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Compare Adobe Acrobat and PDF Studio 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (43.9% of reviews)
Small-Business (53.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $22.19
$99.00 With One-Time Purchase
Adobe Acrobat
Star Rating
(3,557)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 plansPDF Studio
Star Rating
(39)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (53.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$99.00 With One-Time Purchase
Browse all 2 pricing plansSummary
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 electronic signatures, while PDF Studio, although strong, does not match this level of user satisfaction.
- Reviewers mention that PDF Studio shines in Document Scanning with a score of 9.1, highlighting its efficiency in converting physical documents into digital formats, whereas Adobe Acrobat also performs well but has a slightly lower score of 8.9.
- G2 users indicate that Adobe Acrobat's Conversion capabilities are superior, with a score of 9.3 for its ability to convert various file types effortlessly, while PDF Studio's conversion features, although competent, score lower at 8.6.
- Users on G2 report that PDF Studio offers better ease of use with a score of 9.2, making it more accessible for new users, while Adobe Acrobat, despite its robust features, has a slightly lower ease of use rating of 8.7.
- Reviewers mention that Adobe Acrobat's Quality of Support is rated at 8.4, which is generally satisfactory, but users express that PDF Studio's support, rated at 8.0, could improve in responsiveness and helpfulness.
- Users say that Adobe Acrobat's integration capabilities are rated at 8.5, allowing for a variety of third-party applications, while PDF Studio's integration features, scoring 9.4, are praised for their flexibility and ease of embedding into existing workflows.
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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
PDF Studio
PDF Studio Standard
$99.00
With One-Time Purchase
- Create PDFs
- Annotate and Markup PDFs
- Fast Sign
Free Trial
Adobe Acrobat
Free Trial is available
PDF Studio
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.2
2,803
9.0
27
Ease of Use
8.7
2,845
9.2
27
Ease of Setup
8.9
567
9.0
5
Ease of Admin
8.7
423
Not enough data
Quality of Support
8.4
2,037
8.0
22
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
392
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
8.3
2,710
9.1
26
Features by Category
Signature Process
9.3
342
Not enough data
8.2
283
Not enough data
8.6
316
Not enough data
8.6
303
Not enough data
8.7
302
Not enough data
8.4
257
Not enough data
8.3
266
Not enough data
8.8
318
Not enough data
Agentic AI - E-Signature
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
Security and Scalability
8.8
270
Not enough data
8.9
292
Not enough data
8.7
271
Not enough data
Platform
8.4
233
Not enough data
8.4
246
Not enough data
8.3
205
Not enough data
8.9
262
Not enough data
8.2
196
Not enough data
Organization
8.9
401
9.1
11
9.1
415
8.7
10
8.9
407
9.1
11
8.7
398
8.9
11
Editing
8.7
407
9.1
11
8.8
438
8.5
12
9.2
438
9.5
13
8.8
411
8.9
11
8.7
392
9.2
12
Operating System
8.9
363
9.2
12
8.5
291
8.6
7
Feature Not Available
9.4
8
Security
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.8
207
Not enough data
8.9
204
Not enough data
Conversion
9.2
231
Not enough data
8.6
184
Not enough data
8.6
184
Not enough data
Logistics
8.4
181
Not enough data
9.0
228
Not enough data
9.1
207
Not enough data
Agentic AI - File Converter
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Sources
8.9
206
Feature Not Available
8.2
177
8.9
6
9.1
216
8.6
7
Generation
8.6
196
Feature Not Available
8.2
178
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Delivery
8.5
188
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
8.7
5
Generative AI
8.0
87
Not enough data
8.0
87
Not enough data
8.2
88
Not enough data
8.2
88
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Document Generation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Design
Feature Not Available
8.0
11
8.4
431
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Collaboration
8.3
419
Feature Not Available
8.0
379
Feature Not Available
File Types
9.1
515
8.9
11
8.9
513
8.9
11
8.5
381
Feature Not Available
Edit & Revise
8.6
465
8.7
9
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
8.8
505
9.3
10
Integrate & Embed
8.0
326
Feature Not Available
8.4
367
Feature Not Available
8.5
407
Feature Not Available
Operating System
9.1
484
8.7
10
8.8
355
9.2
6
Feature Not Available
8.9
6
Generative AI
8.4
113
Not enough data
8.3
114
Not enough data
8.0
113
Not enough data
7.8
114
Not enough data
8.0
113
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Document Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Adobe Acrobat and PDF Studio are categorized as Document Generation, Document Creation, and PDF Editor
Unique Categories
Adobe Acrobat is categorized as E-Signature and File Converter
PDF Studio has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Adobe Acrobat
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
PDF Studio
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
5.1%
Marketing and Advertising
5.1%
Computer Software
5.0%
Education Management
3.8%
Other
73.9%
Information Technology and Services
12.8%
Packaging and Containers
5.1%
Management Consulting
5.1%
Design
5.1%
Computer Software
5.1%
Other
66.7%
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...
PDF Studio
Most Helpful Favorable Review
shashank s.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
It is one of the best pdf handler which i have ever used. I was really impressed by the huge amount of features which comes with this software.It also supports XML files.It is impressively fast and easy to use. It has in-built ability to convert Microsoft...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Pharmaceuticals
I use the software a lot to combine PDFs, and it would be nice to be able to save the one I just combined, and then "clear" it and start again. As of now, I save the one I'm working on, close out of PDF studio, and then reopen it to start the next document....
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.
shashank s.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
It is one of the best pdf handler which i have ever used. I was really impressed by the huge amount of features which comes with this software.It also supports XML files.It is impressively fast and easy to use. It has in-built ability to convert Microsoft...
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...
Verified User in Pharmaceuticals
I use the software a lot to combine PDFs, and it would be nice to be able to save the one I just combined, and then "clear" it and start again. As of now, I save the one I'm working on, close out of PDF studio, and then reopen it to start the next document....
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