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Based on 44 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
8.2
Smallpdf
82%
28 Ratings
Usability
ABBYY FineReader
N/A
0 Ratings
9.2
Smallpdf
92%
7 Ratings
Performance
ABBYY FineReader
N/A
0 Ratings
9.1
Smallpdf
91%
14 Ratings
Support Rating
ABBYY FineReader
N/A
0 Ratings
9.7
Smallpdf
97%
3 Ratings
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+ employeesSmallpdf
As per my knowledge and experience, Small PDF is well suited when we want to convert the large and bulk processing on the images to convert them into a single file and share. I found it well suited for college students because daily they scan multiple images and merge them to send as a single assignment file. Smallpdf has the future in the education field. Sometimes it is less appropriate for the people who want to share official documents by converting them into pdf without a watermark. I personally really like the Small PDF, it really helped reduce the difficulty of sending files, and photos to others.
Software Engineer
WedVyahComputer Software, 11-50 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 employeesSmallpdf
- It's PDF editing tool suite is extremely comprehensive.
- Drag & Drop functionality and intuitive user interface means non-technical users can easily use most of its features.
- It's online-first design avoids typical problems of depending on one specific computer for specific tasks.

Verified User
Partner in Legal
Law Practice Company, 1-10 employeesCons
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 employeesSmallpdf
- It has everything I'm not sure what I will say. E-sign, Share, convert. You can give an option in upload priorities features which I can see later.
- Background remover thing also you can add in it. So I can remove the unnecessary thing from an image.
- You can add a chatbot for help.
Sr UI UX Designer
Dxminds technology pvt ltsComputer Software, 201-500 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 |
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FineReader PDF 15 Corporate | $241 |
FineReader Pro for Mac | $692 |
- per month per user
- per year per user
Additional Pricing Details
—Smallpdf
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
$0
Smallpdf Editions & Modules
Edition
Smallpdf Basic | $0.00 |
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Smallpdf Pro | $12.002 |
Smallpdf Pro | $108.003 |
- none
- per month
- per year
Additional Pricing Details
Discounts are available for bulk purchasesUsability
ABBYY FineReader
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Smallpdf
Smallpdf 9.2
Based on 7 answers
I give this rating to Smallpdf because it comes with a large array of tools and gadgets. It allows not only pdf reading but also mixing, splitting, conversion to and from pdf, pdf compression or protecting. It is really complete and it works excellent compared to other much more expensive alternatives in the market.
Geophysical Coordinator
GMA Proyectos Siglo XXI C.AOil & Energy, 51-200 employees
Performance
ABBYY FineReader
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Smallpdf
Smallpdf 9.1
Based on 14 answers
The output quality of the results produced by this software is very good. In some of the situations where the size of the files are big, this software takes time to upload the files but the download speed is quite good and the quality of the documents are satisfactory. PDF compression results are amazing in this software. It reduces the size without compromising on quality.

Verified User
Manager in Marketing
Market Research Company, 1-10 employeesSupport Rating
ABBYY FineReader
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Smallpdf
Smallpdf 9.7
Based on 3 answers
Everything is so simple and works so well, you shouldn't need support, but on the one occasion in several years that I needed it, support was quick and courteous.
Founder and Creative Director
Two Rivers Software TrainingProfessional Training & Coaching, 1-10 employees
Alternatives 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
Smallpdf
I think that Smallpdf stacks up against its competitors in terms of easiness of use. The tool is very user-friendly, every feature is communicated in an efficient way and very simple to user so the user doesn't have to be particularly good at using software. Its features are superficial when compared to Acrobat but easiest to use for sure.

Verified User
Account Manager in Sales
Computer Software Company, 201-500 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+ employeesSmallpdf
- It has definitely increased efficiency. Lower paid employees can complete a simple task with Smallpdf rather than having a higher paid employee use their time to do it differently.
- Smallpdf decreases the customer-response time. Being able to send over the proper sized file quickly makes us look great!

Verified User
Team Lead in Marketing
Marketing and Advertising Company, 11-50 employees