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Drawboard PDF vs Adobe Acrobat

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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.

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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

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Individuals
Pro Lite

$5.99/mo
$50.00/yr

(+save 30% on annual plan)

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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)

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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)

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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
$25.16/yr

(save additional 30% when billed annually)

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Acrobat for
Students & Teachers

$19.99/mo
$239.88/yr

(incl. annual discount)

Pro Plus - 50% off

$4.99/mo
$41.96/yr

(save additional 30% when billed annually)

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Adobe Acrobat alternative

Drawboard PDF

Features
Drawboard PDF
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Acrobat
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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
-
View & edit password
protected PDF
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
Yes
Print production
-
Yes
Create custom tool
-
Yes
Version overlay
-
Yes
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Drawboard PDF
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Available on Windows, iOS, macOS, Android and in your web browser.