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Fyllyo or UPDF? An honest comparison.

UPDF is a full editor with Office conversion and apps for every platform, and one licence covers four devices. Fyllyo’s free tools save without a watermark, it opens XFA forms, and its AI runs on your Mac instead of a server.

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Free, with no account · Fyllyo Paid is $99 once · Apple silicon, macOS 13 or later

The short answer

Choose Fyllyo if

  • You want a free version that saves without a watermark. UPDF’s free version adds one.
  • You fill XFA forms. UPDF says it doesn’t support XFA.
  • You want AI that runs on your Mac, included in the price. UPDF’s AI is an add-on and uses its servers.
  • You want text recognition without a separate download.

Choose UPDF if

  • You want one licence for Windows, Mac, iPhone and Android (up to four devices).
  • You convert PDFs to Word, Excel or PowerPoint.
  • You want the lower one-time price: UPDF lists $79.99, against Fyllyo’s $99.
  • You use an Intel Mac (though UPDF’s text recognition needs Apple silicon).

Side by side

What UPDF does comes from its own pages, checked October 2026. Sources are below the table.

FeatureFyllyoUPDF
PriceFree, or $99 once$49.99 a year or $79.99 once
Free versionNo watermark, no limits on the free toolsWatermark on save; 2 conversions a day
DevicesOne Mac at a timeUp to 4 (2 desktops, 2 mobiles)
Make scans searchable (OCR)Free, built inApple silicon only, 1.4 GB plugin
RedactionPaid, with a check for leftoversYes, plus Sanitize Document
Edit textPaid
Sign with a certificatePaid
Dynamic XFA formsPaidNot supported
AIFills forms from documents, on your MacSeparate subscription, on UPDF’s servers
Export to Word, Excel or PowerPoint
iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows

Sources: UPDF pricing and free version · UPDF annual plan · UPDF FAQs (OCR, offline) · UPDF and XFA · UPDF AI FAQs · UPDF Mac guide: protect and redact

Questions

Is UPDF free?

UPDF has a free version, but it adds a watermark when you save, limits conversions to two a day and text recognition to five uses. Fyllyo’s free tools have no watermark and don’t expire.

Does UPDF support XFA forms?

UPDF says it doesn’t support XFA right now. Fyllyo Paid opens and fills most XFA forms.

Where does UPDF’s AI run?

UPDF’s AI help pages describe GPT-5 and DeepSeek models and servers in the United States, and the AI is a separate subscription. Fyllyo’s form filling runs on an AI model on your Mac, included in Fyllyo Paid.

Which is cheaper?

UPDF lists $49.99 a year or $79.99 once, for up to four devices, and its prices change with sales. Fyllyo’s free tools cost nothing, and Fyllyo Paid is $99 once for one Mac.

See it for yourself

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