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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (41.3% of reviews)
Small-Business (53.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $29.99 2 License Per Month
$0/month per Doc Maker Unlimited Editors and Doc Makers, unlimited Viewers
Adobe Acrobat
Star Rating
(4,206)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (41.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $29.99 2 License Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansCoda
Star Rating
(488)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (53.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0/month per Doc Maker Unlimited Editors and Doc Makers, unlimited Viewers
Free Trial is available
Browse all 4 pricing plansSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Adobe Acrobat excels in its Document Signing feature, with a rating of 9.3, making it a preferred choice for businesses that require reliable digital signatures. In contrast, Coda does not have a dedicated rating for this feature, which may be a drawback for users focused on document security.
- Reviewers mention that Adobe Acrobat's Document Management capabilities are robust, scoring 9.1, which allows for efficient organization and retrieval of files. Coda, while offering document management, received a lower score of 8.5, indicating it may not be as comprehensive in this area.
- G2 users highlight that Coda shines in Multi-User Collaboration, achieving a score of 9.0, which is essential for teams working on projects together. Adobe Acrobat, while functional, does not emphasize collaboration to the same extent, which could limit its appeal for collaborative environments.
- Users on G2 report that Adobe Acrobat's Conversion features are highly rated at 9.3, allowing seamless conversion of various file types into PDFs. Coda, with a score of 8.1 for similar functionalities, may not meet the same level of user expectations for file conversion.
- Reviewers mention that Adobe Acrobat's Quality of Support is rated at 8.4, which is satisfactory but not as high as Coda's impressive score of 9.1. This suggests that users may find more responsive and helpful support when using Coda.
- Users say that Adobe Acrobat's Security features, including Password Protection and Data Recovery, are rated at 8.9, providing peace of mind for sensitive documents. Coda's security features, while functional, received lower ratings, indicating potential vulnerabilities that users should consider.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Adobe Acrobat
Acrobat Studio for teams
Starting at $29.99
2 License Per Month
The essential productivity solution with a complete set of PDF tools, PDF Spaces, Acrobat AI Assistant, and Adobe Express Premium, plus admin features.
- Available on desktop, web, and mobile
- View, print, share, and comment
- Edit text and images, plus export, protect, and organize documents
Coda
Free
$0/month per Doc Maker
Unlimited Editors and Doc Makers, unlimited Viewers
Build docs as powerful as apps
- Docs in free workspaces support a limited number of rows and objects such as pages and tables to get you started.
- Automations: With time- or action-based rules, you can put small, important tasks on autopilot—like sending daily updates. Up to 35 time based and 100 row changed automations per month, per doc.
- Packs connect your doc to the apps you use everyday, so you can pull live data in or push updates out automatically. A limited number of Packs are available under the Free plan.
Free Trial
Adobe Acrobat
Free Trial is available
Coda
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.2
2,947
8.8
357
Ease of Use
8.8
3,210
8.5
359
Ease of Setup
9.0
956
8.4
185
Ease of Admin
8.7
470
8.5
160
Quality of Support
8.4
2,177
9.1
302
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
441
9.3
156
Product Direction (% positive)
8.4
2,851
9.3
313
Features by Category
Signature Process
9.3
496
Not enough data
8.3
424
Not enough data
8.7
460
Not enough data
8.7
444
Not enough data
8.8
437
Not enough data
8.5
389
Not enough data
8.4
402
Not enough data
8.9
454
Not enough data
Agentic AI - E-Signature
7.5
108
Not enough data
7.9
107
Not enough data
7.7
109
Not enough data
7.5
108
Not enough data
7.4
108
Not enough data
7.3
108
Not enough data
Security and Scalability
8.9
401
Not enough data
8.9
422
Not enough data
8.7
403
Not enough data
Platform
8.5
369
Not enough data
8.5
385
Not enough data
8.5
339
Not enough data
9.0
395
Not enough data
8.2
330
Not enough data
Tasks
Not enough data
8.6
90
Not enough data
8.5
86
Not enough data
8.6
94
Not enough data
8.9
94
Not enough data
7.9
76
Not enough data
7.3
75
Not enough data
8.5
88
Not enough data
7.5
77
Projects
Not enough data
8.6
81
Not enough data
7.8
74
Not enough data
7.2
61
Not enough data
7.4
75
Not enough data
8.6
76
Not enough data
7.3
59
Not enough data
7.8
63
Not enough data
8.4
73
Not enough data
6.7
54
Not enough data
7.2
57
Not enough data
7.5
57
Resource Management
Not enough data
7.7
65
Not enough data
7.9
62
Not enough data
7.8
64
Project Monitoring
Not enough data
8.3
61
Not enough data
7.6
61
Not enough data
7.8
67
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.6
32
Not enough data
6.3
32
Agentic AI - Project Management
Not enough data
6.9
9
Not enough data
6.9
8
Not enough data
7.3
8
Not enough data
6.7
8
Not enough data
6.9
8
Not enough data
6.9
8
Not enough data
7.1
8
Organization
9.1
584
Not enough data
9.1
600
Not enough data
8.9
582
Not enough data
8.7
573
Not enough data
Editing
8.8
582
Not enough data
8.8
631
Not enough data
9.2
615
Not enough data
8.8
587
Not enough data
8.7
564
Not enough data
Operating System
9.0
522
Not enough data
8.6
446
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Security
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.9
323
Not enough data
9.0
319
Not enough data
Conversion
9.3
352
Not enough data
8.6
298
Not enough data
8.6
295
Not enough data
Logistics
8.5
292
Not enough data
9.0
346
Not enough data
9.1
324
Not enough data
Agentic AI - File Converter
8.0
98
Not enough data
Knowledge Pages
Not enough data
8.4
73
Not enough data
8.2
65
Not enough data
7.4
63
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
62
Knowledge Dissemination
Not enough data
7.1
52
Not enough data
7.5
68
Not enough data
8.6
75
Not enough data
7.9
76
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.5
44
Not enough data
8.7
62
Not enough data
7.7
49
Not enough data
7.8
51
Agentic AI - Knowledge Base
Not enough data
6.0
5
Not enough data
6.0
5
Not enough data
5.7
5
Communication
Not enough data
8.4
62
Not enough data
8.4
56
Not enough data
7.2
47
Not enough data
7.8
55
Goal Creation
Not enough data
8.9
63
Not enough data
8.9
57
Not enough data
6.1
47
Not enough data
8.7
61
Agentic AI - Objectives and Key Results (OKR)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Task Creation
Not enough data
9.1
92
Not enough data
8.8
90
Not enough data
8.8
89
Not enough data
8.3
67
Task Management
Not enough data
8.9
90
Not enough data
9.1
93
Not enough data
8.2
73
Not enough data
8.4
80
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.4
28
Not enough data
7.3
26
Data Sources
8.7
283
Not enough data
8.2
257
Not enough data
9.1
296
Not enough data
Generation
8.6
279
Not enough data
8.1
256
Not enough data
8.6
103
Not enough data
Delivery
8.6
266
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.9
161
Not enough data
8.0
161
Not enough data
7.9
162
Not enough data
8.0
161
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Document Generation
7.4
69
Not enough data
Survey Management
Not enough data
8.5
28
Not enough data
8.3
26
Not enough data
8.3
26
Not enough data
8.1
25
Survey Customization
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.2
18
Not enough data
7.1
18
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Survey Insights
Not enough data
7.5
21
Not enough data
7.3
17
Not enough data
7.5
21
Not enough data
7.3
22
Agentic AI - Survey
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Design
8.5
353
7.8
96
8.4
564
8.5
104
Feature Not Available
7.9
83
Collaboration
8.3
555
8.9
113
8.0
511
8.7
101
File Types
9.1
659
7.7
91
9.0
654
8.0
95
8.4
514
7.9
75
Edit & Revise
8.6
604
7.8
98
8.3
284
7.5
75
8.8
643
8.6
106
Integrate & Embed
8.0
461
7.8
81
8.3
502
8.1
72
8.4
543
8.2
87
Operating System
9.1
618
8.8
69
8.8
483
8.9
90
Feature Not Available
7.9
45
Generative AI
8.1
243
7.3
36
8.1
243
7.4
36
7.7
241
Feature Not Available
7.7
243
Feature Not Available
7.7
239
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Document Creation
7.8
121
7.5
10
Agentic AI - Note-Taking Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication
Not enough data
8.6
68
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
61
Planning
Not enough data
7.9
57
Not enough data
8.3
61
Not enough data
7.9
65
Not enough data
8.3
62
Not enough data
7.3
41
Workflow Management
Not enough data
7.2
44
Not enough data
8.3
59
Not enough data
7.4
47
Not enough data
7.2
41
Knowledge Base
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Pre-Meeting Tools
Not enough data
8.5
52
Not enough data
7.4
39
Not enough data
8.8
48
Meeting Tools
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.1
59
Not enough data
8.8
52
Not enough data
8.0
49
Post-Meeting Tools
Not enough data
8.8
49
Not enough data
7.7
43
Not enough data
7.0
30
Agentic AI - Meeting Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Adobe Acrobat and Coda are categorized as Document Creation
Unique Categories
Coda is categorized as Knowledge Base, Project Management, Task Management, Note-Taking Software, Product Management, Meeting Management, Survey, and Objectives and Key Results (OKR)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Adobe Acrobat
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Coda
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
7.3%
Higher Education
5.1%
Marketing and Advertising
5.1%
Computer Software
4.8%
Education Management
3.7%
Other
73.9%
Computer Software
17.5%
Information Technology and Services
13.7%
Financial Services
6.3%
Marketing and Advertising
5.3%
Higher Education
3.6%
Other
53.5%
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