A Comprehensive PDF Document Management Solution
August 19, 2023

A Comprehensive PDF Document Management Solution

Melvin Patterson | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Software Version

Power PDF Advanced

Overall Satisfaction with Kofax Power PDF

Kofax Power PDF is the only PDF reader/writer that I use. It combines a number of features that I use on a regular basis that competing products don't offer or deploy as well, including digital signatures, document security (this is a big item in legal documents), and integration with other products that I use such as MS Office. Using Kofax Power PDF solves a number of problems for me in terms of combining documents, creating documents and watermarking documents, and general document management tasks. I've tested a number of other products (e.g., Adobe) and found the features in Kofax Power PDF to be superior and more cost-efficient.
  • Water-marking
  • Digital Signature Handling
  • Document Management such as combining documents
  • Document Conversion
  • The Help Feature and User Manual
  • Creating Forms
  • Scanner Integration
  • Exceptional ROI
  • Superior tool to those using Adobe
  • Saves time when I am converting documents
In my experience, almost all of the features of Kofax Power PDF are intuitive and work right out of the box. I have owned several iterations of the program and the latest version incorporates the creation document combination tools within the program itself rather than having a separate module. There are parts of the program I don't use that often (e.g., DocuSign) but I'm glad to know they are there if I ever have need of them.
I think it is much, much superior. One of the law offices I contract with uses Acrobat and the Legal Assistant I work with can't figure out how to remove metadata from her PDF's. I do it for her. Document signing using a digital signature or the hand signature that I've scanned in make that job very simple. Also, I've become the go-to person for converting documents to Word or other formats.
I haven't had much interaction with support for this product as it is relatively easy for me to use and intuitive. When Kofax acquired the program it rewrote some of the features and I think I reached out for help at one point but tech support provided a quick answer. I did have a very positive experience with the sales staff who helped me get a discount on the current version because I'm a long-time user.

Do you think Tungsten Power PDF delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Tungsten Power PDF's feature set?

Yes

Did Tungsten Power PDF live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Tungsten Power PDF go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Tungsten Power PDF again?

Yes

The feature that I use the most often is the document conversion feature which allows me to convert a document from PDF to Word r print a Word document to PDF. Along with that is the digital signature feature which is absolutely essential in my business. The document security features that allow me to encrypt a document and prevent someone from changing it or preventing an unauthorized person from accessing it are also essential and valuable.
For me, it is appropriate in situations where a document must be shared among multiple parties and there are multiple editors and commenting parties. The features of the program make it easy to add text, comments and/or redact text. It's security features make it useful in working with client documents and assisting corporate clients with creation of agreements and other types of legal documents. I can't actually think of a situation where it would not be appropriate but I haven't really tried using it to convert spreadsheets to PDF format so that may be one.

Using Kofax Power PDF

ProsCons
Like to use
Relatively simple
Easy to use
Technical support not required
Well integrated
Consistent
Quick to learn
Convenient
Feel confident using
Familiar
None
  • Document Conversion
  • Digital Signatures
  • Advanced Security
  • Using Forms
  • Highlighting/Commenting
  • Clipart
Because overall, I've found that PowerPDF is extremely usable and easy to learn. Almost all of the features that I use on a regular basis were intuitive and easy to learn.