PDFCreator vs Foxit PDF Reader: Which is a better fit?

Ryan: Hi, I'm Ryan, a marketing director. I give PDFCreator four out of five. For more reviews like this click below. In late Q2 of 2020 during kind of the height of the pandemic my department was tasked with cutting 33% of our overall budget going line item by line item. I finally came to software licenses and found that my department was spending way too much on software. Every single member of my team had a Creative Suite license and Adobe Creative Suite license. Those are quite expensive. My marketing manager, my administrative assistant, my web manager, everyone had a license filled with software that they didn't necessarily need. So when I was tasked with trying to find some savings, Creative Suite was kind of the sore thumb that stuck out from the group. After doing a bit of research on the options, I decided to give PDFCreator a try. I downloaded the software and gave it a go myself. I wouldn't ask anyone on my team to use a piece of software that I wouldn't use, or I an unfamiliar with. So after a couple of days of using the software, I realized that it would allow my team to continue to perform the functions of their jobs in a way that they needed to do as we all worked remotely during the pandemic. Anyone familiar with Acrobat or any of Adobe's Creative Suite applications will have a very easy time picking up PDFCreator. The options while not as robust as their Adobe counterpart are relatively easy to get a grasp on, the UI and UX it's very good for the software and the value for the money is great. For anyone considering switching from an Adobe product to PDFCreator, I would urge you to take a look at your needs. What exactly do you do with your PDF creation and editing software? Be sure to try the trial, there's a trial for the software and before you jump into the pool, make sure that whatever options you require are going to be there and available for you.

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.