Foxit PDF Editor vs. PDFEscape

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Foxit PDF Editor
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
Foxit PDF Editor is a solution for creating, editing, organizing, and securing PDF documents. Designed for professionals and businesses of all sizes, features include editing capabilities, OCR, collaboration tools, and security options like redaction and document encryption.
$10.99
per month per user
PDFEscape
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
PDFEscape, from Avanquest Software headquartered in France, offers a way to open and edit PDF files online. PDFEscape is designed to free users from the typical software requirements for using the de facto document file format. It is available via a free plan, a trial of premium features, and premium plans that include a desktop version and advanced editing features.
$5.99
per month
Pricing
Foxit PDF EditorPDFEscape
Editions & Modules
Foxit PDF Editor
$10.99
per month per user
Foxit PDF Editor +
$13.99
per month per user
Foxit PDF Editor
$129.99
per year per user
Foxit PDF Editor+
$159.99
per year per user
Premium
$5.99
per month
Ultimate
$8.99
per month
Free
always free
no desktop version
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Foxit PDF EditorPDFEscape
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsDiscount available for annual pricing.
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Community Pulse
Foxit PDF EditorPDFEscape
Features
Foxit PDF EditorPDFEscape
PDF Editors
Comparison of PDF Editors features of Product A and Product B
Foxit PDF Editor
8.8
Ratings
5% above category average
PDFEscape
-
Ratings
Edit Text and Images8.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Merge or Split PDFs9.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Add Annotations9.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Text Recognition (OCR)9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Page Management8.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Form Creation and Editing7.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Secure PDFs8.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Convert to Different Formats8.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Comment and Review Tools9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Undo and Redo Actions9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Best Alternatives
Foxit PDF EditorPDFEscape
Small Businesses
Tungsten Power PDF
Tungsten Power PDF
Score 9.4 out of 10
Tungsten Power PDF
Tungsten Power PDF
Score 9.4 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
pdfFiller
pdfFiller
Score 9.0 out of 10
pdfFiller
pdfFiller
Score 9.0 out of 10
Enterprises
Bluebeam
Bluebeam
Score 9.1 out of 10
Bluebeam
Bluebeam
Score 9.1 out of 10
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User Ratings
Foxit PDF EditorPDFEscape
Likelihood to Recommend
8.5
(0 ratings)
8.0
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.7
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
10.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.9
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
9.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Foxit PDF EditorPDFEscape
Likelihood to Recommend
Great for marking up depositions or pleadings with highlights, comments, and notes during case review.
Supports Bates stamping, password protection, and other features often required for electronic filing.

Built-in tools allow for quick and secure redaction of privileged or confidential information before sharing or filing. Less appropriate if you needed to work on real time collaboration or building complex form templates from scratch.
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This editor is not made for reference designing pdfs, but for simple editing, it is more than efficient. Many PDF editors require a subscription for something as basic as typing a name or date. PDFEscape is perfect for this and can be done online without any software download.
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Pros
  • FoxitPhantom carries superior editing tools over Adobe Acrobat and similar products. It allows you to modify text, images, & objects in a more robust fashion
  • Integrates well with Microsoft Office products such as Word, PPT, & Excel
  • Allows you to work in a nearly paperless environment
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  • It is free with little to no limits.
  • Has plenty of tools for editing.
  • The text tool is customizable for font and size.
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Cons
  • I have a dual monitor setup at work and there are times when I wish that I could view pdf documents on both monitors at the same time. I have not yet figured out how to do that with FoxitPhantom as it appears to limit the user to displaying multiple pdf documents as separate tabs on the same screen. If dual screen is an option in the software, it needs to be more apparent.
  • I can't think of any other desired improvements. This software really does everything that I need it to do.
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  • The upload document function often gives an error message at first upload and you have to go back to the main page to upload again.
  • A mimic font and text size tool would be of benefit.
  • The whiteout tool is a white box and not a pen, which could be easier.
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Likelihood to Renew
Because very few editors are so easy to use and deploy backed by speed and performance. Foxit PDF is known for its speed and performance, allowing users to open and work with PDF files quickly and efficiently
Foxit's user-friendly interface is easy to navigate and use, making it a popular choice for users who are new to PDF software.
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Usability
Functionality and features it has as well as being quiet user friendly. It would be nice though if it wasn't laggy as often and had better page organizational tools. It often bogs down when this is being done or doesn't work properly when moving pages around and needed
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Performance
FoxitPhantom PDF integrates very well with the Microsoft Office products, which is where I found I use this the most. It performs about as well as can be expected, without any out of place latency. Whether it be merging, deleting, editing or rearranging pages, its performance holds up even with larger documents.
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Support Rating
I haven't personally had interaction with the customer support from FoxitPhantom, however based on conversations I have had with members in the organization, I was given positive feedback. Their website has a lot of information and tutorials. If you need to contact them, they are quick to respond. User manuals are readily available.
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Alternatives Considered
1. In Kofax the functionality of the component is limited in that it cannot process
PDF files larger than 2 GB due to the technological constraints of
LeadTools. To process large PDF documents, it is advisable to use
compression as a workaround. 2. In Kofax the black and white images must be created with at least 200 dpi resolution for reading new item number barcodes as we deploy in our news room.
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PDFEscape is in a league of its own with price and ease of use. Competitors have not met the same criteria and I constantly go back to PDFEscape.
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Return on Investment
  • For a PDF software in a our company is difficult to translate the software performance into financial results. With a PDF software is a lot less obvious than an ERP of a Payroll System, but one advantage could be the savings that a lower cost of licensing would bring when it is used by a bigger number of users.
  • A positive impact is the ease of use when creating and filing new hired employees, but once again, it is hard to say that it is faster than a different PDF software and even if that was the case the savings in time would be probably unnoticeable. At least one would be having a process with no hassles when creating and saving your PDF documents for your employees.
  • So far no crashes. I have never heard a complain about Foxit crashing even when you have dozens of documents opened at the same time. We can't say the same when using other applications like Excel... This brings peace of mind and less frustrated users.
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  • PDFEscape has saved money for the organization since it is free.
  • Timesaver
  • Ease of use (no training)
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