Litera Desktop vs. Tungsten Power PDF

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Litera Desktop
Score 9.3 out of 10
N/A
Litera Desktop is a single toolbar designed to include everything a lawyer needs to draft documents and create an integrated, seamless experience that ensures user adoption and consolidates vendors.N/A
Tungsten Power PDF
Score 9.0 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
Tungsten Power PDF (formerly Kofax) is a solution to manage PDFs for businesses and individuals available with a one-time purchase with no subscription fees. It has a built-in eSignature integration with SignDoc and DocuSign for a complete end-to-end document…
$129
one-time fee per license
Pricing
Litera DesktopTungsten Power PDF
Editions & Modules
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Power PDF Standard
$129
one-time fee per license
Power PDF Standard for Mac
$129
one-time fee per license
Power PDF Advanced
$179
one-time fee per license
Power PDF Enterprise
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per year per seat
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Litera DesktopTungsten Power PDF
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsDesktop 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.
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Community Pulse
Litera DesktopTungsten Power PDF
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Features
Litera DesktopTungsten Power PDF
PDF Editors
Comparison of PDF Editors features of Product A and Product B
Litera Desktop
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Ratings
Tungsten Power PDF
8.7
7 Ratings
2% below category average
Edit Text and Images00 Ratings8.36 Ratings
Merge or Split PDFs00 Ratings9.07 Ratings
Add Annotations00 Ratings8.86 Ratings
Text Recognition (OCR)00 Ratings8.25 Ratings
Page Management00 Ratings8.47 Ratings
Form Creation and Editing00 Ratings8.86 Ratings
Secure PDFs00 Ratings8.86 Ratings
Convert to Different Formats00 Ratings8.47 Ratings
Comment and Review Tools00 Ratings9.35 Ratings
Undo and Redo Actions00 Ratings9.27 Ratings
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User Ratings
Litera DesktopTungsten Power PDF
Likelihood to Recommend
9.9
(5 ratings)
9.0
(582 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.7
(111 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(1 ratings)
8.9
(46 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
8.9
(13 ratings)
Performance
10.0
(1 ratings)
8.8
(13 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.5
(424 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
3.6
(1 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.6
(33 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
8.5
(9 ratings)
Ease of integration
10.0
(1 ratings)
8.6
(10 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
8.7
(12 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
8.7
(7 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
8.7
(7 ratings)
User Testimonials
Litera DesktopTungsten Power PDF
Likelihood to Recommend
Litera
Litera Desktop has many functions, but it is still a user-friendly program. Very easy to implement and easy to train. We send a variety of documents to clients and other legal professionals electronically. Litera will clean and scrub documents so that there is no hidden metadata when the documents are transferred. This keeps not only our clients and their files safe, but it keeps our email programs safe and clean as well.
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Tungsten Automation (formerly Kofax)
It is well suited for all scenarios that you would use Adobe. It is especially useful and a terrific option for small to medium businesses who need the functionality of a PDF creator/editor/writer without having to spend the exuberant costs of Adobe Acrobat reader/writer/editor. It has saved us time and money. There is no learning curve in switching to it, our staff was able to switch seamlessly.
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Pros
Litera
  • Clearly shows the changes between two documents using multiple colors of text and crossing-out and underlining.
  • Has diverse options for savings and sending the comparison document (Word, PDF and its own proprietary file format).
  • Has multiple options for letting you review each of the changes (in sequential order or by type of change).
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Tungsten Automation (formerly Kofax)
  • Typewriter functionality is great, although can take some time to load. This allows you to fill in text wherever applicable without turning the rest of the pdf into editable text.
  • Fast load times
  • Has autogenerated text feature so anything in the pdf can become editable
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Cons
Litera
  • It is the best when comparing any text or fragment of any content.
  • It helps us to better understand the purchases at the moment of making a move in our newsroom.
  • Its compatibility with other systems is very effective and safe, it makes us communicate safely.
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Tungsten Automation (formerly Kofax)
  • I find that quickly editing text within a document or adding a line of text is clunky and can snowball into things popping out of place. I prefer to export text, and then work on it elsewhere.
  • Sometimes it seems that text recognition is trying too hard and throws me paper punches as "O"s and wrinkles as shapes, so I have to get rid of those artifacts.
  • The "Update Available" popup which is usually not an actual update announcement but rather an offer to sell me something is annoying.
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Likelihood to Renew
Litera
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Tungsten Automation (formerly Kofax)
This program can do everything that acrobat can do. Kofax PDF is priced so that we can afford to purchase for more employees when we need to. Since we are hoping to grow exponentially in the next few years, this product will be the one we go with. I'm very happy with Kofax Power PDF
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Usability
Litera
They have done a good job of now overloading Workshare Compare with extra features it doesn't need. This does a couple of things:
  1. It means the interface doesn't have too many menus or too many buttons to click. Everything is straightforward and easy to use.
  2. It keeps the software fast.
  3. It makes it easy on the user to decide when you do and do not need to use this software.
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Tungsten Automation (formerly Kofax)
It is fast and easy to get the hang of. It really didn't take a lot of effort to learn how to use this program and I appreciated that it was pretty "plug and play" and there wasn't a long learning curve.
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Reliability and Availability
Litera
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Tungsten Automation (formerly Kofax)
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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Performance
Litera
I gave Workshare Compare such a high rating because I don't think I could do my job without it. It has just become so integral to my workflow, that if I were to ever change jobs I think I would have to insist my new employer to me a license. It is fast and just works 99% of the time. It is very rare that it gives me errors, and when it does it's likely because the underlying document is corrupted, not because of any issues with Workshare Compare.
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Tungsten Automation (formerly Kofax)
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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Support Rating
Litera
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Tungsten Automation (formerly Kofax)
I have used it for 15 years and have only needed support once: a simple update that allowed me to use the software as intended. The support team was attentive and responsive, and I was on my way very quickly.
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In-Person Training
Litera
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Tungsten Automation (formerly Kofax)
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.
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Online Training
Litera
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Tungsten Automation (formerly Kofax)
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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Implementation Rating
Litera
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Tungsten Automation (formerly Kofax)
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
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Alternatives Considered
Litera
The interaction that can be done within this software is very different from the others. One of the most important is that it is dedicated to quickly and easily summarize the work of comparing files, without having to work a lot to do it. Also, it is a program that helps to discover the direct opinion among the users of these documents.
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Tungsten Automation (formerly Kofax)
I think Adobe Acrobat is very slow and does not perform well with large documents. I often have documents that are thousands of pages long and with Adobe it's very difficult to open and load the document, let alone make changes. Kofax Power PDF, on the other hand, responds and performs well regardless of the document size.
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Scalability
Litera
No answers on this topic
Tungsten Automation (formerly Kofax)
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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Return on Investment
Litera
  • Document Security is of paramount concern and Workshare 9 is a workhorse.
  • Accuracy of Document Comparison is also a a critically important task and it is done to perfection.
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Tungsten Automation (formerly Kofax)
  • Saved time and paper putting together binders of documents or Affidavits electronically, not to mention very functional when working from home!
  • It's one price, no monthly or yearly payments. I loved Kofax Power PDF so much that when I moved to a smaller firm I recommended it as a good purchase for the company to invest in.
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ScreenShots

Tungsten Power PDF Screenshots

Screenshot of The PDF Create Assistant can be used to create multiple PDFs at the same time from a variety of source formats. Create individual PDFs, or combine into one PDF package.Screenshot of PDF Profiles can be created to apply commonly desired settings to new PDF documents that you create in Power PDF.Screenshot of Users may choose to change the application's color to purple, blue, light gray or dark gray.Screenshot of Some lightweight document automation can also be achieved with the Watched Folder and Sequence features.Screenshot of Packages can be signed with pre built templates using Kofax Sign Doc or other integrating e-signersScreenshot of PDFs can be navigated with a thumbnail view