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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (72.4% of reviews)
Mid-Market (45.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $16.00 Per Month
$179.00 1 License With One-Time Purchase
FineReader PDF for Windows and Mac
Star Rating
(295)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (72.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $16.00 Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansTungsten Power PDF
Star Rating
(59)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (45.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$179.00 1 License With One-Time Purchase
Browse all 3 pricing plansFineReader PDF for Windows and Mac vs Tungsten Power PDF
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 Tungsten Power PDF, along with administration.
- Reviewers felt that FineReader PDF for Windows and Mac meets the needs of their business better than Tungsten Power PDF.
- 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 Tungsten Power PDF.
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
Tungsten Power PDF
Power PDF Advanced for Windows
$179.00
1 License With One-Time Purchase
Easier to use, more secure, and 1/3 of the cost of Adobe Acrobat over 3 years, Power PDF Advanced is the ideal PDF editor for businesses
- Microsoft ribbon style interface - if you use Office products, using Power PDF will be a piece of cake
- Collaboratively create, edit and review documents in real-time with users on the same LAN
- Integration into SharePoint, Box, Evernote, Google Drive and more
Free Trial
FineReader PDF for Windows and Mac
Free Trial is available
Tungsten Power PDF
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
220
8.8
49
Ease of Use
8.9
224
8.5
49
Ease of Setup
9.3
73
9.6
9
Ease of Admin
9.1
52
9.4
8
Quality of Support
8.5
149
8.1
35
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
84
7.9
7
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
206
8.4
44
Features by Category
Format
9.1
56
Not enough data
9.2
56
Not enough data
8.9
48
Not enough data
Edit
9.1
57
Not enough data
8.9
51
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
44
Not enough data
9.1
45
Not enough data
Operating System
9.3
56
Not enough data
8.4
36
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Organization
9.0
70
8.8
20
Feature Not Available
9.0
19
9.3
87
8.9
16
Feature Not Available
9.0
17
Editing
9.1
86
8.9
18
9.0
83
8.9
20
9.2
80
8.9
21
9.1
73
8.6
19
9.0
71
8.8
20
Operating System
9.5
69
9.2
6
8.6
46
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Edit
9.2
87
Not enough data
8.9
85
Not enough data
9.0
83
Not enough data
8.8
82
Not enough data
Logistics
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.8
72
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Design
8.7
43
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Collaboration
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
File Types
9.2
54
Not enough data
9.3
52
Not enough data
8.3
39
Not enough data
Edit & Revise
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.1
56
Not enough data
Integrate & Embed
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Operating System
9.6
54
Not enough data
8.2
35
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.7
27
Not enough data
8.4
26
Not enough data
7.9
26
Not enough data
8.0
24
Not enough data
8.2
27
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Document Creation
9.6
8
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 Tungsten Power PDF are categorized as PDF Editor
Unique Categories
FineReader PDF for Windows and Mac is categorized as File Reader, OCR, Document Creation, and Document Scanning
Tungsten Power PDF has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
FineReader PDF for Windows and Mac
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Tungsten Power PDF
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
10.5%
Information Technology and Services
8.5%
Higher Education
6.8%
Legal Services
4.4%
Education Management
3.7%
Other
66.0%
Construction
8.5%
Law Practice
6.8%
Marketing and Advertising
5.1%
Hospital & Health Care
5.1%
Banking
5.1%
Other
69.5%
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
How do you do powers PDF?
2 Comments
LL
In fact, working with PDF can be absolutely simple and fast. if you know what tools to use. In any case, I want to share with you the link...Read more
What is Kofax PDF?
1 Comment
Official Response from Tungsten Power PDF
Great to hear you are interested in Kofax Power PDF.
Learn more here: https://www.kofax.com/products/power-pdfRead more
Tungsten Power PDF has no more discussions with answers
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