Foxit PDF Editor vs. OrbitNote

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Foxit PDF Editor
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
Foxit PDF Editor is a solution for creating, editing, organizing, and securing PDF documents. Designed for professionals and businesses of all sizes, features include editing capabilities, OCR, collaboration tools, and security options like redaction and document encryption.
$10.99
per month per user
OrbitNote
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
OrbitNote is a dynamic PDF editor for working with documents. Users can modify, annotate, and convert files while creating an accessible and collaborative workspace for all.N/A
Pricing
Foxit PDF EditorOrbitNote
Editions & Modules
Foxit PDF Editor
$10.99
per month per user
Foxit PDF Editor +
$13.99
per month per user
Foxit PDF Editor
$129.99
per year per user
Foxit PDF Editor+
$159.99
per year per user
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Foxit PDF EditorOrbitNote
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Foxit PDF EditorOrbitNote
Considered Both Products
Foxit PDF Editor
Chose Foxit PDF Editor
Foxit PDF Editor meets all of our business needs in terms of a PDF editor software. The price for Adobe Acrobat Pro was cost-prohibitive.
Chose Foxit PDF Editor
Adobe Analytics and Microsoft 365
Chose Foxit PDF Editor
In our case Cost was the deciding factor. We don't have a need for any advanced tools or features. Our use cases involve merging or splitting up documents, e-signatures and simple markups.
Chose Foxit PDF Editor
Foxit PDF Editor had the most tools that I frequently use and it had them right where I expected them. All of the others that I demoed either lacked tools I use often or were not nearly as intuitive to use.
Chose Foxit PDF Editor
Foxit PDF Editor (FoxitPhantom) is cheaper and easier to purchase and renew. It's layout is easier to navigate. They have used the same type of layout as Microsoft Office products so it is easier for Team Members to find what they need. It also has a few more features than …
Chose Foxit PDF Editor
1. In Kofax the functionality of the component is limited in that it cannot process PDF files larger than 2 GB due to the technological constraints of LeadTools. To process large PDF documents, it is advisable to use
Chose Foxit PDF Editor
Foxit PDF Editor is much more intuitive than Adobe and Apple Preview and some other PDF editors. The interface and UI are easier to manage and collaborate with, and export cleanly. It is also a good tool for more simple design projects. It's easier to merge multiple PDFs and …
Chose Foxit PDF Editor
Foxit comes with an offline solution that can be deployed across the company. The price is good, compared with Adobe but a bit less competitive than Kofax. The interface compared to other mentioned tools is easy to deal with and seems to be intuitive for the users who uses …
Chose Foxit PDF Editor
I have used Adobe is the past, and it worked just fine. However, I felt that in order to complete the tasks I needed to, I was having to take 4-5 steps just to do one thing. With Foxit PDF Editor (FoxitPhantom), most of the issues I ran into with Adobe were one simple click …
Chose Foxit PDF Editor
FoxitPhantom contains all the functionalities that you want from Adobe such as creating PDFs, editing PDFs, sharing PDFs, encrypting PDFs, and being a cheaper alternative. The user interface is very intuitive and matches up well with other common software like Microsoft Word …
Chose Foxit PDF Editor
Foxit has its own use. Compared to Bluebeam, Foxit is a way more affordable option. Foxit is a great and affordable solution for most users. The program doesn’t quite stack up against Bluebeam as far as features go. But that’s also why Bluebeam costs $350 and Foxit only costs …
Chose Foxit PDF Editor
Can't beat the cost and quality when compared to the more well known competitor software suites. Also much better than the random, not so well made and supported similar software out there. FoxitPhantom PDF is a solid tool to have on your computer, you will not be disappointed.
Chose Foxit PDF Editor
FoxitPhantom PDF does everything Adobe does and much quicker from the program opening to saving files.
Chose Foxit PDF Editor
FoxitPhantom PDF is a no-brainer when compared to Adobe Acrobat. It is extremely cheaper for virtually the same product. It has all of the features that I loved about Adobe Acrobat, but for a fraction of the price. I would say FoxitPhantom PDF isn't just competitive - it's the …
Chose Foxit PDF Editor
We were looking at ways to help reduce our license costs, and that is what made us look into alternatives to Adobe Acrobat. The license costs about half of what we were spending for Adobe, so it was a straightforward choice for us to make. Aside from a learning curve associated …
Chose Foxit PDF Editor
Simpler to use, just as functional if not more so. Better, smoother integration. We went with it because of its wide functionality and client support. Overall, for the money, it is better and more reliable software.
Chose Foxit PDF Editor
Our main reason to review Foxit was due to the many challenges that we incurred with Adobe conversions. Additionally, trying to get Adobe to answer our inquiries was trying at best. Foxit is simply better at what they do. Another nice benefit is that Foxit is a fraction of …
Chose Foxit PDF Editor
FoxitPhantom PDF is a cheaper alternative to Adobe Acrobat. It can get the job done with basic PDF needs, but the user experience is not a slick as the Adobe products with the recent updates. Foxit was ultimately selected to reduce the costs for a basic PDF reader and editing …
Chose Foxit PDF Editor
FoxitPhantom PDF has all the same basic features that Adobe Acrobat carries, except I have personally found the editing and annotating features to be superior with FoxitPhantom. Not to mention it feels like Adobe Acrobat comes with more bloated software, whereas FoxitPhantom …
Chose Foxit PDF Editor
In my experience, Foxit Phantom PDF offers the exact same functions and abilities that Adobe Acrobat does. Our company chose Foxit because it was significantly less expensive.
Chose Foxit PDF Editor
I would say that when you want to get a bigger share of the market and take business from long time consolidated applications like Acrobat, you really need to try harder and give something more to the user to be able to change their mind and switch to Foxit.
In our case …
Chose Foxit PDF Editor
I have used Adobe pdf reader before I discovered FoxitPhantom PDF. Compared to Foxit Adobe have fewer features and a less appealing user interface.
OrbitNote
Chose OrbitNote
I like how read&write integrates with OrbitNote making it where students do not have to learn multiple tools depending on what they are doing on the computer.
Features
Foxit PDF EditorOrbitNote
PDF Editors
Comparison of PDF Editors features of Product A and Product B
Foxit PDF Editor
8.8
Ratings
5% above category average
OrbitNote
9.3
Ratings
10% above category average
Edit Text and Images8.60 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Merge or Split PDFs9.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Add Annotations9.30 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Text Recognition (OCR)9.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Page Management8.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Form Creation and Editing7.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Secure PDFs8.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Convert to Different Formats8.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Comment and Review Tools9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Undo and Redo Actions9.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Best Alternatives
Foxit PDF EditorOrbitNote
Small Businesses
Tungsten Power PDF
Tungsten Power PDF
Score 9.4 out of 10
Tungsten Power PDF
Tungsten Power PDF
Score 9.4 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
pdfFiller
pdfFiller
Score 9.0 out of 10
pdfFiller
pdfFiller
Score 9.0 out of 10
Enterprises
Bluebeam
Bluebeam
Score 9.1 out of 10
Bluebeam
Bluebeam
Score 9.1 out of 10
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User Ratings
Foxit PDF EditorOrbitNote
Likelihood to Recommend
8.5
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(0 ratings)
-
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Usability
8.8
(0 ratings)
-
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Performance
10.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.9
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
9.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Foxit PDF EditorOrbitNote
Likelihood to Recommend
Great for marking up depositions or pleadings with highlights, comments, and notes during case review.
Supports Bates stamping, password protection, and other features often required for electronic filing.

Built-in tools allow for quick and secure redaction of privileged or confidential information before sharing or filing. Less appropriate if you needed to work on real time collaboration or building complex form templates from scratch.
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I think OrbitNote is a great tool for all teachers to use to make paper assignments accessible to a variety of learners.
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Pros
  • FoxitPhantom carries superior editing tools over Adobe Acrobat and similar products. It allows you to modify text, images, & objects in a more robust fashion
  • Integrates well with Microsoft Office products such as Word, PPT, & Excel
  • Allows you to work in a nearly paperless environment
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  • OCR scanning.
  • Text to speech.
  • Annotation on worksheets.
  • Integration with Google classroom.
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Cons
  • I have a dual monitor setup at work and there are times when I wish that I could view pdf documents on both monitors at the same time. I have not yet figured out how to do that with FoxitPhantom as it appears to limit the user to displaying multiple pdf documents as separate tabs on the same screen. If dual screen is an option in the software, it needs to be more apparent.
  • I can't think of any other desired improvements. This software really does everything that I need it to do.
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  • Would like it to have a specific iPad app.
  • Circle- shape tool difficult to use.
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Likelihood to Renew
Because very few editors are so easy to use and deploy backed by speed and performance. Foxit PDF is known for its speed and performance, allowing users to open and work with PDF files quickly and efficiently
Foxit's user-friendly interface is easy to navigate and use, making it a popular choice for users who are new to PDF software.
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Usability
Functionality and features it has as well as being quiet user friendly. It would be nice though if it wasn't laggy as often and had better page organizational tools. It often bogs down when this is being done or doesn't work properly when moving pages around and needed
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Performance
FoxitPhantom PDF integrates very well with the Microsoft Office products, which is where I found I use this the most. It performs about as well as can be expected, without any out of place latency. Whether it be merging, deleting, editing or rearranging pages, its performance holds up even with larger documents.
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Support Rating
I haven't personally had interaction with the customer support from FoxitPhantom, however based on conversations I have had with members in the organization, I was given positive feedback. Their website has a lot of information and tutorials. If you need to contact them, they are quick to respond. User manuals are readily available.
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Alternatives Considered
1. In Kofax the functionality of the component is limited in that it cannot process
PDF files larger than 2 GB due to the technological constraints of
LeadTools. To process large PDF documents, it is advisable to use
compression as a workaround. 2. In Kofax the black and white images must be created with at least 200 dpi resolution for reading new item number barcodes as we deploy in our news room.
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I like how read&write integrates with OrbitNote making it where students do not have to learn multiple tools depending on what they are doing on the computer.
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Return on Investment
  • For a PDF software in a our company is difficult to translate the software performance into financial results. With a PDF software is a lot less obvious than an ERP of a Payroll System, but one advantage could be the savings that a lower cost of licensing would bring when it is used by a bigger number of users.
  • A positive impact is the ease of use when creating and filing new hired employees, but once again, it is hard to say that it is faster than a different PDF software and even if that was the case the savings in time would be probably unnoticeable. At least one would be having a process with no hassles when creating and saving your PDF documents for your employees.
  • So far no crashes. I have never heard a complain about Foxit crashing even when you have dozens of documents opened at the same time. We can't say the same when using other applications like Excel... This brings peace of mind and less frustrated users.
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  • It has made it possible for teachers to provide accessible materials to students with just a few clicks.
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