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

Updated on February 9th, 2025
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Summary
Features in PDF Editor
13
Best performer
17
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Annotations
  • Commenting/Notes
3
17
User satisfaction
4.7
User reviews424
Ease of use
4.5
Functionality
4.5
Value for money
4.4
Customer support
4.4
4.4
User reviews12
Ease of use
4.4
Functionality
4.3
Value for money
3.9
Customer support
4.3
Price starts from
Monthly subscription
Free version
Free trial
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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.

Individuals, small businesses, and organizations needing to work with PDF files like editing, converting, signing, and annotating.

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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ABBYY FineReader PDF

Top Features
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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PDF Pro

3/17
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ABBYY FineReader PDF

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PDF Pro

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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
PDF 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
ABBYY FineReader PDF
  • By ABBYY Software House
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 1989
PDF Pro
  • By Zipity Software
  • Located in Canada
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