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ABBYY FineReader PDF vs iLovePDF: Which is a better fit?

Updated on December 1st, 2024
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Summary
Features in PDF Editor
13
17
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Forms Management
  • Image Editing
14
Best performer
17
  • Customizable Branding
  • Delete Pages
  • Rearrange Pages
User satisfaction
4.7
User reviews421
Ease of use
4.5
Functionality
4.5
Value for money
4.4
Customer support
4.4
4.7
User reviews1,638
Ease of use
4.8
Functionality
4.7
Value for money
4.6
Customer support
4.3
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Monthly subscription
Free version
Free trial
Yearly subscription
Free version
Free trial
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.

Businesses and individuals working with PDFs and confidential data: Legal Departments, Travel and Consulting agencies, Clerks, Healthcare, Banking and Public Officers.

User reviews
pros & cons
1 / 4
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1 / 4
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Video reviews
Ray M
President
5.0

Ray: Hi, I'm Ray. I'm president of a trade association. I give ABBYY Reader a five out of five. For more reviews, click below. I like ABBYY Reader because it's a very quick and easy way to edit PDF documents as well as view them. I use it as my default viewer, but I also use it to edit documents and find it very useful. What I like the most about ABBYY FineReader is the compare documents function that allows me to compare two different PDF documents without converting the documents to any other format. It highlights the changes for me and allows me to save time that otherwise I would spend trying to compare documents line by line. There really isn't anything that I would change about this ABBYY FineReader. It is the perfect solution for my business. We are in the business of dealing with legislation and so looking at multiple versions of bills, it's very important to be able to tell what the changes are. And that's what we find most useful about ABBYY Reader as well was being able to edit PDF documents on the fly.

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Joshua O
System Administrator
5.0

Joshua: Hi, my name is Joshua and I work with Arrows. I'm rating iLovePDF 5 out of 5. I use iLovePDF because I get tired and frustrated using Microsoft Word, transferring and trying to edit different document and saving it in PDF. So iLovePDF is on the go, and that's much more easier for me to use. I chose iLovePDF because it's kind of mobile. You could use it on the app, you could use it on the laptop, on the desktop, on the mobile, on the go, on the plane. Anywhere it's accessible. And it's easy to use. That's why I chose iLovePDF. Getting to use iLovePDF is simple. Much more easier than I think. You don't need an excuse to learn about iLovePDF. Just go online, upload your file, decide what you want to do. You want to add dates, you want to delay it, you want to call it, you want to... All kind of it. It's easy to do. It's just one click away. I think you guys should try iLovePDF, because I've used it for quite a while now, say two, three years now. And I've continued to love iLovePDF because it's virtually simple to use and make much sense to me, probably. And it's free.

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ABBYY FineReader PDF

13/17
  • Customizable Branding
  • Delete Pages
  • Rearrange Pages
  • Rotate Pages
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Annotations
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Convert to PDF
  • Electronic Signature
  • Forms Management
  • Full Text Search
  • Image Editing
  • Merge/Append Files
  • Optical Character Recognition
  • Side-by-Side Comparison
  • Text Editing
  • Watermarking
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iLovePDF

Top Features
14/17
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iLovePDF

  • Best Value PDF Editor
    Software (2023)
  • Best Value PDF Editor
    Software (2022)
ABBYY FineReader PDF
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
iLovePDF
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
ABBYY FineReader PDF
  • By ABBYY Software House
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 1989
iLovePDF
  • By ILOVEPDF
  • Located in Spain
  • Founded in 2010
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