Foxit PDF Editor vs Xodo Sign

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.

Xodo Sign is an online service for signing, sending and managing documents through PDF editing and e-signature workflows. Users can prepare documents by adding signer and form fields, create reusable templates, set sequential signing order, send reminders and track document status. Completed signatures include a tamper-evident audit trail with signer activity, timestamps and IP addresses. The service runs on the web, iOS and Android, and the Xodo app supports reviewing, signing and sending documents on mobile. Named integrations include Google Docs, Zoho, Dropbox, Salesforce, Zapier and Gmail. Developers can use a JSON-based REST API, webhooks and embedded signing. Listed security and compliance capabilities include eIDAS, U.S. ESIGN, GDPR and SOC 2 Type 2. The Free plan is listed at free and allows up to 3 documents per month; a separate feature-page FAQ says 5 documents per month. Basic costs $10 a year and Professional $16 a year, both billed yearly per user. Professional adds PDF editing tools for redaction, annotation, page reordering and text editing.