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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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Feature Ratings
Document Sharing
Editor Functions
Document Hosting
Security and Access Control
Searchability
Publication Workflow
Access Tracking
Metrics and Reporting
Indexing and Classification
Check Out Check in
Version Control
Vendor Capability Ratings
Quality of Features
Business Value Created
Ease of Implementation
Usability and Intuitiveness
Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement
Breadth of Features
Ease of Data Integration
Vendor Support
Ease of IT Administration
Ease of Customization
Availability and Quality of Training
Adobe Acrobat Reviews
Marco Aurelio C.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted Sep 2025
Adobe Acrobat from a heavy user´s perspective
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Adobe Acrobat from other similar products?
They set the standard for document formatting and sharing across the world. With the new features of the PRO version Acrobat became a defacto standard without question. Using acrobat is essential to any company individual or company involved with document management.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Manage all my documents from a single perspective (format) and be able to interact with multiple formats
What do you dislike most about this product?
Security must be improved.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Just go ahead and buy, it pays
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
Emmanuel O.
- Role: Student Academic
- Industry: Media
- Involvement: Initial Implementation
Submitted Sep 2025
Powerful and reliable, but room for smarter featur
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Adobe Acrobat from other similar products?
Industry-standard, widely trusted. All-in-one PDF creation, editing, and security. Superior OCR and file conversion. Strong security and compliance tools. Seamless integration with Adobe/Microsoft/Google. Regular updates and enterprise support.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
My favorite aspect of Adobe Acrobat is its all-in-one versatility — you can create, edit, convert, sign, secure, and collaborate on PDFs without needing multiple tools.
What do you dislike most about this product?
What I dislike most about Adobe Acrobat is its heaviness and cost — it can feel slow, resource-intensive, and pricey compared to lighter alternatives.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Choose it if you need an all-in-one PDF solution (editing, signing, converting, security). Weigh the cost vs. free/lighter alternatives if you only need basic viewing or annotation. Take advantage of cloud integrations (Adobe Cloud, Microsoft, Google) for smoother workflows. Use the trial period to see if the advanced tools justify the subscription. Learn key features early (OCR, redaction, e-signatures) to maximize value.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
- Trustworthy
Samson K.
- Role: Operations
- Industry: Energy
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted May 2025
It the best but at a price with versatile tools
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Adobe Acrobat from other similar products?
Integrated with Microsoft and other platforms
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Their integration with other platforms
What do you dislike most about this product?
High subscription costs
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
What purposes does one have in order to use Adobe. Is it graphic designs or video editing or what else
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
