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Compare PDF Expert and PDFescape 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (80.6% of reviews)
Enterprise (35.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$79.99 1 License Per Year
No pricing available
PDF Expert
Star Rating
(31)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (80.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$79.99 1 License Per Year
Learn more about PDF ExpertPDFescape
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 PDFescapePDF Expert vs PDFescape
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found PDF Expert easier to use and do business with overall. However, reviewers preferred the ease of set up with PDFescape, along with administration.
- Reviewers felt that PDF Expert meets the needs of their business better than PDFescape.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that PDF Expert is the preferred option.
- When assessing product direction, PDF Expert and PDFescape received similar ratings from our reviewers.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
PDF Expert
PDF Expert Premium
$79.99
1 License Per Year
Your go to PDF editor for Apple devices - perfect individuals and teams that need to read, edit, annotate, sign and fill in PDFs.
- Edit text, image and links in PDFs
- Annotate, comment and add notes to PDFs
- Create, merge and manage PDF files
PDFescape
No pricing availableFree Trial
PDF Expert
Free Trial is available
PDFescape
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.1
23
8.8
60
Ease of Use
9.0
24
8.7
60
Ease of Setup
8.8
8
9.4
9
Ease of Admin
8.7
5
8.3
5
Quality of Support
9.2
14
8.1
44
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
5
8.3
5
Product Direction (% positive)
8.3
21
8.3
56
Features by Category
Organization
Not enough data
8.8
32
Not enough data
9.0
33
Not enough data
8.9
27
Not enough data
8.4
34
Editing
Not enough data
8.7
33
Not enough data
9.1
39
Not enough data
9.3
33
Not enough data
8.7
38
Not enough data
9.3
34
Operating System
Feature Not Available
8.7
13
Not enough data
7.7
13
Feature Not Available
6.0
8
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
Not enough data
7.5
10
Not enough data
7.0
10
Not enough data
7.2
10
Collaboration
Not enough data
6.9
9
Not enough data
7.0
9
File Types
Not enough data
8.0
10
Not enough data
8.5
9
Not enough data
7.6
9
Edit & Revise
Not enough data
8.3
10
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
8.8
10
Integrate & Embed
Not enough data
7.8
9
Not enough data
8.0
9
Not enough data
7.6
7
Operating System
Not enough data
8.8
10
Not enough data
6.7
7
Not enough data
6.1
6
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Document Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
PDF Expert and PDFescape are categorized as PDF Editor
Unique Categories
PDF Expert has no unique categories
PDFescape is categorized as Document Creation and Document Generation
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
PDF Expert
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
Internet
6.5%
Design
6.5%
Consulting
3.2%
Wine and Spirits
3.2%
Veterinary
3.2%
Other
77.4%
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 is Expert PDF?
1 Comment
Official Response from PDF Expert
PDF Expert is a PDF editing solution that allows users to read, annotate and edit PDFs, change text and images, convert to and from common file types and...Read more
Is PDF Expert Available for Windows?
1 Comment
Official Response from PDF Expert
Currently PDF Expert is only available for Apple devices. Read more
How much does PDF Expert cost?
1 Comment
Official Response from PDF Expert
PDF Expert has two licensing options:
- Annual Premium which costs $79.99 per year
- Lifetime license which costs $169.99
There are discounts...Read more
PDFescape has no discussions with answers
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