Foxit PDF Editor vs Tungsten Power PDF

Foxit PDF Editor handles PDF text editing, annotation, conversion, signing, OCR, form creation, comparison, password protection, and collaboration. It runs on the web, Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android; the PDF Editor+ subscription specifically includes iOS and Android apps. Foxit also offers a free PDF Reader for reading, annotation, and collaboration, and every account, including Reader accounts, includes 300 AI credits per month. The annual PDF Editor subscription costs $129.99 per user per year; PDF Editor+ costs $159.99 per user per year and includes mobile apps, 150 eSign envelopes per year, and Smart Redact. Monthly billing starts at $10.99 per month. The Foxit PDF Editor 14 perpetual license costs $209.99 per user as a one-time purchase, but excludes AI Assistant, Workspace, Smart Redact, DMS, and cloud features. Subscriptions include Foxit DMS. Listed integrations include Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Google Drive, Box, OneDrive, Salesforce, and Dropbox. Foxit lists SOC 2, HIPAA-ready, GDPR-supported, and Section 508/ADA compliance. A 14-day PDF Editor+ trial is available without a credit card; there is no free plan for the editor.

Tungsten Power PDF is a PDF product for creating, editing, converting, and annotating documents. Listed capabilities include text editing, OCR, form creation, redaction, Bates stamping, e-signatures, searchable PDFs, Word export, and handwriting OCR. Power PDF Advanced is described as a Windows desktop editor with PDF creation, editing, and conversion, plus cloud connectivity and collaboration. Its listed price is $179 a month for one license per machine, and a 15-day trial is available. Power PDF Business is listed for five or more users, but no price is given. The product supports Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, and web browsers; a Chrome and Edge browser add-in and API are also listed. Other listed capabilities include approval workflows, PO matching, accounting integrations, line-item extraction, and Peppol access. The information lists on-premises and cloud deployment, and marks the primary platform as desktop. The product has no free plan. Tungsten Automation is headquartered in Irvine, California, and is listed as founded in 1985.