PDF Architect

PDF Architect

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About

PDF Architect is a Windows-based PDF editor and document processing solution that supports the entire PDF lifecycle, including creation, text editing, file conversion, page management, OCR, form handling, security, and e-signatures. Designed for business environments, it offers an Admin Portal for centralized license and user management and integrates directly with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. For business and enterprise environments, PDF Architect offers centralized license management via an Admin Portal, where IT or operations teams can allocate seats, manage users, and control feature access across departments. It integrates with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), so employees can generate and edit PDFs from tools they already use daily. The solution scales from single-user workstations to multi-user rollouts, supported by volume licensing from about 10 seats upward.

About

ScriptLMS is a customizable training and compliance platform, originally built for healthcare and care facilities but flexible enough for any company that needs to train staff and track completion. It's a one-time annual license — $500/year flat for up to 62 seats, or $8/seat/year beyond that — instead of a per-seat subscription like Relias. Admins build modules from info pages, videos, and ten interactive activity types (multiple choice, hotspots, matching, scenarios, and more), each unlocking in sequence so staff can't skip ahead. Built-in testing, auto-generated certificates, and a full admin audit log support compliance needs. Bring your own content — ScriptLMS is the engine, not a content library. It installs on your own hosting, so staff data stays under your control. White-label branding is available. A free 30-day trial (15 staff seats + 1 admin seat, no card required) lets you test it before buying.

Platforms Supported

Windows Supported
Mac Not Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Not Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Not Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Platforms Supported

Windows Not Supported
Mac Not Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Supported
On-Premises Supported
iPhone Not Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Audience

IT teams, system administrators, and business departments evaluating PDF software for team or enterprise deployment on Windows.

Audience

Best suited for small to mid-sized organizations that need to train staff and track compliance completion — especially healthcare and care facilities such as nursing homes, assisted living communities, and skilled nursing facilities, where continuing education, certification tracking, and audit-ready records matter most. Also a fit for any company (retail, hospitality, manufacturing, professional services) that wants an affordable, self-hosted way to build and deliver its own staff training without per-seat subscription pricing.

Support

Phone Support Not Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported

Support

Phone Support Not Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Not Supported

API

Offers API Not Supported

API

Offers API Not Supported

Screenshots and Videos

Screenshots and Videos

Pricing

€109.00 per year
PDF Architect is available in three plans to match your team's needs.

PDF Architect Free covers core PDF viewing and creation, including basic page management, at no cost. Users who need more can purchase a higher tier, which installs and runs alongside it.

PDF Architect Professional is built for business use, adding full editing, conversion, document security, review and commenting, fillable forms, OCR, and 50 eSignatures per year. €109 per user per year, with volume discounts from 10 licenses.

PDF Architect Business includes everything in Professional plus unlimited eSignatures per year, suited for teams with high-volume signing workflows. €169 per user per year, with volume discounts from 10 licenses.
Free Version Supported
Free Trial Not Supported

Pricing

$500.00/year
$500 per year for up to 62 staff accounts. Larger organizations: $8 per staff member per year for 63 or more. One annual license covers your whole organization, and inactive staff don't count toward your total. Self-hosted on your own web server, no subscription lock-in, and free updates included. Try it free for 30 days before you buy, with no credit card required. (trial supports up to 15 staff)
Free Version Supported
Free Trial Supported

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 3.7 / 5
ease 3.9 / 5
features 3.9 / 5
design 3.9 / 5
support 3.9 / 5

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 0.0 / 5
ease 0.0 / 5
features 0.0 / 5
design 0.0 / 5
support 0.0 / 5

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Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • With Acrobat I always felt like I was fighting with it for control of how I use it, finding what I want. Acrobat tries to steer me all the time to what it thinks I want to do, and then pay more for some extra thing I want to do. With PDF Architect everything is exactly where I would expect it to be on the screen, but most importantly I feel I am in total control of which tools I use and how I use them. It is so well designed! I especially love the easy to use mark up tools, completely flexible and intuitive. Additionally I had a need for help with renewing to a different level, and I got very prompt and totally customer centered help. Support has been great.
  • Prior to using this program I had used others on the market, I find this program is good and user friendly also the support is very good.
  • In general the program works fine and it is a user friendly program. It has extensive options. You can extend it with modules such as secure and sign, which now also has new features.
  • I use PDF Architect to add fields to my pdf's, so people can fill them in and send them back. And I can let people add there signature.
  • I like to work with program, the functions it has. It's easy to use and it works what I need.

Cons

  • Sorry, can't think of any. There have been occasional small bugs but they seem to be taken care of pretty quickly as they disappear in the next version.
  • Nothing negative to add. I find this program has a lot to offer if your are an extensive user.
  • Every year some functionalities suddenly become unavailable. Then we need to contact support to resolve the issue. This happens too often and not at the time of a contract extension.
  • I'm hoping for an upgrade that the program would detect a table and changes it into a form automatically in 1 action. Now I have to add each field by myself and that takes quite some time.
  • Well, the changes in licesing models always bring us - the users problems Everytime it happened. The support was impossible to find on the website. If I hadn't have previous e-mails i'd be stuck.

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Not Supported
In Person Supported

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Not Supported
In Person Not Supported

Company Information

pdfforge
Founded: 2009
Germany
www.pdfforge.org/pdfarchitect/business

Company Information

ScriptLMS
Founded: 2026
United States
scriptlms.com

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Categories

PDF Supported
PDF Editors Supported

Categories

PDF Features

Annotations Supported
Convert to PDF Supported
Digital Signature Supported
Encryption Supported
Merge / Append Supported
PDF Reader Supported
Watermarking Supported

PDF Editors Features

Access Controls / Permissions Supported
Annotations Supported
Commenting / Notes Supported
Compare Side-by-Side Supported
Customizable Branding Not Supported
Delete Pages Supported
Electronic Signature Supported
Forms Management Supported
Full Text Search Supported
Merge / Append Supported
Offline Access Supported
Optical Character Recognition (OCR) Supported
Rearrange Pages Supported
Rotate Pages Supported
Watermarking Supported

Learning Management Systems (LMS) Features

Academic / Education Not Supported
Asynchronous Learning Supported
Blended Learning Not Supported
Built-In Course Authoring Supported
Corporate / Business Supported
Customizable Supported
eCommerce Not Supported
eLearning Companies Not Supported
Gamification Supported
Learner Portal Supported
Mobile Learning Supported
Open Source Not Supported
SCORM Compliance Not Supported
Synchronous Learning Not Supported
Video Conferencing Not Supported

Integrations

Dropbox Supported
Evernote Supported
Google Drive Supported
Microsoft OneDrive Supported
Microsoft OneNote Supported

Integrations

Dropbox Not Supported
Evernote Not Supported
Google Drive Not Supported
Microsoft OneDrive Not Supported
Microsoft OneNote Not Supported
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