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    Adobe Acrobat

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/AAdobe 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

    Microsoft 365 Business Premium

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AAn integrated solution, designed for small or medium-sized businesses, bringing together the productivity of Microsoft Office with advanced security capabilities to help safeguard data from external threats and help protect against data leaks. With Microsoft 365 Business Premium, users can empower employees to be productive anywhere on any device. Get more done with AI built into the Office apps. Work better together with a hub for teamwork bringing your tools and people together in one place.…N/A
    Pricing
    Adobe AcrobatMicrosoft 365 Business Premium
    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
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    Pricing Offerings
    Adobe AcrobatMicrosoft 365 Business Premium
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    Adobe AcrobatMicrosoft 365 Business Premium
    Considered Both Products
    Adobe
    Chose Adobe Acrobat
    I would say that Adobe Acrobat offers a whole suite of of feature that Niro Pro just doesn't have.
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Acrobat
    Foxit doesn't really have the ecosystem that Adobe Acrobat has, and since we are using multiple Adobe products, they all integrate well with one another. The OCR is also more powerful and accurate. So although Foxit has a lower cost to it and is also more light weight and less …
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Acrobat
    Adobe Acrobat is more robust and does much more than Reader. Reader is basic but, I think Adobe Acrobat is a huge step up.
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Acrobat
    Adobe was far superior to Foxit and was the only software that integrated with our software at the time.
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Acrobat
    Foxit PDF is a strong competitor to Adobe Acrobat. However, users coming from older editions of Adobe don't like too much change and will want to stay with Adobe instead of changing to a new competing product. We did evaluate Foxit, but end users couldn't or didn't have the …
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Acrobat
    Adobe is an all round solution which is head and shoulders above what other individual software providers offer because it's integrated. The fact that it not only offers desktop and cloud integration is a huge plus and compliments modern OS and access such as Microsoft 365. …
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Acrobat
    I selected Adobe because it has everything all of these products have but it's all wrapped up in one piece of software.
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Acrobat
    I have used Adobe Acrobat Pro DC but have not had an opportunity to use other products yet.
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Acrobat
    Adobe Reader and Microsoft Edge (default Windows PDF file reader app) offer limited functionality compared to Adobe Standard DC. For colleagues that do not need extended the functionality of Adobe Standard DC Adobe Reader has been installed on their computers. Adobe Reader …
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Acrobat
    While more expensive than the competition, Adobe Acrobat DC is far superior than anything else we've considered.
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Acrobat
    ABBYY FineReader promises better OCR recognition, but Finereader for Mac doesn't do 1/3 of the things that Adobe Acrobat DC does. It fails to meet my needs. Readdle PDF Expert is a fine product, but still, a lightweight compared to Acrobat DC. Using PDF Expert after using …
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Acrobat
    I did not evaluate any other pdf management programs other than Adobe Acrobat DC. I was familiar with other Adobe pdf products and never thought to explore any others. I have been very pleased with Adobe Acrobat DC and have not seen the need to look at other pdf management …
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Acrobat
    The names escape me, but if you google "Edit PDFs" you will get dozens of free and some paid programs. I have used several of these and none of them come close to the features and benefits that Adobe Acrobat DC has. You will spend more of your valuable time trying to figure …
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Acrobat
    Our company only uses Adobe Acrobat DC for our reports. We have used other versions in the past and found that using older versions or different PDF creator programs caused problems when we tried to combine documents; objects wouldn't convert right and letters would be …
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Acrobat
    Adobe DC was a free to install version, lite software that got our team everything we needed without needing to go and spend gobs of money on software licenses for 20-30 people. It is helpful, searchable (mostly) and gets the team everything the need to be able to read and open …
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Acrobat
    We use Microsoft as well but I almost always end up in Acrobat Adobe to finish any documents that I am about to send out. To me, the editing features are just more easy to use.
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Acrobat
    Adobe works for so many other clients who may or may not have Windows or MACs, etc. When I send a Word document I never know who can open it and who can't. That's not the case for Adobe.
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Acrobat
    We could amend through PowerPoint, but this isn’t possible when the documents have already been converted to PDF.
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Acrobat
    I haven’t really used or looked for other products to use. Adobe has all the features I need. I used Google Drive for a bit because it works well on a smart phone. But on a desktop computer I prefer Adobe, for it is easy to use, the tools and features are not hard to navigate, …
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Acrobat
    We actually had Nitro before Adobe. While it made claims to offer more features and be intuitive, most staffers felt the opposite. And some of the Nitro extra features were completely unnecessary and we never used them such as the ability to customize certain tabs or create …
    Incentivized
    Microsoft
    Chose Microsoft 365 Business Premium
    Adobe Acrobat Reader DC is very limited in its implementation and collaboration abilities within a business. It cannot compare with [Microsoft 365 Business Premium] with its convenience, ability to create and edit documents, email, data storage and retrieval and price. It is …
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft 365 Business Premium
    We have only evaluated Microsoft 365 Business Premium. We do use Adobe products for a different purpose.
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft 365 Business Premium
    These products simply do not compare in terms of universal compatibility, features, integrations, user-friendliness, and overall cost. Google is free but not as secure and too cloud-based for our needs as a medium-sized organization. I would recommend Google to independent …
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft 365 Business Premium
    I believe that Microsoft 365 Business Premium integrates two-factor authentication, providing security in each of our accounts, at the same time providing us with the security and integrity that our accounts are not going to be used by third parties, which it allows to have the …
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft 365 Business Premium
    Much better than Google docs platform.
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft 365 Business Premium
    Google Drive is great, but Sheets doesn't have the same level of functionality as Excel. Additionally, if your business already uses Microsoft programs then using two disparate programs doesn't work if you're trying to simplify workflows.
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft 365 Business Premium
    We tried to work with Google Docs but it was just too foreign and had issues with compatibility for customers and office staff. There was also a high enough learning curve and it was just different enough from what they were using that it caused transition issues with the …
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft 365 Business Premium
    Functionality, formatting, and level of formulas for data analysis is severely lacking. When I have access to G Suite thru work or a client, I always use Office 365 and just save the data to their Google Drive (after saving to my OneDrive).
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft 365 Business Premium
    Microsoft 365 Business is more robust than Google's suite of enterprise applications and services, but that doesn't necessarily make it better. It really depends on the individual organization. G Suite is more geared at communication and collaboration. Gmail, Calendar, Drive, …
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft 365 Business Premium
    From the business perspective we didn't evaluate any other applications or products similar to 365. At the county we are Microsoft first on all applications.
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft 365 Business Premium
    Microsoft is more universally accepted, which makes it easier for us to work with our clients.
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft 365 Business Premium
    I haven't actually come across any other package as worthy as Microsoft 365 Business. I admire the way it gives access to all the applications at one place, like Microsoft Office, Microsoft Powerpoint, Microsoft Access, etc.
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft 365 Business Premium
    Better understanding/tracking of use /accessibility for data privacy/protection regulation requirements.
    Incentivized
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    User Ratings
    Adobe AcrobatMicrosoft 365 Business Premium
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (967 ratings)
    8.9
    (108 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.9
    (46 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.5
    (382 ratings)
    8.6
    (57 ratings)
    Availability
    8.6
    (4 ratings)
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    Performance
    5.1
    (11 ratings)
    8.4
    (41 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.6
    (64 ratings)
    9.4
    (9 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Implementation Rating
    9.9
    (16 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    7.7
    (5 ratings)
    -
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    3.9
    (3 ratings)
    -
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    Ease of integration
    8.0
    (9 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    7.3
    (5 ratings)
    -
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    Professional Services
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
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    Vendor post-sale
    5.9
    (3 ratings)
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    Vendor pre-sale
    6.1
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    User Testimonials
    Adobe AcrobatMicrosoft 365 Business Premium
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Adobe
    In my opinion there isn't a better document program that works with everyone. In a previous role; I had advocated for staff across departments to get Adobe Acrobat licenses because they kept sending every little thing to me since I had the main Adobe license. It really made their departments (sales & finance) run much smoother for a very minimal cost.
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    Microsoft
    Microsoft 365 Business Premium is well suited to any size organization and is a must-have for business purposes. It is a vital component for the majority of work software needs, as the Microsoft 365 Business Premium package has apps to handle needs that I didn't know we had. It is a great way to provide the required software programs to teams, especially those that work remotely due to the great sharing capabilities built into it. Furthermore, the nonprofit program provided our small nonprofit with vital components for our remote work, while allowing us to keep our donated funds going directly to our mission.
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    Pros
    Adobe
    • It is easy to sign and send a document.
    • It makes it easy to scan and save a document.
    • It is easy to add text to any document.
    • You can create an editable PDF form for others to complete based on the questions you include.
    • You can create and send a secure document to a client for their signature.
    • It is easy to add photos to any document.
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    Microsoft
    • Work in sync in different departments.
    • Being able to work from any device or computer. It is a very noble tool in different devices.
    • The work between the different programs (Word, Excel, Notes) that it offers is extremely light and good.
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    Cons
    Adobe
    • I wish the backward compatibility was a little more friendly. PDFLyer had to be updated sooner that we would like when we updated from Adobe 2017 to Adobe 2026.
    • I wish it had list processing like Excel where it could remove duplicates, change formatting, etc.
    • Sometimes after an update we lose our plugins and have to restablish the connection to the plugin or reinstall.
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    Microsoft
    • adding calendar invitations is not straight forward
    • copying folders from SharePoint libraries to an external drive should not be relying on the available space on the C drive
    • administering mailboxes for our company is convoluted forcing me to hunt for settings and options
    • lack of flexibility on the location of the OST and PST files
    • the new version should not do away with PST files but rather improve their reliability.
    • the PST internal structure is inefficient. the PST file should be able to shrink automatically when one delete emails.
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    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.
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    Microsoft
    It is part of the organisation now. It provides and rich feature set and requires a relatively low amount of administration.
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    Usability
    Adobe
    I would say overall, the product is great and as someone who has used it for many years now, I'm quite familiar with the ins and outs of the application. However, we found that when users were shown it for the first time and a bit after, they would feel a bit overwhelmed by the options and what everything meant. I think the UI could be simplified or an option to have a simplified mode and an advanced mode added.
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    Microsoft
    The basic apps are straightforward and easy to use, especially since they have been around so long. I'm referring to the basic apps like Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, OneNote, etc. Other features such as Microsoft Teams and Sharepoint Sites, Sharepoint Lists, Sharepoint Groups, etc. all require a higher level of knowledge to both implement and use properly
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    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
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    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    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.
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    Microsoft
    In the last 5 years, Microsoft has come a long way. The performance of the products has become more and more user-friendly and it seems that the feedback provided by the user community is being listened to and worked on. The processes are very fast and seamless. There are negligible errors and doesn't slow the systems down.
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    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.
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    Microsoft
    As mentioned elsewhere in the review, Microsoft has historically paid attention to community feedback and issues, but timeliness can improve, and so can the addressing of long-standing issues about which many users have said "I have this issue too!" but no official solution exists. For issues that do have a solution, however, the solution is usually not difficult to find, and the explanation of features on Microsoft's website can mitigate many problems.
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    Online Training
    Adobe
    Answered basic questions.
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    Microsoft
    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
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    Microsoft
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    Alternatives Considered
    Adobe
    Adobe Acrobat has the most premium features that other software can't offer. The seamless UI is consistent on any device, and the ease of use. The security and the advanced AI features are what you won't get on any other platforms or apps.
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    Microsoft
    Before migrating to Microsoft 365 Business Premium, we possessed an in-house exchange server. Therefore, it was difficult for us to look at alternatives to Microsoft for a solution – we did look at the Google Suite of products, but the transition for us seemed less cumbersome to stay with Microsoft from a staff and administrative perspective. While the G Suite does offer us many outstanding products and services, we also didn’t feel that Gmail is up-to-par as a corporate solution the way Exchange/Outlook/OWA are – this alone was also a driving force for our end-users, as there was minimal transition for them to move from an on-premise solution to an off-premise solution. The additional features of SharePoint, Teams, Project, and so many other applications within Microsoft 365 also helped us make a strong case to stay with Microsoft and expand what we were using. The end-user and mobile protections of InTune have also put us at ease when issuing laptops and mobile phones to an almost fully-remote end-user base.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Adobe
    I am not responsible for sales or purchasing
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    Microsoft
    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.
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    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Adobe
    • Definitely a positive ROI when I can receive clear notes/direction on edits for a PDF via Acrobat's comment system, rather than chicken scratch on a printed document.
    • The ability to password-protect my PDFs so I can make sure only the workforce I want to see the information has been priceless!
    • As I mentioned before, a huge positive impact is the ability to edit PDFs without having to return to the original file's native software.
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    Microsoft
    • We can now keep work going from anywhere. It doesn't matter if we are on a job site or sitting in the office or working from home for a day or two we don't have to miss a beat.
    • It has unified how we store information so that everything isn't stored on individual computers
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    ScreenShots

    Adobe Acrobat Screenshots

    Screenshot of where to create, edit, convert, and share PDF files all from within Microsoft Teams – as part of Acrobat integrations with Microsoft 365 apps.Screenshot of Liquid Mode in Adobe Acrobat Reader mobile app, where users can read PDFs on phones and tablets without having to pinch and zoom. Navigate lengthy documents with intelligent outline and search tools, while maximizing readability and comfort with font size and line spacing that are adjustable.Screenshot of where to fill and sign PDF forms from anywhere and on any device. Here, users can collect signatures, digitally track progress, and automatically archive the signed document.Screenshot of the Adobe Scan mobile app, used to capture and convert documents into high-quality, interactive PDF documents that can be filled out, signed, and shared. This eliminates the hassle of finding a printer, filling a form by hand, and scanning it again.