About PDFelement
PDFelement is a document management solution for businesses of all sizes that converts multiple document formats and image files into PDFs, which can be edited and annotated in one location. The system is capable of accepting image uploads, scanned documents, or photos taken directly on mobile devices and converting that item into PDF form. Microsoft office file formats such as .docx, .doc, .xlsx, .pptx, .ppt can all be accepted as the input file as well as image files such as .jpeg, .jpg, .png, .tiff, .gif, and .bmp. The system comes with a collaboration feature, which allows users with access to the processed PDF document to edit text and create comments without losing important style aspects such as formatting, font, and data cells.
PDFelement comes with optical character recognition (OCR) capabilities, which can recognize and convert documents in multiple languages and translate them into a specified language consistent throughout the document. The OCR component extracts text, graphics, images, and data derived from the input document and outputs a PDF without losing the original formatting. The system also comes with password protection, redaction, and access control features to ensure security and anonymity when handling sensitive documents.
Pricing starting from:
US$79.99/year
- Free Version
- Free Trial
- Subscription
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Business size
Deployment
- Cloud-based
- On-premise
Markets
Canada, United States
Supported Languages
Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Traditional Chinese and 7 others
Pricing starting from:
US$79.99/year
- Free Version
- Free Trial
- Subscription
Top 5 alternatives to PDFelement
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Features
Total features of PDFelement: 44
Alternatives
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Foxit PDF Reader
pdfFiller
Adobe Acrobat DC
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- Industry: Farming
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Monthly for 1+ year
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- Ease of Use
- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
I love this program
Reviewed on 12/8/2019
It has helped me be able to make brochures for the shops that carry my products. I can help them...
It has helped me be able to make brochures for the shops that carry my products. I can help them with advertising and make it work for their settings.
Pros
I love the ease with which I can take apart PDFs, redesign, and put them back together. It is intuitive to use, and I've enjoyed playing with the features! I so appreciate the helpful tips that the company sends through email as well.
Cons
I'm not that techy or design-savvy- it does exactly what I need it to do, and I don't need a lot of experience to figure it out. No cons as far as I am concerned.
Response from Wondershare
Thank you so much for your amazing feedback! :) We do try our best to offer the best support we can, then try improve on it more. Let us know if you need any help! We are here for you.
- Industry: Marketing & Advertising
- Company size: 2-10 Employees
- Used Weekly for 1+ year
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- Value for Money
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
A cheaper and Good Alternative to Adobe
Reviewed on 15/10/2021
Overall, am impressed with this software. It is a solid alternative to Adobe Acrobat. I have had no...
Overall, am impressed with this software. It is a solid alternative to Adobe Acrobat. I have had no need for Adobe since I got the license. I really do not like using it as a reader though, I still prefer the adobe reader. But for any pdf editing task, it has worked perfectly fine for me.
Pros
Easily edit text and tables in pdf documents
OCR function is really amazing. I did try it for an old book I had and I could easily edit the scanned pdf fast and easy.
Easily convert my pdf documents to ppt or word or even jpg files
I can merge and combine documents easily
I can easily make clean and clear annotations using pdfelement
Most importantly I can easily encrypt and protect my files and the batch encrypt features makes it easier to achieve this if you have a lot of d
The interface is simple and intuitive. You can easily find your way around all the features without needing any special tutorials.
Cons
No monthly payment, you need to get the 6months plan or the 1 year plan
Can't fill out forms on an ios
Alternatives Considered
PDFescapeReasons for Choosing PDFelement
Felt Adobe acrobat reader was too expensive for what I wanted doneSwitched From
Adobe Acrobat Reader
- Industry: Higher Education
- Company size: 1,001-5,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Ease of Use
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Great OCR
Reviewed on 25/6/2022
Pros
Our office loves the fact we can really trust on the OCR tool. We then sign the documents and keep all the text saved in a external server for AI processing.
Cons
This is a great software that works well in different platforms that I am unable to cite no issue.
Switched From
Soda PDFResponse from Wondershare
Hi Helia. Thanks for sharing your high recognition of the OCR tool and other features. It really encourages us a lot!
- Industry: Management Consulting
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 2.0 /10
PDFelement 6 has issues
Reviewed on 24/5/2019
I work with PDF documents every day. I don't use a lot of the advanced features, but when I do...
I work with PDF documents every day. I don't use a lot of the advanced features, but when I do need them, I want them to work flawlessly, intuitively and efficiently. PDF Element 6 does NOT meet those requirements.
Pros
The cost was reasonable since I purchased it on sale. It allows up to 15 tabs to be open at one time and allows multiple instances of the program to run simultaneously.
Cons
1. It doesn't retain pinned documents. After a while, they become unpinned. Tech support is of no help. They say they can't duplicate the issue and just STOPPED helping me. Now, they ignore my service tickets for help.
2. It doesn't show all the open "tabbed" documents. They tend to disappear and then reappear.
3. Conversion from PDF to a document if very poor, especially to Word. The documents are unusable. A client used their program (Nitro Pro) for me and it was perfect. It's embarrassing when my client has to do a task that they are paying me to do.
4. Creating and using a "stamp" for a signature if very difficult and doesn't work well.
5. Converting a PDF to a form doesn't work well. It takes a lot of work (an hour or longer) to get it usable.
6. Every time the program is upgraded/updated it wipes out the setting for the default PDF program in Windows 10 (latest build)
7. The vertical scroll bar is very small and difficult to "grab" with my cursor. It would be easier to use if it was wider, or at least expanded when the cursor was close to it.
8. The program can run multiple instances, but still limits the total number of documents to 15.
9. I have a lot of issues trying to edit a PDF. It creates blocks of information instead of allowing free-form data entry/manipulation.
10. In PAGE mode, the images of the pages are so small that it's difficult to find the page I'm looking for. There isn't a zoom function so I spend too much time switching back and forth.
- Industry: Higher Education
- Company size: 501-1,000 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Value for Money
- Ease of Use
- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
A great tool, even if you also have other pro applications.
Reviewed on 5/5/2022
It's great. I recommend it even if you have other professional applications to manage PDFs. The...
It's great. I recommend it even if you have other professional applications to manage PDFs. The format conversion is excellent.
Pros
Two things stand out: first, the OCR capability. I always get great results. Second, the conversion from PDF to Word or other formats. Adobe does a good job, but the formatting is unwieldy (you have a text box full of text on every page, so it's a mess to edit). With PDF elements, it is much easier.
Cons
It's not that I don't like it, I just find it much more convenient to work with Adobe in the cloud.
Alternatives Considered
Adobe Acrobat ReaderReasons for Switching to PDFelement
For format conversion, I use PDF Elements. So I keep using two software (adobe and PDF elements.)Response from Wondershare
Hi Andrea. Thanks for your recognition of the OCR compatibility and converting function. Regarding the cloud feature, would you please advise more details about the effect you want to achieve or customize? You may drop an email with more details at [email protected], then our product team can improve it in a more targeted manner. Thanks a lot for your time and patience!
PDFelement FAQs
Below are some frequently asked questions for PDFelement.Q. What type of pricing plans does PDFelement offer?
PDFelement offers the following pricing plans:
- Starting from: US$79.99/year
- Pricing model: Free Version, Subscription
- Free Trial: Available
PDFelement supports a free trial version for mac and windows. - PDFelement is priced starting at $79.99 billed annually - PDFelement team license is priced starting at $109 billed annually or $139 billed perpetual - Please contact PDFelement directly for pricing options for PDFelement business
Q. Who are the typical users of PDFelement?
PDFelement has the following typical customers:
Self Employed, 2-10, 11-50, 51-200, 201-500, 501-1,000, 1,001-5,000
Q. What languages does PDFelement support?
PDFelement supports the following languages:
Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Traditional Chinese
Q. Does PDFelement support mobile devices?
PDFelement supports the following devices:
Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile)
Q. What other apps does PDFelement integrate with?
We do not have any information about what integrations PDFelement has
Q. What level of support does PDFelement offer?
PDFelement offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, Knowledge Base, Phone Support, 24/7 (Live rep), Chat
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