ABBYY FineReader vs Smallpdf

Likelihood to Recommend

[ABBYY FineReader is well suited] to edit advanced documents that contain text, images, tables, columns among others, I used it when I have a large text file and they ask me to go in editable file type like docx, Another common use is when in documents there is personal or sensitive information that should not be public knowledge and you want to cure or erase this information without prejudice to the understanding of the background of the document.

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Moris Mendez

Ing. de Sistemas Informaticos

Corte Suprema de JusticiaGovernment Administration, 5001-10,000 employees

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Well suited: organizations that work extensively with PDF files and need to quickly and efficiently create a "good enough" product with non-technical users. Not appropriate: organizations that require extensive fine-tuning to their final product. In this case, they should spend more time and resources on more specialized tools and employee training.

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Partner in Legal

Law Practice Company, 1-10 employees

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Pros

Advanced text recognition
Editing complex documents
Fragment recomposition, image relocation, worksheet cleaning, among others
Easy and fast configuration, in addition to the support of a large number of different digitization equipment

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Moris Mendez

Ing. de Sistemas Informaticos

Corte Suprema de JusticiaGovernment Administration, 5001-10,000 employees

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One of the best things that Smallpdf does is pdf conversion both to and from pdf. It is especially great to transform pdf tables into Excel documents.
PDF splitting is really great since allows for cropping large files and just keep the information necessary; something that comes really handy when presenting information to your supervisors.
PDF merging also works wonders, it allows for mixing several different pdf documents into just one of them. It is extremely easy to set up.
This a really fast pdf reader, it feels really fast compared to other options that tend to feel clunky. Its workspace is super comfortable and well organized so finding a tool you need is always a simple task.

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Manuel Aguilar

Geophysical Coordinator

GMA Proyectos Siglo XXI C.AOil & Energy, 51-200 employees

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Cons

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

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Moris Mendez

Ing. de Sistemas Informaticos

Corte Suprema de JusticiaGovernment Administration, 5001-10,000 employees

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Improve the conversion from .pdf to Excel. Sometimes when we have a lot of tables in .pdf and convert them to a spreadsheet, the fonts and tables will be messed up.
Being worried about uploading documents with personal data for editing or conversion.

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Darren Megginson

Software Quality Assurance Analyst

Southwestern CollegeHigher Education, 51-200 employees

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Usability

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Smallpdf 7.9

Based on 8 answers

My most of the work is based on office files so I always require this software. Sometimes I need to print my survey documents so I need to convert them into PDF for actual formatting of the original document. There this software helps me a lot. And its PDF compression is the most required feature for me to help me in my office work.

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Verified User

Manager in Marketing

Market Research Company, 1-10 employees

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Performance

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Smallpdf 9.1

Based on 7 answers

1.- Because it is easy to use and each function is duly indicated so you can not go wrong.2.- Its service is fast, it takes only a few seconds to transform the files and in less than a minute it is downloaded and you can occupy it without problem. 4.-This IS online so you do not install anything, which is very useful because you can also use it from a tablet or your mobile

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Aura Munguia Cepeda

Profesional de la enseñanza

Colegio Internacional SEK CatalunyaEducation Management, 51-200 employees

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Support Rating

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Smallpdf 8.8

Based on 3 answers

I gave this rating because it has become mostly a useful tool as it is accessible online, and any PDF-related tasks can be sorted out only through it. However, it is not available in offline mode.

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Sushil Kharel

Managing Director

Welclick StudioPhotography, 201-500 employees

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Alternatives Considered

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

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Moris Mendez

Ing. de Sistemas Informaticos

Corte Suprema de JusticiaGovernment Administration, 5001-10,000 employees

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I used to convert my PDF files with LightPDF software. But It was slightly difficult for me to navigate on that software. The interface of that software was not very easy to understand. And compression result quality was also not satisfactory. So I selected Smallpdf for all my PDF-related work.

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Verified User

Analyst in Corporate

Banking Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Return on Investment

Great positive impact on productivity as it helps to avoid spending so much time scanning or editing documents
Staff use the time saved with this tool on the substantive tasks of their position
Our objective, being a public institution, is of a benefit to the population and not commercial, therefore everything that we add to perform efficiently and effectively, our work is always well appreciated.

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Moris Mendez

Ing. de Sistemas Informaticos

Corte Suprema de JusticiaGovernment Administration, 5001-10,000 employees

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It helps us in creating beautiful and informative content for email campaigns, and those campaigns give us good results in revenue generation.
It helps us ensuring error-free documentation when documents go for printing. Those error-free documents create good impressions on our clients.
Document compression helps us to send important documents via email only. And it helps us close a deal in less time.

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Verified User

Director in Sales

Real Estate Company, 1-10 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

ABBYY FineReader Editions & Modules

Edition

FineReader PDF 15 Standard	$199¹
FineReader PDF 15 Corporate	$299¹
FineReader Pro for Mac	119.99¹

one-time payment

Additional Pricing Details

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General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

Yes

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Smallpdf Editions & Modules

Edition

Smallpdf Basic	$0.00
Smallpdf Pro	$12.00²
Smallpdf Pro	$108.00³

per month
per year

Additional Pricing Details

Discounts are available for bulk purchases

ABBYY FineReader vs Smallpdf