An Acrobat Pro alternative priced for whole teams.
Acrobat Pro is roughly $23.99 per user per month. CompendiumPDF is $25 a month for five users — about $5 each. Below is an honest account of where it matches Acrobat, where it goes further, and where it does not compete yet.
An honest comparison
| Capability | CompendiumPDF | Acrobat Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price for five users | $25/month total | about $120/month |
| Documents processed locally | Always | Cloud services for several features |
| Redaction destroys the text | Yes, verified in the file bytes | Yes |
| OCR without uploading | Yes | Local OCR available |
| Edit text and images | Text yes, image editing not yet | Yes |
| Forms: create and fill | Yes | Yes |
| Convert to Word and Excel | Yes | Yes |
| Convert to PowerPoint | Not yet | Yes |
| Office files to PDF | Not yet | Yes |
| Accessibility tagging, PDF/UA | Not yet | Yes |
| Prepress, preflight, PDF/X | Not yet | Yes |
| Batch automation | Not yet | Yes |
| Bates numbering | Yes | Yes |
| Court-defensible e-signature | Compendium Sign included | Acrobat Sign, extra cost |
Where it does not compete yet. If your work depends on print production, accessibility remediation or Action Wizard automation, Acrobat Pro is still the right tool. We would rather tell you that now than sell you a license you return.
Common questions
Is CompendiumPDF a drop-in replacement for Acrobat Pro?
Not for every workflow. It covers about 43% of Acrobat Pro’s published feature list, concentrated in editing, page operations, forms, OCR, redaction, conversion and signature. It does not yet do accessibility tagging, prepress and preflight, batch automation or Office-format import.
How much cheaper is it?
Acrobat Pro is around $23.99 per user per month. CompendiumPDF is $25 per month for five users, so roughly $5 each.
Can I open files made in Acrobat?
Yes. It reads standard PDF, including AcroForm fields, bookmarks and password-protected files.
Get started
Buy a license and set up your account in one pass, then download the installer. One installer covers CompendiumPDF, CompendiumWP and Compendium LECX, and installs without administrator rights.