12d Synergy vs Foxit PDF SDK

Likelihood to Recommend

12d Synergy and its ability to handle all file types really suited the engineering industry.

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Engineer in Engineering

Civil Engineering Company, 51-200 employees

I prefer another program for a few reasons. One is that I am more familiar with another program, and two is that I feel that the other application has more capabilities for what I am trying to do. However, that is not saying that Foxit PDF SDK is not a powerful and useful tool. Many other engineers and estimators in our department love using Foxit PDF SDK because of its ease of use. It is much more user-friendly, and there are not as many options available, which can be intimidating to some. For those that want full capabilities and customization, I would say another program might be better suited for them. However, if you want a step up from something like adobe, with more options and that is more user-friendly, I would say Foxit PDF SDK is an excellent choice.

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Dustin Clark

Takeoff Engineer

Duran & Venables, Inc.Construction, 201-500 employees

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Pros

Manages multiple files in a folder, while allowing file sharing (AutoCAD, xrefs, etc.)
Delivers HUGE (2, 3, or 5GB) files with minimal bandwidth

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Verified User

Engineer in Other

Civil Engineering Company, 5001-10,000 employees

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Converting .pdf documents to Word without losing the context of the sentence.
Conversion is very clean compared to the market leaders.

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Guy G. Gray

Chief Operating Officer

QuaremCommercial Real Estate, 11-50 employees

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Cons

12d Synergy could provide additional analytical reporting on user behavior and usage out of the box.
Improved speeds when referencing shared files from other 12d model projects.

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Travis March

Design Manager

WSP in Australia & New ZealandCivil Engineering, 10,001+ employees

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Its mobile application is not as good as its Windows application.
Sometimes it takes lots of time to generate large PDF files compared to Adobe.
Its toolbar is slightly difficult to use for me because of its arrangements.

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Verified User

Manager in Sales

Real Estate Company, 11-50 employees

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Usability

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Foxit PDF SDK 8.0

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I rated the Foxit PDF Software Development Kit high for its usability in my work. Daily I need to send many documents to my clients over email. So to keep their originality on every system I convert them into PDF and then I send to my clients and colleagues. It is also very much useful to encrypt my confidential documents.

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Manager in Sales

Real Estate Company, 11-50 employees

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Performance

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Foxit PDF SDK 8.0

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I rated this software very high on performance because it is really very quick on my Windows system. It can create any type of PDF files in seconds. It also gives good upload speed when I try to modify my documents for inserting digital signature space. It also gives very good encryption speed to secure my documents.

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Manager in Sales

Real Estate Company, 11-50 employees

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Support Rating

12d Synergy 9.1

Based on 4 answers

The 12d Synergy team is always ensuring our issues and needs are resolved promptly. Whether it be on the forum or phone, they are kind and helpful

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Patrick Cavanagh

Senior Civil Engineering Designer

ArcadisCivil Engineering, 10,001+ employees

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Foxit PDF SDK 9.0

Based on 2 answers

I would give it this rating because I personally have never had to contact support regarding Foxit PDF SDK or anything I am trying to do within the program. As I mentioned before, it is very user-friendly and easy to navigate. I think the program in itself lends support to the user because it is so user-friendly and has an easy to use interface.

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Dustin Clark

Takeoff Engineer

Duran & Venables, Inc.Construction, 201-500 employees

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Alternatives Considered

Hands down prefer 12d Synergy. Bentley ProjectWise is overly complex, expensive and has a very cluttered interface.

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Verified User

Engineer in Other

Civil Engineering Company, 5001-10,000 employees

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Foxit is number 1, not only for the quality of the product but the pricing is 60% less expensive. It is a great product. Thank you, Foxit.

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Guy G. Gray

Chief Operating Officer

QuaremCommercial Real Estate, 11-50 employees

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Return on Investment

12d Synergy has solved our multiple office syncing issues, adding the ability to have staff from remote offices collaborate together on projects.
Email saving used to be a nightmare, however, staff finds 12d Synergy's email saving easy to use and are able to search for saved emails quickly.

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Verified User

Engineer in Engineering

Civil Engineering Company, 51-200 employees

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Cost of use is not as high
Great ROI

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Dustin Clark

Takeoff Engineer

Duran & Venables, Inc.Construction, 201-500 employees

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Pricing Details

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Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Yes

Entry-level set up fee?

Optional

7.00*

* Per user

12d Synergy Editions & Modules

Edition

Email Management	$0
Document Management	$0
Advanced Data Management	$0

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Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Yes

Entry-level set up fee?

Required

Foxit PDF SDK Editions & Modules

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12d Synergy vs Foxit PDF SDK

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Free Trial

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Entry-level set up fee?

12d Synergy Editions & Modules

Edition

Additional Pricing Details

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Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

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