--- title: "Compare ABBYY FineReader PDF vs PDF-XChange 2026 | Capterra" description: "Unsure of what to choose? Check Capterra to compare ABBYY FineReader PDF and PDF-XChange based on pricing, features, product details, and verified reviews." source_url: "https://www.capterra.com/compare/65868-170838/ABBYY-FineReader-vs-PDF-XChange" page_type: "comparison" language: "en" --- # ABBYY FineReader PDF vs PDF-XChange Features and Cost Comparison Last updated September 17th, 2026 Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team.[Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) Your comparison: ABBYY FineReader PDFPDF-XChange2/4 selected [ABBYY FineReader PDF](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/)[4.7 (444)](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/reviews/) [PDF-XChange](https://www.capterra.com/p/170838/PDF-XChange/)[4.6 (264)](https://www.capterra.com/p/170838/PDF-XChange/reviews/) [## ABBYY FineReader PDF](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/)[4.7 (444)](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/reviews/) Starting Price $16.00/month Value-for-Money 4.4 Functionality 4.5 Ease of Use 4.5 Customer Service 4.4 Reviews Sentiment Based on [444 reviews](#user-reviews) Positive 420 Neutral 17 Negative 7 [## PDF-XChange](https://www.capterra.com/p/170838/PDF-XChange/)[4.6 (264)](https://www.capterra.com/p/170838/PDF-XChange/reviews/) Starting Price $62.00one time Value-for-Money 4.6 Functionality 4.5 Ease of Use 4.5 Customer Service 4.4 Reviews Sentiment Based on [264 reviews](#user-reviews) Positive 253 Neutral 8 Negative 3 ## Summary * * * Key features rated by users Features selected based on 12,855 reviews from pdf software users. about the Fit Score methodology. Fit Score methodology Our Fit Score reflects how reviewers rate a product’s performance against a set of features reviewers rate as most important. A higher score indicates the product is rated better in delivering what reviewers most care about. If the Fit Score is not shown for a specific product, that only means there are currently not enough relevant data points to develop a meaningful score. It does not indicate that the product should be excluded from further evaluation. Best for Methodology 72%Fit Missing features Feature ratings Convert to PDF 4.6 PDF Reader 4.4 PDF Conversion NA Merge/Append Files 4.6 Text Editing 4.3 63%Fit Missing features Feature ratings Convert to PDF 4.6 PDF Reader 4.7 PDF Conversion NA Merge/Append Files 4.5 Text Editing NA User satisfaction User satisfaction 4.7 User reviews[444](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/reviews/) Ease of use 4.5 Functionality 4.5 Value for money 4.4 Customer support 4.4 User satisfaction 4.6 User reviews[264](https://www.capterra.com/p/170838/PDF-XChange/reviews/) Ease of use 4.5 Functionality 4.5 Value for money 4.6 Customer support 4.4 Price starts from Price starts from $16Flat Rate, Per Month - Free version - Free trial Price starts from $62Flat Rate, One Time - Free version - Free trial Best for Best for For small and medium-sized businesses, big companies, and public and educational institutions, FineReader PDF provides a comprehensive and cost-effective PDF solution. Best for On-premise PDF management solution that helps users create, view, edit, annotate and sign PDF files via document scanning, images, text/markdown files, virtual printer and more. ## User reviews Pros & cons ML Matthew L. Teacher > "It helped me gather pages and pages of text and convert it for use in world processing." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___7138436) ACR Ana Catalina R. Asesora > "When the source images are not of high quality, OCR fails, so it is necessary to edit by hand." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___6125623) ML Matthew L. Teacher > "Very helpful for someone working in education or research but modern phones have similar functionality built in..." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___7138436) EP Emre P. Lecturer > "The fact that its "inverting color option" is not available on Macos bothers me quite a lot." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___6084397) VY Vishnu Y. Warehouse Executive > "You can easily create, edit PDFs, or even convert your documents to PDF files." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___6692411) PS Philip S. Product Manager > "The only thing that can cause a problem is the not always accurate conversion from PDF to Excel." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___6313390) PC Paul C. Ingeniero Civil > "It helped me a lot in converting my scanned documents into searchable PDF files and extracting tables and text..." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___6323036) TB Theodoros B. Chief Interpreter and Translator > "Removing the "Low-confidence character highlight" in the exported documents is impractical and cumbersome" [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___6084361) ACR Ana Catalina R. Asesora > "I have been using the tool for many years, it is very useful for archival work, facilitating the digitization of..." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___6125623) MA Michael A. Owner > "Also, I do not like having to do subscription service; I prefer buying the software outright because I am not a..." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___6085044) CY Chahine Y. Translator > "You can quickly and easily convert files into other formats without having to upload them somewhere online." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___6613339) MR Megan R. Associate Professor > "There's no way to correct ocr mistakes like you can in Adobe acrobat." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___6313357) WS Waheed S. Sales Manager > "ABBYY FineReader PDF has a great OCR tool that can extract texts from your images or PDFs, it has many languages,..." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___5068955) RH Ricky H. Engineer > "We cannot edit the file in Mac in a single subscription" [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___6338314) DG Dominick G. Sr. Post Producer > "It's a great way to read and edit PDFs as well as convert files!" [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___6757559) SK Sidiki K. Directeur des Systèmes d'information > "Limitations in editing features: Although ABBYY FineReader PDF offers editing tools to customize documents, it may..." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___4650964) EP Emre P. Lecturer > "In this way, scanning the texts that were sent as photos and making them readable with e-reader devices made my..." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___6084397) DD Daniela D. Lawyer > "I find it somewhat expensive, and the OCR processing time is a bit slower than I'd like." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___6085124) EA Ekin A. HR > "A pdf editing program that excels at OCR scans" [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___6636060) AO Ahmad O. Project Manager > "The OCR results for some languages are bad and not accurate at all, they need to work on the OCR criteria to..." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___4858533) PS Philip S. Product Manager > "ABBYY FineReader PDF turned out to be an incredibly accurate OCR, combined with the recognition of over 190..." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___6313390) JLF Jon Loar F. Administrator > "Do not see any way to scan and translate gotic letters." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___6482650) MN Mihail N. Service Engineering > "The program for scanning books into PDF is very good." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___6656515) RS Rick S. President > "Some of the features and functions have not been where I would expect to find them in the menus. " [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___6313653) JP Juan P. Paralegal > "It has a lot of awesome features to process many different kind of file formats, especially PDFs." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___6085016) EEV Enrique E V. Graduate student researcher > "The Mac functionality is pretty basic." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___6313343) VR Verified Reviewer Key Account Manager > "Easy of usage, processing batch files, a lot of different output format, standard OCR capabilities, and opening to..." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___6084528) AC Alexandre C. Researcher > "Since I am using only this functionality, price is not ok for me." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___6336706) SK Sidiki K. Directeur des Systèmes d'information > "Here are some of its key benefits:Superior scanning quality: ABBYY FineReader PDF software is equipped with..." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___4650964) SK Sidiki K. Directeur des Systèmes d'information > "Slow scan time: High scan quality can slow down the scanning process, especially for large documents." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___4650964) FB Fanny B. Translator > "I love the flexibility and the ergonomics" [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___6760105) AK Anton K. Software Development Manager > "The current service level is close to zero. " [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___6102364) SK Sidiki K. Directeur des Systèmes d'information > "Powerful OCR features: ABBYY FineReader PDF is able to recognize characters very accurately, which makes it..." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___4650964) AEI Ana Elisa I. English teacher > "Too many features to handle and get the hang of it" [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___6084825) PS Philip S. Product Manager > "I use ABBYY FineReader PDF in my daily work and the product has become my indispensable assistant." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___6313390) AK Anton K. Software Development Manager > "A typical case of product degradation :((" [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___6102364) VR Verified Reviewer General Manager-Finance & Administraion > "It is perfect for working with these records and digitizes archives without any problem into various formats , as..." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___4460806) KF Karen F. RN Nurse > "I really wish they offered a one-time payment instead of just offering only yearly subscriptions which can add up..." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___4219988) RR Roger R. writer/editor/teacher > "In editing my own documents, I could add in printed and typewritten documents (The OCR is the best I have ever..." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___4390802) FM Francisco M. Partner > "The OCR function is a little bit hard to use if you want to process multiple files." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___4872410) SC Sam C. VP Sales and Marketing > "ABBY FineReader PDF has best OCR skills to convert image to text." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___6260895) NF Nathan F. Regional Sales Manager - California > "The inability to recognize a poor scan with dust as not being characters" [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___4402371) Eddie B. Professor > "Works very well to convert image files to searchable pdf" [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___6085021) SK Sidiki K. Directeur des Systèmes d'information > "This can cause delays and longer wait times for users." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___4650964) VR Verified Reviewer Publisher > "I love how easily it converted a script into a special software I use called Final Draft." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___6314202) VC Victoria C. Translator > "I work with a lot of poor scans or old documents, and I think the OCR editor could be improved in reading..." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___3202895) RS Ricardo S. Translator > "It's impresses me that I've been using Abby for many years and it still carries many of the same defects it has..." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___4872949) AK Anton K. Software Development Manager > "Frustrating - it failed me after many years of service. " [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___6102364) AEI Ana Elisa I. English teacher > "Very practical and easy to use, in that ir can help me convert PDF files into DOC files easily." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___6084825) DW Duncan W. Trainer > "In the early days, it couldn’t help with tables in which there were cell borders" [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___4872782) HN Hoshang N. Researcher > "Abbyy is a great pdf reader and editor." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___6507476) DW Dawn W. Na > "I purchased find reader mobile and finally the PDF in the same package, fine reader PDF is usable but occasionally..." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___3536006) VR Verified Reviewer tech lead > "It’s quite easy to use, has a simple but outdated user interface, and the user experience is flawless, compared to..." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___6039710) VR Verified Reviewer General Manager-Finance & Administraion > "The pricing is little bit Costly in comparison with others options available in the markets." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___4460806) OS Ole S. CEO > "I still like the program but I hope the next version will be a step forward and not backward like version 16 was." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___6313312) VR Verified Reviewer General Manager-Finance & Administraion > "Accessibility:This software is Not accessible for Mobile phones." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___4460806) EEV Enrique E V. Graduate student researcher > "Software is easy to use and the pdf conversion and image recognition is pretty great." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___6313343) MS Mari S. MD > "OCR not very accurate" [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___6087549) HS Henry S. Lead Instructor Mechanical Maintenance > "ABBYY FineReader PDF is the most reliable tool for viewing and converting PDF with good OCR features." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___4932163) NP Norman P. Writer, Layout > "Not always accurate." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___6313794) ZW Zyad W. Technical IT Support > "ABBYY FineReader PDF has the best and most accurate OCR tool in the world." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___6075776) AL Annette L. Owner > "I am disappointed that when scanning to Word the program will most times require a line by line check of the..." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___3194783) Konjengbam M. Business Development Representative > "The feature to identify the OCR files and take image is so good with this applications and helpful." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___4556277) SK Sidiki K. Directeur des Systèmes d'information > "This can be a drawback for people looking for a lower cost solution." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___4650964) PR Peter R. Director of Development > "Especially when I started using it and realized that the UI was intuitive and top notch!" [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___6313554) VR Verified Reviewer Vice President > "Messes up excel table structure." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___4403275) IM Ivana M. translator > "high-quality output, the best results comparing to the other products" [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___6084824) VR Verified Reviewer Vice President > "Does not recognize numbers sometimes." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___4403275) JA Jack A. Owner > "Once I familiarized myself with the interface, the program worked as needed. " [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___6085657) RL Robert L. Retired physician > "I dislike having to double click on a page image on the left side to get it to display in the OCR windows. " [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___3542397) KG Kamelia G. product manager > "The biggest advantage for customers - works in Bulgarian" [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___6313326) Meale Y. marketer > "the electronic signature is not very perfect." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___4364843) JP Juan P. Paralegal > "I have been using it since 2014, and it is my #1 productivity app." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___6085016) AI Anton I. System Architect > "To difficult for automatization." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___4872954) EP Emre P. Lecturer > "Its ocr features are one of my favorites." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___6084397) JW Jarett W. MD/MSC. > "Can't draw (e.g. like in Notability), cross-platform is sub-par, the UI is not so easy." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___3608321) SZ Sinisa Z. Technology Manager > "FineReader is also nice because it converts file formats other than PDFs (Acrobat does not)." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___4948022) DL Daniel L. Government authorized translator > "The degree of frustration is high, when it works like a charm for the first document but then chokes on the second." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___3537471) Tadeusz T. Freelance translator > "What I like most about the software is the near-perfect accuracy in converting images with printed text to..." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___3194652) ED Eray D. Company Co-Founder > "Some file formats cannot be properly transformed into Word files" [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___3810886) VR Verified Reviewer tech lead > "It’s quite easy to use, has a simple but outdated user interface, and the user experience is flawless, compared to..." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___6039710) AK Anton K. Software Development Manager > "The current service level is close to zero. " [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___6102364) JA Jack A. Owner > "Once I familiarized myself with the interface, the program worked as needed. " [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___6085657) AK Anton K. Software Development Manager > "Frustrating - it failed me after many years of service. " [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___6102364) VR Verified Reviewer Entrepreneur > "Easy understanding interface of program" [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___6190182) PS Paul S. Owner > "Customer service is unresponsive." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#Capterra___3536142) [View Reviews](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/reviews/) NS Nikolaos S. Dipl. Civil Engineer > "It offers a complete set of professional tools for editing, annotating, combining, OCR processing, stamping, digitally..." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/170838/PDF-XChange/#Capterra___7163107) LaL Léandre L. Revit Modeller > "The interface is super dated and looks convoluted." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/170838/PDF-XChange/#Capterra___6765789) NS Nikolaos S. Dipl. Civil Engineer > "The interface is powerful but still practical once configured, and the software is fast and stable even with complex PDF..." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/170838/PDF-XChange/#Capterra___7163107) BS Baiano S. Computerised Systems Validation SME > "this feature is called FormTyper in Kofax PDF Advanced v5).Currently, it's a pain to create a fillable form in a file with..." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/170838/PDF-XChange/#Capterra___4741723) Karen K. NA > "Maybe this application works better for documents that contain a lot of unique text. " [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/170838/PDF-XChange/#Capterra___7187127) BR Brett R. MD > "Not to mention the outrageous cost of Adobe products in general. " [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/170838/PDF-XChange/#Capterra___6006182) JC Jeremy C. Sales and Estimating Manager > "I still use it to measure 1 pagers but there are better software programs out there for larger, more complex jobs for sure." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/170838/PDF-XChange/#Capterra___6494153) KF Karen F. RN Nurse > "I am able to run it on my desktop but it is unfortunate I'm unable to run it on my laptop" [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/170838/PDF-XChange/#Capterra___4134269) ST Sophi T. HR Assistant > "I am able to create forms for our company." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/170838/PDF-XChange/#Capterra___7031278) KF Karen F. RN Nurse > "Had a very hard time using this on my laptop it continually crashed due to resource issues." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/170838/PDF-XChange/#Capterra___4134269) AH Andrew H. Senior Estimator > "Would be great if it could open protected files and have a count feature." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/170838/PDF-XChange/#Capterra___6865665) VR Verified Reviewer GA > "It is quite expensive." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/170838/PDF-XChange/#Capterra___6073750) NS Nikolaos S. Dipl. Civil Engineer > "The biggest advantage is the value for money." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/170838/PDF-XChange/#Capterra___7163107) SA Samuel A. Patent Attorney > "Printing is also not as good as with Adobe." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/170838/PDF-XChange/#Capterra___4680532) AH Andrew H. Senior Estimator > "PDF-Xchange is a powerful pdf reader and editor. " [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/170838/PDF-XChange/#Capterra___6865665) TB Travis B. Quality Engineer > "DRM secured documents do not always work in the free version and not sure if they are supported better in the licensed..." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/170838/PDF-XChange/#Capterra___3416470) AS Alisha S. Editor > "I prefer this program because of the variety of features and the ease of use." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/170838/PDF-XChange/#Capterra___6818800) BM Ben M. Applications Engineer > "The only downside to PDF-XChange, and I'll admit this is where it fails against the "other" PDF software we all know about,..." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/170838/PDF-XChange/#Capterra___2818517) BS Baiano S. Computerised Systems Validation SME > "It's a great software app - superior to even Kofax Power PDF Advanced v5 (as at April 2023). While I use this app 90% of..." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/170838/PDF-XChange/#Capterra___4741723) Jaime F. REal estate agent > "My usually editor doesn't have the font). " [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/170838/PDF-XChange/#Capterra___3823293) DV Dat V. IT Manager > "Great tool if one uses pdf on a daily basis, can modify & design a pdf document very quicky without any third party..." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/170838/PDF-XChange/#Capterra___4835334) MK Mayank K. Assistant Manager - Digital Marketing > "They add watermarks to documents which is a huge problem when you are using this for official purposes." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/170838/PDF-XChange/#Capterra___2889272) Victor S. Farmer > "It is a good softwarr to read many pdf files without suffering." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/170838/PDF-XChange/#Capterra___6043074) Low J. Student > "The tools' icons are packed together closely, and may not be easy to navigate." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/170838/PDF-XChange/#Capterra___2847021) BS Baiano S. Computerised Systems Validation SME > "Seamless Copy/Paste with Ctrl + Drag - a feature commonly available in Microsoft products - this makes like easier." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/170838/PDF-XChange/#Capterra___4741723) LaL Léandre L. Revit Modeller > "The interface is super dated and looks convoluted." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/170838/PDF-XChange/#Capterra___6765789) Maria D. Data Analyst > "It has enhanced transparency and with no forgery chances of any data exchange." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/170838/PDF-XChange/#Capterra___4519987) KF Karen F. RN Nurse > "I am able to run it on my desktop but it is unfortunate I'm unable to run it on my laptop" [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/170838/PDF-XChange/#Capterra___4134269) VR Verified Reviewer GA > "I am very comfortable to use the reader due to its functionality." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/170838/PDF-XChange/#Capterra___6073750) KF Karen F. RN Nurse > "Had a very hard time using this on my laptop it continually crashed due to resource issues." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/170838/PDF-XChange/#Capterra___4134269) [View Reviews](https://www.capterra.com/p/170838/PDF-XChange/reviews/) ## User interface 4.68 (444) [PDF-XChange](https://www.capterra.com/p/170838/PDF-XChange/) 4.62 (264) ### Features Do these products fit your needs? Prioritize real-user-identified key features according to your needs to find your best fit. \--% Fit vs \--% Fit Access Controls/Permissions 207 Important AI Copilot 150 Important Alerts/Notifications 120 Important ABBYY FineReader PDF Top features 18/46 - Access Controls/Permissions - AI Copilot - Alerts/Notifications - Annotations - API - Batch Processing - Collaboration Tools - Commenting/Notes - Communication Management - Compression - Convert to PDF - Customizable Branding - Customizable Fields - Customizable Forms - Data Import/Export - Data Synchronization - Digital Signature - Document Management - Document Review - Document Storage - Document Templates - Drag & Drop - Encryption - File Management - File Transfer - Forms Management - Full Text Search - Generative AI - HIPAA Compliant - Indexing - Merge/Append Files - Mobile Access - Offline Access - PDF Conversion - PDF Reader - Real-Time Notifications - Rich Text Editor - Search/Filter - Secure Data Storage - SSL Security - Template Management - Text Editing - Third-Party Integrations - User Management - Version Control - Watermarking [See all features](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/#features) PDF-XChange 8/46 - Access Controls/Permissions - AI Copilot - Alerts/Notifications - Annotations - API - Batch Processing - Collaboration Tools - Commenting/Notes - Communication Management - Compression - Convert to PDF - Customizable Branding - Customizable Fields - Customizable Forms - Data Import/Export - Data Synchronization - Digital Signature - Document Management - Document Review - Document Storage - Document Templates - Drag & Drop - Encryption - File Management - File Transfer - Forms Management - Full Text Search - Generative AI - HIPAA Compliant - Indexing - Merge/Append Files - Mobile Access - Offline Access - PDF Conversion - PDF Reader - Real-Time Notifications - Rich Text Editor - Search/Filter - Secure Data Storage - SSL Security - Template Management - Text Editing - Third-Party Integrations - User Management - Version Control - Watermarking [See all features](https://www.capterra.com/p/170838/PDF-XChange/#features) ### Recognition No recognitions have been awarded to ABBYY FineReader PDF PDF-XChange is recognized as a top-rated tool in 2 Capterra Shortlist reports ### Deployment & support ABBYY FineReader PDF Deployment - Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based - Desktop Mac - Desktop Windows - Desktop Linux - On-Premise Windows - On-Premise Linux - Desktop Chromebook - 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 PDF-XChange Deployment - Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based - Desktop Mac - Desktop Windows - Desktop Linux - On-Premise Windows - On-Premise Linux - Desktop Chromebook - 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 ### Company Details ABBYY FineReader PDF - By ABBYY Software House - Located in United States - Founded in 1989 PDF-XChange - By Tracker Software Products - Located in Canada - Founded in 1997 ## Popular Comparisons [ABBYY FineReader PDF](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/)[4.68 (444)](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/reviews/) vs [Adobe Acrobat](https://www.capterra.com/p/251329/Adobe-Acrobat-DC/)[4.68 (4,262)](https://www.capterra.com/p/251329/Adobe-Acrobat-DC/reviews/) $16/month Price $19.99/month 4.5 Features 4.6 4.5 Ease of Use 4.6 [View full comparison](https://www.capterra.com/compare/65868-251329/ABBYY-FineReader-vs-Adobe-Acrobat-DC) [PDF-XChange](https://www.capterra.com/p/170838/PDF-XChange/)[4.62 (264)](https://www.capterra.com/p/170838/PDF-XChange/reviews/) vs [Adobe Acrobat](https://www.capterra.com/p/251329/Adobe-Acrobat-DC/)[4.68 (4,262)](https://www.capterra.com/p/251329/Adobe-Acrobat-DC/reviews/) $62one time Price $19.99/month 4.5 Features 4.6 4.5 Ease of Use 4.6 [View full comparison](https://www.capterra.com/compare/170838-251329/PDF-XChange-vs-Adobe-Acrobat-DC) [ABBYY FineReader PDF](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/)[4.68 (444)](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/reviews/) vs [iLovePDF](https://www.capterra.com/p/173963/iLovePDF/)[4.74 (1,802)](https://www.capterra.com/p/173963/iLovePDF/reviews/) $16/month Price $9/month 4.5 Features 4.7 4.5 Ease of Use 4.8 [View full comparison](https://www.capterra.com/compare/65868-173963/ABBYY-FineReader-vs-iLovePDF) [PDF-XChange](https://www.capterra.com/p/170838/PDF-XChange/)[4.62 (264)](https://www.capterra.com/p/170838/PDF-XChange/reviews/) vs [iLovePDF](https://www.capterra.com/p/173963/iLovePDF/)[4.74 (1,802)](https://www.capterra.com/p/173963/iLovePDF/reviews/) $62one time Price $9/month 4.5 Features 4.7 4.5 Ease of Use 4.8 [View full comparison](https://www.capterra.com/compare/170838-173963/PDF-XChange-vs-iLovePDF) [ABBYY FineReader PDF](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/)[4.68 (444)](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/reviews/) vs [Revver](https://www.capterra.com/p/123400/revver/)[4.39 (1,022)](https://www.capterra.com/p/123400/revver/reviews/) $16/month Price $25/month 4.5 Features 4.2 4.5 Ease of Use 4.3 [View full comparison](https://www.capterra.com/compare/65868-123400/ABBYY-FineReader-vs-revver) [PDF-XChange](https://www.capterra.com/p/170838/PDF-XChange/)[4.62 (264)](https://www.capterra.com/p/170838/PDF-XChange/reviews/) vs [Adobe Acrobat Reader](https://www.capterra.com/p/170833/Acrobat-Reader-DC/)[4.65 (10,548)](https://www.capterra.com/p/170833/Acrobat-Reader-DC/reviews/) $62one time Price $1.95/month 4.5 Features 4.4 4.5 Ease of Use 4.5 [View full comparison](https://www.capterra.com/compare/170833-170838/Acrobat-Reader-DC-vs-PDF-XChange) [ABBYY FineReader PDF](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/)[4.68 (444)](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/reviews/) vs [Nitro PDF](https://www.capterra.com/p/167449/Nitro/)[4.50 (579)](https://www.capterra.com/p/167449/Nitro/reviews/) $16/month Price $15/month 4.5 Features 4.5 4.5 Ease of Use 4.5 [View full comparison](https://www.capterra.com/compare/65868-167449/ABBYY-FineReader-vs-Nitro) [PDF-XChange](https://www.capterra.com/p/170838/PDF-XChange/)[4.62 (264)](https://www.capterra.com/p/170838/PDF-XChange/reviews/) vs [Smallpdf](https://www.capterra.com/p/172606/Smallpdf/)[4.66 (1,007)](https://www.capterra.com/p/172606/Smallpdf/reviews/) $62one time Price $15/month 4.5 Features 4.6 4.5 Ease of Use 4.7 [View full comparison](https://www.capterra.com/compare/170838-172606/PDF-XChange-vs-Smallpdf) [ABBYY FineReader PDF](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/)[4.68 (444)](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/reviews/) vs [PDFelement](https://www.capterra.com/p/148193/PDFelement-6/)[4.35 (440)](https://www.capterra.com/p/148193/PDFelement-6/reviews/) $16/month Price $49 4.5 Features 4.3 4.5 Ease of Use 4.3 [View full comparison](https://www.capterra.com/compare/65868-148193/ABBYY-FineReader-vs-PDFelement-6) [PDF-XChange](https://www.capterra.com/p/170838/PDF-XChange/)[4.62 (264)](https://www.capterra.com/p/170838/PDF-XChange/reviews/) vs [DocHub](https://www.capterra.com/p/209856/DocHub/)[4.77 (264)](https://www.capterra.com/p/209856/DocHub/reviews/) $62one time Price $0/month 4.5 Features 4.6 4.5 Ease of Use 4.8 [View full comparison](https://www.capterra.com/compare/170838-209856/PDF-XChange-vs-DocHub) [ABBYY FineReader PDF](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/)[4.68 (444)](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/reviews/) vs [Smallpdf](https://www.capterra.com/p/172606/Smallpdf/)[4.66 (1,007)](https://www.capterra.com/p/172606/Smallpdf/reviews/) $16/month Price $15/month 4.5 Features 4.6 4.5 Ease of Use 4.7 [View full comparison](https://www.capterra.com/compare/65868-172606/ABBYY-FineReader-vs-Smallpdf) [PDF-XChange](https://www.capterra.com/p/170838/PDF-XChange/)[4.62 (264)](https://www.capterra.com/p/170838/PDF-XChange/reviews/) vs [Edit Pdfs](https://www.capterra.com/p/10001619/Edit-Pdfs/)[4.74 (564)](https://www.capterra.com/p/10001619/Edit-Pdfs/reviews/) $62one time Price $10/year 4.5 Features 4.7 4.5 Ease of Use 4.6 [View full comparison](https://www.capterra.com/compare/170838-10001619/PDF-XChange-vs-Edit-Pdfs)