Compare Adobe Acrobat and Foxit PDF Editor 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (43.9% of reviews)
Small-Business (66.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $22.19
$129.99 1 User Per Year
Adobe Acrobat
Star Rating
(3,453)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (43.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $22.19
Free Trial is available
Browse all 2 pricing plansFoxit PDF Editor
Star Rating
(3,041)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$129.99 1 User Per Year
Free Trial is available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Adobe Acrobat excels in its Document Signing feature, scoring 9.3, which reviewers mention provides a seamless experience for signing documents electronically. In contrast, Foxit PDF Editor, while still strong at 9.1, is noted to have slightly less intuitive signing workflows.
- Reviewers mention that Foxit PDF Editor shines in Ease of Use, with a score of 9.0, making it more user-friendly for those new to PDF editing. Adobe Acrobat, with a score of 8.7, is still effective but may require a steeper learning curve for some users.
- G2 users highlight Adobe Acrobat's superior Document Management capabilities, scoring 9.1, which allows for better organization and retrieval of files. Foxit PDF Editor, while close at 9.0, is seen as slightly less robust in this area.
- Users on G2 report that Foxit PDF Editor offers better Mobile Access features, scoring 8.3, which allows for more flexibility when working on the go. Adobe Acrobat's mobile functionality, while decent, does not match the same level of accessibility.
- Reviewers mention that Adobe Acrobat's Quality of Support is rated at 8.4, which some users find lacking compared to Foxit PDF Editor's higher score of 8.9, indicating that users feel more supported with Foxit when issues arise.
- Users say that Adobe Acrobat's Data Recovery feature, scoring 8.1, is less reliable than Foxit PDF Editor's 8.5, with reviewers expressing concerns about the effectiveness of recovering lost documents in Adobe's system.
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Adobe Acrobat
Acrobat Pro for teams: pricing is per license per month, includes discount with annual commitment
Starting at $22.19
E-signatures and more powerful PDF tools to easily review, edit, and prepare your documents.
- Sign and collect unlimited signatures
- Track and send reminders for agreements
- Export, convert, and edit PDFs
Foxit PDF Editor
PDF Editor with Admin Console
$129.99
1 User Per Year
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
Free Trial
Adobe Acrobat
Free Trial is available
Foxit PDF Editor
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.2
2,751
9.3
2,304
Ease of Use
8.7
2,768
9.0
2,339
Ease of Setup
8.9
498
9.1
948
Ease of Admin
8.7
411
9.0
671
Quality of Support
8.4
1,998
8.9
1,613
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
380
9.1
642
Product Direction (% positive)
8.3
2,658
8.8
2,195
Features by Category
Signature Process
9.3
317
9.1
750
8.1
260
8.4
573
8.6
291
8.7
657
8.7
278
8.6
568
8.7
280
8.7
573
8.5
235
8.1
489
8.4
243
8.5
506
8.9
295
8.8
640
Security and Scalability
8.9
246
8.6
553
8.9
268
8.7
585
8.7
249
8.4
521
Platform
8.5
209
8.3
447
8.4
222
8.4
476
8.4
181
8.0
430
9.0
238
8.9
536
8.2
172
7.8
398
Organization
8.9
373
8.9
1088
9.1
388
9.0
1170
8.9
379
8.9
1164
8.8
371
8.8
1189
Editing
8.7
378
8.9
1255
8.9
409
9.0
1366
9.2
410
9.1
1304
8.8
382
8.8
1228
8.8
363
8.8
1190
Operating System
9.0
338
9.1
1049
8.6
265
7.7
615
Feature Not Available
7.3
540
Security
Feature Not Available
8.5
535
8.8
188
8.9
638
8.9
184
8.8
594
Conversion
9.2
211
9.1
753
8.5
164
8.7
573
8.6
163
8.6
549
Logistics
8.4
162
8.6
563
9.0
208
9.2
747
9.1
187
9.0
677
Data Sources
9.0
188
8.6
317
8.1
159
8.2
295
9.1
199
9.0
328
Generation
8.6
177
8.5
304
8.3
162
8.0
285
Feature Not Available
8.1
286
Delivery
8.6
171
8.2
285
Feature Not Available
7.8
275
Feature Not Available
7.8
274
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
7.6
203
Feature Not Available
7.3
203
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Design
Feature Not Available
8.5
665
8.4
411
8.4
623
Feature Not Available
8.2
586
Collaboration
8.3
398
8.2
546
8.0
358
8.1
518
File Types
9.1
494
9.1
791
9.0
493
9.0
781
8.5
361
8.2
516
Edit & Revise
8.6
443
8.6
660
Feature Not Available
8.3
593
8.9
484
9.1
809
Integrate & Embed
8.1
307
8.0
511
8.4
346
8.1
520
8.5
386
8.4
578
Operating System
9.1
464
9.1
777
8.8
335
7.7
474
Feature Not Available
7.3
416
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
7.8
284
Feature Not Available
7.7
281
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Design
Not enough data
8.6
225
Not enough data
8.7
244
Not enough data
9.0
249
Not enough data
8.9
251
Not enough data
8.5
209
Not enough data
8.3
206
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.3
221
Not enough data
8.7
219
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Adobe Acrobat and Foxit PDF Editor are categorized as Document Generation, Document Creation, E-Signature, PDF Editor, and File Converter
Unique Categories
Adobe Acrobat has no unique categories
Foxit PDF Editor is categorized as Desktop Publishing
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Adobe Acrobat
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Foxit PDF Editor
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
7.1%
Higher Education
5.2%
Computer Software
5.1%
Marketing and Advertising
5.0%
Education Management
3.8%
Other
74.0%
Construction
7.7%
Accounting
5.9%
Information Technology and Services
4.0%
Financial Services
3.9%
Higher Education
3.4%
Other
75.1%
Most Helpful Reviews
Adobe Acrobat
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Jon J.
Verified User in Computer Software
Adobe has made successfully made the terms PDF, and Acrobat seem very synonymous. I really like the commenting and create options that are available.
Most Helpful Critical Review
Travis G.
Verified User in Media Production
Adding alt-text and tags for accessibility is clunky and hard to use most of the time. A lot of the time, after running an accessibility check, it will give me a report and tells me to fix things, but there is no obvious place to be able to add what is...
Foxit PDF Editor
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Grant C.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
I started using FoxitPhantom PDF back in April this year, and I just love the performance. In every respect it's fast to use, but the one stand-out feature is the user interface. It follows the new Microsoft standard and so it's totally seamless in my...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Steve B.
Verified User in Insurance
The licensing is awful and the fact that updates are only within the same version level so all of our users have a different version of the software.
Jon J.
Verified User in Computer Software
Adobe has made successfully made the terms PDF, and Acrobat seem very synonymous. I really like the commenting and create options that are available.
Grant C.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
I started using FoxitPhantom PDF back in April this year, and I just love the performance. In every respect it's fast to use, but the one stand-out feature is the user interface. It follows the new Microsoft standard and so it's totally seamless in my...
Travis G.
Verified User in Media Production
Adding alt-text and tags for accessibility is clunky and hard to use most of the time. A lot of the time, after running an accessibility check, it will give me a report and tells me to fix things, but there is no obvious place to be able to add what is...
Steve B.
Verified User in Insurance
The licensing is awful and the fact that updates are only within the same version level so all of our users have a different version of the software.
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