# Page 2 | Tungsten Power PDF Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 2 - Is Tungsten Power PDF the right PDF Editor solution for you? Explore 243 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/198843/Kofax-Power-PDF/reviews --- Tungsten Power PDF 4.5 (243) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/198843/Kofax-Power-PDF/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Page 2 - Reviews of Tungsten Power PDF ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 26-50 of 243 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use DR Daniel R. Pastor Religious Institutions Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Unhappy support" June 15, 2025 3.0 I'm not happy with the support. First the program couldn't be installed because they had problems, then they charged my credit card for asking them to hurry up with providing the program I had bought. Pros There is not much to day about good experience. I had contact with many other software but never had such big problems. I was looking forward to receive the quality of the previous version, but this was not so Cons The Pdf to Word translation works well, but the set up of the Word is not good. The transfer writes right to the edge, without leaving an edge. This has to be done manually Review Source BL Brandon L. Controller Financial Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Very satisfied user" September 21, 2024 5.0 Very satisfied with the product and glad that my employer is now also a user of the product via a corporate license. Pros Especially now that I try to keep everything electronically instead of on paper, it makes the scanning and conversion process very easy. Cons On occasion, the Reduce function makes the image extremely blurry and illegible. But this is generally rare. Switched from [Adobe Acrobat Reader](https://www.capterra.com/p/170833/Acrobat-Reader-DC/) Tungsten is much more cost effective in the long term. Review Source Response from Tungsten Automation October 7, 2024 Hi there, Thanks for your helpful review. Glad you're finding ways to use Power PDF in your everyday workflows all while keeping costs down. AA Abdullah A. Structural Engineer Civil Engineering Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Abode Review" October 25, 2024 5.0 I had a very productive time using this program. I recommend everyone to start using it. Pros Everything! The program is so smooth to work with. Cons Nothing to compline about All thinks work great! Switched from [Adobe Acrobat Reader](https://www.capterra.com/p/170833/Acrobat-Reader-DC/) Adobe Acrobat does not provide the tools i need, unless i have to pay monthly subscription to upgrade my account. Review Source DG Dominick G. Sr. Post Producer Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Tungsten Power PDF - Top Tier PDF Software" March 26, 2025 5.0 I started using Tungsten Power PDF to edit PDFs a few months ago and it's been working great so far! Pros I love how intuitive and easy Tungsten Power PDF makes it to view, edit and convert PDFs! Cons No complaints, I love Tungsten Power PDF! Review Source MO Massimo O. private Writing and Editing Used the software for: 2+ years ### "My Power PDF is better than Adobe Acrobat" October 18, 2024 4.0 Better than Acrobat. I do anything with it Pros Lifetime license is definitely a much better solution Cons Sometimes a bit complicate. Could be more intuitive in the commands Switched from [Adobe Acrobat](https://www.capterra.com/p/251329/Adobe-Acrobat-DC/) Lifetime license and good product reviews Review Source AJ Abhijeet J. Lead Consultant Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Not a great fit for everyday user" September 28, 2024 3.0 Pros All in one power packed PDF maker/editor. Like the stamping and redaction features. Cons With more features come complexity and learning curve but the least likely thing is the bulkiness of the product in usage. In general, its slow and tardy. Review Source HG Hendry G. Especialista Package/Freight Delivery Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Trabajo de documentos mas facilidad. " July 15, 2023 5.0 Mi experienza de manera general muy positiva muy recomendablepara las empresas que necesitan constantemente la edición de documentos y creación de los mismos. exelentes herramientas en funcion de los documentos. Pros Lo que mas me ha gustado es la integracion para dar acceso a mas personas a determinado textos. Cons Se podrida integrar con mas app. aumentar mas ediciones y funcionalidades. Alternatives considered [Lumin PDF](https://www.capterra.com/p/214552/Lumin-PDF/) Reason for choosing Tungsten Power PDF excelentes comentarios de muchos clientes. valoraciones positivas, ayudan mucho en las desiciones de compras. Review Source Response from Tungsten Automation October 7, 2024 Hi there, Thanks for your helpful review. Glad you're finding ways to use Power PDF in your everyday workflows all while keeping costs down. Glad to make your life easier! SD Stephanie D. Paralegal Law Practice Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great productivity software" November 29, 2023 5.0 I would highly recommend Kofax to anyone looking for flexibility in editing and managing documents. Pros Being able to easily Bates stamp documents, redact information, type in info on a PDF and delete unwanted pages. Cons Nothing, it's fantastic for my daily use purposes! Review Source Response from Tungsten Automation December 28, 2023 Hi there, Thank you so much for your review of Power PDF! Glad you have explored Bates Stamping and more. - Gordon fB fabrizio B. religioso Religious Institutions Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Kofax applicazione di discreto livello, migliorabile in molte parti. Assistenza remota e attivazione" December 5, 2022 4.0 Buon programma complessivamente, ma la gestione delle attivazioni mi rende insicuro.Sto cercando alternative che non mi facciano dipendere da servizio clienti estero, perchè il software è importante per il mio lavoro e non posso rischiare di non averlo attivo random! Pros L'interfaccia simile a Office a differenza di Adobe PDF PRO Cons La parte dell'attivazione è terribile. Se aggiorni windows in maniera importante (ma stesso PC) ti chiede nuova attivazione. Dopo quattro attivazioni se il Windows ha una variazione importante nel suo Update come apri kofax ti chiede di attivare di nuovo. Ma non si attiva perchè hai esaurito le possibilità.Il software non ti offre (come altri programmi) la gestione delle attivazioni. E se per caso devi formattare tutto all'improvviso, quella installazione rimane attiva e se ti serve il programma su una nuova installazione (stesso PC) devi attendere di contattare in America il servizio e sperare che resettino le installazioni. Pessimo. Mi hanno detto di non aggiornare il sistema operativo, oppure di togliere Kofax prima di aggiornare e poi rimetterlo!! Folle. Reason for choosing Tungsten Power PDF Me lo hanno proposto e poi non mi sembra ci siano in giro prodotti buoni come Adobe al quale tornerei se vendesse in modo equo Review Source Konjengbam M. Business Development Representative Financial Services Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "A very powerful pdf Tool." February 6, 2023 5.0 This software have become my tool for reading purposes as it is so comfortable using all the features. It can solve almost all file conversion issues. My experience with this application is really good. Pros I love all the features. I have seen some software which can do all the other functions but i have not seen any software which provide so much comfort for reading pdf files. I love the day and night mode while reading and all the other features like commenting, marking, signing etc. It is an ultimate application of all the pdf software i have come across. Cons I love most part of this software and i have almost nothing to say of the things I don't like. I wish that there was option available even in mobile version to easily get all the features by changing to premium mode. Which I was searching all over. Review Source JC Jason C. Chief Technology Officer Legal Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Decent for the price but there are better options" April 5, 2023 3.0 Pros Kofax accomplishes what it sets out to do. It is very functional with a lot of features. Cons The interface is generally clunky, complicated, and lags. While it has tons of functionality, there is a sense that the entire application could use quite a bit more polishing. Everything works, but could be easier. It works for my users and is cheaper than the name brand, but my users beg me to go back to the name brand because of these issues. I also hate the licensing. When you buy, you only get the version available at that time with no promise of even security updates. You better save the installation package because you likely won't be able to download it again. Alternatives considered [Nitro PDF](https://www.capterra.com/p/167449/Nitro/)[Adobe Acrobat](https://www.capterra.com/p/251329/Adobe-Acrobat-DC/)[Foxit PDF Editor](https://www.capterra.com/p/249044/Foxit-PDF-Editor/) Reason for choosing Tungsten Power PDF We already had some licenses in our environment from scanner purchases that came with a license and we wanted to have consistency. Feature wise, the other options were similar. We thought we could deal with the product's interface issues. Switched from [Adobe Acrobat](https://www.capterra.com/p/251329/Adobe-Acrobat-DC/) Cost was the driving factor. When Adobe switched to subscription licensing, it forced us to seek out a less expensive alternative. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Executive Assistant Construction Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Excellent Less Expensive Alternative to Bigger Brands" August 4, 2022 5.0 I have had a very positive overall experience with Kofax. I got the functionality I needed without paying at huge one time fee or a monthly subscription fee. I would definitely recommend it as an alternative to its big competitor. Pros This software offers almost all of the same features as its major competitor at a fraction of the cost. There are no monthly subscriptions to deal with and there are frequently promotions for upgrades to the latest version if needed. It offers text editing, digital signatures, comments, pdf creation, combining documents into one PDF and much much more. It's a well rounded product with a great price. Cons The only thing that really stands out is that the customer service isn't the best I've ever received. Their online help system feels a little outdated and clunky so it's usually faster to just wade through it and figure it out yourself. On the plus side, it's fairly user friendly so that doesn't take a lot of doing. Switched from [Adobe Acrobat Reader](https://www.capterra.com/p/170833/Acrobat-Reader-DC/) The expense and monthly subscription is more than we wanted to deal with. We can buy this program and pay for upgrades for less money than the other while getting all of the same features. Review Source PC Patrick C. Pres CEO Retail Used the software for: 2+ years ### "PDF Reader/Editor alternative" September 18, 2022 5.0 I have used Power PDF since version 2 (maybe even version 1) and have seen many improvements from then until now (version 5). I really like its versatility, ease of use and user friendliness. I use Power PDF to create fillable forms for both my company and the service organisations I belong to, so it is quite a valuable tool in that respect. In my opinion Power PDF is price about right and has all of the features I need and more. Pros I really like the ability to add my information into forms as well as being able to create my own forms. I have used Power PDF since version 2 and have gotten to know many of the featured in the app. The ones I know and use the most are the Compile and Create and the commenting. Making one PDF out of many and being able to sort them is important to me. Cons The commenting tools can be a little cumbersome and I think it would be an improvement to have a floating toolbar to be able to click on textboxes etc. This is a small thing and easy to work around. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer CEO Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Every Day User" April 20, 2023 5.0 Printing out drawings from Autodesk Inventor, creating PDF files from word documents, merging files Pros Creating one file from both together: PDF files and JPG files Cons Finding recently opened files, e.g. from my downloads. Kofax does not have them in its list. Alternatives considered [Adobe Acrobat](https://www.capterra.com/p/251329/Adobe-Acrobat-DC/) Reason for choosing Tungsten Power PDF Kofax is much more lean an meets my needs best. And last not least: Kofax is not that expensive. Switched from [Adobe Acrobat](https://www.capterra.com/p/251329/Adobe-Acrobat-DC/) New version was no longer affordable for me. It has features, which are far beond my needs. Do not like to be forced to use a cloud of somebody else, have my own cloud here in the office. Review Source JH Jayne H. Curator of Animal Data & Logistics Veterinary Used the software for: 2+ years ### "An Essential Tool for anyone in business" April 13, 2023 5.0 I have used Power PDF for more than 10 years and have found it to be a completely essential part of my daily work. I have it on my computer at work and also at home and I could not live without it. Pros The versatility of this product exceeds anything else available today. Cons I would like to be able to add pictures or other objects more easily. However, this IS possible and hasn't kept me from using Power PDF in this way. Reason for choosing Tungsten Power PDF Obviously, because of its features and user friendliness. Switched from [Adobe Acrobat Reader](https://www.capterra.com/p/170833/Acrobat-Reader-DC/) Adobe's features are infinitesimal compared to Power PDF Review Source KB Kali B. Designer Design Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Lousy software that our company switched to for cost savings" April 12, 2023 2.0 See above. It crashes a lot which wastes my time. Pros I don't like Kofax. It's fine as a reader, but for anything else I definitely prefer other applications. Cons I don't like Kofax at all. It crashes all the time which wastes so much of my time. When we first got it in 2001 it crashed so much that it was totally unusable and really messed up our work flow. Our IT team spent a lot of time (like weeks) trying to get it to work. One of the people on our team spent her own money to just buy Adobe Acrobat so she wouldn't have the headache of dealing with Kofax. Kofax functions now, but it still crashes a lot during edits. The adding pages feature really sucks and I have to do the steps very specifically or else it crashes, and I save after each step when adding pages and redoing the page numbers to avoid loosing the work I've already done. Weird things also happen if you remove a page and try to renumber. The page numbering function needs a lot of improvement. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Information Systems Support Technician Chemicals Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Kofax Power PDF, a prefered PDF Editor" April 5, 2023 5.0 Pros I have found that Kofax Power PDF is extremely easy to use and less intrusive than other PDF editing programs. Cons I have not yet found anything I do not like. Switched from [Adobe Acrobat](https://www.capterra.com/p/251329/Adobe-Acrobat-DC/) I had an older version of Adobe and I needed a more current version and the cost was a bit high.Kofax Power PDF was recommended for cost and ease of use/. Review Source PW Patty W. Office Manager Construction Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Great Product, Very Useful!" April 21, 2023 5.0 I do a lot of billings every month and most of my documents are PDF, without Kofax Power PDF, it would take me 5 times longer to generate the billings and all the lien releases that are associated with them. Pros I have been using a PDF Converter for 20+ years and have introduced many people to the programs. Power PDF saves so much time with being able to type or edit in a PDF, I use it several times a day. The money saved by being able to work in a PDF rather than hand writing everything is amazing. Cons I don't have any cons except I would set up the toolbars differently and make that part more user friendly. Reason for choosing Tungsten Power PDF I am familiar with the program from using Nuance. Review Source JB Jorge B. Human Resources Manager Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 2+ years ### "PDF management made simple " May 21, 2023 5.0 It has been a great product for me in my experience Pros The ease of use and document management has really shown this system capacity and its impecable. Cons There is not something I like least about it. Only that I need to learn if more to maximize use of it Alternatives considered [Adobe Acrobat Reader](https://www.capterra.com/p/170833/Acrobat-Reader-DC/) Reason for choosing Tungsten Power PDF Cost Review Source Phil A. Principle Engineer / Owner Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "All the features of the other PDF editors at a much better price. " April 20, 2023 5.0 Great, it speeds up production and improves our productivity. Pros Overall a great product. Easy to use and great support. Cons The text editor. It needs to be more flexible and the text box needs to be smaller. Preferably expand as the user types instead of starting out across the whole page. Switched from [Adobe Acrobat](https://www.capterra.com/p/251329/Adobe-Acrobat-DC/) Price Review Source DP David P. Director of IT Utilities Used the software for: 2+ years ### "More bang for your buck." April 4, 2023 5.0 We needed a fast reliable PDF program that could do then just view documents and this was the clear winner. Pros Power PDF is easy to use and full featured. I am not a fan of having to pay subscriptions for everything, so this is fantastic one-time purchase. You don't need a cloud account it just works.   Cons There are some occasional issues with PDF forms generated from other PDF programs, but they are fairly easy to work around. Alternatives considered [Foxit PDF Reader](https://www.capterra.com/p/175376/ConnectedPDF/) Reason for choosing Tungsten Power PDF Price and features Switched from [Adobe Acrobat Reader](https://www.capterra.com/p/170833/Acrobat-Reader-DC/) I did not want to pay the recuring subscription. Review Source RM Rimetz M. freelance E-Learning Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "un lecteur PDF complet " April 27, 2023 5.0 Un produit que je peux dire exceptionnel . Je peux faire tellement de choses avec ce logiciel. Je suis très heureux de l’avoir tous les jours afin de gérer mes taches. Tous les jours, je l’utilise pour mes tâches, petites ou grandes. C’est mon principal lecteur PDF. Pros Je trouve que le logiciel est complet dans l'édition et la remise en forme de fichiers PDF et son utilisation me fait gagner un temps considérable dans mes divers taches tous les jours. Cons parfois des difficultés afin de modifier le texte ou pas possible du tout c'est dommage pour un logiciel payant Reason for choosing Tungsten Power PDF Les avis étaient très bons , de ce fait je l'ai rapidement acheté. Car j'en avais marre d'avoir des erreurs, des dysfonctions sur ilovePDF Review Source BH Bill H. Home Inspector Real Estate Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Why I use Kofax Power PDF" April 12, 2023 5.0 This product allows me to edit and modify PDFs which are the end product of my business. Without this I would be forced to use a MUCH more expensive competitor, or a second rate product. Pros The ability to edit PDFs, resort pages, and extract, remove, and append documents and PDFs to an original PDZF Cons Some of the user interface items such as sizing, rotating, and other tool bar items in a major competitor are easier to use. Reason for choosing Tungsten Power PDF I have used the product for years now. It does what it needs to, even though I do sometimes have to hunt for how to accomplish a new to me function. Switched from [Adobe Acrobat](https://www.capterra.com/p/251329/Adobe-Acrobat-DC/) Cost for continued use of the program, and less options that Power PDF offers. To be fair, I was on a really old version of Adobe, Review Source FL Field L. President Accounting Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Excellent Non-Cloud Product!" April 22, 2023 5.0 A fantastic alternative to Adobe. Even better if you don't want to move to the cloud. Pros I like that it is NOT cloud based. I prefer to use it on my own computer and network. Cons There are some tune-ups that are needed like the highlighting feature. But, overall, excellent! Reason for choosing Tungsten Power PDF It was not pay by the month and it was not cloud based. Switched from [Adobe Acrobat](https://www.capterra.com/p/251329/Adobe-Acrobat-DC/) I did not want to pay a monthly fee and I did not want a cloud-based product. Review Source Barbara C. Sales Manager Computer Software Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "È stata una scoperta " March 9, 2023 5.0 Pros In passato ho usato molte app o software pef convertire in pdf e c’era sempre qualche problema: risoluzione, in alcune non mi faceva salvare i documenti ecc.. qui non ho avuto nessun tipo di problema, oltre al fatto che le conversioni posso farle da Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Corel WordPerfect Cons Ad ora non ho trovato proprio nulla che non va, non ho ancora esplorato tutto na fino ad ora è tutto fantastico e semplice Review Source Similar Products Featured