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 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 Supported Mac Supported Linux Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported
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 Not Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported		Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported
API Offers API Not Supported		API Offers API Supported
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Pricing $46.50 one-time payment Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Not Supported		Pricing $299 per developer RAD PDF is priced per developer or server machine Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Supported
Reviews/Ratings Overall 4.9 / 5 ease 4.9 / 5 features 4.9 / 5 design 4.9 / 5 support 4.4 / 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 There is really only one categorical difference between this and the product from the big, monster “A” company. For high volume signatures, sending out documents where you create the signature requirement, or the single most broadly accepted digital signature standard globally, the big “A” corporation is the only option. But unless you are a medium to larger corporation, you will discover with research — that that level of signing ability and document control is very rare for anybody else to require. And there is nothing that PDF-XChange Editor Pro can’t do, down to an incredibly deep level of PDF document structure and control, until you get again to the very deepest level of the big “A” corporation. All other levels of document control in PDF format and document signing can be done with this application. And their business model and purchase format is infinitely more honest and simple than the other option that I keep mentioning. 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. Cons There’s nothing I don’t like. The Pro level is a very large tool set, and despite this - is relatively easy to use, but it is not quite a point-and-shoot system, which is not surprising given that this is a serious tool set, which really doesn’t leave you missing anything in the kit at all. It also has the rare ability, important for me, to use one or more developer AI API keys and this was a critical smart choice that Tracker Software made. I would appreciate an option of an iOS/iPadOS environment as this is a common method of on-the-road, mobile PDF handling and is probably the only lack in Tracker Software’s tool set. That and MacOS, but that last isn’t a concern for me. 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.		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 Supported Webinars Not Supported Live Online Not Supported In Person Not Supported		Training Documentation Supported Webinars Not Supported Live Online Not Supported In Person Not Supported
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 Supported PDF Annotators Supported PDF Converters Supported PDF Editors Supported PDF Printers Supported PDF Readers Supported PDF Redaction Supported		Categories Document Generation Supported PDF Supported PDF Annotators Supported PDF APIs Supported PDF Editors Supported PDF Generators Supported PDF Readers Supported PDF Redaction Supported
PDF Features Annotations Not Supported Convert to PDF Supported Digital Signature Supported Encryption Supported Merge / Append Not Supported PDF Reader Not Supported Watermarking Supported PDF Editors Features Access Controls / Permissions Not Supported Annotations Not Supported Commenting / Notes Not Supported Compare Side-by-Side Not Supported Customizable Branding Not Supported Delete Pages Not Supported Electronic Signature Not Supported Forms Management Not Supported Full Text Search Not Supported Merge / Append Not Supported Offline Access Supported Optical Character Recognition (OCR) Not Supported Rearrange Pages Not Supported Rotate Pages Not Supported Watermarking Not Supported		PDF Features Annotations Supported Convert to PDF Not 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 Not Supported Customizable Branding Supported Delete Pages Supported Electronic Signature Supported Forms Management Supported Full Text Search Supported Merge / Append Supported Offline Access Supported Optical Character Recognition (OCR) Not Supported Rearrange Pages Supported Rotate Pages Supported Watermarking Supported Show More Features Document Generation Features Batch Processing Supported Collaboration Supported Digital Signature Supported Interaction Tracking Supported Multiple Output Formats Supported Templates Supported
Integrations ASP.NET Not Supported ASP.NET Core Not Supported Amazon EC2 Not Supported Azure App Service Not Supported Azure Virtual Machines Not Supported Google Chrome Not Supported Microsoft Edge Not Supported Microsoft IIS Not Supported Mozilla Firefox Not Supported NuGet Not Supported Opera Not Supported SQL Server Not Supported Safari Not Supported Show More Integrations		Integrations ASP.NET Supported ASP.NET Core Supported Amazon EC2 Supported Azure App Service Supported Azure Virtual Machines Supported Google Chrome Supported Microsoft Edge Supported Microsoft IIS Supported Mozilla Firefox Supported NuGet Supported Opera Supported SQL Server Supported Safari Supported Show More Integrations View All 13 Integrations
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