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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Nitro PDF Pro

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/ANitro PDF Pro is a document management platform that supports PDF creation, modification, conversion, organization, review, and protection across Windows, Mac, and iOS environments. Key Capabilities Document Authoring & Modification: Native editing capabilities for PDF creation and content updates. Format Conversion: Conversion between PDF and standard office document formats. Document Organization & Management: File organization and management…

    $7.50

    Billed every 3 years. This is a subscription product with a 3-year fee of $270.00 per license. per seat

    Progress ShareFile

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AShareFile is a cloud-based file sharing and storage service built for business. The product was acquired by Citrix Systems in 2011, and is now offered by Progress Software.

    $54.45

    per month 3 users (minimum)

    Pricing
    Nitro PDF ProProgress ShareFile
    Editions & Modules
    Nitro PDF Classic
    $7.5/month
    Billed every 3 years. This is a subscription product with a 3-year fee of $270.00 per license. per seat
    Nitro PDF Standard
    $15/month
    This is a subscription product with a yearly fee of $180.00 per license. per seat
    Nitro PDF Plus
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    Advanced
    $18.15
    per month per user (minimum 3 users)
    Premium
    $28.59
    per month per user (minimum 3 users)
    Industry Advantage
    $45.83
    per month per user (minimum 3 users)
    Virtual Data Room
    $77.00
    per month per user (minimum 5 users)
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Nitro PDF ProProgress ShareFile
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Discount available for annual pricing.
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    Community Pulse
    Nitro PDF ProProgress ShareFile
    Considered Both Products
    Nitro Inc
    No answer on this topic
    Progress ShareFile
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    89%
    Would buy again
    8 Answers
    98%
    Would buy again
    59 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    9 Answers
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    41 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    89%
    Happy with the feature set
    8 Answers
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    59 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    8 Answers
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    40 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    9 Answers
    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    43 Answers
    Features
    Nitro PDF ProProgress ShareFile
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Nitro PDF Pro and Progress ShareFile
    Feature
    Nitro PDF Pro
    -
    Ratings
    Progress ShareFile
    9.0
    94 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Versioning00 Ratings9.077 Ratings
    Video files00 Ratings8.857 Ratings
    Audio files00 Ratings9.153 Ratings
    Document collaboration00 Ratings9.082 Ratings
    Access control00 Ratings9.589 Ratings
    File search00 Ratings8.090 Ratings
    Device sync00 Ratings9.575 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Security & Administration
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Security & Administration features of Nitro PDF Pro and Progress ShareFile
    Feature
    Nitro PDF Pro
    -
    Ratings
    Progress ShareFile
    9.4
    89 Ratings
    8% above category average
    User and role management00 Ratings9.484 Ratings
    File organization00 Ratings9.490 Ratings
    Device management00 Ratings9.571 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Platform
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Platform features of Nitro PDF Pro and Progress ShareFile
    Feature
    Nitro PDF Pro
    -
    Ratings
    Progress ShareFile
    8.8
    90 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Performance00 Ratings9.287 Ratings
    Reliability00 Ratings8.990 Ratings
    Storage Reports00 Ratings8.373 Ratings
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    PDF Xchange Viewer and Editor
    Score9.3 out of 10
    Apple iCloud
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    Score8.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Nitro PDF ProProgress ShareFile
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.3
    (17 ratings)
    8.8
    (119 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (8 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    8.6
    (33 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (14 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.2
    (3 ratings)
    1.0
    (14 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.6
    (2 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Nitro PDF ProProgress ShareFile
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Nitro Inc
    I run a professional services business from home. I need to edit documents quickly and easily and with minimal subscriptions to minimize overheads. I love that Nitro is a one-off payment to get a license to the software, and you can simply upgrade to the latest version if that's what you want, but you're not obligated to. I've been using the same version of Nitro for 7-8 years now. Despite the fact the upgraded versions have a lot of great, nice-to-have features, the version I'm on still does the job.
    Incentivized
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    Progress ShareFile
    When we have a particularly large ad or job printing file that would "clog up" the email process, using ShareFile is very helpful. It's also useful for particular photographers we work with to upload a batch of photos all at once. Where it doesn't work as well for us is when trying to get clients to make use of a login to access folders. We find them reluctant to take on the learning curve. It works best for us when we just send them a clickable download link, and at most just require a tracking name and email address.
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    Pros
    Nitro Inc
    • Ability to combine files SEAMLESSLY and order them around as necessary (so underrated)
    • Signing not only for yourself but for others. Helpful for those who have been granted the authority to sign for VPs and directors
    • Much easier to use than some other PDF viewing services
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    Progress ShareFile
    • Secure File Storage and Sharing.
    • Workflows to get customer/affiliate responses to comments on documents.
    • I used to have the signature feature initially, but it was removed from the original plan, so I could only use it if I chose to select the higher plan price.
    • I love the upload notifications and reports on user activity.
    • The document storage versions are fantastic. I am the only user with Delete privileges, and I love that I can make those selections.
    • Integrations with Microsoft 365 - FANTASTIC - thank you.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Nitro Inc
    • Converting from PDF to Microsoft Word can be complicated at times. Some parts of a document such as tables are not converted properly.
    • Sometimes it appears to be easier to save MS Word documents to PDF rather than using NPS to convert. It can be a bit slow to convert at times.
    • In my view, it wasn't user friendly at the beginning.
    Incentivized
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    Progress ShareFile
    • The web console is not the most user friendly site to use to get to, and send my files.
    • We have had users that have not liked the change in workflow to get files from Progress ShareFile when they were used to just clicking on files on an email.
    • That management of the tools are not the most user friendly. There have been some improvements but keeping up with certs and setting up new users can be more work than expected.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Nitro Inc
    We will definitely be renewing the Nitro Productivity Suite. Saves the company a lot of money for something we use everyday
    Incentivized
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    Progress ShareFile
    It's a highly effective and secure storage system, has robust workarounds for serving the various equipment limits of our users, meets high security requirements of HIPAA standards, significantly reduces our needs for producing paper trails.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Nitro Inc
    For the most part, the entire software is extremely easy to navigate and use. You won't need to follow tutorials or anything for the bulk of the core features, as it's all pretty seamlessly designed.
    Incentivized
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    Progress ShareFile
    ShareFile is so easy to use I was able to download all of my projects files and have them set up to sync before my supervisor could even come over to explain the process to me. It is a neatly organized and intuitive software that allows even the less tech-savvy to become power users.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    Nitro Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Progress ShareFile
    The software has never been down when I needed to use it.
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    Performance
    Nitro Inc
    It works as advertised.
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    Progress ShareFile
    Easy to use, easy to integrate with Outlook. I only gave it a 9 because I have found that sometimes it does not play nicely with Outlook and can slow it down. But, when that happens (not frequent), I restart Outlook and all is well again
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Nitro Inc
    Nitro checks all the boxes for what we need. It is fairly priced, it allows us to read and edit PDF documents, convert PDF to MS Word and convert MS Word to PDF. It allows us to combine multiple files and do all the post processing like adding page numbers and adding headers and footers
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    Progress ShareFile
    Citrix was generally responsive and helpful in solving technical issues. Like any cloud based SaaS product there is a danger that it may go down. This was a rare occurrence over my three years of using the product. The more common issue we encountered was clients forgetting their login which was easily managed through a forgot password functionality.
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    Implementation Rating
    Nitro Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Progress ShareFile
    Good documentation for the API. With a little help from RS tech staff, any competent programmer should be able to integrate RightSignature with an existing system in a week or three. That help is easy to get as well
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    Alternatives Considered
    Nitro Inc
    Every 1-2 years will do a check on current PDF options to include trialing the software. Have tried Foxit and several that seem to have failed in the marketplace. Over the last 4 years, I have always stuck with Nitro. Unfortunately, we still need to keep Adobe Acrobat (free version) installed to view a small percentage of some PDFs we receive.
    Incentivized
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    Progress ShareFile
    ShareFile is easier and does what you need. I have moved a few organizations from SharePoint to ShareFile. Just easier. You can setup different areas for different departments, setup their permissions and it is easy enough for them to do what they want in their zones. The mobile app works great as well. So you can all the features you really use from SP, but just easier to setup and use.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    Nitro Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Progress ShareFile
    I am a one person office. I have no idea how this software would scale to a larger office.
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    Return on Investment
    Nitro Inc
    • ROI was very quick as the license costs were so low. We purchased 8 licenses versus the initial 2 we were planning on for Adobe.
    • More people were able to use the product than we initially thought due to low purchase costs.
    • We haven't had any further costs to own the product after the initial purchase. We would need to purchase new licenses if we wanted to upgrade.
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    Progress ShareFile
    • All of our clients and consulting engineers find ShareFile easy to use, thus complementing our business.
    • Our staff also find ShareFile intuitive, accessible, and easy to use, making it an ideal, everyday indispensable desktop tool for everyone in our company.
    • ShareFile can be linked to our firm's primary website as a placed for private use. We haven't found need for this yet, but might in the future.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Nitro PDF Pro Screenshots

    Screenshot of Version 26 (Nitro's latest version) introduces a new dedicated home for every AI-powered capability, giving you everything you need in one place to analyze content in any language, extract critical data, and protect sensitive information.Screenshot of Data-clearing capabilities like Redact and Remove Metadata now live together in one place, so the tool you need is where you'd expect it.Screenshot of Keep every document, and everything inside it, safe with advanced security features such as password protection, encryption, permission controls, and audit trails.Screenshot of Work together securely with Nitro's built-in collaboration tools. Gather and manage feedback across teams and devices with comments, highlights, and markup tools.Screenshot of Update, restructure, and optimize any PDF into exactly the document you want, organized the way you need, without switching back to the original file.Screenshot of Create and convert PDFs to and from popular formats like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and image files while preserving layout and quality.

    Progress ShareFile Screenshots

    Screenshot of the ShareFile dashboardScreenshot of ShareFile's Outlook PluginScreenshot of the Projects interfaceScreenshot of ShareFile's link sharing optionsScreenshot of ShareFile's e-signature