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Nitro Pro vs Foxit PDF Reader: Which is a better fit?

Updated on January 19th, 2025
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Summary
Key features rated by users
Features selected based on 9,738 reviews from PDF users.
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Feature ratings
PDF Reader
4.8
Convert to PDF
4.7
PDF Conversion
4.6
Merge/Append Files
4.6
Mobile Access
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Feature ratings
PDF Reader
4.8
Convert to PDF
4.6
PDF Conversion
NA
Merge/Append Files
4.3
Mobile Access
NA
User satisfaction
4.5
User reviews558
Ease of use
4.5
Functionality
4.5
Value for money
4.3
Customer support
4.1
4.5
User reviews940
Ease of use
4.6
Functionality
4.4
Value for money
4.6
Customer support
4.2
Price starts from
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Monthly subscription
Free version
Free trial
Monthly subscription
Free version
Free trial
Best for

Nitro serves individuals and businesses of all sizes by providing affordable document productivity tools; but, our deepest, richest product offerings are designed for large enterprise organizations.

Companies that create or handle PDF documents, either in their internal processes or their customer-facing applications, across the IT, legal, pharmaceutical, financial and engineering industries.

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pros & cons
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Grant M
Financial Adviser
5.0

Grant: Hi, my name is Grant. I'm a financial advisor. I'm the only one in my business and I give Nitro Pro five stars. Before I started using Nitro, I really didn't have any solutions. Adobe's got some pretty basic editing tools for free. There wasn't too much there. So Nitro really helped me to expand the amount of options I had to editing PDF documents. I really like Nitro because it's a one-off fee. You're not having to pay a subscription. You basically just pay a one-time license and you've got it for life. So I've been using my version for years. You do have the option to upgrade, but I haven't, but it effectively lets me do all the editing I need in documents. There's a huge amount of options that you do have. For me, I basically just use it to edit text and search for text on printed documents and things like that, and make little tweaks here and there, but it's got heaps of editing options for those who want to do a lot more. It's actually really, really easy to get started with Nitro. The user interface is pretty self-explanatory. There's not a lot to try and click through unless, again, you want to get through to the nitty-gritty, detailed features. But for those who just want to rotate documents, edit text, add text, all the simple kind of things, everything's super easy to use. So if you've been thinking about getting Nitro, one huge benefit over the traditional options is the fact that it is just a one-time fee as opposed to a subscription. It's got heaps of editing options. You can do the online signatures. It does have upgrades if you do need more features and functionality there, and if you need support, I've contacted them only once in the past, but they were really, really helpful when I needed them.

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Bruce W
Pastor
5.0

Bruce: My name is Bruce. I'm a retired minister and I've been using Foxit Reader. I give it a rating of a five, a top review. And for more reviews, please click below. I was using Adobe Acrobat Reader before. And at that time, I wanted to be able to highlight information and I just found it a little bit harder to work with. So I went looking for some other free way. I chose Foxit Reader first because it was free and I found it very easy to use. I found there's a lot more features. As I got further into it, there were a lot more features that I wish I had learned earlier. But it seems like my very robust program. I found Foxit Reader very easy to learn, especially for the very basic features. So that was really good. I wish I had more time to learn how to use additional features, but that's probably more on me. I think for a new person learning how to use Foxit Reader, just take some time to experiment. There were some times when I wish I had practiced a little bit more before bringing it into a live situation. One time, I remember trying to use Foxit Reader for a long meeting and there was like a 100 page booklet I had to follow with. And because I didn't practice ahead of time, I kind of got myself lost in the program. So it was a little frustrating for me, but that was on me. So take the time to learn it. I think it will be well worth the investment.

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Nitro Pro

Top Features
25/44
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Communication Management
  • Compression
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Forms
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Synchronization
  • Document Templates
  • File Management
  • File Transfer
  • Forms Management
  • HIPAA Compliant
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Rich Text Editor
  • Search/Filter
  • Secure Data Storage
  • SSL Security
  • User Management
  • Version Control
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Annotations
  • API
  • Batch Processing
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Convert to PDF
  • Customizable Branding
  • Digital Signature
  • Document Management
  • Document Review
  • Document Storage
  • Drag & Drop
  • Encryption
  • Full Text Search
  • Indexing
  • Merge/Append Files
  • Mobile Access
  • Offline Access
  • PDF Conversion
  • PDF Reader
  • Template Management
  • Text Editing
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Watermarking
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Foxit PDF Reader

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Nitro Pro
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
Foxit PDF Reader
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
Nitro Pro
  • By Nitro Software
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 2005
Foxit PDF Reader
  • By Foxit Software
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 2001
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