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ABBYY FineReader vs. PDF Xchange Viewer and Editor

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    ABBYY FineReader

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AABBYY FineReader is a PDF editor that allows users to convert, edit, share, and collaborate on PDFs. FineReader also converts scanned documents into searchable PDF files.

    $16

    per month per user

    PDF Xchange Viewer and Editor

    Score9.9 out of 10
    N/APDF Xchange Viewer and Editor is a pdf editing and conversion software offering from Tracker Software Products. It includes features such as create pdf and convert to pdf.N/A
    Pricing
    ABBYY FineReaderPDF Xchange Viewer and Editor
    Editions & Modules
    FineReader PDF Standard for Windows
    $16
    per month per user
    FineReader PDF Corporate for Windows
    $24
    per month per user
    FineReader PDF for Mac®
    $69
    per year per user
    FineReader PDF Standard for Windows
    $99
    per year per user
    FineReader PDF Corporate for Windows
    $165
    per year per user
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ABBYY FineReaderPDF Xchange Viewer and Editor
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    ABBYY FineReaderPDF Xchange Viewer and Editor
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ABBYY FineReaderPDF Xchange Viewer and Editor
    Likelihood to Recommend
    ABBYY
    FineReader is critical for any business that handles scanned documents or works with files that need conversion to Excel, PDF, Powerpoint or various other programs. It's ability to automatically process, read documents and suggest tables is impressive. It can take printed documents and convert all of the text to a editable format which is a huge time saver. In regards to tables it can automatically find and identify columns and separate them out for immediate use in Excel
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    Tracker Software Products
    If you'd like to switch from Adobe to a less expensive and more robust solution, you can choose PDF X Change. It does everything other expensive solutions do. We are using it to add some additional information on scanned PDF files and Sign them and it does it in a simple and easy way. You can use to combine multiple files into one, creating PDF from different resources.
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    Pros
    ABBYY
    • OCR scanning
    • Refining scanned text
    • Sophisticated and flexible OCR settings/adjustments
    • High-quality editing and document comparison tools
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    Tracker Software Products
    • Easy to edit PDFs.
    • Easy to add headers and text boxes.
    • Fast, no lags.
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    Cons
    ABBYY
    • A versioning system of the work done or the editions that have been saved in the files, or a tracking of changes between one version and another would be fabulous
    • An improvement that would be asked would be as previews or suggestions of the type of file that could be beneficial to use in an edition
    • The redesign of the panels is that of the analyzed document, the edition and the changes in my opinion need a resizing to have a better view of the work
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    • There have been a couple of instances where I struggled to locate a feature that I thought was missing. A quick reply from support staff usually help me find and understand the feature better.
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    Usability
    ABBYY
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    Tracker Software Products
    It's easy to use, making it very efficient for us as we do not have to train additional people on how to use this software. It opens up documents quickly and saves quickly as well. Overall the usability is not an issue for us at all. It is also extremely easy to integrate it with other PDF programs.
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    Performance
    ABBYY
    No answers on this topic
    Tracker Software Products
    Performance wise, PDF Xchange Viewer and Editor is flawless. It runs fast, and I haven't experienced any immediately crashing. The reports save quickly, and the document size is never an issue. It saves into a regular PDF, and we're able to open it on any other program or computer. All text boxes, features, and headers show up flawlessly on other programs.
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    Support Rating
    ABBYY
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    Tracker Software Products
    The application had no issues (we did not contact support) and that's why I give a 10.
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    Alternatives Considered
    ABBYY
    While Adobe Reader can identify documents and convert them to some other various formats, it cannot process the documents to identify tables for use in Excel. We only had success by letting Adobe read a file for any identifiable text but it wasn't always accurate. FineReaders ability to handle hundreds of pages at once felt leaps and bounds above Adobe
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    Tracker Software Products
    PDF Xchange hits a sweet spot for me and my users. It is powerful, includes a full suite of creation, markup, and management tools. It is very affordable.
    Bluebeam is too much that isn't print and PDF related. It is EXPENSIVE ... more than $300 per person before almost mandatory additional training.
    PDF Creator is good for PDF creation. It doesn't include markup and management tools.
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    Return on Investment
    ABBYY
    • ABBYY FineReader is an irreplaceable tool for preparing documents for document management systems and getting the most of them afterward
    • Great time saver in various scenarios related to work with scans and photos of documents
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    Tracker Software Products
    • Saving money on licensing
    • Saving computing ressources
    • Saving time on training
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    ScreenShots

    ABBYY FineReader Screenshots

    Screenshot of a display of the options: view, edit, and convert PDFs or compare different versions.Screenshot of PDF editing in FineReader, which is almost like a Word document, where users can rewrite text paragraphs, edit the content in tables, or rearrange the layout.Screenshot of the software's collaboration features, with the ablity to comment on, annotate, or mark up documents.Screenshot of PDF to Word document conversion.Screenshot of fillable fields, in a PDFScreenshot of PDF organization options, which include the ability to merge and rearrange pages, or adding Bates numbering and stamps.