Compare FineReader PDF for Windows and Mac and PDFescape 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (72.7% of reviews)
Enterprise (35.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $16.00 Per Month
No pricing available
FineReader PDF for Windows and Mac
Star Rating
(295)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (72.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $16.00 Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansPDFescape
Star Rating
(70)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (35.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about PDFescapeFineReader PDF for Windows and Mac vs PDFescape
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found FineReader PDF for Windows and Mac easier to use and do business with overall. However, reviewers preferred the ease of set up with PDFescape, along with administration.
- Reviewers felt that FineReader PDF for Windows and Mac meets the needs of their business better than PDFescape.
- 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 FineReader PDF for Windows and Mac over PDFescape.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
FineReader 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
PDFescape
No pricing availableFree Trial
FineReader PDF for Windows and Mac
Free Trial is available
PDFescape
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.9
219
8.8
60
Ease of Use
8.9
223
8.7
60
Ease of Setup
9.3
72
9.4
9
Ease of Admin
9.1
52
8.3
5
Quality of Support
8.4
148
8.1
44
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
84
8.3
5
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
205
8.3
56
Features by Category
Format
9.1
55
Not enough data
9.2
55
Not enough data
8.9
47
Not enough data
Edit
9.0
56
Not enough data
8.9
50
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
43
Not enough data
9.1
44
Not enough data
Operating System
9.3
55
Not enough data
8.4
35
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Organization
9.0
69
8.8
32
Feature Not Available
9.0
33
9.3
86
8.9
27
Feature Not Available
8.4
34
Editing
9.1
85
8.7
33
9.0
82
9.1
39
9.2
79
9.3
33
9.1
72
8.7
38
9.0
70
9.3
34
Operating System
9.5
68
8.7
13
8.5
45
7.7
13
Feature Not Available
6.0
8
Edit
9.1
86
Not enough data
8.9
84
Not enough data
9.0
82
Not enough data
8.8
81
Not enough data
Logistics
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.8
71
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Data Sources
Not enough data
8.5
9
Not enough data
7.3
11
Not enough data
8.3
11
Generation
Not enough data
7.6
11
Not enough data
8.0
9
Not enough data
7.6
11
Delivery
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
7.3
10
Not enough data
7.0
9
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Document Generation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Design
8.7
42
7.5
10
Feature Not Available
7.0
10
Feature Not Available
7.2
10
Collaboration
Feature Not Available
6.9
9
Feature Not Available
7.0
9
File Types
9.2
53
8.0
10
9.2
51
8.5
9
8.2
38
7.6
9
Edit & Revise
Feature Not Available
8.3
10
Feature Not Available
8.7
9
9.1
55
8.8
10
Integrate & Embed
Feature Not Available
7.8
9
Feature Not Available
8.0
9
Feature Not Available
7.6
7
Operating System
9.6
53
8.8
10
8.1
34
6.7
7
Feature Not Available
6.1
6
Generative AI
8.7
26
Not enough data
8.3
25
Not enough data
7.9
25
Not enough data
7.9
23
Not enough data
8.1
26
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Document Creation
9.5
7
Not enough data
Operating System
9.5
90
Not enough data
8.0
49
Not enough data
7.2
37
Not enough data
Document Processing
9.1
95
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.0
52
Not enough data
8.7
78
Not enough data
8.7
81
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.1
84
Not enough data
9.0
73
Not enough data
Agentic AI - OCR
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
FineReader PDF for Windows and Mac and PDFescape are categorized as PDF Editor and Document Creation
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
FineReader PDF for Windows and Mac
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
PDFescape
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
Translation and Localization
10.6%
Information Technology and Services
8.5%
Higher Education
6.8%
Legal Services
4.4%
Education Management
3.8%
Other
65.9%
Information Technology and Services
16.4%
Computer Software
11.9%
Telecommunications
9.0%
Hospital & Health Care
6.0%
Financial Services
4.5%
Other
52.2%
Alternatives
Discussions
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
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
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
PDFescape has no discussions with answers
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