Adobe Acrobat vs. DocuSign vs. PandaDoc

PandaDoc

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Adobe Acrobat	Score 8.8 out of 10	N/A	Adobe Acrobat DC is the current version of the well-established document / PDF management solution, part of the Adobe Document Cloud (the other part being Adobe's eSign services based on technology acquired with EchoSign in 2011).	$29.99 per month per seat
DocuSign	Score 8.7 out of 10	N/A	DocuSign supports transactions with document sharing and electronic signature, as well as automated and guided data collection and entry, record updating across disparate systems and payment collection upon agreement, as well as analytics and reporting.	$15 per month
PandaDoc	Score 8.6 out of 10	N/A	PandaDoc headquartered in San Francisco offers their eponymous electronic signature platform for sales teams, containing sales proposal automation and CPQ (configure, price, quote) features, and integration with CRMs.	$35 per month per seat

Pricing

Adobe Acrobat

DocuSign

PandaDoc

Editions & Modules

Acrobat Pro for Individuals: $19.99
per month
Acrobat Pro for Teams: $23.99
per month per user
Acrobat Studio for Individuals: $24.99
per month

Personal: $15
per month
Real Starter: $15
per month
DocuSign for Realtors: $35
per month
Standard: $40
per month
Business Pro: $60
per month
Advanced Solutions: Custom Pricing

Starter: $35
per month per seat
Business: $65
per month per seat
Enterprise: Contact Sales

Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Adobe Acrobat	DocuSign	PandaDoc
Free Trial
Yes	Yes	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No	No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes	No	Yes

Entry-level Setup Fee

Optional

No setup fee

Optional

Additional Details

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PandaDoc offers a free eSign plan and 3 paid packages for eSigning and document automation. All plans include unlimited documents and eSignatures. Evaluations start with a free 14-day trial. Up to a 46% discount for annual pricing.

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Community Pulse
	Adobe Acrobat	DocuSign	PandaDoc
Considered Multiple Products	Adobe Acrobat DT DUSTIN TAYLOR Digital Marketing Specialist Chose Adobe Acrobat I think that the ability to edit PDFs is a step above DocuSign, even though this is not really what DocuSign was made for. I've always stuck with Adobe Acrobat DC because I love the Adobe suite and the constant updates and improvements. I would not want to switch to anything … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User C-Level Executive Chose Adobe Acrobat DocuSign has more features than Adobe Acrobat DC but it costs more and we don't need those features. HelloSign is not as robust as Adobe Acrobat DC. We have yet to use a program that we were as satisfied with the results of converting documents into PDF files as we are with … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Employee Chose Adobe Acrobat In comparison to DocuSign, Adobe Acrobat has more features and functionality. DocuSign is a great resource for collecting signatures outside of the company; however, Adobe Acrobat has been great for us inhouse. Incentivized Helpful? Ehud Lehavi Quality Assurance Analyst Chose Adobe Acrobat In the signature collection, I find DocuSign easier to use and more friendly. Also more known for this purpose. Helpful? Verified User Employee Chose Adobe Acrobat Overall, Adobe has a better reputation than Foxit PDF Editor; while many of my colleagues prefer the features of Foxit (over Adobe), Adobe remains more secure and provides our organization with a higher level of comfort. DocuSign is a great tool for requesting signatures on … Incentivized Helpful? HA Hank Allan System Administrator Chose Adobe Acrobat AA is a close competitor to DocuSign but different use cases; the latter is more for workflow situations Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Account Manager Chose Adobe Acrobat The pricing structure is not as great with DocuSign than with Adobe Acrobat. It would be nice if the entire company could use Adobe Acrobat rather than everyone having different platforms. It would also be nice to have an account that multiple users can use without paying so … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Professional Chose Adobe Acrobat Acrobat is overall, the superior PDF creator, editor and compiler. However, DocuSign is easier and more reliable as a document signing program. This tool is Acrobat is much harder to use and has caused some errors in documents in the past. It also does not work well with a … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Project Manager Chose Adobe Acrobat DocuSign has it's perks, for sure. DocuSign is easier to integrate into websites with extensions than Adobe Acrobat is but when it came down to it, we just didn't trust the brand. We felt that using a product with the Adobe name connected with it provided necessary peace of … Incentivized Helpful? Mark Pero Loan Officer Chose Adobe Acrobat PandaDoc is less customizable for creating/editing documents, less security but is much better when sending to a client and needing them to add text since the client would a paid subscription with Adobe Acrobat if I sent it that way Incentivized Helpful? Jennifer Blair Creative Director and Owner Chose Adobe Acrobat This isn't really a good comparison, but Adobe Acrobat is more of a program that works among all of these, and I'll keep using it as long as it's a part of Adobe CC. Otherwise, I see DocuSign as suitable for secure/private documents, and Dropbox file previews allows a pretty … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Analyst Chose Adobe Acrobat We considered getting PandaDoc, which seems to perform well, but the cost was ultimately not as competitive. TaxDome is a CRM for tax firms. It contains a PDF editor, available at no additional cost. Ultimately, we do plan to divest from Adobe Acrobat and use TaxDome's … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Contributor Chose Adobe Acrobat To me, I just feel safer using Adobe Acrobat because I've been using Adobe for so long and I have familiarity with it, but DocuSign is good too. Adobe is just like home and when I get something from Adobe I'm less skeptical it's gonna be disasterous because I trust Adobe so … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Strategist Chose Adobe Acrobat Only used once, free version. Not nearly as helpful. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Employee Chose Adobe Acrobat It is easy to use when sharing documents and having signatures on the documents Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Administrator Chose Adobe Acrobat Adobe Acrobat has an easier interface and more functions. Incentivized Helpful? DB Dennis Blocker Office Manager Chose Adobe Acrobat We have not really worked with any other products. " If it ain't broke, don't fix it" is the old saying, and it rings true here. We love Adobe, and it does everything we need. Their engineers are always looking at the workforce to see what improvements can be made and where … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Employee Chose Adobe Acrobat Adobe Acrobat allows licenses to stretch across one account rather than just one device, and works across both Mac and Windows, as opposed to some of the other options. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Manager Chose Adobe Acrobat Really, this was not much of a competition for anyone standing up next to Adobe. There is so much more scalability and functionality in a team such as ours that we did not have any issues or concerns going with Adobe compared to any of the other competitors out there Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Team Lead Chose Adobe Acrobat Being the industry standard, Adobe Acrobat exceeds other platforms as the common file format all parties can read and comment even with only the free reader version. Incentivized Helpful? RF Rudy Fulmer IT Field Services Manager Chose Adobe Acrobat They have a superior product that works better and more reliably when it comes to working with PDF files. Adobes' Achilles heel is the restrictions and requirements imposed on the user and software by their administrative and legal teams that drag down what otherwise is a … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Executive Chose Adobe Acrobat Adobe has more features than the others and they are included in my Adobe software. No other integrations needed Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Program Manager Chose Adobe Acrobat Adobe stands out because it is a program on your computer, so you can easily upload or save documents rather than using a website that always adds an extra step. Incentivized Helpful?	DocuSign Laura McDonough, PMP Vice-President, Business Applications, IT & Facility Operations Chose DocuSign Looked at PandaDoc about 18 months ago because of the interesting functionality around tracking redlines in contracts. This is something we are interested in, but PandaDoc was not PCI compliant (we capture billing info on our DocuSign forms). At that time they were pursuing it, … Incentivized Helpful? Michele Roy Special Education Teacher Chose DocuSign To be honest, I found out about PandaDoc after we had already signed a contract with DocuSign. I researched PandaDoc, and while they seem fine and are a wonderful up and coming company, we've had such success with DocuSign, and they've been around longer...they have a good … Incentivized Helpful? Emily Wallace Talent Acquisition Coordinator Chose DocuSign Adobe Acrobat Sign is less user-friendly and more suited to small scopes, or one-off documents. It lacks the use of templates that DocuSign has, which is what ultimately streamlines and delivers the consistency and efficiencies for the business. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Consultant Chose DocuSign Very similar but did not have the backing of SAP SuccessFactors in terms of Integration. The Developer Environment allowed us to test and practice on very easily compared to Adobe Acrobat Sign. Both products can be connected to via Microsoft Power Platform to aid automation … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Engineer Chose DocuSign I don't think I've seen anything like DocuSign in the market. Well I think now Acrobat has a product similar to it, but it's not exactly same people can use it to sign. But it has come recently, not a long back. DocuSign has been in the market since long, so it still has the … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Manager Chose DocuSign Adobe was not a good experience despite the lower cost. Constant crashing, slow to load and a simple feature like copy and pasting the same fields across pages was non existent. Our team celebrated the decision to move back to Docusign from Adobesign. We have never looked back … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User C-Level Executive Chose DocuSign I have not used any alternatives. DocuSign is the leader in this space from my opinion. Incentivized Helpful? Jeanette Carroll VP, Operations and Marketing Chose DocuSign DocuSign is the one we went with because of the majority of people who use it regularly. It's the first one that comes to mind when you think of electronic signatures. We do use AdobeSign with our HR platform because that is the one that is integrated with it, but standalone … Incentivized Helpful? Kelly Wasden Enterprise Account Executive Chose DocuSign DocuSign is like Salesforce for CRM's. It just made sense as we were scaling as an organization and moving and adding new technology to our stacks. We really like Adobe Sign as a close second, but for what we were doing, DocuSign came back as a more professional sales org and … Incentivized Helpful? Nicolas Costa Ossa Director of Customer Operations & Account Management Chose DocuSign Docusign probably feels more robust and a more corporate feel. They are pretty similar, however. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Project Manager Chose DocuSign DocuSign is far superior to anything on the market for my needs, and my needs varied in different roles across different industries: it is a better solution, and easier to use for client interaction. For statements of work, contracts, agreements of sale, commercial and … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User C-Level Executive Chose DocuSign I had used Adobe before and it is not a simple experience. The last thing you want is for your customers to have trouble signing an electronic document. It defeats the purpose. HelloSign is a nice product, but may have been a bit overkill for what our needs were. And they were … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Executive Chose DocuSign I originally tried using just a fillable Adobe PDF document for my clients to sign...but they struggled in figuring out how to complete it and if someone didn't have Adobe installed on their computer, then it was a problem. DocuSign makes it quick and easy and anyone can … Incentivized Helpful? Olivia Crellin Corporate & Securities Attorney Chose DocuSign I think DocuSign is still the leader in this industry as pronounced by their superior customer service and quick development response time to changes in the industry. For simple users, DocuSign is user friendly and easy to navigate while adding significant benefit to small to … Incentivized Helpful? Thomas Riffey Counseling Therapy Intern Chose DocuSign DocuSign is much better at what it does with regard to securely getting signatures on paperwork. Adobe has lots of issues and it does not always translate well with other users depending if and how the end user has their Adobe setup. It is a very clunky process and does not … Incentivized Helpful? Randi Yeaman Inside Sales Coordinator / Lab Chose DocuSign None Incentivized Helpful? Andrew J. Wright Senior Solar Energy Consultant at RGS Energy Chose DocuSign I personally have not used any other program. The decision to use DocuSign was not my choice. I am happy with the choice that was decided upon by others. Incentivized Helpful? Andrew Zockoll Account Executive Chose DocuSign They stack up very well. I was happy with other the other software. They lost us because of how expensive it was for clients to have access to their API. A lot of our clients cannot afford $200/mo. They can afford $50/mo which is what most of our clients pay. Incentivized Helpful? Christopher Tung Coordinator Chose DocuSign I have not used any competing software Incentivized Helpful?	PandaDoc GM Godson Michel President Chose PandaDoc I've used DocuSign as a recipient but not as a proposal-sending platform. Incentivized Helpful? Karina Alvarez Administrative Manager Chose PandaDoc We looked at DocuSign before PandaDocs, and while they are a well-known and good product, we felt their basic content was lacking compared to PandaDoc. We felt we got more bang for our buck, and the navigation seemed better. Plus, we get a dedicated rep with PandaDoc. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Director Chose PandaDoc PandaDoc serves its purpose, but I feel it is behind large competitors like DocuSign in managing contracts. Incentivized Helpful? Jasen Herr General Manager Chose PandaDoc There is no comparison. PandaDoc is far superior to any others I've seen. That's why I moved my company over when I saw the were using DocuSign Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Director Chose PandaDoc PandaDoc and DocuSign are very similar in functionality and design, but I prefer to use PandaDoc's interface. It is so easy to use and I prefer PandaDoc's interface and UI. It feels a little cleaner and a little more professional to me when compared with DocuSign's interface … Incentivized Helpful? Phil Goldberg Attorney Chose PandaDoc PandaDoc is equal to DocuSign in every significant way except for its level of adoption; however, the pricing of PandaDoc is so much better that it's clearly the best choice for our firm. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Team Lead Chose PandaDoc I think PandaDoc is more modern and has a more user-friendly nature than DocuSign. We preferred Pandadoc because it allowed multiple workspaces, enabling different teams to have varying levels of access. This was incredibly useful, as it meant HR and Legal could only view … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Account Manager Chose PandaDoc We've used PandaDoc at previous organizations, and we liked this the best because of how modern it looks and how easy it is to use. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Employee Chose PandaDoc Our office selected PandaDoc since it was better in terms of saving money. The cost was the most important factor when determining which site to use. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User C-Level Executive Chose PandaDoc I find it easier to automate and create templates in PandaDoc. Specifically the templates. Also, connecting through API is easier (our IT team says so, I'm not qualified to evaluate that). Pricing is also something important, when we acquired PandaDoc it was cheaper so we were … Incentivized Helpful? Samuel Robinson Director of Partnerships Chose PandaDoc PandaDoc is a less clunky user experience, not only on the signature process and review, but also on the document creation process. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User C-Level Executive Chose PandaDoc PandaDoc is easier to use and creates more professional documents than the other platforms we've evaluated. It also has very handy features such as reminder emails, suggestions, templates that we found were more robust than other platforms. The pricing was also competitive and … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Employee Chose PandaDoc ease of use and simplicity for the customer experience Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Analyst Chose PandaDoc PandaDoc has a simple, integrated eSignature component, which is our primary reason for using it over its competitors. Incentivized Helpful? Jason Frazell Founder Chose PandaDoc I found PandaDoc's ease of use to be the superior solution to all of the other software I tried. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Administrator Chose PandaDoc much better. The pricing structures worked a lot better than the other companies because we are a small clinic Incentivized Helpful? Steve Foster Vice President and CFO Chose PandaDoc PandaDoc provided similar features and functionality at a better price, but the "tipping point" was integrated e-signatures. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Employee Chose PandaDoc To be able to block certain fields within templates and contracts, so that the commercial team can negotiate the rest and adapt them but cannot change those purely legal clauses that should not be negotiated or changed without the approval of the legal department. I also find … Incentivized Helpful? Chris Lee Managing Director Chose PandaDoc It was easier to set up and use than both of those products. Incentivized Helpful? AM Ashley Mareko Partner and Director Chose PandaDoc We chose PandaDoc for its ease of use and tools that allow a professional feel. The convenience for our clients to review and sign agreements also helped us make the decision to go with PandaDoc. Incentivized Helpful? Daniel Bussius CEO (Chief Executive Officer) Chose PandaDoc PandaDoc is 1,000% better, hands down. Incentivized Helpful? Eric Jessen National HR Director Chose PandaDoc Better Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Manager Chose PandaDoc All very similar offerings. PandaDoc is one of the few that provided an approval workflow that we required. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Team Lead Chose PandaDoc I can't say I know enough about the credentials of either to comment. Incentivized Helpful? Nesanel (Nate) Moeller COO Chose PandaDoc PandaDoc is so much simpler to use. It is also the cheapest option that has full integrations via its API! Incentivized Helpful?

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User Ratings
	Adobe Acrobat	DocuSign	PandaDoc
Likelihood to Recommend	8.8 (811 ratings)	8.5 (161 ratings)	8.6 (329 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	9.1 (45 ratings)	7.0 (12 ratings)	9.1 (18 ratings)
Usability	9.2 (254 ratings)	8.1 (19 ratings)	8.3 (23 ratings)
Availability	9.1 (3 ratings)	10.0 (3 ratings)	9.1 (4 ratings)
Performance	5.7 (10 ratings)	10.0 (2 ratings)	9.6 (21 ratings)
Support Rating	9.2 (63 ratings)	10.0 (46 ratings)	6.1 (23 ratings)
Online Training	9.0 (1 ratings)	10.0 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Implementation Rating	9.8 (15 ratings)	10.0 (5 ratings)	6.3 (4 ratings)
Configurability	8.0 (4 ratings)	- (0 ratings)	2.8 (3 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model	4.5 (2 ratings)	- (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Ease of integration	8.0 (8 ratings)	- (0 ratings)	9.0 (20 ratings)
Product Scalability	7.0 (4 ratings)	10.0 (1 ratings)	8.6 (4 ratings)
Vendor post-sale	1.0 (2 ratings)	- (0 ratings)	9.7 (20 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale	1.0 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)	6.7 (4 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Adobe Acrobat	DocuSign	PandaDoc
Likelihood to Recommend	Adobe When preparing artwork for print production from an application like Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, or InDesign, the best way to preview and preflight the work is to export to PDF and use Adobe Acrobat's output preview to check process colors, spot colors, dielines, and any special requirements, like foil stamping or varnish. Adobe Acrobat is also where you make any needed final adjustments to ensure correct reproduction on press. Documents intended for screen viewing must be exported to PDF and edited in Adobe Acrobat so as to add and edit needed accessibility features critical for legislative compliance. Incentivized Alan Gilbertson Creative Director Read full review	DocuSign This product is well suited in the use case that I provided before: when it comes to onboarding employees and providing a clear channel for decision making for human resources, this is an excellent tool to accomplish that. I would say the weak points is when you have back and forth communication with users that it might seem a little redundant to have that back and forth communication in that scenario. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	PandaDoc Best suited for after demonstrations when requested by the prospect when they are looking for pricing with T&C. The data room is also great that acts like a drop box for opportunities and their contacts. Helps share pertinent information with others in the organization. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Pros	Adobe Ability to manipulate a PDF in various ways. Print production is incredibly helpful for checking off and making sure PDFs are ready for print. Commenting in Adobe Acrobat is awesome! So nice to be able to hand off a PDF and get it back with edits that are easy to navigate and resolve! Incentivized PT phillip Tusler Graphic Designer Read full review	DocuSign Ease of sending the same document out to multiple recipients, at multiple locations, for multiple signatures Quick turnaround - once the recipient signs the document, we receive notification and the document back immediately Can resend, alter, change, and/or add to the email and/or document that is sent out very easily The recipient can save the document after signing, so they too have their own electronic copy for their records Incentivized Michele Roy Special Education Teacher Read full review	PandaDoc Allows clients to remotely execute documents. Tracks the progress of document execution. Emails clients to remind them to sign documents so we don't have to follow up. Emails us when documents have been fully executed. Provides an easy-to use interface to place signatures, dates, and other information on our forms. Incentivized Phil Goldberg Attorney Read full review
Cons	Adobe More printing settings, like being able to adjust the margins and place the print area on the page when the file size is larger than the page, and I only want to print one section. Illustrator has this feature. Often, we print from Illustrator instead, because of this limitation. Incentivized LK Lucia Kwon Creative Design Manager Read full review	DocuSign Tracking, particularly when collecting signatures through connected applications, such as an ATS, is not always clean or easily traceable. Formatting documents to handle electronic signature types (signatures, initials, etc.) is not always easy, and highly dependent on the partner's technology. It is not convenient to have to use DocuSign as a stand alone product if the signatures are required for 3rd party applications. It definitely excels on its own, but the scope of that usage, at least for us, is slim. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	PandaDoc Sometimes the fillable fields don't automatically map properly and you have to manually adjust. Plan tiers and pricing recently changed, so now we get less value and less features (limited templates, no more pricing tables or invoicing/connected payment) for the same price, which is pricy for a small business. Easier, integrated invoicing as an included feature (so we don't have to use a different software for invoicing/payment collection) would be ideal. You have to upgrade to the Business Plan for this. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Likelihood to Renew	Adobe Adobe Acrobat works seamlessly with the other Adobe products we use that are industry-standard. We will certainly continue to use Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator, meaning it will always be convenient to work seamlessly with Adobe Acrobat for our organization. We are happy with the performance of Acrobat and it's meets our expectations. Incentivized Avery Chipman Interior Designer Read full review	DocuSign I can't imagine doing business without DocuSign now. I would never want to go back to the way we used to do things. The "new way" is "the way" is "the right way." We can honestly be proud of a "one right way" process and not have to suffer through "5 ways for 5 days." Incentivized Tony Woods, PHR, CIPD Director of Human Resources Read full review	PandaDoc The reason I gave it a rating of 7 is because it's probable, but not for sure. This is because there are a few little things we don't love about pandadoc. Mostly that there is not conditional logic such as: they must either fill this field out OR this one. Also it's a little pricey. But we'll probably stay because it's good enough and a pain to switch to something new Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Usability	Adobe It’s a very easy app to learn and software is essential. I feel like the app could load a bit faster but overall, is one of my go to apps. Makes reading and editing pdfs easy and I enjoy the usability of the app. It is definitely something I make sure to have downloaded on any computer I’m working from Incentivized HH Heidy Hernandez Graphic Designer Read full review	DocuSign Generally user-friendly once you have command of the basics, but also has a lot of nuances that can make it difficult to train others on. DocuSign University is a helpful tool, but understandably a lot of content to get through to become a well-versed user. A lot of different functionalities but only a few I use on a weekly basis. Incentivized Emily Wallace Talent Acquisition Coordinator Read full review	PandaDoc Once you get the hang of it, it's very easy to use. There can be a slightly steep learning curve to get fully in on the system. The new editor v2 has really improved usability and allows us to collaborate on documents simultaneously. Once the templates and library items are set up, a new document, whether it be a sales or HR document, takes very little time to complete. Incentivized CT Carl Thaisen Founder Read full review
Reliability and Availability	Adobe We have not had availability issues with Adobe Acrobat, or at least none that I am personally aware of. Some may encounter crashes of the software during outages of electricity in their city or neighborhood, which no one can plan for, but with generators in our organization, we have been lucky not to have outages Incentivized Rod Lott Manager of Marketing Strategy Read full review	DocuSign It does not go down. I have had zero issues with DocuSign, approaching 4 years. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	PandaDoc We haven't had any real issues regarding downtime as of yet. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Performance	Adobe One of the best features of Adobe Acrobat is its speed and stability. When dealing with massive multi-page files, having to reload a crashed program over and over again would slow down progress unnecessarily. And expanding on that, having the table of contents generated allows me to skip to different pages with ease, a necessary feature with exceptionally long files. word searches are even more helpful with text recognition. Incentivized Daniel Epstein Senior Clinical Quality Analyst Read full review	DocuSign Everything loads quickly. Reports are generated in a reasonable time. No noticeable difference in integrated software processing speeds. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	PandaDoc The documents load quickly for the most part but sometimes if there are larger documents with a high number of variables it could take a bit longer to get the document to show up. Most of the time the document comes on the screen relatively quickly allowing for quick access to documents to be edited and sent out. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Support Rating	Adobe For a while, Acrobat DC crashed pretty frequently. I contacted Adobe Acrobat support about the problem. At first support was unable to provide a solution. After about a month Adobe's software engineers provided a fix. I just wish it had taken less than a month to solve the problem. Incentivized BP Bradley Pearce Managing Member Read full review	DocuSign I'd give them a 10, but there has been 1 or 2 small cases that seemed to fall to the wayside, but I was able to call them up and get them resolved. We were having a bad implementation night (after midnight) and we needed assistance from Docusign. They were able to get an engineer to help us in the early morning hours Incentivized Erik Sheafer Enterprise Development Manager Read full review	PandaDoc Recently I could not upload a pdf to a contract - support was very responsive and easy to work with. They got back to me the next day with an apparent fix - however when I opened the document nothing had changed. I then could not respond to the rep who was helping me because it was a "no-reply address", the problem still has not been solved and we had to make alternate arrangements to get this to the client. Never had it happen before and was only with this one contract. Incentivized MV Melissa Veinotte Registered Storage Designer Read full review
Online Training	Adobe Answered basic questions. Incentivized Michael Craven President Read full review	DocuSign Docusign is super easy to use, and apart from a few administration details, there was really nothing to train on. Post implementation, there were issues with configuration of auto-filled documents with the integrating 3rd party. That training required some time, because the DocuSign expert took the time to walk me through the 3rd party's configuration (how often does that happen?) so I could see how DocuSign should be best used to overcome weaknesses in the 3rd party platform. 10/10 expert care. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	PandaDoc No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating	Adobe I was not involved with the implementation process, so I cannot answer this question. However, when it was installed on my computer system, they did so virtually. I just sat there while they took control of my computer over the network and watch them install it, lickety split Incentivized Rod Lott Manager of Marketing Strategy Read full review	DocuSign Until you get the hang of it, I recommend doing several internal tests before sending a document to a client. As I mentioned earlier, you have to go through a bit of trial and error at first to verify that the workflow works as expected. Verified User Anonymous Read full review	PandaDoc Implementation was before the time I was here at Riafox, however, support has been great in assisting to merge spaces and upgrade to 2.0 Editor. Incentivized LS Linda Stefani Operations Director Read full review
Alternatives Considered	Adobe In my opinion, both complement each other. Microsoft clearly has with Copilot the AI Edge. However, the visual dynamics of Adobe Creative are Outstanding and provide a balanced approach to creativity, utilizing both Excellent, user-friendly Tools. Incentivized JR Joe Reddix President and CEO Read full review	DocuSign There has never been anything that we could really compare to Docusign. We have tried sending documents in a PDF version, but that was not nearly as efficient. DocuSign saves your signature in the system and uses that as it goes through your documents. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	PandaDoc We used Dropbox back when it was still HelloSign. At the time, new templates were very hard to create. We had to upload a PDF and then add the fields from there. With PandaDoc, we are able to drag and drop the text, images, logos, and fields we need easily. This has saved our team an immense amount of time. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Contract Terms and Pricing Model	Adobe I am not responsible for sales or purchasing Incentivized Sean Moore Marketing Specialist Read full review	DocuSign No answers on this topic	PandaDoc No answers on this topic
Scalability	Adobe I find that many users aren't aware of many features of the software they use, nor may they be comfortable with learning multiple-step processes. For the simplest of PDF purposes (scanning, downloading, exporting), it gets a thumbs-up. For anything involving electronic signatures, meh--causes eyes to glaze over, or forgetting what all is involved. Incentivized Jamie Caroland Independent Consultant Read full review	DocuSign In my years of using DocuSign, I have never had an outage. I haven't even encountered a bug. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	PandaDoc It's scalable Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Return on Investment	Adobe Adobe Acrobat has saved us time in managing documents. In this day, everything is fast, moves fast, and keeping up with that pace demands software that functions at the same level. Adobe Acrobat does that. It has streamlined the steps I need to take to edit and create documents we need to manage our customers. Adobe Acrobat removes the worry and stress associated with managing a large influx of documents. Something as simple as a document featuring an image that was sent to us upside down. Using the old method, I would have to open other software, click 'Edit', find the 'Rotate Image' button, click it a couple of times, save it as a JPEG, then attach it to Word, and finally save it as a PDF. It was a grueling process that consumed a great deal of time. Now, I simply open the image, and Adobe automatically recognizes it is upside down and fixes it for me. I can save and move on; it literally takes me seconds. Amazing. Adobe Acrobat is intuitive and easy to use, and the additional apps are relevant to the needs that come up. If I have an idea, I can go to the available apps and find exactly what I need. Impressive and speaks to the years of experience this company has had to fine-tune its product and make it obvious that it is aggressive in staying on top. Incentivized DB Dennis Blocker Office Manager Read full review	DocuSign Less paper use, faster signature times, less time standing at the printer/scanner to send documents to yourself Security over your signature! Security over your company's signature and authorization to approve projects, cash flow etc Love audit trails and the seamless tracking of the status of the document Incentivized Matthew McGinnis Managing Partner Read full review	PandaDoc We have greatly increased the efficiency in which we can get signatures from individuals for documents and increase productivity. We have been able to find older documents very easily. W-9 have been very difficult due to Section 3, but this was addressed with conditional logic Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
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