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PDF24 Tools vs Adobe Acrobat: Which is a better fit?

Updated on January 12th, 2025
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PDF Reader
4.4
Convert to PDF
4.8
PDF Conversion
4.6
Merge/Append Files
4.7
Template Management
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PDF Reader
4.8
Convert to PDF
4.7
PDF Conversion
4.6
Merge/Append Files
4.5
Template Management
4.3
User satisfaction
4.7
User reviews43
Ease of use
4.8
Functionality
4.7
Value for money
4.7
Customer support
4.1
4.7
User reviews3,925
Ease of use
4.6
Functionality
4.6
Value for money
4.3
Customer support
4.3
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PDF24 Tools is a collection of easy to use tools for solving PDF related problems. It can be used online or offline in the form of PDF24 Creator for Windows.

Education, government, construction, insurance, creative professionals, legal professionals, and IT departments

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Bernhard: Hi, my name is Bernie and I'm a business and executive coach, and I work with business owners, executives in all different kinds of companies and their leadership teams, helping them to be more successful at what they do. And I like Acrobat DC. I give it a five rating. I've upgraded from an older version of Acrobat and of course the Acrobat Reader, but those are... And I've tried some other programs from time to time to try to work with sort of PDF files, but I find none of those have the functionality or certainly the ease of editing like Acrobat DC does. I have been using an older version of Adobe Acrobat, and the functionality just doesn't work. It didn't work for me anymore in terms of being able to print different things. So I love in the newer versions you have many more options for printing, like printing booklets and things like that. Also, the ease of editing text. Those were all cumbersome in the older versions. So it was very easy to get started with Acrobat DC. Downloaded it. It was very intuitive. I'd like how the upgrades are easier. Or the changes certainly from the older versions are much easier to find in the way they've laid out the menu structure. So I was up and running with using it very quickly. And I quickly noticed how you can now highlight the different fields and move things around. So it was much easier to get to know than I remember when I first started with the old one. It was fairly cumbersome to figure out in which menu you could do what kind of access, what sort of tools. It's very nicely laid out now and very easy to use. Yeah, I'd recommend everybody use it. I think PDF files are ubiquitous at this point. We're always getting them. We always need to go in and make some edits on them. And certainly the free reader, everybody has that, but it doesn't help you except to be able to read it. Also for creating forms, sometimes you can edit things when somebody else has given it to you that they want to give you information. But if you want to set that up, create your own forms to have other people fill in and just manipulating the documents that you're getting, creating new documents, I highly recommend it. I think it works very, very well.

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Alerts/Notifications
388
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PDF24 Tools

18/44
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • API
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Communication Management
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Forms
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Synchronization
  • Document Management
  • Document Review
  • Document Storage
  • Document Templates
  • File Management
  • File Transfer
  • Forms Management
  • HIPAA Compliant
  • Indexing
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Rich Text Editor
  • Search/Filter
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Template Management
  • Text Editing
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • User Management
  • Version Control
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Annotations
  • Batch Processing
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Compression
  • Convert to PDF
  • Customizable Branding
  • Digital Signature
  • Drag & Drop
  • Encryption
  • Full Text Search
  • Merge/Append Files
  • Mobile Access
  • Offline Access
  • PDF Conversion
  • PDF Reader
  • SSL Security
  • Watermarking
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PDF24 Tools
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
Adobe Acrobat
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
PDF24 Tools
  • By geek software
  • Located in Germany
  • Founded in 2009
Adobe Acrobat
  • By Adobe
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 1982
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