Compare Adobe Acrobat Reader and File Viewer Plus 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (41.9% of reviews)
Small-Business (62.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Star Rating
(1,709)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (41.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Adobe Acrobat ReaderFile Viewer Plus
Star Rating
(8)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (62.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about File Viewer PlusAdobe Acrobat Reader vs File Viewer Plus
- Reviewers felt that Adobe Acrobat Reader meets the needs of their business better than File Viewer Plus.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Adobe Acrobat Reader is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of File Viewer Plus over Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Adobe Acrobat Reader
No pricing availableFile Viewer Plus
No pricing availableFree Trial
Adobe Acrobat Reader
No trial information availableFile Viewer Plus
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.1
1,512
8.8
8
Ease of Use
9.1
1,519
9.4
8
Ease of Setup
9.2
180
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
8.8
152
Not enough data
Quality of Support
8.6
1,052
7.7
8
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
141
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
8.2
1,506
10.0
8
Features by Category
Format
9.0
619
8.8
8
8.1
552
8.5
8
7.7
451
7.7
8
Edit
7.7
570
7.5
8
8.5
562
Feature Not Available
8.8
526
8.1
8
Data
8.3
546
9.0
8
8.1
436
8.8
8
8.8
519
Feature Not Available
Operating System
9.3
69
Not enough data
9.1
45
Feature Not Available
8.7
36
Feature Not Available
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Adobe Acrobat Reader and File Viewer Plus are categorized as File Reader
Unique Categories
Adobe Acrobat Reader has no unique categories
File Viewer Plus has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
File Viewer Plus
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
Information Technology and Services
6.9%
Higher Education
4.4%
Computer Software
4.4%
Hospital & Health Care
3.7%
Education Management
3.5%
Other
77.1%
Information Technology and Services
25.0%
Consulting
12.5%
Pharmaceuticals
12.5%
Leisure, Travel & Tourism
12.5%
Food & Beverages
12.5%
Other
25.0%
Most Helpful Reviews
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Ashley B.
Verified User in Public Policy
The new features are really great for marking up documents and images and adding notes to PDFs. The new panel interface is a huge improvement over the prior version.
Most Helpful Critical Review
Candice L.
Verified User in Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
Hard to understand if you are new to the software.
File Viewer Plus
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Hebert Z.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
File Viewer Plus is a lightweight and easy to use application. It supports a large number of formats and offers convincing updates.
Most Helpful Critical Review
Larry R.
Verified User in Pharmaceuticals
The tool to check for updates does not work and I had to download the updated software directly from the page to reinstall it.
Ashley B.
Verified User in Public Policy
The new features are really great for marking up documents and images and adding notes to PDFs. The new panel interface is a huge improvement over the prior version.
Hebert Z.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
File Viewer Plus is a lightweight and easy to use application. It supports a large number of formats and offers convincing updates.
Candice L.
Verified User in Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
Hard to understand if you are new to the software.
Larry R.
Verified User in Pharmaceuticals
The tool to check for updates does not work and I had to download the updated software directly from the page to reinstall it.
Alternatives
Discussions
Is there anyway to rotate within this software?
3 comments
DT
You can rotate all or selected pages in a document. You can only rotate in 90° increments. Open the PDF in Acrobat DC, and then choose View> Rotate View....Read more
is there any student package?
3 comments
NW
https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/buy/students.html
This link should take you to the student/educational pricing for the subscription to the software. ...Read more
Can you make it more stable even if the network connection is unavailable?
2 comments
AD
Unless the document is saved in the Adobe Cloud that's probably why it doesn't let you open it. Try to save the document on the computer so it is not on a...Read more
File Viewer Plus has no discussions with answers
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