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ABBYY FineReader vs. PDFsam

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
ABBYY FineReader
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
ABBYY FineReader is a PDF editor that allows users to convert, edit, share, and collaborate on PDFs. FineReader also converts scanned documents into searchable PDF files.
$16
per month per user
PDFsam
Score 7.0 out of 10
N/A
PDFsam is an open source pdf editor, available with a free Basic edition, and as well as Enhanced and Visual editions.N/A
Pricing
ABBYY FineReaderPDFsam
Editions & Modules
FineReader PDF Standard for Windows
$16
per month per user
FineReader PDF Corporate for Windows
$24
per month per user
FineReader PDF for Mac®
$69
per year per user
FineReader PDF Standard for Windows
$99
per year per user
FineReader PDF Corporate for Windows
$165
per year per user
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ABBYY FineReaderPDFsam
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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ABBYY FineReaderPDFsam
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User Ratings
ABBYY FineReaderPDFsam
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(3 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
ABBYY FineReaderPDFsam
Likelihood to Recommend
ABBYY
FineReader is critical for any business that handles scanned documents or works with files that need conversion to Excel, PDF, Powerpoint or various other programs. It's ability to automatically process, read documents and suggest tables is impressive. It can take printed documents and convert all of the text to a editable format which is a huge time saver. In regards to tables it can automatically find and identify columns and separate them out for immediate use in Excel
Verified User
Anonymous
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Open Source
It is well suited for merging file, and if you want to arrange the document to be presentable and also what I like about with this application is that it doesn't crash like other website that I tried.
MV
Ma. Roda Eileen Virrey
Data Analyst II
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Pros
ABBYY
  • OCR scanning
  • Refining scanned text
  • Sophisticated and flexible OCR settings/adjustments
  • High-quality editing and document comparison tools
Verified User
Anonymous
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Open Source
  • Split
  • Merge File
  • Rotate
MV
Ma. Roda Eileen Virrey
Data Analyst II
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Cons
ABBYY
  • A versioning system of the work done or the editions that have been saved in the files, or a tracking of changes between one version and another would be fabulous
  • An improvement that would be asked would be as previews or suggestions of the type of file that could be beneficial to use in an edition
  • The redesign of the panels is that of the analyzed document, the edition and the changes in my opinion need a resizing to have a better view of the work
Moris Mendez | TrustRadius Reviewer
Moris Mendez
Ing. de Sistemas Informaticos
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Open Source
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Alternatives Considered
ABBYY
While Adobe Reader can identify documents and convert them to some other various formats, it cannot process the documents to identify tables for use in Excel. We only had success by letting Adobe read a file for any identifiable text but it wasn't always accurate. FineReaders ability to handle hundreds of pages at once felt leaps and bounds above Adobe
Verified User
Anonymous
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Open Source
It is very much more reliable and convenient using PDFsam, the instructions are very clear and precise compare to other application. Here in PDFsam you just have to select and drag the file for you to work it out.
MV
Ma. Roda Eileen Virrey
Data Analyst II
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Return on Investment
ABBYY
  • ABBYY FineReader is an irreplaceable tool for preparing documents for document management systems and getting the most of them afterward
  • Great time saver in various scenarios related to work with scans and photos of documents
Verified User
Anonymous
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Open Source
  • better file
  • good application
  • easy to use
MV
Ma. Roda Eileen Virrey
Data Analyst II
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ScreenShots

ABBYY FineReader Screenshots

Screenshot of a display of the options: view, edit, and convert PDFs or compare different versions.Screenshot of PDF editing in FineReader, which is almost like a Word document, where users can rewrite text paragraphs, edit the content in tables, or rearrange the layout.Screenshot of the software's collaboration features, with the ablity to comment on, annotate, or mark up documents.Screenshot of PDF to Word document conversion.Screenshot of fillable fields, in a PDFScreenshot of PDF organization options, which include the ability to merge and rearrange pages, or adding Bates numbering and stamps.