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A switch from Adobe Acrobat to Nitro can reduce your total cost of ownership for PDF productivity and eSigning—but that’s just the beginning.
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Count on Nitro’s expertise
Whatever pain is driving you to find an Adobe Acrobat alternative, it’s likely something we’ve helped other customers overcome. From navigating the tricky renewal process to supporting strong adoption through change management, Nitro’s team of experts offers a wealth of proven solutions.
Get better value
By switching from Adobe Acrobat to Nitro, our customers not only get more—including unlimited eSignatures, analytics, and customer success—they reduce their spend as well.
Equip more users, more affordably
Simple, straightforward subscription plans make it possible to equip every knowledge worker with PDF productivity tools and unlimited electronic signatures.
We’ve started using Nitro within our organization and have been blown away by how much faster, more functional, and cost effective it is compared to what we used before.”
Provide the features users need
Nitro’s powerful feature set enables users to create, convert, edit, sign, and share PDFs, providing the familiar functionality found in Adobe Acrobat.
Drive fast adoption
Our Microsoft Office-style interface is familiar even to first-time users, and training resources explain how to accomplish old Adobe Acrobat workflows with Nitro.
We were searching for an alternative product to Adobe Acrobat, and we found that Nitro was the best product... and offered the same functionality as what we had in the past.”
Deploy with ease
Nitro’s lightweight software, expert implementation support, and custom configuration options make deployment simple for a range of desktop and server environments.
Industry-leading customer support
The experts on Nitro’s Customer Success and Support teams are committed to helping you make the most of—and demonstrate return on—your Nitro investment.
Dealing with Nitro is a pleasure—they are not a faceless corporate entity, but engage with us proactively.”
Additional Resources
If you’re contemplating an alternative to Adobe Acrobat, be sure to strategically select the right solution for your organization. Here are a few resources to help.
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Take a look and you’ll see that the Nitro Productivity Suite has the key features you and your users will need as your Adobe Acrobat alternative.
| Adobe Acrobat® Standard DC | Nitro Productivity Suite |
Create PDF
| Create PDFs from virtually any document, image, or file type | ||
| Drag-and-drop to create and combine PDFs | ||
| Insert, delete, and organize pages in a PDF | ||
| Combine multiple files and file types into one PDF | ||
| Enable add-ins to create PDFs directly from Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook | ||
| Integrate with SharePoint 365, OneDrive, Dropbox, Box, and Google Drive to create, open, and store PDFs | No SharePoint | |
| Batch-create PDF files | ||
| Create PDF portfolios that include various file types | ||
| Copy and paste selected parts of a PDF file with formatting intact |
Convert PDF
| Convert Word, PowerPoint, and Excel files to editable PDFs | ||
| Convert PDFs into editable Word, PowerPoint, and Excel files | ||
| Convert scanned documents into editable, searchable PDFs | ||
| Convert PDFs to JPEG, TIFF, and PNG image formats | ||
| Convert web pages to interactive PDFs, complete with links | ||
| Convert CAD files to PDFs | ||
| Extract text and images | ||
| PostScript-based document conversion | ||
| Convert any PDF file to PDF/A 1 and 2 |
eSign Documents
| Apply your company's branding to eSignature workflows and email notifications | ||
| Signed documents included as email attachments | ||
| Apply your own electronic signature to PDFs | ||
| Digitally sign and certify documents | ||
| Send, track, and confirm electronic signatures with real-time notifications and document analytics | ||
| Easy mobile signing optimized for smartphones and tablets | ||
| Create eSignature templates for frequently used forms and documents | ||
| Create a library of team documents and templates | ||
| Set signing order for signature request recipients | ||
| Request unlimited legally binding electronic signatures from anyone |
PDF Forms
| Static XFA form support | ||
| PDF form creation and editing | ||
| Easily create, fill, sign, send, and store forms on the desktop or online |
Protect PDF
| Add password protection and permissions to PDFs | ||
| Create protected PDF files that restrict copying and editing | ||
| Encryption support for 64-, 128-, and 256-bit (with R6 support) | ||
| Work with digital signatures, including Chain of Trust support | ||
| Manage digital signature profiles and certificates | ||
| Create and manage digital IDs | ||
| Batch security | ||
| Document version tracking | ||
| Search and redact to permanently remove sensitive information from PDFs |
Edit and OCR PDF
| Insert and edit text and images | ||
| Insert and edit fonts, layouts, and pages | ||
| Optimize, shrink, and repair PDF files | ||
| Visual rotation of images and pages | ||
| Insert and edit bookmarks, links, headers, numbering, and watermarks | ||
| Smart Alignment tool | ||
| Copy and paste content between applications | ||
| Automatic text reflow and resize | ||
| Scanned image detection with automatic deskew | ||
| Insert and edit Bates numbering | ||
| Create searchable and editable PDFs from scans with OCR (Optical Character Recognition) |
Review PDF
| Highlight, cross out, and underline text with annotations | ||
| Create annotations using sticky notes, text boxes, call-outs, pencil, and shapes | ||
| Attach entire files as annotations | ||
| Sort, manage, filter, and summarize comments | ||
| Apply dynamic stamp annotations, which auto-populate specific information | ||
| Spell-check | ||
| Advanced search allows for increased precision and contextual results | ||
| Smart guidelines for Object Tool align shapes to ensure content is arranged properly | ||
| Compare PDF files |
Easy-to-Use Interface
| Home screen for quick access to recent documents and top workflows | ||
| Access documents quickly from your desktop, browser, or mobile device | ||
| Functional on touch-enabled devices | ||
| View Optional Content Group (OCG) layers | ||
| Drag-and-drop documents into multiple windows | ||
| Preview PDF files in Windows Explorer, Outlook, and web browsers | ||
| Compile the tools that comprise your common workflows into a customizable tab | ||
| Familiar Microsoft Office–style interface for easy adoption | ||
| Print alternatives suggested to help save time and paper | ||
| Add individual tools to the Home tab for quick access | ||
| Floating toolbar for easier access to editing tools |
Simple IT Deployment and Management
| SAML-based single sign-on (SSO) | ||
| Multi-tier two-factor authentication (2FA) options for eSignature workflows | ||
| Simplified serial/license management for desktop users | ||
| Lightweight deployment with thin, server, and desktop options | ||
| Invite and deactivate users online, and assign admin permissions as needed | ||
| NIST 800-53, HIPAA, SOC 2 Type 2 certified | ||
| Support for App-V and managed servers | ||
| Nitro Analytics provide insights into printing activity and document workflows* |