Compare Adobe Acrobat Reader and Essential Studio 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (42.0% of reviews)
Small-Business (81.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Star Rating
(1,742)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (42.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Adobe Acrobat ReaderEssential Studio
Star Rating
(683)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (81.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free Trial is available
Browse all 6 pricing plansAdobe Acrobat Reader vs Essential Studio
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Adobe Acrobat Reader easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers preferred doing business with Essential Studio overall.
- Reviewers felt that Adobe Acrobat Reader meets the needs of their business better than Essential Studio.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Essential Studio is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Essential Studio over Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Adobe Acrobat Reader
No pricing availableEssential Studio
Syncfusion Essential Studio Community License - Complimentary for qualifying developers and organizations!
Free
A complimentary Essential Studio® license available to organizations and individuals with less than $1 million USD in annual gross revenue, 5 or fewer developers, and 10 or fewer total employees.
Note: An entity or organization may not have ever received more than $3,000,000 USD in capital from an outside source, such as private equity or venture capital, in order to be eligible for the Community License.
Value of $12,475 USD. No credit card required.
- Unlimited access to 1,600+ components and libraries, as well as all other products included with Essential Studio® .
- Wide range of product demos and training, including video tutorials, documentation, and KB articles.
- Does not expire. Licenses will continue to receive support and updates for new versions.
Free Trial
Adobe Acrobat Reader
No trial information availableEssential Studio
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.1
1,542
8.8
564
Ease of Use
9.1
1,549
8.4
571
Ease of Setup
9.2
211
8.8
342
Ease of Admin
8.8
156
8.7
227
Quality of Support
8.6
1,075
9.1
537
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
144
8.9
225
Product Direction (% positive)
8.2
1,536
8.4
552
Features by Category
Format
9.0
646
Not enough data
8.1
578
Not enough data
7.7
470
Not enough data
Edit
7.7
599
Not enough data
8.6
589
Not enough data
8.8
548
Not enough data
Data
8.3
569
Not enough data
8.1
458
Not enough data
8.8
544
Not enough data
Operating System
9.2
92
Not enough data
9.1
67
Not enough data
8.3
55
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
8.6
210
Not enough data
8.4
180
Not enough data
8.3
162
Not enough data
8.3
194
Not enough data
8.7
202
Not enough data
8.2
206
Not enough data
8.7
198
JavaScript Frameworks
Not enough data
8.9
96
Not enough data
8.1
98
Not enough data
8.9
90
Not enough data
9.2
101
Not enough data
9.0
97
Not enough data
8.2
82
Functionality
Not enough data
8.6
178
Not enough data
9.1
230
Not enough data
8.7
197
Management
Not enough data
8.9
209
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.9
221
Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
83
Not enough data
8.9
91
Not enough data
8.9
86
Performance
Not enough data
8.9
88
Not enough data
8.9
92
Not enough data
8.1
91
Support
Not enough data
8.3
92
Not enough data
8.2
93
Not enough data
8.2
84
Data Sources
Not enough data
8.3
52
Not enough data
8.3
51
Not enough data
8.5
60
Generation
Not enough data
7.8
46
Not enough data
7.8
43
Not enough data
8.0
45
Delivery
Not enough data
7.5
42
Not enough data
7.6
44
Not enough data
7.2
39
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.2
25
Not enough data
6.0
24
Not enough data
6.0
21
Not enough data
5.9
22
Agentic AI - Document Generation
Not enough data
3.3
6
Charts
Not enough data
9.0
56
Not enough data
8.9
56
Not enough data
8.9
53
Not enough data
8.7
55
Documentation
Not enough data
8.1
56
Mobile
Not enough data
8.4
49
Web Frameworks
Not enough data
9.0
52
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Adobe Acrobat Reader and Essential Studio share no categories
Unique Categories
Adobe Acrobat Reader is categorized as File Reader
Essential Studio is categorized as Data Visualization Libraries, Component Libraries, JavaScript Web Frameworks, .NET Integrated Development Environments (IDE), Document Generation, and Mobile Development Frameworks
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Essential Studio
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
6.9%
Computer Software
4.5%
Higher Education
4.3%
Hospital & Health Care
3.8%
Education Management
3.5%
Other
77.0%
Computer Software
30.3%
Information Technology and Services
12.6%
Financial Services
4.1%
Accounting
2.3%
Program Development
2.3%
Other
48.4%
Alternatives
Discussions
Is there anyway to rotate within this software?
3 Comments
DT
You can rotate all or selected pages in a document. You can only rotate in 90° increments. Open the PDF in Acrobat DC, and then choose View> Rotate View....Read more
is there any student package?
3 Comments
NW
https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/buy/students.html
This link should take you to the student/educational pricing for the subscription to the software. ...Read more
Can you make it more stable even if the network connection is unavailable?
2 Comments
AD
Unless the document is saved in the Adobe Cloud that's probably why it doesn't let you open it. Try to save the document on the computer so it is not on a...Read more
this free community version of syncfusion will stay free ?
2 Comments
SS
Hi Muhammad,
I'm not sure if my reply to your other inquiry didn't come through or if there was a system hiccup and your question was mistakenly posted...Read more
When do you release Syncfusion for UNO?
1 Comment
SS
Hello Ute,
Thank you very much for your interest in the work we're doing with controls for the Uno platform! It sounds like you may have already seen our...Read more
Will you sell document creator again as control or it will stay only part of Bold BI.
1 Comment
SS
Hi Igor,
Thank you very much for your question!
Within Essential Studio Enterprise Edition we do offer a dashboard layout control - please see...Read more
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