PowerBuilder vs. RAD PDF Comparison


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About Rapidly develop modern Windows apps using DataWindow technology. Features flexible UI rendering with UI Themes, powerful charting, consumption of cloud services with RESTClient, enhanced security, built-in PDF generation, and automatic client deployment with PowerClient. Automatically convert existing client/server apps into installable cloud apps using PowerServer or rapidly develop new installable cloud apps using DataWindow technology. Installable cloud apps are Internet-deployable native Windows apps that consume C# REST APIs, and support virtually all PowerScript features, all non-visual C# features, and .NET Core. Rapidly develop C# REST APIs with a cloud-native architecture using DataWindow technology, or automatically port existing business logic with the PowerScript Migrator. Supports virtually all non-visual DataWindow features, all non-visual C# features, and .NET Core.		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 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 Developers searching for an application developing platform		Audience Developers and anyone searching for a web based PDF viewer, editor, and form filler to control PDF content access
Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported		Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported
API Offers API Supported		API Offers API Supported
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Pricing $895 per user per year Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Supported		Pricing $299 per developer RAD PDF is priced per developer or server machine Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Supported
Reviews/Ratings Overall 0.0 / 5 ease 0.0 / 5 features 0.0 / 5 design 0.0 / 5 support 0.0 / 5 This software hasn't been reviewed yet. Be the first to provide a review: Review this Software		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 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 Supported Live Online Supported In Person Not Supported		Training Documentation Supported Webinars Not Supported Live Online Not Supported In Person Not Supported
Company Information Appeon Founded: 1999 USA www.appeon.com/products/powerbuilder		Company Information Red Software Founded: 2007 United States www.radpdf.com
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Categories Application Development Supported PDF Generators 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
		Show More Features Document Generation Features Batch Processing Supported Collaboration Supported Digital Signature Supported Interaction Tracking Supported Multiple Output Formats Supported Templates 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
Integrations ASP.NET Not Supported ASP.NET Core Not Supported Amazon EC2 Not Supported AscentialTest Supported Azure App Service Not Supported Azure Virtual Machines Not Supported Google Chrome Not Supported Intellisys Supported Microsoft Edge Not Supported Microsoft IIS Not Supported Mozilla Firefox Not Supported NuGet Not Supported Opera Not Supported PowerBuilder Converter Supported SQL Server Not Supported Safari Not Supported Visual Expert Supported Show More Integrations View All 4 Integrations		Integrations ASP.NET Supported ASP.NET Core Supported Amazon EC2 Supported AscentialTest Not Supported Azure App Service Supported Azure Virtual Machines Supported Google Chrome Supported Intellisys Not Supported Microsoft Edge Supported Microsoft IIS Supported Mozilla Firefox Supported NuGet Supported Opera Supported PowerBuilder Converter Not Supported SQL Server Supported Safari Supported Visual Expert Not Supported Show More Integrations View All 13 Integrations
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