Item: Tungsten Power PDF
Rating: 2
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Kofax Power PDF is used as an alternative to Adobe Acrobat DC. The tool is preferred to Adobe because it does not require a login, does not require a subscription, and has a more intuitive user interface. However, Kofax Power PDF often fails to display forms correctly, and it is prone to frequent crashes.

Pros and Cons

No subscription required.
No login required.

Often does not display forms correctly.
Crashes frequently.
Signatures signed in Kofax Power PDF sometimes disappear from documents.

Return on Investment

No specific savings. Kofax cannot currently replace Adobe, so we keep both licenses.

Ease-of-Use

I like not having to sign in to Kofax in order to read PDF documents. Also, I appreciate that there is no subscription required.

Alternatives Considered

Kofax Power PDF does not require the user to be signed in and does not require a subscription. Also the Kofax user interface is more clear and intuitive than the Adobe interface.

Support Rating

Kofax cannot replace Adobe because it often does not display forms correctly and because signatures created in Kofax are sometimes stripped from documents when the documents are opened in other PDF readers. Also, Kofax frequently crashes. Kofax support personnel appeared not to be aware of these problems.

Key Insights

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?

Did implementation of Tungsten Power PDF go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Tungsten Power PDF again?

Yes

Features

PDF reader. Converting DOC to PDF. Deleting pages. Merging documents.

Likelihood to Recommend

Well suited to display non-form documents and to enter text with the typewriter tool.

If Kofax Were Stable, It Would Be Great!

Software Version

Overall Satisfaction with Kofax Power PDF (formerly Nuance)