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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (42.0% of reviews)
Small-Business (66.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Starting at $10.99 1 User Per Month
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Star Rating
(1,730)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (42.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Star Rating
(3,526)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $10.99 1 User Per Month
Browse all 2 pricing plansAdobe Acrobat Reader vs Foxit PDF Editor
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Adobe Acrobat Reader easier to use and set up. However, Foxit PDF Editor is easier to administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Foxit PDF Editor overall.
- Reviewers felt that Foxit PDF Editor meets the needs of their business better than Adobe Acrobat Reader.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Foxit PDF Editor is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Foxit PDF Editor over Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Adobe Acrobat Reader
No pricing availableFoxit PDF Editor
PDF Editor with Admin Console
Starting at $10.99
1 User Per Month
The PDF Editor with Admin Console offers comprehensive PDF management and editing tools, designed for team use with a centralized admin console for license management. It includes advanced editing features, cloud storage, and robust security options for enterprise environments.
- Create documents, merge, rotate, reorder, delete, and split PDFs
- Edit text and images in a PDF
- Convert PDFs and export to Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Free Trial
Adobe Acrobat Reader
No trial information availableFoxit PDF Editor
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.1
1,532
9.3
2,486
Ease of Use
9.1
1,539
9.0
2,522
Ease of Setup
9.2
202
9.1
1,123
Ease of Admin
8.8
156
8.9
733
Quality of Support
8.6
1,066
8.9
1,747
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
144
9.0
702
Product Direction (% positive)
8.2
1,526
8.8
2,372
Features by Category
Signature Process
Not enough data
9.1
822
Not enough data
8.4
641
Not enough data
8.7
726
Not enough data
8.5
637
Not enough data
8.7
642
Not enough data
8.1
549
Not enough data
8.5
570
Not enough data
8.8
707
Agentic AI - E-Signature
Not enough data
7.6
21
Not enough data
8.3
21
Not enough data
8.2
19
Not enough data
8.0
19
Not enough data
8.2
19
Not enough data
8.2
19
Security and Scalability
Not enough data
8.7
617
Not enough data
8.7
650
Not enough data
8.4
585
Platform
Not enough data
8.3
519
Not enough data
8.5
549
Not enough data
8.0
500
Not enough data
8.9
604
Not enough data
7.9
464
Format
9.0
637
Not enough data
8.1
571
Not enough data
7.7
469
Not enough data
Edit
7.7
590
Not enough data
8.5
581
Not enough data
8.8
544
Not enough data
Data
8.3
564
Not enough data
8.1
454
Not enough data
8.8
538
Not enough data
Operating System
9.2
88
Not enough data
9.0
63
Not enough data
8.3
54
Not enough data
Organization
Not enough data
8.9
1222
Not enough data
8.9
1308
Not enough data
8.8
1299
Not enough data
8.8
1322
Editing
Not enough data
8.9
1389
Not enough data
9.0
1503
Not enough data
9.1
1442
Not enough data
8.8
1363
Not enough data
8.8
1321
Operating System
Not enough data
9.1
1171
Not enough data
7.6
729
Not enough data
7.2
650
Security
Not enough data
8.5
612
Not enough data
8.8
718
Not enough data
8.8
675
Conversion
Not enough data
9.1
836
Not enough data
8.7
654
Not enough data
8.6
630
Logistics
Not enough data
8.6
642
Not enough data
9.2
827
Not enough data
9.0
757
Agentic AI - File Converter
Not enough data
7.7
28
Data Sources
Not enough data
8.5
367
Not enough data
8.3
346
Not enough data
9.0
380
Generation
Not enough data
8.5
353
Not enough data
8.1
335
Not enough data
8.2
336
Delivery
Not enough data
8.2
333
Not enough data
7.8
323
Not enough data
7.8
322
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.6
246
Not enough data
7.3
244
Not enough data
7.6
195
Not enough data
7.5
195
Agentic AI - Document Generation
Not enough data
8.3
14
Design
Not enough data
8.5
737
Not enough data
8.4
693
Not enough data
8.2
657
Collaboration
Not enough data
8.1
618
Not enough data
8.1
589
File Types
Not enough data
9.1
866
Not enough data
9.0
855
Not enough data
8.2
589
Edit & Revise
Not enough data
8.6
736
Not enough data
8.2
666
Not enough data
9.1
884
Integrate & Embed
Not enough data
7.9
585
Not enough data
8.1
593
Not enough data
8.3
652
Operating System
Not enough data
9.1
848
Not enough data
7.7
539
Not enough data
7.3
481
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.7
350
Not enough data
7.6
346
Not enough data
7.7
271
Not enough data
7.3
267
Not enough data
7.6
269
Agentic AI - Document Creation
Not enough data
8.2
21
Design
Not enough data
8.5
240
Not enough data
8.6
259
Not enough data
9.0
264
Not enough data
8.9
266
Not enough data
8.4
224
Not enough data
8.3
221
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.3
237
Not enough data
8.6
234
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Adobe Acrobat Reader and Foxit PDF Editor share no categories
Unique Categories
Adobe Acrobat Reader is categorized as File Reader
Foxit PDF Editor is categorized as Document Management, Document Creation, Document Generation, E-Signature, File Converter, Desktop Publishing, and PDF Editor
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Foxit PDF Editor
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
6.7%
Computer Software
4.4%
Higher Education
4.3%
Hospital & Health Care
3.8%
Education Management
3.6%
Other
77.2%
Construction
7.7%
Accounting
6.0%
Information Technology and Services
4.0%
Financial Services
3.8%
Higher Education
3.5%
Other
75.0%
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
How to change the Default font for text editing
4 Comments
PR
No this does not work no matter what the default always remains Helvetica. The font has to be selected every time you write text.Read more
What would be the best way to integrate this program into an in-house ERP?
4 Comments
KR
Hello Teran:
They have an enterprise edition available for purchase. I would check with FoxIt and request a custom quote with some best...Read more
How do I eliminate all the font changes that happen when I scan a legal document?
3 Comments
BP
Does anyone still use WordPerfect?
When you paste do you have the option to paste as plain text? Like other word processors (eg Word or Google docs). If...Read more
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