Below is a feature comparison between PDF Studio Pro against Adobe Acrobat® Pro
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PDF Studio Pro |
Adobe Acrobat® Pro |
| Price |
USD $179 |
USD $538.80 |
| Operating Systems Supported |
Windows, Mac, Linux, Unix |
Windows, Mac |
| Computers per user license 1 |
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| Same license across OS |
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Key Features
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PDF Creation & Conversion
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PDF Studio Pro |
Adobe Acrobat® Pro |
| Create PDF from blank page |
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| Create PDFs from images |
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| Create PDFs from MS Word & Excel Documents |
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| Create PDFs from text documents |
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| Scan to PDF |
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| Optical Character Recognition |
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| Combine multiple files into PDF |
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| Convert PDFs to images |
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| Convert to PDF/A |
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| Convert to HTML5/SVG |
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| Convert to MS Word |
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| Extract text from PDF |
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| PDF linearization (for fast web view) |
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| Set document properties & initial view |
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Interacting with PDFs
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PDF Studio Pro |
Adobe Acrobat® Pro |
| Loupe, pan & zoom, snapshot |
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| Easy navigation with thumbnails, bookmarks, etc... |
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| Display rulers & grids |
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| Alignment tools |
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| Search text in multiple PDF documents using directory or recent files list |
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| Touch mode |
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| Output preview |
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| Annotation tool chest (recent and saved annotations) |
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| Spell check for annotations and form fields |
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| Side by side PDF comparison |
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| Overlay PDF comparison |
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| Customizable toolbars |
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| Drag & drop page manipulation, import, & export |
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Annotations & Markups
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PDF Studio Pro |
Adobe Acrobat® Pro |
| Commenting tools: sticky notes, graphical annotations, audio comments, pencil tool, typewriter tool |
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| Use Rich Text & System Fonts in Text Box, Callout, & Typewriter annotations (Bold, Italic, Underline, Crossout) |
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| Support characters from any language |
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| Text markups: highlights, underline, text replace, text insert, and strikethrough |
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| Rubber stamps such as "Approved" & "Reviewed" |
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| Dynamic rubber stamps |
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| Assign annotations to layers |
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| Insert hyperlinks |
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| Precision measuring tools (distance, perimeter, area) with separate x & y values |
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| Flatten annotations |
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| Customizable default annotation properties/settings |
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| Import/export annotations |
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| Import/export custom stamps during computer transfer |
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| Edit multiple annotations properties at once |
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| View and search annotations in Comments Pane |
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| Save favorite annotations in My Comments toolchest |
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Editing PDFs
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PDF Studio Pro |
Adobe Acrobat® Pro |
| Insert, delete, rotate, organize pages |
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| Correct text in original PDF content (font, style, size, color) |
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| Modify images in original PDF content (move, resize, delete, copy, paste, edit properties) |
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| Embed file attachments |
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| Add/edit bookmarks |
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| Reduce/optimize PDFs |
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| Add headers, footers, watermarks |
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| Add bates numbering |
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| Batch process multiple documents |
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| Permanently redact sensitive data |
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| Add/edit document JavaScript |
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| Add/edit layers |
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| Crop pages (crop box, bleed box, trim box, art box) |
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| Resize Pages |
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| Add/Edit Page Labels |
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Interactive PDF Forms
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PDF Studio Pro |
Adobe Acrobat® Pro |
| Create fillable interactive PDF forms |
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| Fill and save PDF forms |
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| Create enhanced forms with JavaScript |
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| Import/export form data |
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| Flatten fields |
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| Edit multiple field properties at once |
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| Merge/assemble PDF forms |
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Signatures & Security
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PDF Studio Pro |
Adobe Acrobat® Pro |
| Secure PDFs with passwords & permissions |
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| Digitally sign PDF documents |
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| Certify PDF documents |
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| Support for 128 & 256 AES bit encryption |
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| Manage digital IDs and trusted certificates |
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| Fast Sign (No Encryption) |
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