Adobe Acrobat DC AlternativesOnly apps categorised as E-signature Tools

The best E-signature alternative to Adobe Acrobat DC is Nitro PDF . It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try PDFgear or Stirling-PDF. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Adobe Acrobat DC and 13 are E-signature Tools so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting E-signature Tool alternatives to Adobe Acrobat DC are Foxit PDF Editor, Signature PDF, KDAN PDF and DottedSign.

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  1. Nitro PDF icon

    Nitro PDF

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    Nitro offers comprehensive PDF solutions for editing, creating, and converting, alongside OCR and e-signature tools. Supports Mac, Windows, and iOS, providing a user-friendly interface with industry-standard security features. Ideal as an Adobe Acrobat alternative.

    167 Nitro PDF alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    • iPhone
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    Comments about Nitro PDF as an Alternative to Adobe Acrobat DC
    Bob Henry
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    This is by far the worst software purchase I can remember making. OCR sucks and is hardly useable. Reorganizing and merging documents are confusing and difficult.

    Stay well away from this one is my advice.

    chrisrosetech
    Positive
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    I have been using NitroPDF for several years. I think it is the best alternative to Adobe Acrobat software.

    The software has almost all the features, if not better features than Acrobat itself.

    I can create form fill documents, place stamps, edit and do much more with NitroPDF.

    The OCR function has worked really well for me on a second generation scanned document.

    I highly recommend NitroPDF and feel it's well worth the money.

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    • Most users think Nitro PDF is a great Adobe Acrobat DC alternative.

    • Nitro PDF is the most popular Mac, iPhone & iPad alternative to Adobe Acrobat DC.

    • Nitro PDF is the most popular commercial alternative to Adobe Acrobat DC.

    • Nitro PDF is Paid and ProprietaryAdobe Acrobat DC is also Paid and Proprietary
  2. PDFgear icon

    PDFgear

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    Read, edit, convert, merge, and sign PDF files across devices, for completely free and without signing up.

    44 PDFgear alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    Shaz Shah
    Positive
    0

    It does an excellent job of converting my M$ docs. The OCR capabilities are really good and the ability to arrange pages (including splitting and merging with other PDFs) is another bonus. The install is lightweight in comparison to Adobe Acrobat and I've not had any stability issues... yet

    Ahmed Gamal
    Negative
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    The app does not support the Arabic language.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
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    Faster. No pop-ups trying to sell add ons.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks PDFgear is a great Adobe Acrobat DC alternative.

    • PDFgear is the most popular Web-based, Android & Android Tablet alternative to Adobe Acrobat DC.

    • PDFgear is Free and ProprietaryAdobe Acrobat DC is Paid and Proprietary
    • PDFgear is LightweightAdobe Acrobat DC is not according to our users
  4. Stirling-PDF icon

    Stirling-PDF

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    locally hosted web application that allows you to perform various operations on PDF files.

    83 Stirling-PDF alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker Hub
    • Cloudron
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    Comments about Stirling-PDF as an Alternative to Adobe Acrobat DC
    KimiBCN
    Negative
    0

    It lacks many features and has bugs. The PDF open button sometimes disappears.

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    • Stirling-PDF is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Adobe Acrobat DC.

    • Stirling-PDF is the most popular Open Source alternative to Adobe Acrobat DC.

    • Stirling-PDF is Freemium and Open SourceAdobe Acrobat DC is Paid and Proprietary
    • Stirling-PDF is Privacy focusedAdobe Acrobat DC is not according to our users
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    Foxit PDF Editor

    Comprehensive suite offering eSign, OCR, multi-platform editing, cloud integration, and robust security. Ideal for professional or personal use, facilitating collaboration while protecting content.

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    Foxit PDF Editor

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    Comprehensive suite offering eSign, OCR, multi-platform editing, cloud integration, and robust security. Ideal for professional or personal use, facilitating collaboration while protecting content.

    51 Foxit PDF Editor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  7. Signature PDF icon

    Signature PDF

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    Free open-source web software for signing (alone or with others), organizing (merge, sort, rotate, delete, extract pages, ...), editing metadatas or compressing PDFs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • WebApps
    • Docker Hub
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  8. KDAN PDF icon

    KDAN PDF

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    Comprehensive solution for editing, signing, form filling, OCR scanning, commenting, converting, and redacting PDFs, with AI-driven analysis and content extraction, data export to spreadsheets, text-to-speech, seamless use across desktop and mobile, and batch processing.

    259 KDAN PDF alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    Your All-in-One PDF Editor
     
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    Comments about KDAN PDF as an Alternative to Adobe Acrobat DC
    Guest
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    Adobe Acrobat DC is a full featured PDF editor. PDF Reader has a nice featureset for a PDF ... Reader, but is far from a complete PDF Editor.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
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    PDF Reader is a PDF Reader, not a PDF Editor. It even says it in the name.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think KDAN PDF is a great Adobe Acrobat DC alternative.

    • KDAN PDF is Freemium and ProprietaryAdobe Acrobat DC is Paid and Proprietary
    • KDAN PDF is Privacy focused and LightweightAdobe Acrobat DC is not according to our users
  10. DottedSign icon

    DottedSign

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    DottedSign is the most comprehensive and easy-to-adopt e-signature solution, offering businesses enterprise-level security standards, equipping them for mobile-first hybrid work environment.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    Future-proof Your Business with E-Signature.
     
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    Enigmatic5317
    Negative
    0

    This service is an alternative to DocuSign, it is not a PDF editor.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • DottedSign is Freemium and ProprietaryAdobe Acrobat DC is Paid and Proprietary
  11. SignNow icon

    SignNow

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    Digitally sign and manage documents using legally-binding electronic signatures, unlimited e-signing, PDF creation, annotation, team collaboration, advanced encryption, audit trails, secure archiving, offline access, multi-party signing, and cloud integration.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  12. DocMadeEasy icon

    DocMadeEasy

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    Our online tools are for users to edit, sign and send PDF files securely. Free and easy to use!

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  13. Concord icon

    Concord

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    Comprehensive platform offering contract creation, collaboration, negotiation, e-signing, storage, and management with centralized workflows, user-friendly interface, integrated reminders, templates, audit trails, permission controls, approvals, and popular app integrations.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  14. HelpRange icon

    HelpRange

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    Securely share and store your documents using advanced security controls and valuable insights such as usage statistics, alerts, and visual heat maps in real-time

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  15. SignFree icon

    SignFree

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    Tired of printing out, signing, and scanning documents manually? Or to sign it to an app and then discover that you can only sign 3 documents for free? Well that's why we created SignFree: we want virtual signing to finally be simple!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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