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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Adobe Acrobat

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/AAdobe 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).

    $29.99

    per month per seat

    PDF Expert by Readdle

    Score8 out of 10
    N/APDF Expert, from Readdle headquartered in Odessa, allows users to read, annotate and edit PDFs, change text and images, fill forms and sign contracts. It is available free for Mac, or via perpetual license for 3 Macs with the paid edition.N/A
    Pricing
    Adobe AcrobatPDF Expert by Readdle
    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
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    Adobe AcrobatPDF Expert by Readdle
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Price discounts are available on bulk purchases.
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    Adobe AcrobatPDF Expert by Readdle
    Considered Both Products
    Adobe
    Chose Adobe Acrobat
    ABBYY FineReader promises better OCR recognition, but Finereader for Mac doesn't do 1/3 of the things that Adobe Acrobat DC does. It fails to meet my needs. Readdle PDF Expert is a fine product, but still, a lightweight compared to Acrobat DC. Using PDF Expert after using …
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Acrobat
    Much more robust features, frequently updated with new features. PDF Expert was fine for basic form creation for non savvy users but lacked all the automatic formatting, diverse importing/exporting, security settings, Adobe Acrobat digital signing, etc. Further they also …
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Acrobat
    PDF Expert is only better than Adobe Acrobat DC when I need to edit a PDF directly in the PDF file. Adobe Acrobat DC can't deal very well with PDF editing directly in the PDF. It is more for reading and marking changes and forms, not for editing pdfs.
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Acrobat
    Adobe is a software that I have used for many years, about 10 years. I feel most comfortable with using it, but I have tried HelloSign since it can be integrated with other software that the company uses. HelloSign is quite similar to Adobe, but can not be used without the …
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Acrobat
    It's like buying a luxury car with all the bells and whistles. It's a significant investment, but you have the vehicle always available, with superior performance, maximum safety, a warranty, and the ability to handle any road or condition.

    É como comprar um carro de luxo com …
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Acrobat
    Adobe Acrobat is robust. It just does what it's meant to do. The learning curve to use the competition is too steep, and for us - it doesn't make sense to pay for an additional PDF tool when we get so many applications in Adobe Cloud along with our Adobe Acrobat app. There are …
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    Readdle
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    User Ratings
    Adobe AcrobatPDF Expert by Readdle
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.1
    (481 ratings)
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    Likelihood to Renew
    9.7
    (26 ratings)
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    Usability
    9.3
    (237 ratings)
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    Availability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
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    Performance
    8.1
    (8 ratings)
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    Support Rating
    7.8
    (56 ratings)
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    Online Training
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
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    Implementation Rating
    9.6
    (9 ratings)
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    Configurability
    8.5
    (2 ratings)
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    6.0
    (3 ratings)
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    Ease of integration
    9.0
    (8 ratings)
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    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
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    Vendor post-sale
    4.0
    (3 ratings)
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    Vendor pre-sale
    5.5
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