Likelihood to Recommend This is a useful tool for anyone who downloads and uses PDFs in the day-to-day operations of their role. It has many functionalities like PDF to word documents, e-signatures, commenting, and printing PDF documents. You can annotate PDFs from anywhere, store files on the cloud, and ultimately it makes it easier to collaborate with colleagues. It would be best for e-signatures and editing PDFs, but mainly the program is used for doing anything you like to a PDF.
Read full review Jotform PDF Editor has been a game-changer for a local festival which is a client of mine. I set them up with a
Jotform for parade entries to pre-register, then use the PDF Editor to format each entry in an easy-to-read layout so the announcer can read the information as each entry passes during the parade. I set up another client that uses it to track new members. This scenario is a little trickier as the amount of information gathered can vary quite a bit, so it's a little harder to keep the layout of all the entries consistent
Read full review Pros It has all the tools that individuals need for reading/doing light editing of PDF files. It is the most secure PDF reader on the market, and it tends to get patched with timely updates on a regular basis. It usually works very well, as far as the software itself. It doesn't crash a lot, or is particularly an error prone software platform. Read full review PDF certificate design and layout Automatic field value population based on form submission Automatic issuing of PDF certificate Read full review Cons Being able to add image "stamps" to a document is a little tricky as the stamp has to already be in PDF format (at least on Mac) to work. This mean you have to convert the image to PDF before you can use it as a stamp. Being only able to save one signature and one set of initials is a bit of a pain but you can actually use stamps if you need different versions frequently used scribbles for various reasons. The stamp won't secure the document and prevent future changes the same way the signature would though. All of the other features you might want to use are only included with Acrobat Pro but the options are all displayed in the Reader app. When clicked they will offer the free trial that leads to a paid subscription. This is more of an annoyance but you can't fault Adobe for trying to make a sale. Read full review Exports all fields, not just the ones that have been conditionally filled out. Could use better page breaks. Would love a clearer editing interface. Read full review Likelihood to Renew To be honest, I do not have any say in the renewal of Adobe Acrobat Reader DC. It is managed at an enterprise level, and the decision to renew or not renew is handled well above my pay grade as an external consultant.
Read full review Usability The main issues or limitations with Adobe Acrobat Reader DC usually stem from the device or OS rather than the software or document. Complaints typically arise when contributors use a different app to view or edit, which is understandably outside of Adobe's control. It would be helpful if the ability to open and fill a PDF was built into the OS, but that's more of a licensing issue than anything else.
Read full review Implementation Rating The application is pretty much "plug and play"
Read full review Alternatives Considered We have reviewed
DocuSign in comparison to [Adobe] Acrobat Reader [DC's] e-sign capabilities. We found that
DocuSign has more robust options when creating contracts and consent capabilities.
DocuSign 's online UI is much more suited to this type of task as well. However, we decided to stick with [Adobe] Acrobat Reader DC because of the price (
DocuSign is more expensive) and we felt we didn't need all of the bells and whistles for contract signature and consent.
Read full review Jotform PDF Editor has a feature that natively integrates with Jotform PDF Editor form data. I like the fact that I can easily automate and fill PDF and customise its design based on many multiple purposes of a PDF document.
Read full review Return on Investment It's available for free, so there is no excuse to not install Contains features that you would normally have to pay for in competitor software, so it has a positive impact on ROI Reduces the amount of printing Decreases the amount of time spent on regulatory and governance documentation Read full review Saves hours of time manually inputting data Keeps entries consistent well organized Read full review ScreenShots Jotform PDF Editor Screenshots