Compare Essential Studio and KDAN PDF 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (81.7% of reviews)
Small-Business (66.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
$59.99 Per Year
Essential Studio
Star Rating
(683)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (81.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free Trial is available
Browse all 6 pricing plansKDAN PDF
Star Rating
(183)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$59.99 Per Year
Browse all 3 pricing plansEssential Studio vs KDAN PDF
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found KDAN PDF easier to use and administer. However, reviewers preferred the ease of set up, and doing business with Essential Studio overall.
- Essential Studio and KDAN PDF both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Essential Studio is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of KDAN PDF over Essential Studio.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Essential Studio
Syncfusion Essential Studio Community License - Complimentary for qualifying developers and organizations!
Free
A complimentary Essential Studio® license available to organizations and individuals with less than $1 million USD in annual gross revenue, 5 or fewer developers, and 10 or fewer total employees.
Note: An entity or organization may not have ever received more than $3,000,000 USD in capital from an outside source, such as private equity or venture capital, in order to be eligible for the Community License.
Value of $12,475 USD. No credit card required.
- Unlimited access to 1,600+ components and libraries, as well as all other products included with Essential Studio® .
- Wide range of product demos and training, including video tutorials, documentation, and KB articles.
- Does not expire. Licenses will continue to receive support and updates for new versions.
KDAN PDF
Document 365
$59.99
Per Year
Document 365 is a comprehensive, cross-device document solution aimed at improving your productivity. The PDF document solution includes Kdan's best PDF Reader mobile and desktop apps along with online converting and faxing services. With document 365, you can leverage your productivity every day.
- An all-access pass to premium features in PDF Reader mobile and desktop applications across all smart devices, PC and Mac.
- 1TB of Kdan Cloud storage
- 250 Kdan Credits (Up to 25 faxes or 250 file conversions)
Free Trial
Essential Studio
Free Trial is available
KDAN PDF
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
564
8.8
159
Ease of Use
8.4
571
9.1
161
Ease of Setup
8.8
342
8.7
25
Ease of Admin
8.7
227
9.4
20
Quality of Support
9.1
537
8.5
121
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
225
8.8
20
Product Direction (% positive)
8.4
552
8.7
161
Features by Category
Format
Not enough data
8.4
124
Not enough data
8.3
118
Not enough data
7.7
102
Edit
Not enough data
8.5
125
Not enough data
8.5
120
Not enough data
8.2
115
Data
Not enough data
8.5
125
Not enough data
7.7
105
Not enough data
8.5
122
Operating System
Not enough data
8.3
79
Not enough data
8.2
77
Not enough data
6.6
66
Organization
Not enough data
8.5
83
Not enough data
8.4
84
Not enough data
8.3
81
Not enough data
8.0
80
Editing
Not enough data
8.5
83
Not enough data
8.1
83
Not enough data
8.4
84
Not enough data
8.2
78
Not enough data
8.3
78
Operating System
Not enough data
8.1
77
Not enough data
8.1
78
Not enough data
6.7
64
Functionality
8.6
210
Not enough data
8.4
180
Not enough data
8.3
162
Not enough data
8.3
194
Not enough data
8.7
202
Not enough data
8.2
206
Not enough data
8.7
198
Not enough data
JavaScript Frameworks
8.9
96
Not enough data
8.1
98
Not enough data
8.9
90
Not enough data
9.2
101
Not enough data
9.0
97
Not enough data
8.2
82
Not enough data
Functionality
8.6
178
Not enough data
9.1
230
Not enough data
8.7
197
Not enough data
Management
8.9
209
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.9
221
Not enough data
Functionality
9.1
83
Not enough data
8.9
91
Not enough data
8.9
86
Not enough data
Performance
8.9
88
Not enough data
8.9
92
Not enough data
8.1
91
Not enough data
Support
8.3
92
Not enough data
8.2
93
Not enough data
8.2
84
Not enough data
Data Sources
8.3
52
Not enough data
8.3
51
Not enough data
8.5
60
Not enough data
Generation
7.8
46
Not enough data
7.8
43
Not enough data
8.0
45
Not enough data
Delivery
7.5
42
Not enough data
7.6
44
Not enough data
7.2
39
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.2
25
Not enough data
6.0
24
Not enough data
6.0
21
Not enough data
5.9
22
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Document Generation
3.3
6
Not enough data
Charts
9.0
56
Not enough data
8.9
56
Not enough data
8.9
53
Not enough data
8.7
55
Not enough data
Documentation
8.1
56
Not enough data
Mobile
8.4
49
Not enough data
Web Frameworks
9.0
52
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Essential Studio and KDAN PDF share no categories
Unique Categories
Essential Studio is categorized as Data Visualization Libraries, Component Libraries, JavaScript Web Frameworks, .NET Integrated Development Environments (IDE), Document Generation, and Mobile Development Frameworks
KDAN PDF is categorized as File Reader and PDF Editor
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Essential Studio
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
KDAN 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
Computer Software
30.3%
Information Technology and Services
12.6%
Financial Services
4.1%
Accounting
2.3%
Program Development
2.3%
Other
48.4%
Higher Education
8.8%
Information Technology and Services
7.2%
Marketing and Advertising
6.1%
Consulting
5.5%
Accounting
5.0%
Other
67.4%
Alternatives
Discussions
this free community version of syncfusion will stay free ?
2 Comments
SS
Hi Muhammad,
I'm not sure if my reply to your other inquiry didn't come through or if there was a system hiccup and your question was mistakenly posted...Read more
When do you release Syncfusion for UNO?
1 Comment
SS
Hello Ute,
Thank you very much for your interest in the work we're doing with controls for the Uno platform! It sounds like you may have already seen our...Read more
Will you sell document creator again as control or it will stay only part of Bold BI.
1 Comment
SS
Hi Igor,
Thank you very much for your question!
Within Essential Studio Enterprise Edition we do offer a dashboard layout control - please see...Read more
What is PDF Reader used for?
1 Comment
CC
It is used to create, view, edit, print and manage the pdf files (Portable Document File). PDF format is better as it retains all the formatting, style and...Read more
KDAN PDF has no more discussions with answers
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