# PDFescape Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra

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 PDFescape Software Review 2026: Features, Integrations, Pros & Cons

Last updated on March 13, 2026

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PDFescape

## What is PDFescape?

PDFescape is a free PDF software that allows users to edit PDF documents, fill out PDF forms, annotate PDFs, and view PDF files online without requiring Adobe Acrobat. The online PDF editor provides tools to edit text and images, add signatures, merge and compress PDFs, convert PDFs to Word and other formats, password protect files, and share documents.

## What is PDFescape used for?

[PDF](https://www.capterra.com/pdf-software/)

Top alternative

Featured

Overall rating

Based on 16 user reviews

Reviews sentiment

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Starting price

$5.99

Per Feature, Per Month

Free trial  
available

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## Compare with a popular alternative

Capterra selects software alternatives based on relevant features, verified user reviews and user interactions. Placement may be influenced by client status.

### PDFescape

4.6 (16)

VS.

[4.7 (4,165)](https://www.capterra.com/p/251329/Adobe-Acrobat-DC/reviews/)

Starting Price

$5.99

Per Feature, Per Month

Starting Price

$19.99

Per User, Per Month

Free Trial

Free Version

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

Ease Of Use

4.4 (16)

Ease Of Use

4.6 (10,525)

Value For Money

4.9 (12)

Value For Money

4.3 (7,011)

Customer Service

4.3 (9)

Customer Service

4.3 (6,131)

## PDFescape alternatives

[4.7 (427)](https://www.capterra.com/p/65868/ABBYY-FineReader/reviews/)

Starting price

$16.00

Per User, Per Month

[4.5 (570)](https://www.capterra.com/p/167449/Nitro/reviews/)

Starting price

$17.70

Per User, Per Month

[4.7 (2,782)](https://www.capterra.com/p/158456/JotForm-4-0/reviews/)

Starting price

$39.00

Per User, Per Month

[4.6 (991)](https://www.capterra.com/p/162654/PDFfiller/reviews/)

Starting price

$8.00

Per User, Per Month

[View all alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/209932/PDFescape/alternatives/)

## Features

Features with the highest number of reviews are displayed first. Those that have no reviews appear next, sorted alphabetically.

Text Editing

4.5 (11)

72.73% of 11 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Edit text as needed

Convert to PDF

4.9 (9)

88.89% of 9 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Create, edit, convert to and from PDF files

PDF Conversion

5.0 (8)

100.00% of 8 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Convert other file formats to and from PDF.

PDF Reader

4.9 (7)

85.71% of 7 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

View, search, and print PDF files.

Merge/Append Files

5.0 (5)

80.00% of 5 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Merge or combine files / add pages to a document

Annotations

4.8 (4)

50.00% of 4 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Highlight content and/or make notations about parts of content

PDFescape 16 features

Highlight content and/or make notations about parts of content

Leave comments and notes on documents for others to view

Reduction in the number of bits needed to represent data

Create, edit, convert to and from PDF files

Customize contracts and forms to collect specific information

Electronic signing method that validates the authenticity and integrity of a digital document

Review and analyze existing information across documents

Store and organize documents in a centralized system

Convert data into a code for security

Store, manage and track all forms in a centralized location

Merge or combine files / add pages to a document

Convert other file formats to and from PDF.

View, search, and print PDF files.

Securely stores data to prevent data loss or breaches

Edit text as needed

Add a digital mark to show ownership of an image, video, document, etc.

Features

4.6 (16)

4.6

Based on 16 reviews

## Pricing

Value for money

4.9 (12)

Free Trial

Free Version

Basic

$5.99

Per Feature,Per Month

Value for money

4.9 (12)

4.9

Based on 12 reviews

## Support, customer service and training options

Customer Service

4.3 (9)

Support

-   Email/Help Desk
-   FAQs/Forum
-   Knowledge Base
-   Phone Support
-   24/7 (Live rep)
-   Chat

Training

-   In Person
-   Live Online
-   Webinars
-   Documentation
-   Videos

Deployment

-   Web
-   Android
-   iPhone/iPad

Typical users

-   Freelancers
-   Small businesses
-   Mid size businesses
-   Enterprises

Customer Service

4.3 (9)

4.3

Based on 9 reviews

## User reviews

Overall rating

4.6

Based on 16 reviews

Filter by rating

5(9)

4(7)

3(0)

2(0)

1(0)

Mentioned topic

Sorted by most recent

JM

Josh M.

Director of Technology and Training

Accounting

### "\[sensitive content hidden\] Rocks"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

9/10

March 12, 2026

My experience with PDFescape has been great. They offer a great product for the cost associated with it. Support has never been able to help us, and it's hard to get a response, but when \[sensitive content hidden\] stepped in it was completely different. She was attentive, responsive, and knowledgeable. She was able to solve all of our concerns with expertise.

Pros

PDFescape has always been a great application for the cost. Amazing value. \[sensitive content hidden\] , the head of the billing department, was amazing. She was able to step in and help us with all the troubles we haven't had solved in the 6 years we've been utilizing the software.

Cons

Occasionally there are bugs and glitches, such as crashing if you try to click & drag a stamp, but had originally clicked outside of your PDF.

Review source

Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

Maragaret L.

Owner

Arts and Crafts

### "My Favorite PDF Editor"

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

February 23, 2026

Overall, I enjoy the software. I use the online version because I don't like to download software to my computer if it isn't necessary. I love the results I get when editing and the ease of uploading pdf files, images and new pages.

Pros

I use it for creating interactive PDF ebooks. I also use it to create forms. It's easy to use and it's free. There is a customer service that is helpful. I have used it to edit PDF files for deleting and adding pages, editing images and text, all with excellent quality. I added forms and as many text spaces as needed to create a way for people to write in the PDF files online without printing.

Cons

They upgraded a few years ago and actully made the software a little difficult to use for people who were used to using it a certain way. Also I felt that the quality of the tools weren't as good as they were before the update.

Alternatives considered

[Canva](https://www.capterra.com/p/168956/Canva/)

[SimplePDF](https://www.capterra.com/p/10036700/SimplePDF/)

Reasons for choosing PDFescape

It offered the best form building tools for creating interactive PDF e-books.

Review source

Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

AR

Amos R.

Owner

Entertainment

### "PDF Editor easy to use. "

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

November 17, 2025

I've been using it for years for minor edits, adding content or just signatures, it's always been pleasant to use, and you can use it from your browser in any computer.

Pros

Great site for editing PDF, you can easily sign, add text, pics, or fillable space to your documents, the export process is simple and you can use it on the go.

Cons

The last time they updated the app they changed everything so I had to re-learn how to use and find a new approaches to do things, until I got used to it.

Switched from

[Adobe Acrobat Reader](https://www.capterra.com/p/170833/Acrobat-Reader-DC/)

It has a free version that doesn't require a plan

Review source

Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

Babatunde O.

SEO Marketer

Marketing and Advertising

### "Robust PDF tools"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

6/10

May 4, 2025

Platform is easy to use, has a wide range of free pdf editing tools that actually works.

Pros

App is free to use (at least for some features) and i don't have to download extra apps.

Cons

The paid features are not specified on the homepage, after spending hours using the free online editor, you find out you have to pay to download and that's extremely annoying.

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

ML

Margaret L.

Owner - Administrator

E-Learning

### "My Favorite PDF Editing Software"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

October 13, 2024

I love this software! It's value is immeasurable for creating and editing my e-learning PDF files. I can also upload my images and delete the images I no longer wish to use. It has many editing functions for creating online or interactive forms, workbooks and other form information and I can also use it to convert my PDF files to a Word document. The quality is amazing.

Pros

PDFescape is a free software which can be used online. I use it to make perfect edits to my PDF e-book and e-course files. I can also add pages and change the covers. However what I love the best is that I use it to created forms, interactive workbooks, and quizzes for my customers and clients. The quality is amazing.

Cons

The latest PDFescape update changed how some of the features or elements are accomplished. Because I've used it for over 5 years, I've had to learn how to use some of the features over again. They are not as easy to use as before.

Alternatives considered

[Soda PDF](https://www.capterra.com/p/226942/SODA-PDF/)

Reasons for choosing PDFescape

I choose it because it was easy to create forms inside my workbooks for an interactive experience without printing.

Review source

Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

Khan Md Mohaiuminul Islam S.

Civil Engineer

Civil Engineering

### "Surprising Free Pdf editing tool!"

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

3.0

3.0

Customer Service

4.0

4.0

Likelihood to Recommend

8/10

September 5, 2023

As a free PDF software, It helps me to convert pdf , excel ,word easily. Compressing the large files into small size is pretty convenient.Easy to marge separate files into one file

Pros

It very helpful to converting online files in PDF. during converting the word or excel files easy find the accurate result as expectation.marge diffident files into one file is quick, changing pages and compress PDF files to smaller size is effortless

Cons

Sometimes it takes time to load the large files.

Switched from

[Soda PDF](https://www.capterra.com/p/226942/SODA-PDF/)

That Time, price is Higher for me, so I choose PDFescape to try on.

Review source

Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

CP

Cristina P.

Swim School Manager

Sports

### "Was my go to for PDF editing"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

0.0

0.0

Likelihood to Recommend

9/10

January 18, 2023

Pros

I edit a lot of PDFs and this was the easiest one to use ONCE I finally figured it out. There was a learning curve for sure. Not very user friendly at use but over time I have become pretty good at using this. It gets the job done.

Cons

Not as intuitive to the pdf editor dummies like me. It took me a little time to figure it out but once I did, it was pretty easy.

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

AU

Anonymous User

Senior Marketing Strategy Manager

Entertainment

### "Not the best UX, but gets the job done"

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

0.0

0.0

Likelihood to Recommend

8/10

January 13, 2023

Pros

It's quite easy and straightforward, and has a lot of features

Cons

Not a lot of type fonts; sometimes hard to click in the correct place to be able to edit the text

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

PK

Pushwinder K.

Commercial Manager

Oil & Energy

### "Inexpensive compared to competitors"

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

4.0

4.0

Likelihood to Recommend

8/10

January 13, 2023

Pros

Good value for money is definitely the best thing about this software

Cons

Features divided in different pricing models doesn't seem appropriate.

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

MT

Marianne T.

Writer/Editor

Writing and Editing

### "This is a great product for much less money than other pdf software"

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

0.0

0.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

July 7, 2022

This software has saved me immeasurable time to edit files such as books and other lengthy documents with its pdf editing features. The cost is much lower than other editing pdf software and performs the same tasks. For instance, with books, it will edit the page numbers and any headings you may have in the document so you can have blank pages when separating the chapters as opposed to creating section breaks in Word to get rid of page numbers where you need a blank page. It is much easier and faster to use this software than going through all that in Word. It saves a lot of time for little cost.

Pros

I like this software the most because it performs the same tasks as more expensive software with more payment options to use it. The software loads fast on your computer and does not add other software (spyware, malware) to your computer like some other software companies add to track your usage.

Cons

It can be glitchy at times. They are minor though and you can work around it or resolve it by refreshing.

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

[View all Reviews](https://www.capterra.com/p/209932/PDFescape/reviews/)

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