Autodesk Docs is a cloud-based common data environment for Autodesk's AEC Collection and the Autodesk Construction Cloud. The solution helps to reduce errors, streamline review and approval workflows, as well as align team members to ease project scheduling.
$65
per month per user
Tungsten Power PDF
Score9.4 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
Tungsten Power PDF (formerly Kofax) is an easy-to-use, secure and inexpensive solution to manage PDFs for businesses
and individuals. Benefits:
Ease of Use: Works
like Office desktop products, so it's easier to learn
Compatibility: Works
across devices and platforms, share documents in a storage cloud
…
$129
one-time fee per license
Pricing
Autodesk Docs
Tungsten Power PDF
Editions & Modules
Monthly Subscription
$65
per month per user
Yearly Subscription
$500
per year per user
3-Year Subscription
$1500
3 years per user
Power PDF Standard
$129
one-time fee per license
Power PDF for Mac
$129
one-time fee per license
Power PDF Advanced
$179
one-time fee per license
Power PDF Business
Get a Quote: Subscription and Perpetual available
per year per seat
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Autodesk Docs
Tungsten Power PDF
Free Trial
Yes
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No
No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No
Yes
Entry-level Setup Fee
No setup fee
No setup fee
Additional Details
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Desktop licenses are buy once, own forever. No subscription fees.
Business server licenses are term-based or perpetual with optional maintenance & support contract.
Volume and upgrade discounts available.
Since my favorite feature is that it brings everyone together, I find it appropriate to interpret it from this perspective. The platform created for all project stakeholders to work together in real time helps increase project efficiency, reduce errors and minimize delays. It creates real-time data, analysis and reporting that will ensure increased and high project performance, which is a quantitative contribution to project management.
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I would generally recommend it to those that don't have a paid subscription for pdf services yet and are looking for great value product that can serve you for many years. It product that you need for serious pdf work, if you're not a believer in subscription services. I think Tungsten Power PDF is the best single purchase pdf reader for my needs as lawyer.
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A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info
A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. TR verified that a representative sample of customers was invited. More Info
It is a bit expensive for small construction companies or project offices, and it is more difficult to reach, especially for countries with high exchange rates such as Turkey.
It cannot integrate with other non-Autodesk software we use within the company.
Being dependent on the internet is a problem. Of course, I know that being cloudy requires internet, but it may be an advantage to at least keep the used files in its own memory for a while.
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Sometimes the programs takes longer to open than I would like.
While I have the latest version (2025.3), I’m unsure for how long I’ll be able to update this version before I’m forced to upgrade to another version. It’s unclear if/when I’ll need to purchase a new version or if I’ll be able to use the one I purchased for several years.
The user interface looks a lot like Microsoft Word. I don’t know if this is deliberate, but it would be easier to tell the two apart when I have both programs open at the same time if the Power PDF interface were more distinctive.
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Tungsten Power PDF is easy to use, the staff all like it, and there are no issues with it on any level. It is a more cost-effective solution to our PDF needs than other products currently available on the market. This product works as intended and it fits our business needs perfectly.
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I found it easy to learn and observe that my colleagues also pick it up quickly when they get a license. I've been somewhat involved in training users on the various features, and I find that it's very intuitive compared to some of the other software that my organization uses.
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Other that a PDF partially disappearing if left up for a long period of time - no issues. (If you close it and reopen it, it is all there. We have some PDFs that are 400-600 pages long.)
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Pages nearly always load at the expected rapid speed. Some documents that print quickly from Adobe Reader print much more slowly from Power PDF. I have never generated a report - that's a feature I didn't know existed until now and do not know what it's for
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In my experience, Tungsten Power PDF support is difficult to engage with. Like many other software companies, the people and/or AI being used by Tungsten Power PDF support rely on canned responses that have absolutely nothing to do with the problem or that do not fully or properly address the question or problem. Trying to get a live human to actually interact with and provide actual, helpful support has been, in my experience, nearly impossible and is like pulling teeth!
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I did not get training from any representative of TrustRadius or from the company from whom TrustRadius acquired the product. I got an in-person overview of the 2018 version of the product from my predecessor who was about to retire from the job I now hold. He did not go into very many of the features and probably only knew about the ones he used most frequently. I gained additional knowledge from the help files, from online searches, and from just fiddling with the product. There's nothing like learning by doing
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We watched the training videos and tested out the features and functionality side by side. Some features are not used on a regular basis is it is convenient to go back and review training on that particular functionality when needed.
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It was simple and we were using the program the same day. It was as easy as downloading the program and getting in there and playing around. We felt comfortable with it within the first few hours of use.
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Foxit was better than Adobe, but it was still a subscription, and it eventually started trying to push AI features. There were also a lot more small annoyances when doing things like selecting specific text, trying to rearrange pages, changing words in the text, and so on. I switched to Tungsten Power PDF for the permanent license, better OCR, and a smoother experience.
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Not really familiar since I'm the only person who uses it. But in the past it has been my understanding that Power PDF was offered only on a single-license basis, so it's been expensive for me to use it at home and at work because I had to pay for it on my own. In my current position management supports it so I at least only have to pay for it once.
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Extracting answers from many filled-out PDF forms now takes minutes instead of 3–4 hours, which saves us roughly 60 hours per year.
Two licenses cover our 10-person team's PDF needs: about 2 requests per day that free tools can't handle, saving about 110 hours per year (~€8–9k total).
It is noticeably cheaper than equipping the team with Adobe Acrobat Pro subscriptions (savings/difference ~€ 270€/year for two licenses), and it handles editing and commenting better.
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