# Page 9 | Soda PDF Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 9 - 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 9 - Reviews of Soda PDF ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 201-225 of 238 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use iH irv H. Realtor Real Estate Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "worst friendly user software ever purchased relative to purchase price." August 29, 2018 1.0 Only frustration trying to use software Pros offers lots of features and edit options Cons 1.Continual pop up screens offering mega upgrade and other buy options and difficult to turn off trial version 2. Most unfriendly to use, will not open its own pdf file...dialog box appears with "error" and no explanation why. 3. no effective customer service support to understand how to replace existing text in a document or jpeg file. Review Source AD Alysson D. Empresario Entertainment Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Avaliando o programa de pdf soda" January 3, 2024 5.0 O soda é um dos melhores programas de pdf que já encontrei, sem dúvidas é muito bom. Pros O soda pdf traz muita versatilidade para se trabalhar com pdfs, mas a função que mais utilizo é a conversão de pdf para outros formatos, como word. Cons Eu gostaria de ter mais recursos na versão teste/ gratuita. Review Source MJ Maryia J. 3d rendering Architecture & Planning Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Horrible support service" June 6, 2020 3.0 Soft doesn't work correctly Pros Nothing to like for these money and annual renew Cons Horrible client service, soft doesn't work correctly. Review Source Response from Avanquest June 17, 2020 Thank you so much for sharing your feedback with us. We'll forward your feedback about the subsription model to Marketing. We appreciate you telling us, because we can use this to make changes. If you still need help, our chat support is ready to help. Please visit support.sodapdf.com, our chat is available 24/7. Sayma B. IT Manager Education Management Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "All in one pdf editor!" June 12, 2023 5.0 Really quick and simple to use. It's quite cheap too. Pros Really happy that there's an all in one pdf convertor out there. You don't really have to change sites to do it too. You can convert and edit at the same time. Cons It would be nice to have a pdf splitter. Review Source KW Kyle W. engineer Civil Engineering Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "They did let me add all my PDFs to be merged then told me I had to pay to view the file. Time wasted" December 19, 2022 1.0 Pros Was okay until I was told to pay. I am now wasting more time writing a review Cons Dont trick your users into using the software thinking it is free then denying me the ability to download/view my merged file! Review Source HR Hugo R. Ceo Capital Markets Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Ãvaliando programa de pdf - SODA" December 6, 2023 5.0 O Sodapdf é um bom programa de pdf, gosto muito de utiliza-lo. Pros O programa tem recursos bem interessantes, como editar e converter arquivos em pdf, achei fácil de utilizar e gostei da qualidade dos documentos. Cons Não tenha nada que pese nota negativa, o programa me atende bem. Review Source JL Jon L. senior design enginee Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "software runs in the background, pops up adds, its as bad as any virus. " December 18, 2019 2.0 How dare they make a pdf viewer that looks,acts, and eats resources on my computer when the program is not running. Shameful. stay away from this dishonest company. Pros it did convert (poorly, but usable,) a table in a pdf to an excel spreadsheet Cons pop up adds, adds hidden programs that run in the background, stinks of bloatware resource using junk. Review Source KS Kayla S. Teacher Education Management Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "PDF soda " January 2, 2023 5.0 Pros Soda PDF is a great way to view and edit pdf files. Cons Soda pdf requires a separate download which can be a little bit of a pain. Review Source dG dhruv G. Sales Executive Information Technology and Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "A very good pdf application " August 18, 2017 5.0 Pros well laid out menu items and easy to use modern interface good pdf converter Many good tools like stamp tool Cons epub incompatibility Can't think of any other shortcoming at this time as it is a very good alternative for popular pdd programs like adobe pdf Review Source IC Igo C. Korean Teacher Used the software for: ### "Almost good. A little frustrating." March 17, 2018 4.0 Pros Really pretty display they did a fascinating job with the software layout and it just feels good to look at. I also like the concept of having different modules that you can apply to your desire. Cons Right from the get-go it takes way too long to install this software. I had to let it do its thing overnight. Also I noticed that trying to convert different files takes extremely long and sometimes it ends up crashing the program. I think I'll pass Review Source jS john S. physician Medical Practice Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "SCAM. DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT. " January 28, 2021 1.0 Con artists Pros none none none SCAM SCAM SCAM SCAM SCAM . Cons I tried to return the product immediately after I realized it was not as advertised and they refused any refunds. Review Source Response from Avanquest February 1, 2021 Hi John, Thanks for reaching out and sharing your experience. We want to understand what happened but were unable to find a purchase with your name. Is there a way we can reach out to you and follow up to understand how we can do better? Thanks Holden RS Ravi S. Technical Specialist Information Technology and Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Simple and easy working on PDF's" December 26, 2022 4.0 I feel this to be best alternate to a paid version of PDF files manager software. Pros very simple to convert , merge, edit and open pdf files. Cons large size of the file to download and install in a PC Review Source MB Marianne B. Dir Finance and HR Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Free Trail worked better than download" February 6, 2020 2.0 Not going to use. It was named something else when I searched for this type of software but then took me to this company name. Not sure whom I was dealing with and sharing my files to. Pros My test seemed to work great, but I wanted to do more so downloaded their app and software. That is where things when wrong. Cons Downloading app and software seemed to conflict and launch more sub products on the PC than I wanted. I just wanted to use the software for a short bit on a special project. Immediately deleted the product. Review Source Response from Avanquest February 10, 2020 I am sorry about your experience. If you want to start another test, please contact our customer service, our agents will be more than happy to assist you. PR Paige R. Global Learning & Development Specialist Management Consulting Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "New Soda PDF User" July 20, 2021 4.0 Pros The software is pretty intuitive. If you just get in there and start working, it is fairly easy to figure out how to use it! Cons The training they have out there doesn't reflect the latest version, so sometimes when you research something for help it is a little bit difficult to piece together the how-to steps (i.e. icons are in different locations/tabs) Review Source Response from Avanquest July 22, 2021 Hello Paige, Thank you for sharing that our Soda PDF is easy and intuitive. We really appreciate it. If you need any guidance, please click Help button (in the right upper corner of your Soda PDF) and then choose User Guide. You can also contact our support at info@sodapdf.com and we will help you for sure. PB Peter B. Teacher Education Management Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Software to handle PDFs" January 28, 2023 2.0 Their software is good and easy to use.Be prepared to go through a lengthy re-installation process quite often.Don't expect good backup from their customer team if there's a problem Pros Straightforward to use. Has all the text editing and page handling features you'd expect.When it works. Cons Subject to crashing every time Microsoft 'updates' Windows.I tried to get a refund within the 30 day period, but the company refused.I recommend you AVOID. Review Source Raquel A. Used the software for: ### "null" February 19, 2018 5.0 Review Source MB Maria B. Estudiante Used the software for: 2+ years ### "IIt is a very easy to use converter, it transforms documents of different formats among themselves." June 13, 2018 5.0 Pros I can transform the diversity of file formats among themselves, that is, I can transform png, jpg, bmp, word, excel formats, among others, to pdf format and vice versa. Cons Sometimes it can take a while to make the conversions according to the size of the file to be transformed and in some cases it could even cancel the conversion, but this is due to the size of the file and the speed of performance of the computer. Review Source CM Carl M. CEO Education Management Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Bad service. Their guarantee is worth nothing" March 14, 2019 3.0 They do not want to pay my mone back with their 30-Day Money-Back Guarantee Pros Nothing. It couldn't edit any words. Edit the content of your documents. That is a lie. You have to buy OCR extra to do that. But they do nopt say that in the fine print. Cons When I bought it id did not have OCR. Then I had to pay extra. That was not what I expected. There is no "30-Day Money-Back Guarantee" as promised on their website. Their service is shit. Review Source Response from Avanquest March 19, 2019 We already reviewed your support case. As I can see you received a full refund on 14 March. We will also make sure that it will be more obvious that OCR is not included in the Pro version. GM Grimaldo M. Socio Alternative Medicine Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Soda pdf - versátil e eficaz" December 15, 2023 5.0 O soda pdf é um programa muito completo, me proporciona ótimos resultados e muita satisfação. Pros O soda pdf é um programa muito útil em meu dia a dia, fica mais fácil trabalhar com pdf utilizando-o, com conversões edições e até mesmo consigo fazer assinaturas digitais por meio dele. Cons O sodapdf poderia ter um design mais moderno nas próximas atualizações. Review Source HB Hjalmar B. Student Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "First impression was good, seconed unfortunatley not so good." November 15, 2017 2.0 Since the end result was not satisfying to me, I didn't really get benifits. Maybe future upgrades will make it! Pros This pdf reader has a lot of useful features and even implemented a cloud environment, pdf text editing and tabs among the most practical tools. Cons Unfortunately the software seems not to be of the finest quality in the deeper layers, so the pdf gets often distorted after editing. The cloud environment, in my eyes is only half usable, because for a smartphone or tablet a in-browser reading is just not enough. Review Source Philip B. Pastor Religious Institutions Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Good option" December 31, 2019 4.0 Overall, it is a good experience. Soda PDf offers a great piece of software to meet a particular need . . . and fairly easy to learn/use. Pros The features and functions are there, though this software isn't quite as polished as others. I do like how easy to use this software is. Cons The biggest con is that it is a piece of software all to itself, handling .pdfs. Though this isn't the software's fault, it would be so much nicer if this functionality was built into the OS. Review Source AR Andrew R. Director of Business Intelligence Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "PDF Generation / Edition software that is on the low end" February 4, 2019 3.0 Pros Was able to quickly and easily combine PDFs into one document, creating and editing bookmarks was fairly simple. Converting a power point to PDF was very quick and flawless. Cons Converting word or excel to PDF always seemed to cause a formatting issue, especially if you had a word document that had a table inside of it. Review Source TC TAYLOR C. Landman Oil & Energy Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Terrible Business " January 21, 2021 1.0 Awful. Will not recommend to anyone. And highly suggest to steer clear. Pros There wasn't anything impressive about the software or company. Cons It's mediocre at best. Stick with Adobe. Review Source Response from Avanquest January 23, 2021 Hello Taylor, Thank you for sharing your feedback. I am very sorry you feel this way about our software. I would be very grateful if you could let us know what exactly you did not like about Soda PDF. PL Paloma L. hard to cancel, terrible customer service Arts and Crafts Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "The software is fine, the customer service is terrible" May 9, 2020 3.0 Pros It does basic jobs of creating pdf. I don't know about the other function. Cons After several days, i find cheap alternative, I want to cancel.. they said they will call me, but never heard from them. Review Source Response from Avanquest May 27, 2020 I am sorry to hear that you were not satisfied with our customer service. The response was a little slow, however, in the meantime you have been refunded in full. We apologize for the delay and will take actions to improve our customer service. Thanks for having taken the time to post this review. We take it very seriously. KS Kim S. Used the software for: ### "I needed a user-friendly PDF program that I could afford" December 5, 2016 5.0 I first purchased Soda to get my sister started on a PDF program, and it was so easy to show her how to use it, I ended up getting Soda as a second PDF program for my own computer. I like having 2 PDF programs so when I am running OCR on a large document I can still be working. I do legal research and our choice of reviewing discovery documents is by PDF. So I deal with literally hundreds of thousands of PDFs. For the price Soda is a great bargain, has all the functionality I need, and you can buy just what you need, you don't have to purchase a fully robust software that you may not need. Review Source 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.