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Module
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Product
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LynxPDF for Enterprise
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Kofax Power PDF
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Perpetual License
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Perpetual License
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Price
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1 User
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USD 149.99/permanent
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USD 179/permanent
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2-5 User
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5%-10% OFF
volume discount starts at 2+ licenses
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Power PDF Business
starts at 5+ licenses
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6-10 User
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Operating systems
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Mac, Windows（ios/Android/web coming soon)
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Power PDF Advanced for Windows(for Windows/ios/Android)
Power PDF Standard for Windows(for Windows/ios/Android)
Power PDF for Mac(for Mac/ios/Android)
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Maximum devices
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1
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1
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Business Service
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Admin Console to Manage Licenses
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✓
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Only Power PDF Business support
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Self-hosted Deployment and Options
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✓
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There is no relevant information on the website.
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Single Sign-on (SSO)
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✓
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Data Security and Compliance (GDPR Compliance)
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✓
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Free Update
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* Free for the First Year
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Slow version updates
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Features
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OCR
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Turn scanned files into searchable, editable PDFs
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✓
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X（only turn scanned files into searchable PDFs)
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Extract texts and data from scanned PDFs
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✓
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✓
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Extract tabular data to Excel for data calculation
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✓
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X
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Batch Process
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Batch compress PDFs
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✓
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✓
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Batch convert PDFs
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✓
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✓
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Batch add watermarks
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✓
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X
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Batch encrypt files
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✓
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X
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Batch OCR
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✓
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✓
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Secure
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Setting permissions or passwords to secure files
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✓
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✓
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Redact sensitive information
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✓
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✓
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Sign
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Digital signature and electronic signature
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✓
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✓
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Work with certificate signatures
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✓
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✓
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Form
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Create, fill and sign an interactive form
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✓
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✓
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Interactive form field designer
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✓
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✓
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Highlights form fields easily
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✓
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✓
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Form detection & Auto-calculation
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✓
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✓
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Intelligent data extraction
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✓
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✓
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Convert PDF
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PDF to Office/HTML/RTF/CSV/JPEG/PNG
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✓
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X
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PDF to TIFF/BMP/GIF/TGA
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* Only Mac
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X
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Convert to / from Microsoft Office (Word,
Excel & PowerPoint)
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✓
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Preflight and convert to PDF/A & PDF/X
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✓
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X
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Advanced Tools
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Compress PDFs with tailored settings
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✓
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✓
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Compare two versions of a PDF
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✓
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✓
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Extract images
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✓
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X
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Edit PDF
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Edit text and image
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✓
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image can not be edit
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Insert/delete/combine/split/rotate/crop pages
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✓
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✓
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Add bookmarks/header and footer/watermark/background/bates number
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✓
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✓
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Read
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Read mode
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✓
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✓
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Read theme
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✓
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✓
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Fullscreen mode
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✓
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✓
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Slideshow mode
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✓
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✓
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Annotate
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Basic markup tools
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✓
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✓
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Create professional stamps
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✓
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✓
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Insert link
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✓
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✓
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Precision measuring tools
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✓
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✓
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Real-time collaboration with live annotations
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✓
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✓
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Keep records and audit trails
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✓
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✓
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UI
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Layout/Ease of Use
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Simple, intuitive, and easy to start
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Complex, hard to learn
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