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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (41.4% of reviews)
Mid-Market (46.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $29.99 2 License Per Month
No pricing available
Adobe Acrobat
Star Rating
(4,158)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (41.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $29.99 2 License Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansFormstack Forms
Star Rating
(458)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (46.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Formstack FormsAdobe Acrobat vs Formstack Forms
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Adobe Acrobat easier to use and set up. However, Formstack Forms is easier to administer. Reviewers agreed that both vendors make it equally easy to do business overall.
- Reviewers felt that Adobe Acrobat meets the needs of their business better than Formstack Forms.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Adobe Acrobat is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Adobe Acrobat over Formstack Forms.
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
Formstack Forms
No pricing availableFree Trial
Adobe Acrobat
Free Trial is available
Formstack Forms
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.2
2,934
8.7
368
Ease of Use
8.8
3,197
8.7
372
Ease of Setup
9.0
944
8.7
261
Ease of Admin
8.7
466
8.9
270
Quality of Support
8.4
2,166
8.2
324
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
437
8.7
253
Product Direction (% positive)
8.4
2,838
8.0
358
Features by Category
Signature Process
9.3
490
Not enough data
8.3
423
Not enough data
8.7
457
Not enough data
8.7
442
Not enough data
8.8
436
Not enough data
8.5
387
Not enough data
8.5
401
Not enough data
8.9
453
Not enough data
Agentic AI - E-Signature
7.5
107
Not enough data
7.9
106
Not enough data
7.7
108
Not enough data
7.5
107
Not enough data
7.4
107
Not enough data
7.4
107
Not enough data
Security and Scalability
8.9
400
Not enough data
8.9
421
Not enough data
8.7
402
Not enough data
Platform
8.5
367
Not enough data
8.5
383
Not enough data
8.5
337
Not enough data
9.0
393
Not enough data
8.2
328
Not enough data
Organization
9.1
580
Not enough data
9.1
598
Not enough data
8.9
581
Not enough data
8.7
572
Not enough data
Editing
8.8
581
Not enough data
8.9
623
Not enough data
9.2
611
Not enough data
8.8
587
Not enough data
8.7
562
Not enough data
Operating System
9.0
520
Not enough data
8.6
444
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Security
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.9
322
Not enough data
9.0
317
Not enough data
Conversion
9.3
348
Not enough data
8.6
297
Not enough data
8.6
294
Not enough data
Logistics
8.5
290
Not enough data
9.0
343
Not enough data
9.1
321
Not enough data
Agentic AI - File Converter
8.0
96
Not enough data
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
8.9
55
Not enough data
9.1
53
Not enough data
8.1
51
Not enough data
8.3
47
Survey Customization
Not enough data
8.5
49
Not enough data
8.3
50
Not enough data
8.0
42
Not enough data
7.3
37
Survey Insights
Not enough data
8.0
48
Not enough data
7.8
38
Not enough data
8.9
51
Not enough data
8.8
48
Agentic AI - Survey
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Design
8.5
351
Not enough data
8.4
562
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Collaboration
8.3
553
Not enough data
8.0
509
Not enough data
File Types
9.1
656
Not enough data
9.0
652
Not enough data
8.4
512
Not enough data
Edit & Revise
8.6
602
Not enough data
8.3
282
Not enough data
8.8
641
Not enough data
Integrate & Embed
8.0
459
Not enough data
8.3
500
Not enough data
8.4
541
Not enough data
Operating System
9.1
616
Not enough data
8.8
481
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.1
241
Not enough data
8.1
241
Not enough data
7.7
239
Not enough data
7.7
241
Not enough data
7.7
237
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Document Creation
7.7
119
Not enough data
Customization
Not enough data
8.5
84
Not enough data
8.7
84
Not enough data
8.5
80
Not enough data
7.9
84
Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.2
83
Not enough data
6.8
71
Not enough data
8.7
83
Not enough data
7.2
75
Not enough data
8.5
82
Agentic AI - Salesforce AppExchange Apps
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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 Formstack Forms share no categories
Unique Categories
Adobe Acrobat is categorized as PDF Editor, Document Generation, Document Creation, E-Signature, and File Converter
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Adobe Acrobat
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Formstack Forms
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
7.2%
Marketing and Advertising
5.1%
Higher Education
5.1%
Computer Software
4.8%
Education Management
3.7%
Other
74.0%
Non-Profit Organization Management
13.4%
Higher Education
12.9%
Education Management
6.2%
Marketing and Advertising
5.3%
Hospital & Health Care
4.7%
Other
57.5%
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Discussions
What does Adobe Pro DC include?
8 Comments
AJ
e-Signatures, PDF edition, PDF creation, 3D model tree creation, PDF exporting, PDF protection and security, combine files, fill & sign, organize pages, scan...Read more
What are the features of Adobe Acrobat Pro DC?
7 Comments
DR
Not only does Adobe Acrobat Pro DC help with creating universally readable documents, the features include tools to increase accessibility for...Read more
Is it possible to rotate a page form the text?
3 Comments
LB
Can you please clarify your question? Are you trying to rotate the entire form? Or just a text box? Read more
Does Formstack charge an extra fee for using payment processors?
2 Comments
Official Response from Formstack Forms
No, Formstack does not charge extra fees for using payment processors on your forms. The only fee associated with your account will be the monthly or yearly...Read more
Is Formstack HIPAA Compliant?
1 Comment
Official Response from Formstack Forms
Formstack offers an Enterprise-level, HIPAA compliant form solution. With this solution, forms can collect electronic personal health information (ePHI)...Read more
Is there a way to approve or deny requests and other form submissions?
1 Comment
Official Response from Formstack Forms
The Approvals feature allows account admins to set up "Approvers" with the ability to approve or deny submissions. When an end user submits a form, the...Read more
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