Adobe AIR vs. Inkdit

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Adobe AIR
Score 7.0 out of 10
N/A
N/AN/A
Inkdit
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
Inkdit offered e-signatures for forms and contracts. The company ended operations in 2017.
$20
per month
Pricing
Adobe AIRInkdit
Editions & Modules
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Subscription
$20.00
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Adobe AIRInkdit
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Adobe AIRInkdit
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Small Businesses
Visual Studio
Visual Studio
Score 8.8 out of 10
Foxit eSign
Foxit eSign
Score 9.3 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Visual Studio
Visual Studio
Score 8.8 out of 10
MSB Docs
MSB Docs
Score 9.4 out of 10
Enterprises
Visual Studio
Visual Studio
Score 8.8 out of 10
DocuSign
DocuSign
Score 8.7 out of 10
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User Ratings
Adobe AIRInkdit
Likelihood to Recommend
5.7
(9 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Usability
7.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Adobe AIRInkdit
Likelihood to Recommend
Adobe
I would recommend [Adobe AIR] because it works very well, I just wish there were more resources out there on it to help the onboarding.
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Inkdit
Inkdit is great for businesses of all sizes
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Pros
Adobe
  • Adobe AIR supports a lot of commonly needed features for mobile app development.
  • It is fairly stable and consistent once you learn how to use it.
  • It is cross-platform and is supported by some useful third-party plugins.
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Inkdit
  • I was able to get a signature on a contract rapidly.
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Cons
Adobe
  • Over the course of months/years, various security exploits and other issues are discovered and patched in AIR, often requiring you to rebuild and resubmit mobile apps to the various storefronts. This happens often enough that it's worth mentioning as a major con.
  • While development on Adobe AIR seems to be fairly constant, there is very little communication between the community and Adobe regarding the future and general support of AIR. The track record of Flash (and particularly Flash Mobile) does not inspire much confidence that Adobe intends to support Flash/AIR for years to come.
  • Adobe AIR does not seem to perform as well (in terms of raw performance, memory usage, framerates, responsiveness, etc.) as other hybrid solutions for certain tasks. For example using shaders tends to be experimental still, and graphic/animation intensive projects often require the use of third party frameworks such as Starling.
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Inkdit
  • I have no complaints.
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Likelihood to Renew
Adobe
No answers on this topic
Inkdit
I get full use of the platform and because of my volume of usage it's no cost to me
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Usability
Adobe
Although Adobe AIR is just an SDK without an actual "UI" it's commonly used within Flash, Flash Builder, or FlashDevelop. Considering the integration with Flash IDE, there are very few tools that can compete with its features.
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Inkdit
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Alternatives Considered
Adobe
Originally, Adobe AIR was the only game in town, and its blend of flexibility in platforms it could publish to (PC, Mac, iOS, Android), ease of use, and familiarity made it the clear choice. Now Adobe no longer supports it, and we’ve found the transition to Harmon unworkable for us.
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Inkdit
I signed up for a free trial on Docusign. It was much more complex than Inkdit
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Return on Investment
Adobe
  • Allows easy porting of functionality and look and feel to many diverse platforms.
  • Shorten development and deployment time.
  • Reduced training and support costs by re-using common widgets.
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Inkdit
  • Less stress about getting documents signed.
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