Tungsten Power PDF vs. UiPath Document Understanding

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Tungsten Power PDF
Score 9.4 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
Tungsten Power PDF (formerly Kofax) is a solution to manage PDFs for businesses and individuals available with a one-time purchase with no subscription fees. It has a built-in eSignature integration with SignDoc and DocuSign for a complete end-to-end document…
$129
one-time fee per license
UiPath Document Understanding
Score 8.8 out of 10
N/A
UiPath Document Understanding is an intelligent document processing software solution that trains RPA robots to understand and process a company's forms.N/A
Pricing
Tungsten Power PDFUiPath Document Understanding
Editions & Modules
Power PDF Standard
$129
one-time fee per license
Power PDF for Mac
$129
one-time fee per license
Power PDF Advanced
$179
one-time fee per license
Power PDF Business
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per year per seat
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Tungsten Power PDFUiPath Document Understanding
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsDesktop licenses are buy once, own forever. No subscription fees. Business server licenses are term-based or perpetual with optional maintenance & support contract. Volume and upgrade discounts available.
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Features
Tungsten Power PDFUiPath Document Understanding
PDF Editors
Comparison of PDF Editors features of Product A and Product B
Tungsten Power PDF
7.8
Ratings
7% below category average
UiPath Document Understanding
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Ratings
Edit Text and Images7.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Merge or Split PDFs8.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Add Annotations7.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Text Recognition (OCR)6.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Page Management8.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Form Creation and Editing6.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Secure PDFs7.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Convert to Different Formats8.40 Ratings00 Ratings
Comment and Review Tools8.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Undo and Redo Actions8.20 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Tungsten Power PDFUiPath Document Understanding
Likelihood to Recommend
8.8
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9.5
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Likelihood to Renew
10.0
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Usability
9.8
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Availability
9.1
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Performance
9.1
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Support Rating
9.5
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In-Person Training
3.6
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Online Training
8.2
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Implementation Rating
9.1
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Configurability
9.1
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Ease of integration
9.1
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Product Scalability
9.1
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Vendor post-sale
9.1
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User Testimonials
Tungsten Power PDFUiPath Document Understanding
Likelihood to Recommend
Tungsten does not handle movement of pages well inside of document. Small documents with under 10 pages is fine, but 100+ page documents are extremely difficult to move pages or groups of pages around. We replace Adobe with Tungsten and in general the reception has been fine. It is a little clunky with clicking on links instead PDF's as you have you click the hand, and then to copy text you have to go back and click the arrow.
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UiPath Document Understanding excels in scenarios where invoices follow a standardized format or template. Its ability to accurately extract data from consistent layouts ensures reliable automation for invoices with predictable structures.When dealing with a large volume of invoices, Document Understanding's automation capabilities shine. It streamlines the extraction process, allowing organizations to efficiently process a high number of invoices with reduced manual intervention.Document Understanding is particularly suitable for organizations that utilize SAP or other Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. Its seamless integration capabilities facilitate the automatic transfer of accurately extracted invoice data into these systems.In scenarios where invoices have a combination of structured and semi-structured elements, Document Understanding performs well. It can intelligently handle varying layouts, making it suitable for invoices with standardized sections and flexible content placement.Similar to invoices, Document Understanding can be effectively used for extracting data from receipts. Whether it's capturing transaction details, merchant information, or purchase amounts, the tool's template-based extraction is advantageous.Document Understanding can be employed for automating the extraction of data from various HR documents, including resumes, employee onboarding forms, and timesheets. This facilitates efficient HR document management.
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Pros
  • Typewriter functionality is great, although can take some time to load. This allows you to fill in text wherever applicable without turning the rest of the pdf into editable text.
  • Fast load times
  • Has autogenerated text feature so anything in the pdf can become editable
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  • Easy to integrate into larger automation flows
  • Production-ready; built-in logging, exception handling and retry mechanisms
  • Common architecture for both Attended and Unattended (+ Action Center) implementations
  • Meant to make development, deployment, debugging and scaling much easier.
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Cons
  • I find that quickly editing text within a document or adding a line of text is clunky and can snowball into things popping out of place. I prefer to export text, and then work on it elsewhere.
  • Sometimes it seems that text recognition is trying too hard and throws me paper punches as "O"s and wrinkles as shapes, so I have to get rid of those artifacts.
  • The "Update Available" popup which is usually not an actual update announcement but rather an offer to sell me something is annoying.
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  • data extraction phase could be a bit easier.
  • create a output variable to store classification result for accuracy(ie, eg: 80% )
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Likelihood to Renew
It was very easy to learn the software and find the features I needed, and I was able to use the help menu for any questions I had. Staff was easily able to start using with no additional training. It easily works with things created in Adobe - handling field forms just fine.
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Usability
It is fast and easy to get the hang of. It really didn't take a lot of effort to learn how to use this program and I appreciated that it was pretty "plug and play" and there wasn't a long learning curve.
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Reliability and Availability
Other that a PDF partially disappearing if left up for a long period of time - no issues. (If you close it and reopen it, it is all there. We have some PDFs that are 400-600 pages long.)
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Performance
Pages nearly always load at the expected rapid speed. Some documents that print quickly from Adobe Reader print much more slowly from Power PDF. I have never generated a report - that's a feature I didn't know existed until now and do not know what it's for
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Support Rating
I haven't had much interaction with support for this product as it is relatively easy for me to use and intuitive. When Kofax acquired the program it rewrote some of the features and I think I reached out for help at one point but tech support provided a quick answer. I did have a very positive experience with the sales staff who helped me get a discount on the current version because I'm a long-time user.
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In-Person Training
I got an overview of the product from my predecessor who was about to retire from the job I now hold. He did not go into very many of the features and probably only knew about the ones he used most frequently.
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Online Training
We watched the training videos and tested out the features and functionality side by side. Some features are not used on a regular basis is it is convenient to go back and review training on that particular functionality when needed.
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Implementation Rating
It was simple and we were using the program the same day. It was as easy as downloading the program and getting in there and playing around. We felt comfortable with it within the first few hours of use.
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Alternatives Considered
I initially selected Tungsten Power PDF because it was more affordable; however, I soon discovered the features and stability of the Tungsten product was comparable to working directly within the Adobe environment. I feel very confident now, that I would select Tungsten Power PDF ABOVE any of the Adobe products and not just because of the price point!
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UiPath document understanding makes my work easier. My business requirement was to identify invoice page numbers from a PDF containing more than 2 pages. And DU makes my work easier. Especially if there are thousands of documents, DU works better for that.
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Scalability
Not really familiar since I'm the only person who uses it. But in the past it has been my understanding that Power PDF was offered only on a single-license basis, so it's been expensive for me to use it at home and at work because I had to pay for it on my own. In my current position management supports it so I at least only have to pay for it once.
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Return on Investment
  • I save hundreds every month by not sending documents to outside editors.
  • On a monthly basis, I have received files that would be very limited in use, but the PDF software allows me to work with them, saving hours of human power otherwise wasted.
  • The software is worth the money, but it can be more competitively priced.
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  • More accurate results
  • Saved almost 2-3 Hours of Manual work on daily basis
  • High volume of Document processing
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ScreenShots

Tungsten Power PDF Screenshots

Screenshot of the PDF Create Assistant, which can be used to create multiple PDFs at the same time from a variety of source formats. Create individual PDFs, or combine into one PDF package.Screenshot of PDF Profiles that can be created to apply commonly desired settings to new PDF documents created in Power PDF.Screenshot of the application's color, changed from purple to blue, light gray or dark gray.Screenshot of some lightweight document automation that can also be achieved with the Watched Folder and Sequence features.Screenshot of where packages can be signed with pre built templates using Kofax Sign Doc or other integrating e-signersScreenshot of PDFs that can be navigated with a thumbnail view