Compare File Viewer Lite and FineReader PDF for Windows and Mac 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (53.8% of reviews)
Small-Business (72.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Starting at $16.00 Per Month
File Viewer Lite
Star Rating
(13)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (53.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about File Viewer LiteFineReader PDF for Windows and Mac
Star Rating
(294)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (72.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $16.00 Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansFile Viewer Lite vs FineReader PDF for Windows and Mac
- Reviewers felt that FineReader PDF for Windows and Mac meets the needs of their business better than File Viewer Lite.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that FineReader PDF for Windows and Mac is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of File Viewer Lite over FineReader PDF for Windows and Mac.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
File Viewer Lite
No pricing availableFineReader PDF for Windows and Mac
FineReader for Windows Standard
Starting at $16.00
Per Month
Monthly Plan
- Edit, protect and collaborate on PDFs
- Create and convert PDFs
- Digitize paper documents and scans with OCR
Free Trial
File Viewer Lite
No trial information availableFineReader PDF for Windows and Mac
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.2
13
8.9
218
Ease of Use
8.6
13
8.9
222
Ease of Setup
Not enough data
9.2
71
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
9.1
52
Quality of Support
6.2
13
8.4
147
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
8.9
84
Product Direction (% positive)
10.0
13
8.9
204
Features by Category
Format
8.6
13
9.1
54
8.6
11
9.2
54
7.9
11
8.9
46
Edit
9.0
8
9.0
55
7.4
9
8.8
49
8.5
10
Feature Not Available
Data
8.5
13
Feature Not Available
9.9
12
8.5
42
8.6
6
9.1
43
Operating System
Not enough data
9.3
54
Not enough data
8.3
34
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Organization
Not enough data
9.0
68
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.3
85
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Editing
Not enough data
9.1
84
Not enough data
9.0
81
Not enough data
9.2
78
Not enough data
9.1
71
Not enough data
9.0
69
Operating System
Not enough data
9.5
67
Not enough data
8.5
44
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Edit
Not enough data
9.1
85
Not enough data
8.9
83
Not enough data
9.0
81
Not enough data
8.8
80
Logistics
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.8
70
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Design
Not enough data
8.7
41
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Collaboration
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
File Types
Not enough data
9.1
52
Not enough data
9.2
50
Not enough data
8.2
37
Edit & Revise
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.1
54
Integrate & Embed
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Operating System
Not enough data
9.6
52
Not enough data
8.1
33
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.6
25
Not enough data
8.3
24
Not enough data
7.8
24
Not enough data
7.8
22
Not enough data
8.1
25
Agentic AI - Document Creation
Not enough data
9.4
6
Operating System
Not enough data
9.5
89
Not enough data
8.0
48
Not enough data
7.1
36
Document Processing
Not enough data
9.1
94
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.0
51
Not enough data
8.7
77
Not enough data
8.7
80
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.1
83
Not enough data
9.0
72
Agentic AI - OCR
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
File Viewer Lite and FineReader PDF for Windows and Mac are categorized as File Reader
Unique Categories
File Viewer Lite has no unique categories
FineReader PDF for Windows and Mac is categorized as PDF Editor, OCR, Document Creation, and Document Scanning
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
File Viewer Lite
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
FineReader PDF for Windows and Mac
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
38.5%
Outsourcing/Offshoring
15.4%
Insurance
15.4%
Telecommunications
7.7%
Pharmaceuticals
7.7%
Other
15.4%
Translation and Localization
10.6%
Information Technology and Services
8.6%
Higher Education
6.8%
Legal Services
4.5%
Education Management
3.8%
Other
65.8%
Alternatives
Discussions
File Viewer Lite has no discussions with answers
What does abbyy FineReader do?
4 Comments
SP
It digitizes nearly any printed text you can scan with high accuracy in many languages, including multiple languages and can be taught to correctly identify...Read more
I can't resolve the internal error that sometimes appears during use.
2 Comments
Official Response from FineReader PDF for Windows and Mac
We are sorry to hear you faced an issue while using FineReader PDF.
To help investigate the problem, please feel free to contact the ABBYY support team...Read more
How can I drag a page between pdf documents?
2 Comments
PK
I regret to say, but the drag and drop option is not supported at the moment in ABBYY FineReader 15.
To be able to add the pages from another file, the...Read more
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