| Price | Acrobat Pro, US, annual plan paid up front: US$239.88 a year (US$19.99 a month if billed monthly on the annual plan). UK, annual plan paid up front: £238.75 a year including VAT (£19.97 a month if billed monthly). Acrobat Standard, US, annual plan paid up front: US$179.88; UK: £178.85. (adobe.com, checked 2 October 2026) | ✓ Paperhawk Pro, charged in US dollars, tax inclusive: US$24 a year, or US$4 a month (checkout, checked 2 October 2026) |
| Cancellation | Annual plans: a fee of up to half the remaining commitment applies after 14 days | ✓ Cancel at any time with no fee, and keep access to the end of the period you paid for |
| Your files | Acrobat's cloud features store files with Adobe if you choose to use them | ✓ Runs on your computer, so documents are not uploaded. Works with the wifi off. |
| Engine | Not stated on the pages we could read | Uses PDFium, the open-source PDF renderer that Chrome also uses |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS and mobile apps, on an individual subscription | Windows, macOS and Android (direct APK download), one licence |
| Read, annotate, fill and sign | Yes | Yes, free |
| Organise and create | Yes | Yes, in Pro |
| Edit text in place | Yes (Standard and Pro) | Yes, in Pro. Edits a line of text in place. |
| OCR | Yes | Yes, in Pro. Built into the Windows app; on macOS it needs Tesseract installed. |
| Feature surface | A wide feature set | Eleven tools in one toolbar |