusplit vs Sejda: common questions

What is the main difference between Docusplit and Sejda?

Sejda splits by a rule you set, such as every n pages, at bookmarks, by file size, or wherever a marked text field changes from page to page. At Docusplit the AI reads each page and decides by content where a document ends, including scans without a text layer; continuation pages stay with their document.

Can Sejda name the split files by content?

Partly. In its text split, Sejda carries the detected text into the filename (default pattern sejda_[FILENUMBER]_[TEXT]), and a separate Rename tool names files by page text. Both need a text layer and a spot on the page that you mark. The AI at Docusplit sets invoice number and company, or document type, sender and date, even on image-only scans.

Is Docusplit a full PDF toolkit like Sejda?

No. Sejda offers merge, edit, compress, sign, OCR and more. Here there is only the splitting of a batch into single documents, plus naming and the CSV.

Which should I choose?

Choose Sejda if you want a broad PDF toolkit, your batches are uniform and a marker in a fixed spot defines the split. Choose Docusplit if mixed scanned batches from different senders regularly need to become named single documents, with no rule and no OCR beforehand.