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DocuSign
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Attribute Ratings
- DocuSign is rated higher in 7 areas: Usability, Availability, Performance, Support Rating, Online Training, Implementation Rating, Product Scalability
- Kofax Power PDF is rated higher in 2 areas: Likelihood to Recommend, Likelihood to Renew
Likelihood to Recommend

7.7
DocuSign
77%
147 Ratings
9.0
Kofax Power PDF
90%
440 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew

7.1
DocuSign
71%
12 Ratings
9.5
Kofax Power PDF
95%
101 Ratings
Usability

10.0
DocuSign
100%
10 Ratings
8.2
Kofax Power PDF
82%
41 Ratings
Availability

10.0
DocuSign
100%
5 Ratings
8.6
Kofax Power PDF
86%
12 Ratings
Performance

10.0
DocuSign
100%
3 Ratings
8.1
Kofax Power PDF
81%
12 Ratings
Support Rating

9.2
DocuSign
92%
93 Ratings
8.3
Kofax Power PDF
83%
355 Ratings
In-Person Training

DocuSign
N/A
0 Ratings
3.6
Kofax Power PDF
36%
1 Rating
Online Training

10.0
DocuSign
100%
1 Rating
8.2
Kofax Power PDF
82%
1 Rating
Implementation Rating

10.0
DocuSign
100%
13 Ratings
8.3
Kofax Power PDF
83%
32 Ratings
Product Scalability

10.0
DocuSign
100%
1 Rating
7.2
Kofax Power PDF
72%
11 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
DocuSign
I am going to speak of a personal experience- on multiple occasions: I need my husband to sign documents during the day and I don't need him here- physically. He sometimes works in different parts of the state as well at his own company. There is no problem at all, as long as he has access to his cell phone, email, and cell phone service- he can sign the documents I need him to. It is AMAZING- I can't speak highly enough of Docusign.

Verified User
Employee in Human Resources
Banking Company, 51-200 employeesKofax Power PDF
Kofax is particularly well suited when the work needed requires compiling a multitude of documents. The ease of functionality for compiling many PDFs into one large final product is imperative in my line of work and it exceeds all of my expectations. It vastly outperforms the competitors in this regard. Others do not have the same clean, final product with bookmarks and ease of compiling that Kofax provides.

Verified User
Manager in Professional Services
Real Estate Company, 1-10 employeesPros
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
Special Education Teacher
Foothills Education Charter High SchoolEducation Management, 501-1000 employees
Kofax Power PDF
- Power PDF integrates well with the Microsoft 365 (formerly Microsoft Office ) modules. This makes it very convenient to create .pdf documents directly from Microsoft Word and Excel and automatically open the resulting .pdf document in Kofax Power PDF for any required post processing.
- Power PDF allows easy "drag-and-drop" assembly of a .pdf document composed of pages from various other .pdf documents. This capability is crucial to generating a single cohesive .pdf document from a variety of source applications.
- Power PDF's cropping function allows for easily picking out excerpts from a .pdf document for use in other .pdf documents or other applications. The ability to save these files in JPEG format also provides good flexibility for importing to other applications.

Verified User
C-Level Executive in Corporate
Management Consulting Company, 1-10 employeesCons
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.

Verified User
Analyst in Human Resources
Paper & Forest Products Company, 1001-5000 employeesKofax Power PDF
- Difficult to add stamps - wanted to add a "checkmark" stamp and had to first find an image then work hard to make it a stamp
- Would be nice to have a better library of stamps for different use cases
- Sometimes the "search and redact" feature misses things if they are not exactly right. For example, the same numbers with a hyphen are found but without a hyphen, they are not.

Verified User
Partner in Legal
Law Practice Company, 1-10 employeesPricing Details
DocuSign
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
$0
DocuSign Editions & Modules
Edition
Personal | $151 |
---|---|
Standard | $401 |
Business Pro | $601 |
Advanced Solutions | Custom Pricing |
Real Starter | $153 |
DocuSign for Realtors | $353 |
- per month
- none
- per month
Additional Pricing Details
—Kofax Power PDF
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
$135 one-time fee per license
Kofax Power PDF Editions & Modules
Edition
Power PDF Advanced | $1881 |
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Power PDF Standard | $1351 |
Power PDF Standard for Mac | $1351 |
Power PDF Enterprise | Get a Quote2 |
- one-time fee per license
- per year per seat
Additional Pricing Details
Desktop licenses are buy once, own forever. No subscription fees! Enterprise server licenses are term-based with optional maintenance & support contract. Volume and upgrade discounts available. Visit any Power PDF page and ask for a human in the chat bot to learn more.Likelihood to Renew
DocuSign
DocuSign 7.1
Based on 12 answers
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."
Director of Human Resources
Sun World International, LLC.Food & Beverages, 10,001+ employees
Kofax Power PDF
Kofax Power PDF 9.5
Based on 101 answers
It is an awesome alternative to adobe. We like the 1 time fee over the monthly. We are typically offered discounts on updated products and services offered by kofax, and are overall very happy with the performance of the program. I can't see any reason to switch at this point
Executive Assistant
Spiegelglass ConstructionConstruction, 11-50 employees
Usability
DocuSign
DocuSign 10.0
Based on 10 answers
The products is well built and it is easy to understand the high level features. However, when I created my 1st form with the product, the learning curve was pretty steep. It required quite a bit of trial and error. For instance, our form required a credit card number. We didn't want this data to be visible, but the workflow included an email confirmation with a PDF attached. It took me a while to figure out how to make sure that the credit card number was not sent in this confirmation email. It actually required me to call their customer service line.

Verified User
Executive in Corporate
Internet Company, 11-50 employeesKofax Power PDF
Kofax Power PDF 8.2
Based on 41 answers
I have rarely, if ever, had to search the help file or read up on features to make them work. The features I use are fairly intuitive and quickly mastered. Kofax also provides a YouTube Channel with training videos that have been helpful on occasion. Mastery of frequently used features was simple
Managing Member
Law Office of Loren A. Piel Ltd.Legal Services, 1-10 employees
Reliability and Availability
DocuSign
DocuSign 10.0
Based on 5 answers
It does not go down. I have had zero issues with DocuSign, approaching 4 years.

Verified User
Analyst in Human Resources
Paper & Forest Products Company, 1001-5000 employeesKofax Power PDF
Kofax Power PDF 8.6
Based on 12 answers
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.)
Legal Secretary
Dady & Gardner, PALegal Services, 11-50 employees
Performance
DocuSign
DocuSign 10.0
Based on 3 answers
Everything loads quickly. Reports are generated in a reasonable time. No noticeable difference in integrated software processing speeds.

Verified User
Analyst in Human Resources
Paper & Forest Products Company, 1001-5000 employeesKofax Power PDF
Kofax Power PDF 8.1
Based on 12 answers
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
Legal Assistant
The Law Office of Stephan E. UslanLegal Services, 1-10 employees
Support Rating
DocuSign
DocuSign 9.2
Based on 93 answers
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
Enterprise Development Manager
Guaranteed RateFinancial Services, 1001-5000 employees
Kofax Power PDF
Kofax Power PDF 8.3
Based on 355 answers
Again, Kofax/Nuance Power PDF does everything I need for a fraction of the cost of other/competitor software. The switch to Kofax/Nuance Power PDF was a breeze. The interface has some familiarity to it. We're able to create, collaborate, revise, track changes, password-protect, encrypt and share all types of PDFs - fillable, non-fillable, pre-populated, secure, etc.
Associate
Massad Olinde Benefits ConsultingInsurance, 11-50 employees
In-Person Training
DocuSign
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Kofax Power PDF
Kofax Power PDF 3.6
Based on 1 answer
I got an overview 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.
Legal Assistant
The Law Office of Stephan E. UslanLegal Services, 1-10 employees
Online Training
DocuSign
DocuSign 10.0
Based on 1 answer
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.

Verified User
Analyst in Human Resources
Paper & Forest Products Company, 1001-5000 employeesKofax Power PDF
Kofax Power PDF 8.2
Based on 1 answer
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.
Managing Member
LeWalt Consulting GroupeAccounting, 1-10 employees
Implementation Rating
DocuSign
DocuSign 10.0
Based on 13 answers
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
Executive in Corporate
Internet Company, 11-50 employeesKofax Power PDF
Kofax Power PDF 8.3
Based on 32 answers
Easy and quick, with no problems or support needed. Worked as intended right out of the box. E-signing was the only area that implementation was dificult and required support
Owner
Paralegal Consulting ServicesLegal Services, 1-10 employees
Alternatives Considered
DocuSign
I would say that DocuSign's biggest competitor and a most similar product is Adobe Sign. They both offer almost identical features with Adobe offering a slightly better interface. Adobe Sign is also less costly than DocuSign while offering templates that can be useful for various activities. If you are looking for more branding options then Adobe offers a slight advantage but for corporate control, I would say DocuSign offers more security.
Managing Partner
G3 AerospaceAirlines/Aviation, 11-50 employees
Kofax Power PDF
Kofax Power PDF seems to be as good or better than any Adobe PDF product and is much more affordable for small businesses! Price and features were the main drivers for my choice, besides the fact that I was familiar with the product through Nuance. I've been very happy with the flexibility of Kofax Power PDF.
Office Manager
Harbor Pipe & SupplyConstruction, 1-10 employees
Scalability
DocuSign
DocuSign 10.0
Based on 1 answer
In my years of using DocuSign, I have never had an outage. I haven't even encountered a bug.

Verified User
Analyst in Human Resources
Paper & Forest Products Company, 1001-5000 employeesKofax Power PDF
Kofax Power PDF 7.2
Based on 11 answers
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.
Curator of Animal Data & Logistics
NASHVILLE ZOONon-profit Organization Management, 201-500 employees
Return on Investment
DocuSign
- DocuSign has made fax machines obsolete for receiving, signing, and returning documents to multiple parties.
- DocuSign is a secure method of signing documents and that is a positive. Fax machines are generally not very secure.
- DocuSign stores your documents in an encrypted form which protects your privacy and the privacy of all parties named in a document.
Senior Systems Analyst
CymSTAR, LLCDefense & Space, 201-500 employees
Kofax Power PDF
- The ability to make images of text searchable enables me to do my job. Without this ability it was virtually impossible to find relevant information in these large documents.
- The return on investment was huge. I can now take on much more work than before.
President
Informatics-Review LLCHospital & Health Care, 1-10 employees