# Page 5 | Soda PDF Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 5 - Is Soda PDF the right PDF Editor solution for you? Explore 238 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/226942/SODA-PDF/reviews --- Soda PDF 3.5 (238) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/226942/SODA-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 April 6th, 2026 # Page 5 - Reviews of Soda PDF ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 101-125 of 238 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use EJ Edward J. Manager Design Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "SODA Pro seems to be a scam do not purchase." March 2, 2023 1.0 Very poor and they will not answer emails asking why the software would not download. Pros There are none it does not download correctly and the vendor offers no real help. Just seems to be a scam. Cons It is poor quality and just used to scam money from unsuspecting purchasers Review Source Response from Avanquest April 23, 2023 Hello Edward, Thank you for letting us know you have problems with installing Soda PDF on your computer. Please contact us, we will be glad to help you. You can contact us here: https://support.sodapdf.com/hc/en-us SB Simon B. Drector Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Don't try Soda Pdf" April 12, 2022 1.0 Awful! Waste of time! Terrible! Appalling! Pros I cannit think of anything positive to say about this product. If they had some kind of support to help me uninstall the program then that would be a good thing but they don't have that either! Cons It is running in the background all the time. It keeps generating annoying pop-up messages that serve no purpose and It cannot be uninstalled unless you download their "special" uninstall tool. Review Source Response from Avanquest April 20, 2022 Hello Simon, Thank you for letting us know that you need help uninstalling Soda PDF from your PC. The special uninstaller program makes sure all program's components are deleted from your PC. But you can also delete it via Control Panel. You can check the general instructions here: https://support.sodapdf.com/hc/en-us/articles/360022316472-Uninstalling-Soda-PDF If you still need help deleting the program from your PC, please contact us either via live chat or email info@sodapdf.com Live chat is available at this link https://support.sodapdf.com/hc/en-us Click on the red button in the left bottom corner to start the chat. VR Verified Reviewer CEO Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Stole my money!!" January 27, 2023 2.0 Wasted money... AND WAS CHARGED ANOTHER SUBSCRIPTION AFTER ONE YEAR... IT RENEWED AUTO MATICLY SO I WAS CHARGED ALMOST $700 FOR TWO YEARS FOR A PRODUCT I DID NOT USE. I DID NOT NOTICE THE NEW CHARGE UNTIL PAST THE 30 DAY CANCELLATION DEADLINE SO THEY WOULD NOT REFUND THE CHARGE. I TRIED TO CANCEL WHEN THE RENEWAL CAME BUT THEIR PROCESS WAS CONFUSING AND APPARENTLY I DID NOT PUSH THE CORRECT BUTTON. I WOULD RECOMMEND AGAINST PURCHASING THIS PRODUCT. Pros Purchased product as document editing software. Previously had Nuance. This product was very hard to use in comparison to the Nuance product. Cons Very non-intuitive and too expensive. The company is non-responsive to their misdeeds. Reason for choosing Soda PDF It appeared that signatures on documents feature would work for my needs. IT DID NOT. Review Source SW Sophie W. Accounts assistant Accounting Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Easy to use" December 7, 2020 5.0 I use it every day. Overall is a good experience using Soda as it is simple to use and you can edit the PDF. Pros Soda PDF is easy to use, simple to navigate as well. I like that you can edit the PDF and highlight it on the computer. Cons Sometimes it freezes and takes a while to load, but this does not last long. Review Source GkS Ganesh kumar S. Sgk Sports Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "I purchased 360. But they charged another product. Unknowingly I" October 10, 2020 2.0 Not happy Pros Product is good I am happy to use. But they charge. Another app whiteout knowing you you Cons They show one after taking bank details they charge for 2 more apps refund. Is impossible. Because. You can’t find any option No mails replay no call replay Reason for choosing Soda PDF It’s my weekness Review Source Response from Avanquest October 27, 2020 Hi Ganesh, Thanks for reaching out and sharing your experience with us. We definitely have a support team available that can help clear up this billing situation. You can reach out to them over here: https://support.sodapdf.com/hc/en-us TP Tony P. Director Environmental Services Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Don't Waste Your Time" January 22, 2024 1.0 Pros Nothing. I can't recommend it in any way whatsoever. Cons The listing of the product as free, when you can't even save basic edits without paying money. Review Source Response from Avanquest January 23, 2024 Hi Tony, Thanks for sharing that the information about pricing should be stated more clearly, we'll let the appropriate team know. Please feel free to reach our support team in case you need any help here: https://support.sodapdf.com/hc/en-us Alekhya H. Clinical investigator Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Fast pdf editor " February 23, 2023 4.0 Overall, this one of the good pdf apps there is the market. I used to use pdf reader by Adobe it has too many annoying features. So I shifted to soda and kaagaz which is very helpful lately Pros The watermark feature is free which is mostly paid in other pdf services. Their user interface is soo cool and very easy to use Cons Their customer support can be improved. They can also improve some features Switched from [CamScanner](https://www.capterra.com/p/210426/CamScanner/)[Adobe Acrobat](https://www.capterra.com/p/251329/Adobe-Acrobat-DC/) CamScanner is banned Review Source Ana Karina G. Dirección Técnica de Proyectos Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The best for your pdf files" May 4, 2018 5.0 Pros Across the years SODA Pdf has keeping the higher level of software uses to read and manage pdf files, because they are pioneers and they always improve, the current version is awesome, because it comes with many tools for edit, modify and send your pdf files. Cons I do not have any complain about SODA Pdf it always has been wonderful for me, in the past it has some difficult with large images but now it runs smooth no matter the size of the flles. Review Source JS Jonathan S. CEO Wholesale Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "SO BUGGY!!!!" April 24, 2020 3.0 Pros The fact that it was cheap. It was a good value when I bough it. Cons First off, I really wanted to like it, but became so incredibly frustrated with the reaped bugs and issues I had. It seemed every week I would find something else that didn't work right, or the functionality just wasn't there. Also, don't think you will be getting support if you have an issue. They are cold and not helpful at all. If you just use a PDF editor every once in a while, this might work for you. If you rely on it for business and its an integral part of your work flow.....go elsewhere. I plead with you. You will end with ulcers trying to get this thing to work the way you want it to. Review Source Response from Avanquest April 30, 2020 We are sorry to hear about your problems. Please write to business.support@sodapdf.com and I will personally make sure that your problems will be dealt with. RJ Ryan J. NA Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Read the Fine Print" June 16, 2023 1.0 Disappointing Pros The product works as it is intended to. Cons A surprise $45 charge was found on my card after I thought I had cancelled my subscription upon starting the free trial. When asked for a refund, I was declined. Read the fine print! Review Source Response from Avanquest June 24, 2023 Hello Ryan, Thank you for letting us know that you received a charge for a license of Soda PDF after your trial ended. It seems that you signed up for a trial with an automatic renewal option, which requires you to cancel the subscription before the end of the trial period if you do not wish to continue using the product. We are here to help you with the cancelation request. Please submit your request here: https://support.sodapdf.com/hc/en-us JB Julien B. PDG Internet Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Bien sur le papier mais réelement nul !" December 18, 2023 1.0 Je viens de souscrire pour une période de 14 jours. Je paye, je valide le 3D Secure et je suis bloqué il est impossible de télécharger mon document modifié. J'ai ce message : Désolé, vous avez déjà acheté ce produit. Veuillez vérifiez votre e-mail pour plus de détails. Si vous voulez ré-acheter, veuillez cliquez ici. Je regarde dans mes mails, je n'ai rien même dans les spam ! Je contacte l'assistance, je tombe sur \[contenu sensible caché\] Elle me dit que mon paiement est pré-autorisé alors que j'ai biens fait la validation de mon coté Selon elle, je dois contacter ma banque pour vérifier C'est bien la première fois qu'on me dit ca Je vais chercher une autre solution car celle ci est mauvaise ! L'assistance sensé apporter des solutions n'en apporte aucune Passez votre chemin, vous ne trouverez rien de bon ici !!! Pros Modification de pdf. Cons Assistance sans utilité. Review Source Response from Avanquest December 20, 2023 Hi Julien, We appreciate you sharing your experience about how you tried to buy the services and how our support team assisted you. We are sorry to hear this. We would like to help you properly. For that, please reach out to us on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Sodapdf/ If you don't have a possibility to contact us on Facebook, you can submit a request or start a live chat here: https://support.sodapdf.com/hc/en-us EM Edoardo M. Avvocato Judiciary Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Soda PDF pro" January 17, 2023 4.0 Conflitti con altri programmi Pros Convertitore testo immagine e editor dei pdf Cons Va benissimo grazie mille per la disponibilità Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Executive E-Learning Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great PDF Editing Application " November 22, 2023 5.0 Pros Soda PDF works great woth converting files from PDF to other formats and vice versa. I also enjoy using their PDF editing functionality. Cons None. This application is great, very useful and shortens the time it takes to fill out PDF applications. Review Source HB Hannah B. Student Education Management Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "The Worst" March 3, 2023 1.0 I have had a HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE with soda PDF. Never use them Pros This program is the worst. No pros. Remove this company from existence Cons This is literally the worst company. Do not use this product. Customer support is the worst. If I could give this zero stars I would. Review Source Response from Avanquest April 23, 2023 Hello Hannah, We are sorry to hear you had this kind of experience with our service. We would appreciate it a lot if you can send us a support ticket and let us know more about your case and your order ID number so we can investigate your case closely GP Gary P. owner Individual & Family Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Customer support" January 20, 2022 4.0 A bad experience with support. They promised a partial refund and an upgrade to Soda Business Pro+OCR. They sent a link to download this version and it was only a 7-day trial, not the full version. I have tried to contact them but no response to my issue. They have my money but I don't have the program. Pros I have enjoyed using the program (Soda 10). The ability to sign is great. Cons The program is fine. The customer support is bad. They do not follow through with their promises. Alternatives considered [Adobe Acrobat Reader](https://www.capterra.com/p/170833/Acrobat-Reader-DC/) Reason for choosing Soda PDF Sounded like a good program. Review Source Response from Avanquest January 21, 2022 Hello Gary, Thank you for bringing to our attention your experience with our services. We will surely investigate this case. We want to assure you that we are ready to help you to activate your license and check the status of the partial refund. Please contact our chat support at this link https://support.sodapdf.com/hc/en-us/ , click on the red button Support and we will do our best to help you. KK Krzysztof K. real estate agent Real Estate Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "I recommend this pdf editor program " January 22, 2022 5.0 I use this program to edit pdf files and while adobe reader is very good to read then Soda pdf is best for editing, it needs a pdf editing and making program like this, Soda has tons of necessary tools to create and make changes to this type In my work, such a program is necessary, pdf is one of the most used files, so it is worth having good tools to edit it. Pros What I like the most is that with this program, I am not afraid that I will not be able to do something with the pdf file, Soda allows you to completely edit the file, so you just need to have it and you can do it with pdf. Cons Only the price I do not like;) because in Poland we do not earn as much as in Western Europe Review Source Response from Avanquest January 25, 2022 Hi Krzysztof, Thank you for taking the time to rate Soda PDF. We are happy to hear you are satisfied with the selection of functions Soda PDF offers. We will make sure to forward your feedback about the price to our marketing team April S. Pharmacy Technician Program Director Used the software for: 2+ years ### "I ordered the soda software so that I would be able to modify pdf documents without having to retype" June 5, 2018 5.0 ease of conversion between word and pdf documents. Pros I like that the software allows you to convert pdf documents into a variety of formats without having to rewrite content Cons When some files are converted they do not maintain the original format meaning the information is sometimes spread all over the place and the file has to be adjusted manually Review Source JS John S. Retired Telecommunications Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Can not use it to edit a pdf" August 18, 2022 1.0 Very poor Pros Ok for reading a pdf. It was fairly reasonably priced Cons It just won’t let me edit a pdf. Support kept telling me to do what I was already doing to no avil Review Source Response from Avanquest August 25, 2022 Hi John, Thank you for sharing that you need to edit files in Soda PDF. We would like to review your case again and do our best to help you with the issue. Please contact our highly qualified tech experts in the live chat. To open the Chat, please follow the steps below: 1. Open the support page: https://support.sodapdf.com/hc/en-us/ 2. Click on the Support widget in the left bottom corner of the page 3. Type any word and press Enter 4. Then select the Live Chat option at the bottom of the widget AS Ahmed S. Graphic Designer Graphic Design Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "The best app to edit pdf." August 10, 2021 4.0 Pros I like the easy control to edit and type in the app. Cons I like least the free trial is very short. Review Source Response from Avanquest August 24, 2021 Hello Ahmed, Thank you for sharing that you find our program easy to use. We also appreciate your feedback on our trial. We have forwarded it to the developers. If you need any assistance, please do not hesitate to contact our support. MR Mbolanirina R. xx Individual & Family Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Mauvaise expérience !!" February 16, 2023 1.0 j'ai acheté la licence de 14 jours illimité, mais mon compte n'a jamais activé et ma carte de crédit a été piraté suite à mon achat !! Pros votre publicité est attrayant mais mensongère Cons Facturation piratée !! il y a d'autres paiement en sus des 3.41 dollar proposé sur le site et le compte local n'est jamais activé malgré le paiement Review Source Response from Avanquest April 23, 2023 Bonjour Mbolanirina, Merci de partager votre expérience. Ce que vous dites est vraiment préoccupant, nous aimerions donc enquêter sur l'affaire pour vérifier ce qui s'est passé. Pouvez-vous nous contacter ici : https://support.sodapdf.com/hc/fr et nous donner plus d'informations sur ce qui s'est passé ? Nous nous réjouissons de votre message pour une coopération ultérieure. SO Stephanie O. Writer and editor Writing and Editing Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "A terrible interface, false advertising, and an hour of wasted time." January 12, 2023 1.0 It had a few features that other online editors didn't, but it kept messing up in ways that made simple tasks difficult, and then it held my work hostage while demanding I pay for what was advertised as a free online editor. Pros It lets me edit the text on a PDF, which most online editors don't. It also let me insert and resize images. Cons Where do I even start?It advertises itself as a free online editor, then AFTER I spent an hour working on a document, it informed me that I had to pay to download my document. That alone would make me despise it, even if it wasn't a total hassle to use.It wouldn't edit text in the original font. It changed the font against my wishes, and gave me no option to do otherwise.It randomly added spaces between words and paragraphs, and resisted my attempts to remove the extra spaces.It kept placing my cursor to the side of where I told it to, resulting in typos.It claimed to offer the option to make a font bold, but selecting the "bold" option while the text was selected had no effect.Sometimes it forced me to select multiple paragraphs at once, even if I didn't want to.This problems resulted in me spending an hour on what should've been a 10-minute task, so I was already frustrated before I discovered that the "free online editor" thing was a blatant lie. Why the hell would you advertise yourself as a free editor, if you're going to make people pay to download what they created with your "free" software? Holding people's work hostage like that is scummy and unethical. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Director of Human Resources Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great software/very user friendly. " May 7, 2020 5.0 Great product! Pros I like that it is easy to convert documents to PDF, Excel or an image and to password protect your documents. Cons It is sometimes slow to open. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Chris Watson Education Management Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Complete PDF solution" June 17, 2020 5.0 Excellent. Happily recommend this software to anyone. Pros Such a great piece of software. In addition to all the common features of a conventional pdf reader and converter, what I love about Soda PDF, is that it will allow you to edit virtually any pdf document and capture wording from all sorts of documents (even ones which were originally scanned). Really helpful. Cons Nothing, I've not yet found a time when it didn't solve the problem at hand. Sometimes I do get a little frustrated by all the pop-ups about the latest version is ready to install (happens a lot!) Review Source JW Jimmy W. Network Admin / Consultant Computer & Network Security Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Decent PDF editor but hard to deploy" November 27, 2022 4.0 Pros Nice front end that is user friendly and popular with users Cons Hard to deploy with group policy and licensing complicated Alternatives considered [Adobe Acrobat](https://www.capterra.com/p/251329/Adobe-Acrobat-DC/) Review Source Ana M. Administrator Wholesale Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Fantastic PDF editor and viewer" March 25, 2019 5.0 Exceptionally good PDF editor and viewer, perfect for any occasion and project. Pros This program is so packed with features and options that is incredible. Anything that You can think about, there is already implemented in. Ribbon interface is a standard one. Very fast response. PDF editing is so fluid. There are plenty converting options and preferences in general. Cons Font management can be better as it takes so much time to open list of fonts. Often is freezing (for a few seconds) with interesting video glitch. More languages would be nice. Review Source Response from Avanquest March 29, 2019 Thank you very much for your positive feedback. This motivates our team to keep improving our software. Similar Products Featured ## Related categories [PDF Editor](https://www.capterra.com/pdf-editor-software/)[PDF](https://www.capterra.com/pdf-software/)[Document Management](https://www.capterra.com/document-management-software/) ## Send me user reviews about this product ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox.