Adobe Acrobat vs. Adobe Acrobat Sign

Adobe Acrobat

Adobe Acrobat

3214 Reviews and Ratings

Adobe Acrobat Sign

Adobe Acrobat Sign

558 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Adobe Acrobat	Score 8.8 out of 10	N/A	Adobe Acrobat DC is the current version of the well-established document / PDF management solution, part of the Adobe Document Cloud (the other part being Adobe's eSign services based on technology acquired with EchoSign in 2011).	$19.99 per month
Adobe Acrobat Sign	Score 8.5 out of 10	Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)	Acrobat Sign is an e-signature solution that combines simple and secure e-signatures with Adobe Acrobat. With Acrobat Sign, the user can create, sign, send for signature, manage, and track documents from one Adobe platform. The user can create signing experiences for customers and teams by enabling them to sign documents on any device or browser – anytime, anywhere. No additional software download or accounts are needed. As Microsoft’s e-signature solution, Acrobat Sign…	$14.99 per month license

Pricing

Adobe Acrobat

Adobe Acrobat Sign

Editions & Modules

Acrobat Pro for Individuals: $19.99
per month
Acrobat Pro for Teams: $23.99
per month per user
Acrobat Studio for Individuals: $24.99
per month

Acrobat Standard DC for teams: $14.99
per month license
Acrobat Pro DC with advanced e-sign: $16.99
per month license
Acrobat Sign Solutions: Call 800-685-4192 for pricing

Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Adobe Acrobat	Adobe Acrobat Sign
Free Trial
Yes	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

Optional

$34.99 license per month

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Community Pulse
	Adobe Acrobat	Adobe Acrobat Sign
Considered Both Products	Adobe Acrobat GM Gina Monthes Operations Manager Chose Adobe Acrobat Both read documents through Adobe, which is better for security and because the service is more optimized. Incentivized Helpful? David Vasquez Associate Chose Adobe Acrobat They perform similary but Adobe Acrobat is a better swiss army knife then most platforms. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Adobe Acrobat Adobe Acrobat is the gold standard and you pay for it. It is easy to use and works how you expect it to. The alternatives are cheaper, but don't offer as many features, and require retaining everyone to switch applications. Incentivized Helpful? Amanda Khan Client Coordinator / IT Recruiter Chose Adobe Acrobat In comparison to Smallpdf and iLovePDF, inevitably, Adobe Acrobat is the most popular and higher marketed software. Additionally, Smallpdf and iLovePDF are online conversion software, so your document needs to be uploaded to a cloud where it is converted and then you need to … Incentivized Helpful? Jennifer Blair Creative Director and Owner Chose Adobe Acrobat This isn't really a good comparison, but Adobe Acrobat is more of a program that works among all of these, and I'll keep using it as long as it's a part of Adobe CC. Otherwise, I see DocuSign as suitable for secure/private documents, and Dropbox file previews allows a pretty … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Adobe Acrobat It offers functionality that the office suite just doesn't really seem to dabble in e.g. locking down documents or proper redaction abilities. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Adobe Acrobat Adobe Acrobat is light-years beyond GIMP. Not only is it a better way to view photos for documents, it is far easier to use at it is visually pleasing and easy to navigate. Adobe is more robust than Canva. Though Canva has more creative capabilities, Adobe has more … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Adobe Acrobat Adobe stacks up very well against Microsoft 365. In addition, it also integrates well with many of the tools offered through our Microsoft 365 subscription and in many cases increases the value and functionality of those tools and programs. Adobe Acrobat serves to fill out our … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Adobe Acrobat There's no comparison; Adobe does it better, faster and more reliable. It's interface is simpler, more intuitive and easier to use. Acrobat is an industry go to solution for business needs. We value its solid foundation, limited issues and dependability. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Adobe Acrobat I don't use any of the aforementioned anymore, so that pretty much says it all. They don't stack up. I use Salesforce, but not for document saving. Only for it's other CRM features. Microsoft 365 Business I use, but there is always a needed add on when it comes to document … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Adobe Acrobat The team has been able to streamline patient management using Cerner’s practice management tools. As a result, scheduling, billing, and documentation have become more efficient, reducing administrative burden and improving overall patient care. The team has been able to enhance … Incentivized Helpful? Muhammed Ronaq BS Founder of Finite X Reality Chose Adobe Acrobat Adobe Acrobat stands out because its more powefull and feature rich as compared to these free tools. and it offers more compatibilty, security and many other editing options in a single software. which is much suitable for professional work rather than these cheap alternatives. … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Adobe Acrobat Not applicable. Acrobat is a legacy product for us. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Adobe Acrobat I have never used another product other than Adobe Acrobat and there is a reason for it. Adobe Acrobat is the best and it works with every system globally. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Adobe Acrobat Great at what it does Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Adobe Acrobat Adobe Experience Manager and Asset Data Manager Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Adobe Acrobat AdCreative.ai Incentivized Helpful? DF Danielle Fujii Librarian Chose Adobe Acrobat Adobe Acrobat has more functions that a lot of the PDF converters and editors that are web based. It's also easier to use than the Microsoft one. Incentivized Helpful? Vic Piano SVP, Global Executive Creative Dir Chose Adobe Acrobat Adobe PhotoShop, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Illustrator CC and Adobe InDesign Incentivized Helpful? CL Chris Lee Tech Coordinator Chose Adobe Acrobat Foxit PDF Editor Incentivized Helpful? Madison Kevorkian Senior Project Manager Chose Adobe Acrobat Adobe Firefly Incentivized Helpful? VN Vanessa Noesi Visual Art Teacher Chose Adobe Acrobat Adobe InDesign, Adobe PhotoShop, Adobe Illustrator CC and Firefly Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Adobe Acrobat Microsoft 365 Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Adobe Acrobat It was provided as a tool by company so no evaluation was done personally by me Incentivized Helpful? PS Peter Strand Dept Chair Chose Adobe Acrobat Adobe Express and Adobe Experience Manager Forms Incentivized Helpful?	Adobe Acrobat Sign Verified User Anonymous Chose Adobe Acrobat Sign I chose Acrobat Sign over DocuSign based on cost. Having used DocuSign previously, it would have been worth the extra money to stay with them. PandaDoc seemed straightforward and cost-effective, but I wanted to use a brand that would have wider recognition. Incentivized Helpful? Kennedy Humphrey MBA HR Manager Chose Adobe Acrobat Sign DocuSign is a little more user-friendly and more updated that Adobe Acrobat Sign. Ultimately, we made the switch to Adobe due to their product offerings. By choosing Adobe, we can utilize other platforms within the suite that allow us to further edit documents. Which provides … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Adobe Acrobat Sign We were thinking about using DocuSign because it integrates with our HCM system, but it was so astronomically expensive that we couldn't justify the purchase. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Adobe Acrobat Sign Adobe Acrobat Sign is a little more robust than signwell. It easily categorizes all of your documents for tracking. It's also nice to be able to see what's signed, what is pending, when someone has viewed the document vs actually completed it and being able to send reminders … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Adobe Acrobat Sign Better integrates with our other systems, and allows employees to use it easier along other applications. We already use lots of adobe products so the decision was based heavily on that. I think Adobe Acrobat Sign can be a little clunky at times, but once a user has been … Incentivized Helpful? Neha Pant Senior Manager Sales Chose Adobe Acrobat Sign DocuSign and SpotDraft Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Adobe Acrobat Sign We did not evaluate any other products since we were already using Creative Cloud and specifically Acrobat, however I have received DocuSign files from vendors for signature. Incentivized Helpful? Jeff Keeney Sales and Customer Success at Cross-Sell Chose Adobe Acrobat Sign Using Docusign for years and then Adobe Acrobat Sign, the decision to try PandaDoc was a surprise but they quickly captured our teams interest and eventually our business. The analytics, drag and drop features for template creation and the ability to modify documents on the fly … Incentivized Helpful? LH Luke Holocher Business Manager Chose Adobe Acrobat Sign The biggest difference in why we chose Adobe was because of the pricing structure. DocuSign has a "envelope" cost and you pay for certain amounts of envelopes. However, if you send more envelopes than you have paid for, either you have to a pay a premium or extend your contract … Incentivized Helpful? DM Doug Marchand IT Manager Chose Adobe Acrobat Sign I feel Adobe Acrobat Sign holds their own to the DocuSign brand. I see more organizations using DocuSign, but feel I can easily use the toolset that Adobe Acrobat Sign offers. I really like the signature tracking feature that Adobe Acrobat Sign offers and combined with the … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Adobe Acrobat Sign They are just different. Adobe's number one feature that puts it above it's competitors is that your document, the signing process, all of it exists within Adobe. There is no need to go from Word, to Adobe, to DocuSign. It saves you time and makes life easy for you (and for … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Adobe Acrobat Sign Pricing was within the budget, user friendly and the entire team was aware about Adobe solutions and usage (brand awareness). They have Trusted Security Standards implemented which met our needs for compliance and the tool users Simple Signing Instructions which make the life … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Adobe Acrobat Sign i am not a person selected Acrobat Sign as our company solution. i use both Acrobat Sign and DocuSign as end user. I am not comparing both feature but as end user, i think Adobe Acrobat Sign is easier to use since some menu on DocuSign is strange translation when i choose … Incentivized Helpful? Kristen Albertsen Head of People Chose Adobe Acrobat Sign I have prior experience at a previous company with DocuSign, and while that platform may provide a smaller set of features & functionality, it is also more intuitive for first-time users. Incentivized Helpful? Emily Wallace Talent Acquisition Coordinator Chose Adobe Acrobat Sign We utilize DocuSign over Adobe Acrobat Sign for e-signature purposes. The functionality of DocuSign is much greater in its' self-contained application; usability appears superior, and, to my knowledge, costing is more beneficial for the total value package. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Adobe Acrobat Sign Both Adobe Acrobat Sign and DocuSign are prominent e-signature solutions on the market. Adobe Acrobat Sign has much better integration with other Adobe Suite products such as Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Creative Cloud which are also used at Uniper. It also has a more user-friendly … Incentivized Helpful? 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Verified User Anonymous Chose Adobe Acrobat Sign I was looking for a tool which needs no approval (third party) as well as well aware of it. I was using acrobat so has fair knowledge of features and options Incentivized Helpful? Eugenio Fajardo Jefe de Proyectos de Cómputo Chose Adobe Acrobat Sign Adobe Sign is very even with the options evaluated in the top of tools for electronic signatures. One of the big things that set it apart is the previous implementation we had with other Adobe products. This greatly simplifies the implementation as well as the necessary … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Adobe Acrobat Sign I can't remember which products I've used, but I've tried several, and none of them compare to Adobe Acrobat Sign. It is the easiest to use and has the best UX/UI. Incentivized Helpful? Paul Olenik Enterprise Account Executive Chose Adobe Acrobat Sign I would rate GetAccept as a superior product due to the collaborative aspect of the document, as well as the notifications and read receipts are much more robust. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Adobe Acrobat Sign For me, DocuSign is used when a standard form is already in play - nothing needs to be changed and it's a part of a larger template. Adobe Sign however is always used for forms which are unique to a client's particular situation, needs to be edited, or created from scratch. … Incentivized Helpful?

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User Ratings
	Adobe Acrobat	Adobe Acrobat Sign
Likelihood to Recommend	9.1 (0 ratings)	7.0 (0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	9.7 (0 ratings)	8.0 (0 ratings)
Usability	9.3 (0 ratings)	7.3 (0 ratings)
Availability	10.0 (0 ratings)	9.0 (0 ratings)
Performance	8.1 (0 ratings)	9.0 (0 ratings)
Support Rating	7.8 (0 ratings)	7.3 (0 ratings)
Online Training	9.0 (0 ratings)	8.0 (0 ratings)
Implementation Rating	9.6 (0 ratings)	8.0 (0 ratings)
Configurability	8.5 (0 ratings)	9.0 (0 ratings)
Ease of integration	9.0 (0 ratings)	5.0 (0 ratings)
Product Scalability	10.0 (0 ratings)	8.0 (0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale	4.0 (0 ratings)	9.0 (0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale	5.5 (0 ratings)	9.0 (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Adobe Acrobat	Adobe Acrobat Sign
Likelihood to Recommend	Adobe Acrobat is well-suited for editing documents and combining them into a single document if you have such a need. It is super easy, and you can even rearrange the order in which you combine them by simply dragging the documents into the desired order. Adobe Acrobat is great for adding contact documents to your website that customers fill out and complete. Adobe sends it to your email and alerts you so you can then manage the contact from there. Incentivized DB Dennis Blocker Office Manager Read full review	Organizations with heavy usage inside Adobe product suites will find adoption seamless. However as it is driven on Adobe's platform some users may face challenges but as a whole the same business philosophy drives this as other Adobe platforms - they want your business - all of your business and it presents challenges if you don't agree. Product inculturation has been successful for organizations like Apple and even BMW, but with the global economy it can provide an appearance of elitism, often duly earned, or present unnecessary hurdles for integration which always impacts adoption timing and usage. While I understand and agree (for the most part) with revenue driven product layering, I believe that easier integration and full product availability definitely affect both acquisition and retention numbers. Adobe has a mighty and well deserved pedigree, and if you are aware of and prepared for the challenges I listed - you will probably love this software. If you need to have an easier and larger adoption and rollout, there are other options that will be a better fit especially if one of your data points is monitoring the impact and efficacy of the software on your team's time, conversion metrics and the impact on your clients. Adobe doesn't appear fond of self report analytics. On a side note, Adobe is a HUGE corporation and I have managed several of their enterprise platforms and they are awesome at allowing access to and support of legacy products, but identifying direct support was moderately to extremely difficult and requires a patience and tenacity above what one might expect for a company with whom you contribute significant income for their products. In a time when a new software pops up by the minute, having the heritage of Adobe is rock solid but a little more flexibility would make this product more attractive. I would still recommend the product albeit with awareness and acceptance of aforementioned challenges Incentivized Jeff Keeney Sales and Customer Success at Cross-Sell Read full review
Pros	The edit PDF tool is a game changer for our business. There is no other tool that is as easy to use for small, quick PDF edits. Adobe Acrobat makes adding, deleting, and combining PDFs very simple and seamless. The comment tools, and the function to share for my comments with my colleagues, makes it easy to collaborate with my team on the same PDF document. Incentivized Adam Montgomery Business Development Manager Read full review	Adobe Acrobat Sign tracks whether or not a signer has viewed a document Adobe Acrobat Sign tracks when a signer has signed, and the document has been sent to the next signer Adobe Acrobat Sign sends you confirmation emails and progress update emails along the way Adobe Acrobat Sign provides a "confirmation of signing" page at the end of the document package you put together, to prove the signatures are authentic Incentivized KM Kayte Moore Family Law Paralegal Read full review
Cons	Maintain the layout when converting; sometimes, it loses the layout, and things are misaligned. This makes it easier to write in custom text on a PDF, but sometimes I have to convert it from a PDF to a doc to achieve. Menu could be easier to find things. Incentivized Jeffrey Lange PHP Web Developer and Linux Server Administrator Read full review	I've noticed if I am sent a link to sign through Adobe Acrobat Sign and I have several Acrobat windows open (especially if there is a prior sign window still open) the program freezes when it tries to open the new signature link (my firm uses Macs, so not sure how or if that is related to the glitch). I have had times when one of the parties in the email string sent to gather signatures either encountered issues or are unable to sign and the integrated help menus don't seem to be sufficient to walk a novice through the process. Incentivized WM William Metz Owner/managing attorney Read full review
Likelihood to Renew	Adobe Acrobat works seamlessly with the other Adobe products we use that are industry-standard. We will certainly continue to use Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator, meaning it will always be convenient to work seamlessly with Adobe Acrobat for our organization. We are happy with the performance of Acrobat and it's meets our expectations. Incentivized Avery Chipman Interior Designer Read full review	EchoSign has without a doubt helped our company to become more economic and time efficient. We can provide our customers with an entire documentation packet filled with all of the required paperwork they will ever need to sign in one quick email. The return time is at least four times quicker than sending through traditional mail methods, and is just as easy to instruct as flagging a hard copy. Our company is in the renewable energy industry, and it's great to know that there's a product like this that can help reduce waste. EchoSign diligently secures all documents and signatures, and provides an audit trail that is integral to keeping our customers' information private Alaina Jones AMG Program Coordinator Read full review
Usability	The features on the desktop version are all toolbar based, which makes it a little more cumbersome on a smaller device (and much simpler on a large screen). The web forms adjust well to different screen size so work well on mobile, tablet and computer Incentivized BG Bryan Grant Head of Product & Portfolio Management Read full review	I've had very little trouble with it in all my uses with it. I do wish the text boxes you add wouldn't cut off the text if you entered too many words and that it would adjust it's size to fit within the space you've provided. However, that just takes a little refining in the initial set up of the document before you send it out. Incentivized LH Luke Holocher Business Manager Read full review
Reliability and Availability	We have not had availability issues with Adobe Acrobat, or at least none that I am personally aware of. Some may encounter crashes of the software during outages of electricity in their city or neighborhood, which no one can plan for, but with generators in our organization, we have been lucky not to have outages Incentivized Rod Lott Manager of Marketing Strategy Read full review	I would have rated this a 9 or greater had they not had had such critical outages. They have taken steps to resolve this so I may come in and revise this Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Performance	One of the best features of Adobe Acrobat is its speed and stability. When dealing with massive multi-page files, having to reload a crashed program over and over again would slow down progress unnecessarily. And expanding on that, having the table of contents generated allows me to skip to different pages with ease, a necessary feature with exceptionally long files. word searches are even more helpful with text recognition. Incentivized Daniel Epstein Senior Clinical Quality Analyst Read full review	The Adobe Acrobat Sign's performance are excellent. When we send electronic document by email for signature all the customers receive it regularly, nobody has any issue to open it and the signature phase was very easy. The user-friendly aspect of this product reduce or reset the call for IT support Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Support Rating	For a while, Acrobat DC crashed pretty frequently. I contacted Adobe Acrobat support about the problem. At first support was unable to provide a solution. After about a month Adobe's software engineers provided a fix. I just wish it had taken less than a month to solve the problem. Incentivized BP Bradley Pearce Managing Member Read full review	It is a great tool to get signatures from the client and has reduced a lot of overhead that was caused before resulting in very long delays. With the integration of Adobe Acrobat Sign, we have reduced this delay making the process much smoother and more efficient. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Online Training	Easy to follow and understand Incentivized Dave King Director of IT Read full review	The best types of training are well integrated into the product and Echosign does this well. As mentioned earlier in my review - there are some areas of functionality that can be difficult to understand ("only I sign") for the novice user. Other areas such as macro usage, bulk signature and so on were easily learned and understood via the online tools. Joshua Lipton VP Technology Read full review
Implementation Rating	I was not involved with the implementation process, so I cannot answer this question. However, when it was installed on my computer system, they did so virtually. I just sat there while they took control of my computer over the network and watch them install it, lickety split Incentivized Rod Lott Manager of Marketing Strategy Read full review	Our IT team implemented and the implementation was fine. The only lesson learned is that the integration with Salesforce.com is great, but if you use the product for something other than sales orders (e.g. timesheets, client correspondence etc.), you need to plan with that in mind. They have a very good web based interface for that Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Alternatives Considered	In my opinion, both complement each other. Microsoft clearly has with Copilot the AI Edge. However, the visual dynamics of Adobe Creative are Outstanding and provide a balanced approach to creativity, utilizing both Excellent, user-friendly Tools. Incentivized JR Joe Reddix President and CEO Read full review	DocuSign is a little more user-friendly and more updated that Adobe Acrobat Sign. Ultimately, we made the switch to Adobe due to their product offerings. By choosing Adobe, we can utilize other platforms within the suite that allow us to further edit documents. Which provides capabilities beyond what DocuSign offers Kennedy Humphrey MBA HR Manager Read full review
Scalability	I find that many users aren't aware of many features of the software they use, nor may they be comfortable with learning multiple-step processes. For the simplest of PDF purposes (scanning, downloading, exporting), it gets a thumbs-up. For anything involving electronic signatures, meh--causes eyes to glaze over, or forgetting what all is involved. Incentivized Jamie Caroland Independent Consultant Read full review	At the beginning we assigned Adobe Acrobat Sign just to Purchase Office Department because at that moment we needed a tool that supported us to avoid manual signature and was compliance with remote working. Now we are using it also in other situation because it help us with time and we can also reduce cost Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Return on Investment	Automation of contract offer generation enabled the HR team to reduce the time to process contracts by 97%. The automated workflow is more accurate and decreased document errors by up to 90 percent. The signature collecting process was cut from a minimum of 30 minutes to only 2 minutes. Incentivized HS Hemant Salunkhe Sr. Associate Human Resource Read full review	Significantly reduced the time required for document signing processes reducing wasted time and effort Cost savings since there is no longer any need to print and post/scan traditional signed paper-based documents Faster decision-making since time-sensitive decisions and approvals can now be processed much more quickly by using e-signatures. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
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