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Adobe AIR
Adobe AIR
(44)
3.8 out of 5
Adobe AIR
By HARMAN International.
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Acrobat
(3,453)
4.5 out of 5
Adobe Acrobat
By Adobe
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At a Glance
Adobe AIR
Adobe AIR
Star Rating
(44)3.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (54.8% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Acrobat
Star Rating
(3,453)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (43.9% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $22.19
Free Trial is available
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Adobe AIR vs Adobe Acrobat

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Adobe Acrobat easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Adobe Acrobat overall.

  • Reviewers felt that Adobe Acrobat meets the needs of their business better than Adobe AIR.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Adobe Acrobat is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Adobe Acrobat over Adobe AIR.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Adobe AIR
No pricing available
Adobe Acrobat
Acrobat Pro for teams: pricing is per license per month, includes discount with annual commitment
Starting at $22.19
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Free Trial
Adobe AIR
No trial information available
Adobe Acrobat
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.1
39
9.2
2,751
Ease of Use
8.2
40
8.7
2,768
Ease of Setup
7.4
15
8.9
498
Ease of Admin
7.6
13
8.7
411
Quality of Support
6.5
36
8.4
1,998
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.6
15
8.7
380
Product Direction (% positive)
4.0
39
8.3
2,658
Features by Category
E-SignatureHide 16 FeaturesShow 16 Features
Not enough data
8.6
3,984
Signature Process
Not enough data
9.3
317
Not enough data
8.1
260
Not enough data
8.6
291
Not enough data
8.7
278
Not enough data
8.7
280
Not enough data
8.5
235
Not enough data
8.4
243
Not enough data
8.9
295
Security and Scalability
Not enough data
8.9
246
Not enough data
8.9
268
Not enough data
8.7
249
Platform
Not enough data
8.5
209
Not enough data
8.4
222
Not enough data
8.4
181
Not enough data
9.0
238
Not enough data
8.2
172
PDF EditorHide 12 FeaturesShow 12 Features
Not enough data
8.9
4,056
Organization
Not enough data
8.9
373
Not enough data
9.1
388
Not enough data
8.9
379
Not enough data
8.8
371
Editing
Not enough data
8.7
378
Not enough data
8.9
409
Not enough data
9.2
410
Not enough data
8.8
382
Not enough data
8.8
363
Operating System
Not enough data
9.0
338
Not enough data
8.6
265
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
File ConverterHide 9 FeaturesShow 9 Features
Not enough data
8.8
1,467
Security
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.8
188
Not enough data
8.9
184
Conversion
Not enough data
9.2
211
Not enough data
8.5
164
Not enough data
8.6
163
Logistics
Not enough data
8.4
162
Not enough data
9.0
208
Not enough data
9.1
187
Document GenerationHide 13 FeaturesShow 13 Features
Not enough data
8.6
1,056
Data Sources
Not enough data
9.0
188
Not enough data
8.1
159
Not enough data
9.1
199
Generation
Not enough data
8.6
177
Not enough data
8.3
162
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Delivery
Not enough data
8.6
171
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Document CreationHide 22 FeaturesShow 22 Features
Not enough data
8.6
5,280
Design
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
411
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Collaboration
Not enough data
8.3
398
Not enough data
8.0
358
File Types
Not enough data
9.1
494
Not enough data
9.0
493
Not enough data
8.5
361
Edit & Revise
Not enough data
8.6
443
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.9
484
Integrate & Embed
Not enough data
8.1
307
Not enough data
8.4
346
Not enough data
8.5
386
Operating System
Not enough data
9.1
464
Not enough data
8.8
335
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Application Development PlatformsHide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
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Adobe Acrobat
Adobe AIR and Adobe Acrobat share no categories
Unique Categories
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Adobe Acrobat
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Adobe AIR
Adobe AIR
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
54.8%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
33.3%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
11.9%
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Acrobat
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
43.9%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
31.6%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
24.5%
Reviewers' Industry
Adobe AIR
Adobe AIR
Computer Software
19.0%
Marketing and Advertising
16.7%
Internet
9.5%
Design
7.1%
Music
4.8%
Other
42.9%
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Acrobat
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%
Most Helpful Reviews
Adobe AIR
Adobe AIR
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Stephanie O.
SO
Stephanie O.
Verified User in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering

This works across many platforms like Windows, android, iOS, etc.

Most Helpful Critical Review
Sanchit G.
SG
Sanchit G.
Verified User in Internet

Points by Points, 1. The overhead, apps will bundle AIR runtime in the app, adding MBs to your app package. 2. Integration with 3rd party service providers like, Ads & Analytics requires "Native Air Package" which are sparsely available and not supported...

Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Acrobat
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Jon J.
JJ
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.
TG
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...

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7 comments
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DR
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3 comments
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