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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Wondershare PDFelement

    Score5 out of 10
    N/APDFelement is a document management solution from Wondershare Software headquartered in China.

    $79.99

    per year per user

    Windward Core

    Score9.1 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Windward’s low-code document generation solution embeds into any application, enabling users to populate data-smart documents within the familiar landscape of Microsoft Office. It's a solution from PDFTron since the April 2021 acquisition.

    $190

    per month

    Pricing
    Wondershare PDFelementWindward Core
    Editions & Modules
    PDFelement
    79.99USD
    per year per user
    PDFelement
    129.99USD
    one-time fee per user
    Windward Hub Standard
    $19.00
    Per User, Per Month (10 user minimum)*
    Windward Hub Premium
    $49.00
    Per User, Per Month (10 user minimum)*
    Windward Core Pro
    $547.00
    per month*
    Windward Core Flex
    $605.00
    per month*
    Windward Hub Enterprise
    Custom Pricing
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Wondershare PDFelementWindward Core
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsFor Individuals: Yearly Plan: $79.99/user; 2-Year Plan: $109.99/user Perpetual Plan(one-time): $129.99/user For Teams: Yearly plan starts at $109/year for 1 user For Education: Yearly Plan: $47.99/user; Perpetual Plan(one-time): $99.99/user*Pay annually: 15% discount 10% discount for quarterly payment of Windward Core.
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    Community Pulse
    Wondershare PDFelementWindward Core
    Considered Both Products
    Wondershare Technology
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    78%
    Would buy again
    7 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    88%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    78%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    78%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    89%
    Implementation went as expected
    8 Answers
    No answers on this topic
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    User Ratings
    Wondershare PDFelementWindward Core
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.1
    (55 ratings)
    9.1
    (25 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.6
    (5 ratings)
    9.1
    (16 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    7.5
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.4
    (8 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.5
    (7 ratings)
    Data Sources
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.5
    (7 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    7.5
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Wondershare PDFelementWindward Core
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Wondershare Technology
    It's a wonderful asset to have when you lose your original Word doc, etc. so you can still edit a document (and not have to start from ground zero). That feature alone is why I bought this product and why I will continue to recommend.
    Incentivized
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    Apryse
    Great for Technical Users. It's great for people a bit more on the technical side. It allows developers to quickly create and modify reporting templates without having to modify source code or make updates to a repository. Potentially Difficult for Non-Technical Users. Making substantial changes to the data portions of reporting can be a bit difficult for non-technical users. While Windward's tools for this are great, it still requires an understanding of the database schema which not all users will have.
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    Pros
    Wondershare Technology
    • PDFelement provides the same powerful features as Adobe Acrobat, but the interface is easy to learn and use. The product is extremely intuitive, which saves our clients from becoming frustrated as they learn the product.
    • PDFelement Pro's ability to create fillable forms with the click of one button is one of our clients favorite features. I was impressed at how accurately PDFelement performed this task and the ease with which these fields can be edited, if needed.
    • Security is more important than ever these days and PDFelement provides the encryption and permissions to protect documents quickly and easily. I especially like the batch encrypt feature, this makes it easy to protect multiple files with the same password.
    • PDFelement makes it easy to extract the data from form fields. This is a huge plus for our clients.
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    Apryse
    • Native Office output -- not nested tables and/or horrible RTF like other tools generate.
    • Ease of use -- once the data sources are set up, creating tables is as simple as drag and drop (okay, maybe not exactly that simple, but you can certainly create a table of data using drag and drop, then format it and manipulate it as needed).
    • Responsive developers and support -- when I've had questions, they've been addressed VERY quickly and professionally.
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    Cons
    Wondershare Technology
    • I wish there was a lighter program for just reviewing a document and then to transition seamlessly to an editing mode. It takes a few seconds longer to load than Preview on my Mac, and based on that frustration, I use Preview to view documents.
    • A lower price for upgrades.
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    Apryse
    • It is hard to pick out the tags if they are mixed in with a block of text.
    • Using report variables in select statements causes the selection list of available fields to not show anything.
    • The color themes do not match the office selection and it feels very disconnected.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Wondershare Technology
    Excellent, easy to use product
    Incentivized
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    Apryse
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Wondershare Technology
    I am a novice and I am using it like a pro because it is so easy to work with
    Incentivized
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    Apryse
    For the most part, the Windward report designer is intuitive for our users; but there are a few areas where it is less intuitive. In these cases, our users need to search Windwards support wiki site, or even contact their support technicians. This can also be due to the short time we've had Windward and our lack of knowledge.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Wondershare Technology
    No issues. Works perfect
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    Apryse
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Wondershare Technology
    There is a lot of learning. Although some of the functions you can probably pick up relatively quickly, some of them, including compressing the size or using a different language, remains a myth to me.
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    Apryse
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Wondershare Technology
    PDFelement is always in contact with me, by email and by giving constant tips and recommendations. But what makes me give you a 10, was the outstanding support service received on July 9th by one of your support professionals Amanda, who helped me with a tariff issue, and makes me [rate] your product.
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    Apryse
    Support is something they take pride in. Once an issue is raised, they are quick to respond and provide details on a fix. No complaints on support here.
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    Implementation Rating
    Wondershare Technology
    Just pay, download, activate and start using it
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    Apryse
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Wondershare Technology
    I didn't try or buy other programs, but did a good bit of research on them. I went with PDFelement because of the lower pricing, and because of the rich features I learned it had. I also appreciated the great customer service I received from reps in the community forums, which showed me they have an aim in keeping their customers happy - which is always good to have when using fairly complex technical apps.
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    Apryse
    We evaluated several other products to integrate with our new software, but Windward Studios was an obvious standout above the majority. Other applications required some level of software development knowledge and experience to create templates and a much steeper learning curve. After consideration of ease of use, as well as a cost-comparison between different products, Windward Studios was the most suitable product to meet our needs.
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    Scalability
    Wondershare Technology
    Super easy Word style layout and format.
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    Apryse
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Wondershare Technology
    • For me, it's been very important to me that my business as a pet sitter and dog walker not leave a negative footprint on the environment. To that end, it's been very important that i'm able to do as much paperwork as possible without using paper. PDFelement is wonderful at helping me meet those goals.
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    Apryse
    • As a fully integrated solution, the ROI is impacted when a client gets stickier with our solution because they see the benefit of Windward.
    • Support has been fantastic for our development team so that as we integrate the solutions we have a clear and clean design.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Wondershare PDFelement Screenshots

    Screenshot of AI-powered support for chatting with PDFs/summaring/proofreading/rewriting/explaining/translating the PDF file content.Screenshot of file conversion to and from PDF format in high quality.Screenshot of PDF generation, which can be done from images, Word documents, and various formats, including batch create.Screenshot of certificate-based legal signatures, and documents can be sent to bulk signers, and signatures collected and tracked from anywhere, on any device.Screenshot of text recognition, from scanned PDFs and images.Screenshot of the PDF text editor, with images, forms, and pages.

    Windward Core Screenshots

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