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Based on 96 reviews and ratings
Attribute Ratings
- ABBYY FineReader is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
Likelihood to Recommend
9.8
ABBYY FineReader
98%
4 Ratings
7.0
PDFelement
70%
54 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew
ABBYY FineReader
N/A
0 Ratings
10.0
PDFelement
100%
1 Rating
Usability
ABBYY FineReader
N/A
0 Ratings
8.6
PDFelement
86%
5 Ratings
Availability
ABBYY FineReader
N/A
0 Ratings
10.0
PDFelement
100%
2 Ratings
Performance
ABBYY FineReader
N/A
0 Ratings
7.5
PDFelement
75%
4 Ratings
Support Rating
ABBYY FineReader
N/A
0 Ratings
6.2
PDFelement
62%
13 Ratings
Implementation Rating
ABBYY FineReader
N/A
0 Ratings
10.0
PDFelement
100%
3 Ratings
Product Scalability
ABBYY FineReader
N/A
0 Ratings
10.0
PDFelement
100%
1 Rating
Likelihood to Recommend
ABBYY FineReader
It works exceptionally well for digitizing paper and scanned documents for storage and simple retrieval mainly thanks to OCR technology, which greatly simplifies the process. If there is a need for protection and/or signing scanned documents than ABBYY FineReader has all the necessary features implemented. It may not be the best choice for individuals, where advanced functionalities are not really needed.

Verified User
Employee in Information Technology
Information Technology and Services Company, 10,001+ employeesPDFelement
It's a wonderful asset to have when you lose your original Word doc, etc. so you can still edit a document (and not have to start from ground zero). That feature alone is why I bought this product and why I will continue to recommend.
Project Manager
Signature Sounds Recordings, Inc.Music, 1-10 employees
Pros
ABBYY FineReader
- Read and analyze complicated documents
- Automatically recognize tables and charts
- Convert any documents into various common formats

Verified User
Director in Marketing
Marketing & Advertising Company, 1-10 employeesPDFelement
- PDFelement provides the same powerful features as Adobe Acrobat, but the interface is easy to learn and use. The product is extremely intuitive, which saves our clients from becoming frustrated as they learn the product.
- PDFelement Pro's ability to create fillable forms with the click of one button is one of our clients favorite features. I was impressed at how accurately PDFelement performed this task and the ease with which these fields can be edited, if needed.
- Security is more important than ever these days and PDFelement provides the encryption and permissions to protect documents quickly and easily. I especially like the batch encrypt feature, this makes it easy to protect multiple files with the same password.
- PDFelement makes it easy to extract the data from form fields. This is a huge plus for our clients.
Information Technology and Services, 1-10 employees
Cons
ABBYY FineReader
- Conversion to MS Word (formatting accuracy issues occur)
- Conversion to MS Excel (formatting accuracy issues occur)

Verified User
Employee in Legal
Law Practice Company, 11-50 employeesPDFelement
- I wish there was a lighter program for just reviewing a document and then to transition seamlessly to an editing mode. It takes a few seconds longer to load than Preview on my Mac, and based on that frustration, I use Preview to view documents.
- A lower price for upgrades.
Vice President Of Marketing And Business Development
ACCENT VenturesManagement Consulting, 11-50 employees
Pricing Details
ABBYY FineReader
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
$19 per month per user
ABBYY FineReader Editions & Modules
Edition
FineReader PDF 15 Standard | $191 |
---|---|
FineReader PDF 15 Corporate | $241 |
FineReader Pro for Mac | $692 |
- per month per user
- per year per user
Additional Pricing Details
—PDFelement
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
$79
PDFelement Editions & Modules
Edition
PDFelement Pro | $129 |
---|---|
PDFelement | $79 |
- none
Additional Pricing Details
—Likelihood to Renew
ABBYY FineReader
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
PDFelement
PDFelement 10.0
Based on 1 answer
Excellent, easy to use product

Verified User
Manager in Legal
Investment Management Company, 1-10 employeesUsability
ABBYY FineReader
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
PDFelement
PDFelement 8.6
Based on 5 answers
I am a novice and I am using it like a pro because it is so easy to work with
Director of Instruction
Austin Learning CenterEducation Management, 51-200 employees
Reliability and Availability
ABBYY FineReader
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
PDFelement
PDFelement 10.0
Based on 2 answers
No issues. Works perfect

Verified User
Manager in Legal
Investment Management Company, 1-10 employeesPerformance
ABBYY FineReader
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
PDFelement
PDFelement 7.5
Based on 4 answers
There is a lot of learning. Although some of the functions you can probably pick up relatively quickly, some of them, including compressing the size or using a different language, remains a myth to me.
General Manager
Plantax Pacific Financial Inc.Financial Services, 1-10 employees
Support Rating
ABBYY FineReader
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
PDFelement
PDFelement 6.2
Based on 13 answers
PDFelement is always in contact with me, by email and by giving constant tips and recommendations. But what makes me give you a 10, was the outstanding support service received on July 9th by one of your support professionals Amanda, who helped me with a tariff issue, and makes me [rate] your product.
Strategic Manager
Media 360Marketing & Advertising, 1-10 employees
Implementation Rating
ABBYY FineReader
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
PDFelement
PDFelement 10.0
Based on 3 answers
Just pay, download, activate and start using it

Verified User
Manager in Legal
Investment Management Company, 1-10 employeesAlternatives Considered
ABBYY FineReader
Although both have functionalities that they share, in ABBYY FineReader they are better implemented, they have a better performance, in addition to being a more intuitive and simple user that makes their learning curve relatively simple, it is as if the options I need are always available. the hand and not within complicated menus or overloaded interfaces
Ing. de Sistemas Informaticos
Corte Suprema de JusticiaGovernment Administration, 5001-10,000 employees
PDFelement
I didn't try or buy other programs, but did a good bit of research on them. I went with PDFelement because of the lower pricing, and because of the rich features I learned it had.I also appreciated the great customer service I received from reps in the community forums, which showed me they have an aim in keeping their customers happy - which is always good to have when using fairly complex technical apps.
Author
Grace Baptist Church, Woodhaven, NYWriting and Editing, 1-10 employees
Scalability
ABBYY FineReader
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
PDFelement
PDFelement 10.0
Based on 1 answer
Super easy Word style layout and format.

Verified User
Manager in Legal
Investment Management Company, 1-10 employeesReturn on Investment
ABBYY FineReader
- Automated document conversion using Hot Folder heavily reduced workload [for] our IT Support department.
- The amount of storage required for digitized paper documents has been reduced by 30%.
- Ability to compare multilingual documents has increased productivity of our multinational departments.

Verified User
Employee in Information Technology
Information Technology and Services Company, 10,001+ employeesPDFelement
- For me, it's been very important to me that my business as a pet sitter and dog walker not leave a negative footprint on the environment. To that end, it's been very important that i'm able to do as much paperwork as possible without using paper. PDFelement is wonderful at helping me meet those goals.
Pet Sitter
Stella's Bones & Pet CareVeterinary, 1-10 employees