Tungsten Power PDF vs. Worldox

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Tungsten Power PDF
Score 9.4 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
Tungsten Power PDF (formerly Kofax) is a solution to manage PDFs for businesses and individuals available with a one-time purchase with no subscription fees. It has a built-in eSignature integration with SignDoc and DocuSign for a complete end-to-end document…
$129
one-time fee per license
Worldox
Score 8.8 out of 10
N/A
Worldox GX4 is a document management software offering from World Software Corporation. It includes features such as document and email management solution and managing, sharing, and accessing digital content across media.N/A
Pricing
Tungsten Power PDFWorldox
Editions & Modules
Power PDF Standard
$129
one-time fee per license
Power PDF for Mac
$129
one-time fee per license
Power PDF Advanced
$179
one-time fee per license
Power PDF Business
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per year per seat
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Tungsten Power PDFWorldox
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsDesktop licenses are buy once, own forever. No subscription fees. Business server licenses are term-based or perpetual with optional maintenance & support contract. Volume and upgrade discounts available.
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Community Pulse
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Features
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PDF Editors
Comparison of PDF Editors features of Product A and Product B
Tungsten Power PDF
7.8
Ratings
7% below category average
Worldox
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Ratings
Edit Text and Images7.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Merge or Split PDFs8.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Add Annotations7.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Text Recognition (OCR)6.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Page Management8.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Form Creation and Editing6.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Secure PDFs7.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Convert to Different Formats8.40 Ratings00 Ratings
Comment and Review Tools8.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Undo and Redo Actions8.20 Ratings00 Ratings
User Ratings
Tungsten Power PDFWorldox
Likelihood to Recommend
8.8
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9.0
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Likelihood to Renew
10.0
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Usability
9.8
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10.0
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Availability
9.1
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Performance
9.1
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-
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Support Rating
9.5
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In-Person Training
3.6
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Online Training
8.2
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Implementation Rating
9.1
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Configurability
9.1
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Ease of integration
9.1
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Product Scalability
9.1
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Vendor post-sale
9.1
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Vendor pre-sale
9.1
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User Testimonials
Tungsten Power PDFWorldox
Likelihood to Recommend
Tungsten does not handle movement of pages well inside of document. Small documents with under 10 pages is fine, but 100+ page documents are extremely difficult to move pages or groups of pages around. We replace Adobe with Tungsten and in general the reception has been fine. It is a little clunky with clicking on links instead PDF's as you have you click the hand, and then to copy text you have to go back and click the arrow.
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Worldox is well suited for any company looking for document management. It requires training and buy-in from company employees but can greatly improve productivity and organization and reduce clutter on network server storage.
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Pros
  • Typewriter functionality is great, although can take some time to load. This allows you to fill in text wherever applicable without turning the rest of the pdf into editable text.
  • Fast load times
  • Has autogenerated text feature so anything in the pdf can become editable
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  • Red lining documents
  • Saving different versions of documents
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Cons
  • I find that quickly editing text within a document or adding a line of text is clunky and can snowball into things popping out of place. I prefer to export text, and then work on it elsewhere.
  • Sometimes it seems that text recognition is trying too hard and throws me paper punches as "O"s and wrinkles as shapes, so I have to get rid of those artifacts.
  • The "Update Available" popup which is usually not an actual update announcement but rather an offer to sell me something is annoying.
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  • Graphic user interface
  • Customer service
  • Mobile app support
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Likelihood to Renew
It was very easy to learn the software and find the features I needed, and I was able to use the help menu for any questions I had. Staff was easily able to start using with no additional training. It easily works with things created in Adobe - handling field forms just fine.
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Usability
It is fast and easy to get the hang of. It really didn't take a lot of effort to learn how to use this program and I appreciated that it was pretty "plug and play" and there wasn't a long learning curve.
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Worldox is one of the easiest and user-friendly programs for document management systems that I have ever used. It is incredibly easy to create a document and then there are multiple ways to find a document. You can search by unique document ID numbers, document titles, and keywords within documents
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Reliability and Availability
Other that a PDF partially disappearing if left up for a long period of time - no issues. (If you close it and reopen it, it is all there. We have some PDFs that are 400-600 pages long.)
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Performance
Pages nearly always load at the expected rapid speed. Some documents that print quickly from Adobe Reader print much more slowly from Power PDF. I have never generated a report - that's a feature I didn't know existed until now and do not know what it's for
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Support Rating
I haven't had much interaction with support for this product as it is relatively easy for me to use and intuitive. When Kofax acquired the program it rewrote some of the features and I think I reached out for help at one point but tech support provided a quick answer. I did have a very positive experience with the sales staff who helped me get a discount on the current version because I'm a long-time user.
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In-Person Training
I got an overview of the product from my predecessor who was about to retire from the job I now hold. He did not go into very many of the features and probably only knew about the ones he used most frequently.
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Online Training
We watched the training videos and tested out the features and functionality side by side. Some features are not used on a regular basis is it is convenient to go back and review training on that particular functionality when needed.
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Implementation Rating
It was simple and we were using the program the same day. It was as easy as downloading the program and getting in there and playing around. We felt comfortable with it within the first few hours of use.
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Alternatives Considered
I initially selected Tungsten Power PDF because it was more affordable; however, I soon discovered the features and stability of the Tungsten product was comparable to working directly within the Adobe environment. I feel very confident now, that I would select Tungsten Power PDF ABOVE any of the Adobe products and not just because of the price point!
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This is a great program. It makes searching so much more efficient and therefore, cost-effective. On occasion I have entered a search term, but it really wasn't what I was exactly what I was looking for; this program provides me with multiple options!
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Scalability
Not really familiar since I'm the only person who uses it. But in the past it has been my understanding that Power PDF was offered only on a single-license basis, so it's been expensive for me to use it at home and at work because I had to pay for it on my own. In my current position management supports it so I at least only have to pay for it once.
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Return on Investment
  • I save hundreds every month by not sending documents to outside editors.
  • On a monthly basis, I have received files that would be very limited in use, but the PDF software allows me to work with them, saving hours of human power otherwise wasted.
  • The software is worth the money, but it can be more competitively priced.
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  • Lots of time saved (no more losing documents)
  • All files in one location, resulting in easier backups
  • Ethical firewalls, ideal for law firms
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ScreenShots

Tungsten Power PDF Screenshots

Screenshot of the PDF Create Assistant, which can be used to create multiple PDFs at the same time from a variety of source formats. Create individual PDFs, or combine into one PDF package.Screenshot of PDF Profiles that can be created to apply commonly desired settings to new PDF documents created in Power PDF.Screenshot of the application's color, changed from purple to blue, light gray or dark gray.Screenshot of some lightweight document automation that can also be achieved with the Watched Folder and Sequence features.Screenshot of where packages can be signed with pre built templates using Kofax Sign Doc or other integrating e-signersScreenshot of PDFs that can be navigated with a thumbnail view