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Drawboard PDF

Drawboard PDF is a Windows, iOS, macOS, Android and web browser app made with a full suite of powerful PDF tools to replicate the ease-of-use of a pen and paper.

Adobe Acrobat

Adobe Acrobat is a desktop application that is made for manipulation and basic markup of PDFs.

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Drawboard PDF & Adobe Acrobat pricing comparison

Individuals

Pro Lite

$5.99/mo
$50.00/yr

(+save 30% on annual plan)

Acrobat standard

$12.99/mo
$158.88/yr

(incl. annual discount)

Individuals & Teams

Pro Plus

$9.99/mo
$84.00/yr

(save 30% on annual plan)

Acrobat Pro

$19.99/mo
$239.88/yr

(incl. annual discount)

Teams / Business

Pro Unlimited

$18.99/mo
$159.99/yr

(+save 30% on annual plan)

Acrobat for teams

$22.19/mo
$287.88/yr

(only 7.5% annual discount on 5+ licenses)

Students & Teachers

Pro Lite - 50% off

$2.99/mo
$25.00/yr

(+ 30% on annual plan)

Acrobat for
Students & Teachers

$19.99/mo
$239.88/yr

(incl. annual discount)

Pro Plus - 50% off

$4.99/mo
$42.00/yr

(+ 30% on annual plan)

Pro Unlimited - 50% off

$9.50/mo
$79.99/yr

(+ 30% on annual plan)

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Adobe Acrobat alternative

Drawboard PDF

Features

Drawboard PDF

Acrobat

Duplicate, Cut, Copy and Paste Annotations
/ Markup / Screenshots / Images

Yes

Edit, resize, rotate annotation

Yes

Edit PDF

Yes

Export PDF

Yes

Create PDF

Yes

Convert PDF

Yes

Combine files

Yes

Pressure Sensitive Ink

-

Optimized for touch and pen

-

Light mode and Dark mode

Yes

Measurement tools

Yes

Draw or type signatures

Unlimited

Yes

Bookmarks

Yes

Redaction

Yes

Android

Yes

Smart ink

-

Partial Eraser

-

Snap to

Yes

Templates and Overlays

Yes

Color picker

Limited

Favorites Bar Unlimited

-

Dock, Float, and Reposition Toolbar

-

Tool menu drag and drop

-

Custom Keyboard Shortcuts

-

Office Conversion

Yes

Form filling

Yes

Doc Builder

Yes

Compression (low or high)

Yes

Detailed Markup History

Yes

Audio Notes

Yes

Export Text Review .txt .csv

-

Annotation Library

Yes

Hyperlink

Yes

Z-Order

-

Multi Window

Yes

Tags

Folders only

Callouts

-

Advanced Line Styles

-

Snapshot

-

Align / Distribute

-

Password Protect

Yes

Email upload

-

Multi language

Yes

Access across all devices

Yes

Support

Yes

Share

Yes

Live sync document & annotations
between multiple users and clients

Yes

Comment

Limited

Yes

Request e-Signatures

-

Yes

Text Recognition and OCR

Coming soon

Yes

Print production

-

Yes

Create custom tool

-

Yes

Version overlay

-

Yes

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