The PDF Guide: File Size And Creation Time Tested

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By Patrick Schmid and Achim Roos
published

Enthusiasts typically turn to hardware upgrades when it comes to improving the performance of their PC. In the case of PDF creation tools, you should consider looking at software first. We take Adobe Acrobat and compare it to several other viable options.

Summary Table

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Header Cell - Column 0 Adobe Acrobat 9 StandardFoxit Phantom PDF Suite 2.0FreePDF 4.02PDFCreator 1.0.1
PDF Printeryesyesyesyes
Scan PDFyesyesnono
Encryptionyes (AES 256-bit)yes (AES 256-bit)yes (AES 128-bit)no
Edit PDFyesyesnono
Create Formsyesyesnono
Merge several PDFsyesyesyes (very slow)no
Commentyesyesnono
Cost$299 (Standard), $449 (Pro), $699 (Pro Extended)$129FreeFree
Patrick Schmid and Achim Roos