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Compare Foxit PDF Editor and PDFsam Basic 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.5% of reviews)
Small-Business (41.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $10.99 1 User Per Month
No pricing available
Foxit PDF Editor
Star Rating
(3,196)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $10.99 1 User Per Month
Free Trial is available
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Star Rating
(48)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (41.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about PDFsam BasicSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Foxit PDF Editor excels in document signing features, with a high rating of 9.1 for Document Signing, while PDFsam Basic lacks dedicated signing capabilities, which may be a drawback for users needing robust signature workflows.
- Reviewers mention that Foxit PDF Editor offers superior document management capabilities, scoring 9.0 compared to PDFsam Basic's 8.7, making it a better choice for users who require comprehensive document organization and editing history tracking.
- G2 users highlight Foxit PDF Editor's strong security features, particularly in Password protection (8.8) and Data Recovery (8.5), whereas PDFsam Basic's security ratings are lower, with users noting concerns about its overall data protection capabilities.
- Users on G2 appreciate Foxit PDF Editor's batch conversion functionality, rated at 9.1, which allows for efficient handling of multiple files, while PDFsam Basic's batch processing features are less robust, potentially hindering productivity for users needing to convert large volumes of documents.
- Reviewers say that Foxit PDF Editor's ease of use is consistently rated at 9.0, matching PDFsam Basic, but users report that Foxit provides a more intuitive interface and better support resources, enhancing the overall user experience.
- Users report that Foxit PDF Editor's integration capabilities, particularly with applications and APIs, are rated at 8.6, which is higher than PDFsam Basic, making it a more flexible option for businesses looking to integrate PDF functionalities into their existing workflows.
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Foxit PDF Editor
PDF Editor with Admin Console
Starting at $10.99
1 User Per Month
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
PDFsam Basic
No pricing availableFree Trial
Foxit PDF Editor
Free Trial is available
PDFsam Basic
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.3
2,411
9.1
41
Ease of Use
9.0
2,447
9.0
41
Ease of Setup
9.1
1,052
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
8.9
715
Not enough data
Quality of Support
8.9
1,683
7.9
29
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
685
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
2,300
8.8
39
Features by Category
Signature Process
9.1
793
Not enough data
8.3
613
Not enough data
8.7
698
Not enough data
8.5
610
Not enough data
8.7
614
Not enough data
8.1
524
Not enough data
8.5
543
Not enough data
8.8
679
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
8.6
592
Not enough data
8.7
624
Not enough data
8.4
559
Not enough data
Platform
8.3
493
Not enough data
8.4
522
Not enough data
8.0
474
Not enough data
8.9
580
Not enough data
7.8
440
Not enough data
Organization
8.9
1162
7.9
22
8.9
1246
8.7
30
8.8
1238
8.2
27
8.8
1264
7.6
25
Editing
8.9
1329
8.7
33
9.0
1440
7.7
27
9.1
1380
8.1
30
8.8
1302
7.9
26
8.8
1264
8.2
24
Operating System
9.1
1117
Not enough data
7.6
680
Not enough data
7.2
602
Not enough data
Security
8.5
579
Not enough data
8.8
683
Not enough data
8.8
639
Not enough data
Conversion
9.1
799
Not enough data
8.7
618
Not enough data
8.7
594
Not enough data
Logistics
8.6
607
Not enough data
9.2
791
Not enough data
9.0
721
Not enough data
Agentic AI - File Converter
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Sources
8.5
351
Not enough data
8.3
330
Not enough data
9.0
362
Not enough data
Generation
8.5
337
Not enough data
8.1
319
Not enough data
8.2
320
Not enough data
Delivery
8.2
318
Not enough data
7.8
308
Not enough data
7.8
307
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.5
231
Not enough data
7.2
231
Not enough data
7.6
182
Not enough data
7.5
181
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Document Generation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Design
8.5
714
Not enough data
8.4
672
Not enough data
8.2
635
Not enough data
Collaboration
8.1
594
Not enough data
8.1
566
Not enough data
File Types
9.1
841
Not enough data
9.0
830
Not enough data
8.2
564
Not enough data
Edit & Revise
8.6
711
Not enough data
8.2
643
Not enough data
9.1
859
Not enough data
Integrate & Embed
7.9
561
Not enough data
8.1
570
Not enough data
8.4
628
Not enough data
Operating System
9.1
825
Not enough data
7.7
519
Not enough data
7.2
459
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.7
328
Not enough data
7.6
324
Not enough data
7.6
249
Not enough data
7.2
245
Not enough data
7.6
247
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Document Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Design
8.6
235
Not enough data
8.7
254
Not enough data
9.0
259
Not enough data
8.9
261
Not enough data
8.5
219
Not enough data
8.3
216
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
8.3
231
Not enough data
8.7
229
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Foxit PDF Editor and PDFsam Basic are categorized as PDF Editor
Unique Categories
Foxit PDF Editor is categorized as File Converter, Desktop Publishing, Document Creation, E-Signature, and Document Generation
PDFsam Basic has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Foxit PDF Editor
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
PDFsam Basic
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
Construction
7.7%
Accounting
6.0%
Information Technology and Services
3.9%
Financial Services
3.9%
Higher Education
3.5%
Other
74.9%
Information Technology and Services
8.3%
Telecommunications
6.3%
Computer Software
6.3%
Staffing and Recruiting
4.2%
Research
4.2%
Other
70.8%
Most Helpful Reviews
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
kayla R.
Verified User in Accounting
Price and unoriginal. And also doesn't automatically save if accidentally kicked off
PDFsam Basic
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Manuel L.
Verified User in Research
PDFsam is a straightforward, easy to use PDF tool that is used for merging, splitting, and extracting PDFs and its pages. It has a drag and drop interface with plenty of options. I only have a PDF reader installed but occassionally need some of these tools...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Computer Software
I dislike how some of the actions are way too confusing too do even though it's easy to find it on the dash board.
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...
Manuel L.
Verified User in Research
PDFsam is a straightforward, easy to use PDF tool that is used for merging, splitting, and extracting PDFs and its pages. It has a drag and drop interface with plenty of options. I only have a PDF reader installed but occassionally need some of these tools...
kayla R.
Verified User in Accounting
Price and unoriginal. And also doesn't automatically save if accidentally kicked off
Verified User in Computer Software
I dislike how some of the actions are way too confusing too do even though it's easy to find it on the dash board.
Alternatives
Discussions
To change the default font for text editing, follow these steps: Open the text editor settings, locate the font options, select your desired font, and save the changes.
4 comments
PR
No this does not work no matter what the default always remains Helvetica. The font has to be selected every time you write text.Read more
What would be the best way to integrate this program into an in-house ERP?
4 comments
KR
Hello Teran:
They have an enterprise edition available for purchase. I would check with FoxIt and request a custom quote with some best...Read more
To eliminate all the font changes when scanning a legal document, ensure that the scanning software is set to recognize text as plain text or use OCR (Optical Character Recognition) settings that maintain uniform formatting. Alternatively, convert the scanned document to a text file and manually adjust the font settings to your preference.
3 comments
BP
Does anyone still use WordPerfect?
When you paste do you have the option to paste as plain text? Like other word processors (eg Word or Google docs). If...Read more
PDFsam Basic has no more discussions with answers
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