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Adobe Acrobat

Overview

What is Adobe Acrobat?

Adobe Acrobat DC is the current version of the well-established document / PDF management solution, part of the Adobe Document Cloud (the other part being Adobe's eSign services based on technology acquired with EchoSign in 2011).

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Acrobat checks the box

7 out of 10
February 03, 2024
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Pricing

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Acrobat Standard for Individuals

$12.99

Cloud
per month

Acrobat Standard for teams

$14.99

Cloud
per month per user

Acrobat Pro for Individuals

$19.99

Cloud
per month

Entry-level set up fee?

  • Setup fee optional
For the latest information on pricing, visithttps://www.adobe.com/acrobat/pricing/b…

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Starting price (does not include set up fee)

  • $12.99 per month
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Product Details

What is Adobe Acrobat?

Documents are more than just a collection of information and proof. They are foundational to connecting people and ideas, pushing business forward.  Adobe Acrobat helps to keep users connected to their teams while driving business forward – no matter where they are working.

Acrobat is a PDF and e-signature solution with users among Fortune 500 companies. Acrobat users can create, edit, convert, share, sign, and combine documents from the Adobe platform. It provides for digital experiences that enable team to collaborate and work from any device, anytime, anywhere. Liquid Mode in Acrobat also enables users to view PDFs on small screens without the need to pinch and zoom.

In partnership with Microsoft, Adobe aims to reimagine how work gets done in a modern, secure, and connected hybrid workplace. Acrobat solutions are designed to seamlessly integrate with any preferred Microsoft apps so that users save time by creating, editing, sharing, and signing right from Microsoft 365, Teams, Outlook, and more. It also features smart integrations with Google, Box, and other daily use apps.

Acrobat provides access to file protection features to protect documents from being copied, changed, or printed – for added peace of mind. Acrobat helps organizations comply with security standards and regulatory requirements such as GLBA and FERPA. It also meets ISO 32000 standards for electronic document exchange, including special-purpose standards such as PDF/A for archiving, PDF/E for engineering, and PDF/X for printing.

Adobe Acrobat Screenshots

Screenshot of Create, edit, convert, and share PDF files all from within Microsoft Teams – as part of Acrobat integrations with Microsoft 365 apps.Screenshot of With Liquid Mode in Adobe Acrobat Reader mobile app, users can read PDFs on phones and tablets without having to pinch and zoom. Navigate lengthy documents with intelligent outline and search tools, while maximizing readability and comfort with font size and line spacing that are adjustable.Screenshot of Fill and sign PDF forms from anywhere and on any device.  Collect signatures, digitally track progress, and automatically archive the signed document.Screenshot of With Adobe Scan mobile app, capture and convert documents into high-quality, interactive PDF documents that can be filled out, signed, and shared.  Eliminates the hassle of finding a printer, filling a form by hand, and scanning it again.

Adobe Acrobat Videos

Adobe Acrobat DC is built for the cloud-connected, multi-device world. It streamlines reviews and feedback with a new review service, and users can edit PDFs on tablets with a touch of the finger, or send documents for Signature.
How to make changes to PDFs and send them out to get e-signed in Acrobat Pro.
Password-protected PDFs to keep formatting locked and sensitive info more secure.
Sending PDFs for review, gathering comments in one place, and responding in real time with Acrobat Pro.

Adobe Acrobat Integrations

Adobe Acrobat Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationApple iOS, Android
Supported LanguagesBulgarian, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Ukranian

Frequently Asked Questions

Adobe Acrobat DC is the current version of the well-established document / PDF management solution, part of the Adobe Document Cloud (the other part being Adobe's eSign services based on technology acquired with EchoSign in 2011).

Adobe Acrobat starts at $12.99.

Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, and Foxit PDF Editor (FoxitPhantom) are common alternatives for Adobe Acrobat.

Reviewers rate Ease of integration highest, with a score of 10.

The most common users of Adobe Acrobat are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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Sean Moore | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Converting Illustrator files into readable documents
  • Capturing stakeholder signatures
  • Allowing important items to be archived
  • The signature options can be a little confusing to use. The process needs to be a bit clearer or intuitive
  • The ability to edit copy needs to be a Biot more refined. Right now it's a bit clumsy
  • The option to add high resolution graphics to existing documents need to be better.
Kelvin Morgan | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • New PDF creation tools.
  • Annotation options.
  • File conversion ability.
  • Document editing features.
  • Nothing serious after training but merging multiple files can be tricky.
  • Various files editing as a beginner.
  • Sharing big document can be slow.
Adam Montgomery | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • The edit PDF tool is a game changer for our business. There is no other tool that is as easy to use for small, quick PDF edits.
  • Adobe Acrobat makes adding, deleting, and combining PDFs very simple and seamless.
  • The comment tools, and the function to share for my comments with my colleagues, makes it easy to collaborate with my team on the same PDF document.
  • Although I have used the tool to create and prepare forms, it can be a little clunky and not as intuitive to use as say other form and questionnaire tools on the market. It feels like I spend too much time trying to make and optimize the form.
  • The export PDF to other formats like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, image, etc. is sometimes hit or miss. I like using it to export to Word, but other formats just don't often work for me. It obviously depends on the document, but this feature is often rendered useless for me.
  • The redact features should be easier to use. I find this feature to be a bit confusing the first time I used it. And I don't use the feature enough so that every time I do use it, I need to relearn how to use it.
  • I wish that there were some additional snipping, copying, and pasting features for PDF documents that were included in the software.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Display artwork from Illustrator
  • Comments
  • Signing
  • Tools buttons and locations not intuitive
  • Page navigation recently moved and new location doesn't make sense
  • Occasionally parts of artwork display incorrectly if not fully zoomed in
February 06, 2024

Powerful PDF editing

Lauren Devolve | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Easily to edit files with many features
  • Could sign and block files easily
  • Support workflow and real time review and commenting
  • User interface should be improved. It is quite hard to new users
  • Improve the cloud service and mobile experience
  • Enhanced some collaboration features like commenting
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Creating and editing PDF documents
  • Commenting inside PDFs
  • Viewing multiple documents simultaneously
  • Viewing documents accessibly
  • Signing and filling in forms
  • It would be good if Adobe Acrobat could utilize less system resources. I have had crashes due to memory and CPU load this week
  • Quicker load times from a cold launch
  • Easier collaborative commenting for offline documents - knowing where and who wrote what
  • Ensuring documents don't have issues where text cannot be copied before publishing
Raphael Sanguinete | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Optimizing PDFs file size
  • Editing PDFs
  • Creating PDFs from other Docs formats
  • The User Interface can be Improved
  • It would be great if the Cloud Adobe Acrobat functions were more robust
  • The Optimization of the PDFs could have more user options
February 03, 2024

Acrobat checks the box

Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Sales proposals
  • Marketing pages
  • Case studies
  • Small files for sharing
  • Simpler small changes
  • Making one tiny change requires the pro version
  • I always struggle adding images
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • View PDF documents
  • Create PDF documents
  • Modify PDF documents
  • Prepare PDF documents for digital signature
  • Electronically sign PDF documents
  • Share PDF documents
  • Reliability and stability, particularly when it comes to the application's windowing (frames, sizing, etc...) and interaction with the operating system.
  • Accuracy when it comes to performing some term searches within a document ; for instance, for truncated words at end of lines or words with accents, capitals, special characters, etc...
  • Resources consumed by the application so it remains lightweight and efficient.
  • Additional improvements may be achieved when it comes to ease and speed of deployments, particularly from scripted environments.
  • Sudden application crashes or errors due to unknown application bugs.
  • Significant room for improvement of the intuitive and ergonomics factors, particularly when it comes to using the editing tools. For instance, to add text or objects within a document, the toolbars should be easier to use.
Tony Morales, PMP, CSM | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Reliable and consistent document creation
  • Clean, crisp, professional documents that are easily stored and distributed
  • Document size and images are compact and not problematic for storage
  • Versatile for all document types - Presentations, papers, images, technical and legal are some use cases
  • The digital signature feature can be quirky at times depending on the type of document. An easy tutorial may help.
  • Make Adobe more collaborative for multiple editors and authors
  • Provide more video tutorials about the features of Adobe for the user community
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Converts documents to and from Microsoft Word well.
  • Redacts information well.
  • It provides an excellent search function for native PDFs and a decent search for converted documents.
  • Being able to change the redaction style, from blocking to inserting text, could be made easier.
  • Keeping the user interface consistent through updates would be welcome so you don't have to relearn the location of functions.
Scott Strader | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Edit Text & Sections in PDF's
  • Allow to set fields for text submissions
  • Syncs to PC and or cloud
  • Some of the icons are no intuitive for users who don't go into the software much
  • The flow and layout of settings is odd compared to most programs
  • Sometimes it is hard to select certain items when trying to edit.
January 26, 2024

Acrobat keeps us agile!

Paul Gully | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Editing of PDF documents.
  • Combining multiple files.
  • Extracting pages from PDF files.
  • Collaborating and sharing notes with clients.
  • More editing options/settings for images when adding to a document.
  • Being able to type on top of a line rather than inserting into it and pushing it forward.
  • Bringing extract pages tool back to the forefront rather than a few clicks to get to it.
January 26, 2024

It just works!

Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Markup (comments, stamps, shapes).
  • Signature collection.
  • Forms
  • Subscription costs can be high.
  • Regularly changing UI between major versions can be troublesome.
  • Some toolbars should be easier to access and remain in gui permanently.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Organize Files.
  • Editing Text.
  • Obtaining signature.
  • The signature could be a little larger. Perhaps there is a way to edit, but somehow I am unable to find it.
  • Other than that, all the items I am needing to use is available.
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