PDF-XChange vs. RAD PDF Comparison


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About The smallest, fastest and most feature-rich free PDF viewer/editor on the market. Create, view, edit, annotate, OCR and digitally sign PDF files - and that's just the beginning. Please see below for a breakdown of the main features of PDF-XChange Editor. More than 70% of the features in PDF-XChange Editor do not require a license to use. The remaining features, which are clearly identified, will place a 'trial' watermark on output if they are used without a license. PDF-XChange Editor Plus includes additional functionality for the creation and editing of fillable forms, the creation of customizable dynamic stamps, and an Enhanced OCR plugin.		About Add a fully functional PDF editor to your ASP.NET website in minutes! Compatible with 99% of desktop & mobile browsers, from Internet Explorer 6 through the latest iOS Safari release, RAD PDF simply works. No plugins or other software needed. RAD PDF natively supports the most commonly used PDF features. Beyond a PDF reader, RAD PDF equips web applications with a browser-based PDF editor & PDF annotator. Features not even available in Adobe Acrobat Reader can be used to provide advanced PDF functionality. By enabling PDF form filling, PDF redaction, & PDF signing directly in the web browser, RAD PDF users can utilize PDF features without worrying about having the right platform or software installed! Allow your app to design new PDF forms, protect content, sign PDFs, & more using an intuitive graphical user interface (GUI). Client (JavaScript) and server APIs allow for endless possibilities .NET Core, Framework, & .NET 5+ supported Try editing any PDF with RAD PDF, FREE!
Platforms Supported Windows Mac Linux Cloud On-Premises iPhone iPad Android Chromebook		Platforms Supported Windows Mac Linux Cloud On-Premises iPhone iPad Android Chromebook
Audience Anyone who needs a powerful PDF editor and viewer		Audience Developers and anyone searching for a web based PDF viewer, editor, and form filler to control PDF content access
Support Phone Support 24/7 Live Support Online		Support Phone Support 24/7 Live Support Online
API Offers API		API Offers API
Screenshots and Videos View more images or videos		Screenshots and Videos View more images or videos
Pricing $46.50 one-time payment Free Version Free Trial		Pricing $299 per developer RAD PDF is priced per developer or server machine Free Version Free Trial
Reviews/Ratings Overall 4.8 / 5 ease 5.0 / 5 features 4.8 / 5 design 4.8 / 5 support 4.3 / 5 Read all reviews		Reviews/Ratings Overall 5.0 / 5 ease 5.0 / 5 features 5.0 / 5 design 4.3 / 5 support 5.0 / 5 Read all reviews
Pros & Cons from Real Users Pros PDF-XChange Pro offers excellent value for money, fast performance, powerful editing tools, OCR, custom stamps, digital signatures, and reliable handling of large technical PDF drawings. This software is the gold standard for PDF edits, management, works. It’s all there and it’s no fuss, comes without fancy pictures and blinking images. It is fast and stuff is found where it should be, it is intuitive. I have been using it for 10 years and would always insist on it on every new machine. A lot of features easy to use, reliable, acceptable license price for a self employed user as am I. Do mostly electronic signatures and compiling documents from various sources and formats into one final pdf document. I use the PDF-XChange Editor only for the same editing features available in Acrobat Reader, so I can't provide a review of its PDF content editing capabilities. PDFX is far superior to Acrobat as well as the other PDF reader/editor apps that I tried for the features that I need. It has a complete set of tools, capabilities, and personalizations, and they are easy to customize. If anyone has ever tried to create a quick toolbar in Acrobat then you know how tedious it can be. You need to go through a tree structure about four times for EACH item that you want to add to the toolbar. Acrobat requires that you click on Comment in order to get the Comment toolbar at the top of the window every time that you open a file, but not PDFX. PDFX has a customizable ribbon and a customizable Quick Access toolbar that functions and looks like that of Word and Excel. Not Acrobat. In short, PDFX has a UI that will be familiar, standardize UI that you find in many programs, which Acrobat does not have. This was honestly exactly what I needed to edit and create fillable PDFs. The price is nice low (compare to similar), and the support team is extremely good. Cons There is no dedicated angle measurement tool, but angles can still be measured indirectly using a workaround. Some issues with the OCR function sometimes. No possibility to clip inserted images, this would be a great addition. Currently no possibility to cut from PDF except using a rectangle shape. Shapes should be flexible, and rotating cut (screen cut) shapes would be great. I have not experienced any problems during many years of use, except for minor difficulties when reinstalling my PC, when, despite using a single license, I exceeded the permitted number of licenses, probably due to repeated reinstallations. However, technical support resolved this issue within minutes to my complete satisfaction. I haven't found anything that I don't like in the three months or so that I have used it every day. I didn't find any cons. I wish to have more features, but it's not a con.		Pros from Real Users Pros The best kind and fast service. in every inquiry I always receive a professional response. Great Tool! After evaluating several other replacements for our current PDF solution, RAD PDF is the best fit by a large margin. The architecture is a very close fit to our current solution and will require very little conversion. Support for signatures was a key feature we were looking for, and RAD PDF provides solid signature support.
Training Documentation Webinars Live Online In Person		Training Documentation Webinars Live Online In Person
Company Information Tracker Software Products Founded: 1997 Canada www.tracker-software.com		Company Information Red Software Founded: 2007 United States www.radpdf.com
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Categories PDF PDF Annotators PDF Converters PDF Editors PDF Printers PDF Readers PDF Redaction		Categories Document Generation PDF PDF Annotators PDF APIs PDF Editors PDF Generators PDF Readers PDF Redaction
PDF Features Annotations Convert to PDF Digital Signature Encryption Merge / Append PDF Reader Watermarking PDF Editors Features Access Controls / Permissions Annotations Commenting / Notes Compare Side-by-Side Customizable Branding Delete Pages Electronic Signature Forms Management Full Text Search Merge / Append Offline Access Optical Character Recognition (OCR) Rearrange Pages Rotate Pages Watermarking		PDF Features Annotations Convert to PDF Digital Signature Encryption Merge / Append PDF Reader Watermarking PDF Editors Features Access Controls / Permissions Annotations Commenting / Notes Compare Side-by-Side Customizable Branding Delete Pages Electronic Signature Forms Management Full Text Search Merge / Append Offline Access Optical Character Recognition (OCR) Rearrange Pages Rotate Pages Watermarking Show More Features Document Generation Features Batch Processing Collaboration Digital Signature Interaction Tracking Multiple Output Formats Templates
Integrations ASP.NET ASP.NET Core Amazon EC2 Azure App Service Azure Virtual Machines Google Chrome Microsoft Edge Microsoft IIS Mozilla Firefox NuGet Opera SQL Server Safari Show More Integrations		Integrations ASP.NET ASP.NET Core Amazon EC2 Azure App Service Azure Virtual Machines Google Chrome Microsoft Edge Microsoft IIS Mozilla Firefox NuGet Opera SQL Server Safari Show More Integrations View All 13 Integrations
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