Adobe Acrobat Everything it has to be with out being a necessity.
August 12, 2025

Adobe Acrobat Everything it has to be with out being a necessity.

Danny Weston | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 6 out of 10
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Overall Satisfaction with Adobe Acrobat

I use Adobe Acrobat to combine and reconfigure PDF files. Viewing PDFs comes since I already have the software. I regularly use Adobe Acrobat's "guided actions" to combine various PDFS from InDesign. Our workflow requires that multiple documents be created, but our end-user needs it as a single document. Adobe Acrobat helps automate the process.

Pros

  • Opens PDFs
  • Edits PDFs
  • Facilitates digital signatures.

Cons

  • User Interface customization.
  • I use the guided actions tool often. The UI of that tool is worse than it was in previous versions of Adobe Acrobat. Organizing the custom created actions requries a context menu instead of a modern drag and drop.
  • the new version is so hung up on getting you to spend more money it fails to do its actual job.
  • The only thing Adobe Acrobat does that impacts my business objectives is the guided actions. All the other features are often performed faster with another piece of software.
  • Increased Operational Efficiences
  • Safe signed documents.
  • Cloud Solutions
Interestingly, my choice was "Cloud Solutions." This option is more accurately defined as "Forced Cloud-based Software as a Service." I didn't specifically purchase Adobe Acrobat. It comes bundled with the overpriced Creative Cloud subscription. Were it a required purchase separate from the subscription, I would avoid it entirely. In my opinion, Adobe Acrobat is a holdover from a much earlier time.
Adobe's security has had no influence on our company's compliance standards. I would guess that 95% of our PDFs are emailed. In my opinion, there is no security in Adobe Acrobat; the security would more likely be in the services offered independently of Adobe Acrobat as a software. This question can't really be answered in a negative light.

Do you think Adobe Acrobat delivers good value for the price?

No

Are you happy with Adobe Acrobat's feature set?

Yes

Did Adobe Acrobat live up to sales and marketing promises?

No

Did implementation of Adobe Acrobat go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Adobe Acrobat again?

No

It opens PDFs well. If that is all you need, I would recommend using your browser or another free product. If you have a Mac, then "Preview" will be fine. There are few reasons someone should spend money on this software. I believe it is a simple cash grab from Adobe, as most people are only using it to read PDFs.

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