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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.0% of reviews)
Enterprise (48.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $10.99 1 User Per Month
No pricing available
Foxit PDF Editor
Star Rating
(3,534)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $10.99 1 User Per Month
Browse all 2 pricing plansMendeley
Star Rating
(247)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (48.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about MendeleyFoxit PDF Editor vs Mendeley
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Foxit PDF Editor easier to use and do business with overall. However, reviewers preferred the ease of set up with Mendeley, along with administration.
- Reviewers felt that Foxit PDF Editor meets the needs of their business better than Mendeley.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Foxit PDF Editor is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Foxit PDF Editor over Mendeley.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Foxit PDF Editor
PDF Editor with Admin Console
Starting at $10.99
1 User Per Month
The PDF Editor with Admin Console offers comprehensive PDF management and editing tools, designed for team use with a centralized admin console for license management. It includes advanced editing features, cloud storage, and robust security options for enterprise environments.
- Create documents, merge, rotate, reorder, delete, and split PDFs
- Edit text and images in a PDF
- Convert PDFs and export to Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Mendeley
No pricing availableFree Trial
Foxit PDF Editor
Free Trial is available
Mendeley
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.3
2,487
8.6
220
Ease of Use
9.0
2,523
8.7
220
Ease of Setup
9.1
1,124
9.4
14
Ease of Admin
8.9
733
9.6
9
Quality of Support
8.9
1,748
7.9
141
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
702
8.9
6
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
2,373
8.0
213
Features by Category
Signature Process
9.1
822
Not enough data
8.4
641
Not enough data
8.7
726
Not enough data
8.5
637
Not enough data
8.7
642
Not enough data
8.1
549
Not enough data
8.5
570
Not enough data
8.8
707
Not enough data
Agentic AI - E-Signature
7.6
21
Not enough data
8.3
21
Not enough data
8.2
19
Not enough data
8.0
19
Not enough data
8.2
19
Not enough data
8.2
19
Not enough data
Security and Scalability
8.7
617
Not enough data
8.7
650
Not enough data
8.4
585
Not enough data
Platform
8.3
519
Not enough data
8.5
549
Not enough data
8.0
500
Not enough data
8.9
604
Not enough data
7.9
464
Not enough data
Organization
8.9
1223
Not enough data
8.9
1308
Not enough data
8.8
1299
Not enough data
8.8
1322
Not enough data
Editing
8.9
1389
Not enough data
9.0
1503
Not enough data
9.1
1443
Not enough data
8.8
1363
Not enough data
8.8
1321
Not enough data
Operating System
9.1
1172
Not enough data
7.6
729
Not enough data
7.2
650
Not enough data
Security
8.5
613
Not enough data
8.8
718
Not enough data
8.8
675
Not enough data
Conversion
9.1
836
Not enough data
8.7
654
Not enough data
8.6
630
Not enough data
Logistics
8.6
642
Not enough data
9.2
827
Not enough data
9.0
757
Not enough data
Agentic AI - File Converter
7.8
29
Not enough data
Data Sources
8.5
367
Not enough data
8.3
346
Not enough data
9.0
380
Not enough data
Generation
8.5
353
Not enough data
8.1
335
Not enough data
8.2
336
Not enough data
Delivery
8.2
333
Not enough data
7.8
323
Not enough data
7.8
322
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.6
246
Not enough data
7.3
244
Not enough data
7.6
195
Not enough data
7.5
195
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Document Generation
8.3
14
Not enough data
Design
8.5
737
Not enough data
8.4
693
Not enough data
8.2
658
Not enough data
Collaboration
8.1
618
Not enough data
8.1
589
Not enough data
File Types
9.1
866
Not enough data
9.0
855
Not enough data
8.2
589
Not enough data
Edit & Revise
8.6
736
Not enough data
8.2
666
Not enough data
9.1
884
Not enough data
Integrate & Embed
7.9
585
Not enough data
8.1
593
Not enough data
8.3
652
Not enough data
Operating System
9.1
848
Not enough data
7.7
539
Not enough data
7.3
481
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.7
350
Not enough data
7.6
347
Not enough data
7.7
271
Not enough data
7.3
267
Not enough data
7.6
270
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Document Creation
8.2
21
Not enough data
Design
8.5
240
Not enough data
8.6
259
Not enough data
9.0
264
Not enough data
8.9
266
Not enough data
8.4
224
Not enough data
8.3
221
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
8.3
237
Not enough data
8.6
234
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Foxit PDF Editor and Mendeley share no categories
Unique Categories
Foxit PDF Editor is categorized as Document Management, Document Creation, Document Generation, E-Signature, File Converter, Desktop Publishing, and PDF Editor
Mendeley is categorized as Reference Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Foxit PDF Editor
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Mendeley
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
Construction
7.7%
Accounting
6.0%
Information Technology and Services
4.0%
Financial Services
3.8%
Higher Education
3.5%
Other
75.0%
Higher Education
42.7%
Research
23.2%
Education Management
7.1%
Hospital & Health Care
2.5%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
2.1%
Other
22.4%
Alternatives
Discussions
How to change the Default font for text editing
4 Comments
PR
No this does not work no matter what the default always remains Helvetica. The font has to be selected every time you write text.Read more
What would be the best way to integrate this program into an in-house ERP?
4 Comments
KR
Hello Teran:
They have an enterprise edition available for purchase. I would check with FoxIt and request a custom quote with some best...Read more
How do I eliminate all the font changes that happen when I scan a legal document?
3 Comments
BP
Does anyone still use WordPerfect?
When you paste do you have the option to paste as plain text? Like other word processors (eg Word or Google docs). If...Read more
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