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88 Likeliness to Recommend
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98 Plan to Renew
82 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
Emotional Footprint Overview
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+93 Net Emotional Footprint
The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.
How much do users love Adobe Acrobat?
Pros
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
- Enables Productivity
- Fair
How to read the Emotional Footprint
The Net Emotional Footprint measures high-level user sentiment towards particular product offerings. It aggregates emotional response ratings for various dimensions of the vendor-client relationship and product effectiveness, creating a powerful indicator of overall user feeling toward the vendor and product.
While purchasing decisions shouldn't be based on emotion, it's valuable to know what kind of emotional response the vendor you're considering elicits from their users.
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Access Tracking
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Business Value Created
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Usability and Intuitiveness
Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement
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Ease of Data Integration
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Ease of IT Administration
Ease of Customization
Availability and Quality of Training
Adobe Acrobat Reviews
Isabel P.
- Role: Consultant
- Industry: Consulting
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted Nov 2023
The best document collaboration tool
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Adobe Acrobat from other similar products?
The suite of tools provided for working with PDF documents is just amazing and cannot even come close to the offerings of any competitor
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
The ease of working with PDF tools using adobe acrobat dc and features such as e-sign integration makes PDF document editing a seamless process.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Most of the important features are only available through a pro subscription which makes it a bit expensive.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
If there is high usage of PDF documents in your organisation Adobe Document Cloud should be your goto software solution
Pros
- Performance Enhancing
- Enables Productivity
- Unique Features
- Effective Service
Saqib I.
- Role: Industry Specific Role
- Industry: Healthcare
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Oct 2025
Reliable, Powerful, and Easy to Use
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Adobe Acrobat from other similar products?
Adobe Acrobat stands out because it’s the industry standard for creating, editing, and managing PDF documents. It offers unmatched reliability, precise formatting control, and advanced features like e-signatures, OCR (text recognition), and secure file sharing. Unlike many basic PDF tools, it works seamlessly across devices and integrates deeply with other Adobe and cloud services, making it both powerful and convenient for professional use.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
My favorite aspect of Adobe Acrobat is how seamlessly it handles everything related to PDFs creating, editing, signing, and sharing all in one place. It’s fast, reliable, and ensures documents always look professional and consistent across devices.
What do you dislike most about this product?
The main downside of Adobe Acrobat is its cost, it’s pricier than most other PDF tools. Combined with being a bit resource-heavy at times, it can feel like overkill for users who only need basic PDF editing or viewing features.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
I’d recommend giving Adobe Acrobat a try if you regularly work with PDFs and need professional-level tools. It’s best suited for users who value precision, security, and advanced features like e-signatures and OCR. Just make sure you’ll use those capabilities often enough to justify the subscription cost.
Pros
- Reliable
- Effective Service
- Saves Time
- Security Protects
Priyanshu K.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Sep 2025
Hassle free Docs management via Adobe Acrobat.
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Adobe Acrobat from other similar products?
Well as per my integration the major use-case of the Adobe Acrobat lies in its speed, user-friendly interface, Scale of editing , AI integration for suggestions and diverse array of tools that are invaluable for making modifications to Docs. Well Adobe Acrobat definately is highly scalable & productive software that produces top-notch PDFs with minimal occurrence of bugs or problems. Ease of Implementation & ease of Integration with Multiple Docs at a time make its leader in Docs management.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Well personally I managed my PDF's , PPT's , slides , Templates, Conversion tools, extracting Docs & much more uses via Adobe Acrobat.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Well not much to hate as per my integration with Adobe Acrobat with just only flaw I found was unnecessary Ads running on content page & lack of AI integration to wider scope while Editing & Customizing Docs.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Well as an IT Professional I found Adobe Acrobat as my helping friend which nearly automated all my Docs efficiently. So, I would highly recommend it for Docs Management.
Pros
- Inspires Innovation
- Caring
- Fair
- Generous Negotitation
