Foxit PhantomPDF

RATING:

4.7

(45)

About Foxit PhantomPDF

Foxit PhantomPDF is a PDF solution used to create and edit PDF documents and fillable forms. This solution allows users to update, organize, convert, and share documents. With multiple security options, such as encryption and redaction, it can protect sensitive documents from unauthorized access. This solution can integrate with various third-party content management systems. Foxit PhantomPDF includes features for adding headers, footers, and watermarks. Users can manipulate files and pages by merging or splitting PDFs, dragging and dropping pages within a document, and more. PDF pages can be cropped, deleted, swapped, flattened, and rotated. With collaboration tools, users can add comments and initiate shared reviews. Pricing varies based on features and the number o...

Foxit PhantomPDF Pricing

Foxit PhantomPDF Standard (create, edit, export PDFs + more): $139/one-time or $132/annually Foxit PhantomPDF Business (complete PDF lifecycle solution): $179/one-time or $99/annually Education discounts are available.

Starting price: 

$159.00 one time

Free trial: 

Not Available

Free version: 

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Foxit PhantomPDF - OCR

Foxit PhantomPDF Reviews

Overall Rating

4.7

Ratings Breakdown

Secondary Ratings

Ease-of-use

4.5

Customer Support

4

Value for money

4

Functionality

4.5

Most Helpful Reviews for Foxit PhantomPDF

1 - 5 of 45 Reviews

User Profile

Jean Bertin

Verified reviewer

Professional Training & Coaching, 10,000+ employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed September 2021

This is my go-to PDF editor

Overall, It is a decent PDF editor that is supported by a trusted company. Foxit offers an affordable PDF solution with plenty of security and functionality for the average user at a decent price point. Foxit PDF Editor's limitations come to light when it comes to higher-end conversion tasks, but it is capable of handling everyday business viewing, conversion, and editing jobs in a snap, giving it serious competition to the industry-standard Adobe suite.

PROS

I consider Foxit PhantomPDF or Foxit PDF Editor to be one of my favorite applications due to its easy-to-use interface and familiarity with the ribbon menu in Microsoft Office. As a person who has used Microsoft Office for many years, it looks very much like an extension of that platform. As part of a specific agreement with Adobe, every device provided to our organization is equipped with the Adobe Acrobat Reader. Nevertheless, after comparing it with Foxit, I have observed that Foxit offers a greater number of functionality and features. It became my standard tool for everything and proved to be a useful complement to more difficult tasks. The software allows me to split documents, add pages, merge files, scan paper documents into PDFs, and take advantage of its cloud features. Foxit also integrates with external multimedia files, which I find extremely useful. A major advantage of this PDF management software is the ability to embed large multimedia files, such as video, into your documents. This feature is not available in many other programs. Security and sharing features provided by this software are certainly reassuring and I am grateful for them.

CONS

A major downside to Foxit PDF Editor is that it cannot convert files into ePubs, although for some users this might not be a big deal. However, it would be handy if we could include this popular format as a default. One of the other cons I noted was the OCR functionality. This particular module is required to enable Optical Character Recognition. However, the majority of image-heavy documents are too complex for it, and the performance of such documents is severely impacted.

Reasons for switching to Foxit PhantomPDF

Not User Friendly

Anonymous

51-200 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed September 2021

A powerful and fast Adobe Acrobat replacement

Overall I am happy with Foxit. I know I said the interface is not friendly but i am using it for more than four years so I know now which is what. One specific point I want to mention if you ever lose your ppt/ doc/ xls file don't worry Foxit can convert documents almost accurately. All in all if you ever move to Foxit and get used to its interface it is a lightweight beast (compared to Adobe Acrobat DC) which can tackle your daily challenges without making you sweat.

PROS

Editing, shuffling pages, adding deleting text and merging PDF, these are my regular task in Foxit. And it deliver all those without making my PC go heywire. I think all PDF maker should understand that they should have a lightweight product variant which simply do these. Cause we are not seasoned editor, rather we are business professionals who want to manage simple tasks in a PDF editor. Thanks to Foxit I never have to face any trouble with my office projects as it deliver what I wanted and when I wanted.

CONS

Foxit is very good editor but sometimes I feel like it needs a little graphical overhaul. Some options are repetitive, some are jammed in a single button and sometimes it is difficult o find the right buttons. If they make the interface a little more friendly by dropping rarely used features then it will be a perfect product. One thing they can do is letting us choose which buttons we want to see in our top bar.

Reasons for switching to Foxit PhantomPDF

Because I had a weak PC then and Adobe Acrobat was glitching. At first I tried out Foxit reader after that my love grew stronger

Duy

Mechanical or Industrial Engineering, 201-500 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

Review Source
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

OVERALL RATING:

1

EASE OF USE

1

VALUE FOR MONEY

1

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

1

FUNCTIONALITY

1

Reviewed February 2024

Terrible experience

Very bad. There are no other words needed

PROS

The only thing I enjoyed doing with Foxit PhantomPDF was that it had the feature of editing texts, compared to Foxit Reader

CONS

Everything else. The feature that I frequently use is "Edit Text". And good Lord, it successfully added more stress to my work! There are too many flaws in this feature and it took me all day to correct them.

JAMES

Wholesale, 2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review Source
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

1

VALUE FOR MONEY

1

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

1

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed December 2023

DON'T BUY IT

BASICALLY A DISASTER OVER MANY YEARS... SOOOO SORRY I HAD THE COMPANY START USING IT YEARS AGO

PROS

NOTHING - OVER TIME IT'S A DISASTER - THEIR INTERNAL MANGEMENT OF SUBSCRIPTIONS IS TOTALLY UNRELIABLE

CONS

LICENSE CONTROL AND ADDING TO NEW COMPUTERS

Reason for choosing Foxit PhantomPDF

MISTAKE IN ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT IT'S ADMINISTTRATION

Reasons for switching to Foxit PhantomPDF

THOUGHT IT WOULD WORK BETTR LONG TERM -THAT WAS AN ERROR

Jay

Mechanical or Industrial Engineering, 2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

4

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed August 2021

A less expensive alternative with equal or better functionality

I use Foxit daily to read, edit, and create PDFs that are very interactive and are used for anything from contractual agreements to key media for communication. Overall, after using this software for 3+ years, I have had a very positive experience.

PROS

Foxit offers a comprehensive PDF editing software that is on par with the other major PDF editing software available. The ability to move and delete pages, merge/append files, and sign and protect files is superior to what Adobe offers from my experience. Plus the OCR scan and form field tool make producing very professional and interactive PDFs a breeze. Also, the prices that Foxit offers blow some of the other editing software out of the water and Foxit makes it very easy to find the best option for you, whether it's paying outright one time or paying a subscription for the latest and greatest.

CONS

Foxit is packed with a ton of features including many that I am not even sure of what they do, however commenting and annotations is not one of its strongest capabilities. I end up jumping over to Adobe Reader (free version) to make those sorts of edits. Foxit is also ever-so-slightly bloated and may be a little slow on older computers, particularly as the default PDF reader.

Reason for choosing Foxit PhantomPDF

Overall easier to use, does not require downloading multiple applications just to use one, easy to find and choose the buy-outright option instead of pushing the scam of a subscription.