Item: Tungsten Power PDF
Rating: 8
Author: Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Kofax Power PDF (formerly Nuance)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Kofax PDF mainly for the conversion of our Office documents to PDF. We find it provides more granular features when converting things such as hyperlinks, bookmarks, images etc., than the built-in Microsoft 'Save as PDF functionality. One of the other main reasons for our purchase of Kofax PDF over Adobe Acrobat was that the licensing is perpetual and not subscription based. This is a key factor as it is more cost effective in the long run

Pros and Cons

Pros

Converts hyperlinks to locations within the same workbook in Excel
Lots of options when exporting to PDF

Cons

When saving as PDF using the Microsoft Office add-in, there needs to be a confirmation box asking if the user is happy to continue with the current settings or whether they need to be modified. There are too many times where I have forgotten to configure the settings beforehand and then realised only after the document has been converted. This is particularly painful when working with large documents as they take time to convert.

Return on Investment

We have made a cost saving moving to Kofax PDF.
The ability to convert internal links in Excel has meant that we can save time by exporting report appendices directly, rather than having to compile them in Word.
The perpetual licensing model has meant some capital expenditure, but it will have paid for itself in approximately 8 months when comparing to Adobe Acrobat.

Ease-of-Use

I find it very user friendly and easy to get to grips with

Alternatives Considered

Nitro Productivity Suite, Adobe Acrobat DC, FoxitPhantom PDF and Microsoft Office 365

Support Rating

I haven't had to contact support, but have used the support pages on the website. I have found what I was looking for so for that reason I would rate the support quite highly.

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?

Yes

Did implementation of Tungsten Power PDF go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Tungsten Power PDF again?

Yes

Features

Conversion of Links is the key feature for us

Likelihood to Recommend

I haven't used the software enough to comment on many scenarios. I am sure I will come across a few in the months ahead

Using Kofax Power PDF (formerly Nuance)

Users and Roles

2 - Analysis and Consultancy

Business Processes Supported

Conversion of reports to PDF
Creation of PDFs with hyperlinks

Innovative Uses

Automated publishing

Likelihood to Renew

Evaluating Kofax Power PDF and Competitors

Products Replaced

Not Sure

Key Differentiators

Price
Product Features
Product Usability
Product Reputation

Kofax Power PDF Implementation

Implementation Rating

Implementation Details / Implementation Partner

Implemented in-house

Implementation Phases

Change Management Lessons

Change management was minimal

Kofax Power PDF Support

Tungsten Power PDF Customer Support Pros and Cons

Pros	Cons
None	None

Premium Support

No. No need as of yet

Using Kofax Power PDF

Usability Pros and Cons

Pros	Cons
Like to use Relatively simple Easy to use Technical support not required Well integrated Consistent Quick to learn Convenient Feel confident using Familiar	None

Usability

It is easy to use, but I haven't had to do too much with it so cannot be more descriptive

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