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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Foxit PDF Editor

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AFoxit PDF Editor is a solution for creating, editing, organizing, and securing PDF documents. Designed for professionals and businesses of all sizes, features include editing capabilities, OCR, collaboration tools, and security options like redaction and document encryption.

    $10.99

    per month per user

    Dropbox Sign

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AHelloSign is an electronic signature software offering acquired by Dropbox in early 2019. It includes features such as customization for businesses of any size and bank-level security.

    $0

    per month

    Pricing
    Foxit PDF EditorDropbox Sign
    Editions & Modules
    Foxit PDF Editor
    $10.99
    per month per user
    Foxit PDF Editor +
    $13.99
    per month per user
    Foxit PDF Editor
    $129.99
    per year per user
    Foxit PDF Editor+
    $159.99
    per year per user
    Free
    $0
    Essentials
    $15
    per month
    Standard
    $25
    per month starting at two users, per user
    Essentials API
    $75
    per month Starting at 50 signature requests / mo.
    Standard API
    $250
    per month Starting at 100 signature requests / mo.
    Premium
    Custom
    Custom
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Foxit PDF EditorDropbox Sign
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional Details—Additional pricing available for HelloWorks and HelloFax
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    Community Pulse
    Foxit PDF EditorDropbox Sign
    Considered Both Products
    Foxit Software
    No answer on this topic
    Dropbox
    Chose Dropbox Sign
    The functionality is very similar but more competively priced.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    24 Answers
    91%
    Would buy again
    140 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    22 Answers
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    133 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    24 Answers
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    141 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    19 Answers
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    111 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    21 Answers
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    127 Answers
    Features
    Foxit PDF EditorDropbox Sign
    PDF Editors
    Comparison of PDF Editors features of Foxit PDF Editor and Dropbox Sign
    Feature
    Foxit PDF Editor
    9.0
    5 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Dropbox Sign
    -
    Ratings
    Edit Text and Images9.24 Ratings00 Ratings
    Merge or Split PDFs9.95 Ratings00 Ratings
    Add Annotations9.75 Ratings00 Ratings
    Text Recognition (OCR)8.45 Ratings00 Ratings
    Page Management9.35 Ratings00 Ratings
    Form Creation and Editing6.85 Ratings00 Ratings
    Secure PDFs9.45 Ratings00 Ratings
    Convert to Different Formats8.55 Ratings00 Ratings
    Comment and Review Tools9.65 Ratings00 Ratings
    Undo and Redo Actions9.65 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Tungsten Power PDF
    Score9.8 out of 10
    BoldSign, by Syncfusion
    Score10 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    PDF Xchange Viewer and Editor
    Score9.3 out of 10
    OneSpan Sign
    Score9.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Adobe Acrobat Reader
    Score8.6 out of 10
    DocuSign
    Score8.7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Foxit PDF EditorDropbox Sign
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.2
    (35 ratings)
    9.8
    (178 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.1
    (12 ratings)
    Usability
    9.3
    (9 ratings)
    10.0
    (124 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.9
    (11 ratings)
    1.7
    (18 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.3
    (120 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Foxit PDF EditorDropbox Sign
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Foxit Software
    Great for marking up depositions or pleadings with highlights, comments, and notes during case review.
    Supports Bates stamping, password protection, and other features often required for electronic filing.

    Built-in tools allow for quick and secure redaction of privileged or confidential information before sharing or filing. Less appropriate if you needed to work on real time collaboration or building complex form templates from scratch.
    Incentivized
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    Dropbox
    Someone who has never used Dropbox Sign before could quickly figure it out without needing a tutorial or guide. It is very useful in instantly collecting signatures and keeping others in the loop as well, even if they aren't signers. I love that there's an option to cc someone in basically and they'll be able to see the documents and when it's signed. It's also impossible to miss a document not being signed because it automatically sends reminders to signers if they do not sign and emails reminders daily, letting me know how many documents are pending signatures.
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    Pros
    Foxit Software
    • FoxitPhantom carries superior editing tools over Adobe Acrobat and similar products. It allows you to modify text, images, & objects in a more robust fashion
    • Integrates well with Microsoft Office products such as Word, PPT, & Excel
    • Allows you to work in a nearly paperless environment
    Incentivized
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    Dropbox
    • Allows customization for each client.
    • Gives us all the room we need to create a thorough contract.
    • Allows us to save each executed contract as a PDF.
    • Looks like a pricey, professionally drawn-up contract.
    • The ability to send a new customer a professional-looking contract like this makes us look "bigger" than we are.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Foxit Software
    • I have a dual monitor setup at work and there are times when I wish that I could view pdf documents on both monitors at the same time. I have not yet figured out how to do that with FoxitPhantom as it appears to limit the user to displaying multiple pdf documents as separate tabs on the same screen. If dual screen is an option in the software, it needs to be more apparent.
    • I can't think of any other desired improvements. This software really does everything that I need it to do.
    Incentivized
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    Dropbox
    • It would be nice to be able to build a template for just the location of the signature boxes that would allow me to upload a document, and the boxes could be basically replaced. I have the exact same doc for each of my clients, but there are small changes here and there, and I have to fill in their personal info through another program, so it would be nice to be able to do a template this way instead of just tying a template to one document.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Foxit Software
    Because very few editors are so easy to use and deploy backed by speed and performance. Foxit PDF is known for its speed and performance, allowing users to open and work with PDF files quickly and efficiently
    Foxit's user-friendly interface is easy to navigate and use, making it a popular choice for users who are new to PDF software.
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    Dropbox
    Because this product has been affordable which is so important for a non profit however it is also of good quality so its not like you get a cheap version of this you get a quality product at an affordable price and that is so important for a non profit
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Foxit Software
    Foxit PDF Editor works the way my brain works, so everything is where I expect it intuitively and that makes me hugely efficient. I love how all of the various features are laid out logically in tabs such as Fill & Sign, Organize, Form, etc. with the tools I expect to find where I expect to find them.
    Incentivized
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    Dropbox
    I found this to be super user-friendly and easy to teach other teammates how to use in 5 minutes. I use it frequently, and there was little to no learning curve with this product. I also find that document signers have no problem navigating the documents we need them to review.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    Foxit Software
    No answers on this topic
    Dropbox
    I have not encountered this because it was so easy to use however just seeing how they created a community is great and shows that they are here for their users. I am going to say I am sure they are available and ready to assist when needed. The fact that we have not yet experienced an outage and issues says a lot though :)
    Incentivized
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    Performance
    Foxit Software
    FoxitPhantom PDF integrates very well with the Microsoft Office products, which is where I found I use this the most. It performs about as well as can be expected, without any out of place latency. Whether it be merging, deleting, editing or rearranging pages, its performance holds up even with larger documents.
    Incentivized
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    Dropbox
    Again I cannot say it is enough this app is simple. We are preparing to be able to integrate with Salesforce and Sharepoint at a very small cost per user (these are the platforms we use) and it is great that they have the option to integrate these apps. We love this app
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Foxit Software
    I haven't personally had interaction with the customer support from FoxitPhantom, however based on conversations I have had with members in the organization, I was given positive feedback. Their website has a lot of information and tutorials. If you need to contact them, they are quick to respond. User manuals are readily available.
    Incentivized
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    Dropbox
    Support is limited to email only (for our subscription level), which might be OK for a e-signing platform if support was relatively rapid. This is not the case with HelloSign. Since the issues first arose a week ago, we have made no discernible progress in solving the problem. No matter how quickly I respond to a follow-up email, we receive only 1 email a day from the support. The other issue, which is a true edge case situation, is their insistence on receiving email from the same email account as the HelloSign registration. We changed our organizational email recently, and I was still logging into HS using our old email address. This became a hard stop on further support, which doesn't make sense on a practical level. Why would someone write in for support with specific issues if they weren't a customer? And if they did, wouldn't that be a miniscule proportion of the support requests? So if you adopt a policy that stops providing support to anyone who isn't verified, regardless of the situation, isn't that using a blunt instrument to solve a very rare issue? Reflects the overall organizational values, in my opinion, which is not to value the small customer.
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    Implementation Rating
    Foxit Software
    No answers on this topic
    Dropbox
    I can not say it enough - this was the easiest implementation we have had with an application. I became an admin, I added the person who would be the back up admin, we moved forward with adding accounts and that was it. All the users we have were self sufficient enough to move forward with very little guidance and the guidance they received was in house.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Foxit Software
    I would say that when you want to get a bigger share of the market and take business from long time consolidated applications like Acrobat, you really need to try harder and give something more to the user to be able to change their mind and switch to Foxit. In our case licensing was an important factor and at the beginning we had a small learning curve with users asking how to open PDF files and what was that orange icon. The truth is that we as users accepted the new software happily because simply said: it does the job. After using Foxit I would not go back to Acrobat, I like better the connectivity, the simplicity and the way it manages the tabs.
    Incentivized
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    Dropbox
    Dropbox Sign seems a little more intuitive and user-friendly than DocuSign. DocuSign also has a limit to the number of documents that you can send for signature over a period of time. Dropbox Sign integrates with just as many applications and software as DocuSign does. I also think the amount of templates that they give you to use is more than adequate for most business applications and more than other services seem to give you.
    Incentivized
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Foxit Software
    No answers on this topic
    Dropbox
    The appropriate price for the system.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    Foxit Software
    No answers on this topic
    Dropbox
    Between the easy to use app, the pricing, and the team at dropbox. This app is hands down great! Easy to use. Anyone can start using it and if not I am sure the team at dropbox will guide you to implement. The cost especially for us as a nonprofit is sustainable which is great.
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    Return on Investment
    Foxit Software
    • We have cut our mailed AR by over 60% by exporting to foxit and emailing.
    • We have cleared an entire room to be used as additional office space by scanning in old documents.
    • The feature that allows you to directly type onto PDFs has increased our quality control by allowing us to highlight or add notes to important info.
    Incentivized
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    Dropbox
    • Faster time to contract signature-less overthinking because they sign with their finger on the phone with the sales rep.
    • Reduction of paper waste and organization.
    • Ease for sales reps to quickly choose and alter any agreement they need while on a call.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Dropbox Sign Screenshots

    Screenshot of drag and drop fields for any document to create an e-signature documentScreenshot of signer settings that can be used to distribute agreementsScreenshot of Notifications of completed signaturesScreenshot of uploading a documentScreenshot of Admin homepageScreenshot of template creation