--- description: Detailed reviews on ABBYY FineReader PDF based on features, pricing, usability, and ratings. Get a quick overview advantages and disadvantages. Compare ABBYY FineReader PDF with similar products. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/getapp/og_logo-94fd2a03a6c7a0e54fc0c9e21a1c0ce9.png title: ABBYY FineReader PDF Reviews, Prices & Ratings | GetApp Canada 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [PDF Editor Software](/directory/3776/pdf-editor/software) > [ABBYY FineReader PDF](/software/2047083/abbyy-finereader) # ABBYY FineReader PDF Canonical: https://www.getapp.ca/software/2047083/abbyy-finereader Page: 1 / 18\ Next: [Next page](https://www.getapp.ca/software/2047083/abbyy-finereader?page=2) > FineReader PDF empowers professionals to maximize efficiency in the digital workplace. Featuring ABBYY’s latest AI-based OCR technology, FineReader PDF makes it easier to digitize, retrieve, edit, protect, share, and collaborate on all kinds of documents in the same workflow. > > Verdict: Rated **4.7/5** by 427 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Key benefits of ABBYY FineReader PDF Create, edit, and organize PDFs Create fillable PDF forms Collaborate on and approve PDFs Compare documents in different formats Protect and sign PDFs Digitize paper documents and scans with OCR Automate digitization and conversion routines Flexible licensing: per seat, concurrent, remote ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.7/5** | 427 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support Software | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: ABBYY Software House - **Location**: Nicosia, US - **Founded**: 1989 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$16.00 - **Pricing model**: Flat Rate (Free Trial) - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Windows (On-Premise), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: Croatian, Czech, English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Traditional Chinese, Ukrainian - **Available Countries**: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize and 206 more ## Features - Access Controls/Permissions - Annotations - Archiving & Retention - Batch Processing - Collaboration Tools - Commenting/Notes - Compression - Convert to PDF - Digital Signature Software - Document Capture - Document Generation Software - Document Storage - Electronic Signature - Encryption Software - File Conversion - File Sharing Software - Forms Management - Full Text Search - Image Editing - Image Pre-processing ## Integrations (4 total) - Microsoft Excel - Microsoft Outlook - Microsoft PowerPoint - Microsoft Word ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base Software - Chat ## Category - [PDF Editor Software](https://www.getapp.ca/directory/3776/pdf-editor/software) ## Related Categories - [Document Management Software](https://www.getapp.ca/directory/284/document-management/software) - [PDF Editor Software](https://www.getapp.ca/directory/3776/pdf-editor/software) - [PDF Software](https://www.getapp.ca/directory/1323/pdf/software) - [OCR Software](https://www.getapp.ca/directory/1571/ocr/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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[Soda PDF](https://www.getapp.ca/software/91502/soda-pdf) — 3.5/5 (238 reviews) ## Reviews ### "Great Product/Value" — 5.0/5 > **Eddie** | *December 14, 2023* | Education Management | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: Works very well to convert image files to searchable pdf > > **Cons**: I have zero complaints at this point in time ----- ### "Great to Rebuild Old Magazine Articles for Republishing Online" — 5.0/5 > **Stephen** | *May 15, 2025* | Environmental Services | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: Ability to scan and convert image files to documents while doing a pretty good job at preserving the formatting. > > **Cons**: The best way I know to recreate electronic versions of old magazine articles as they were when published for re-publishing online. > > I get the best results of any tool I've used with this software. ----- ### "Best ocr for archival historical documents, but not perfect" — 3.0/5 > **Megan** | *May 22, 2024* | Higher Education Software | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: Does better than Adobe in ocr-ing messy archival documents for historical research. Still not perfect, though. Don't expect very great accuracy. > > **Cons**: There's no way to correct ocr mistakes like you can in Adobe acrobat. > > Good, but wish the ocr were were even better, and correctable. ----- ### "ABBYY FineReader PDF - Top Tier PDF Software" — 5.0/5 > **Dominick** | *March 26, 2025* | Marketing & Advertising | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: ABBYY FineRead PDF is very easy and intuitive to use. It's a great way to read and edit PDFs as well as convert files\! > > **Cons**: No complaints, ABBYY FineRead PDF does a great job\! > > I started using ABBYY FineReader PDF because I needed help converting a file, but since then I've also used it for editing text on PDFs\! ----- ### "Perfect Document Format" — 5.0/5 > **Carol Ann** | *February 17, 2025* | Real Estate | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: once installed, it made working with PDF files a breeze. no more having to convert to a word doc > > **Cons**: it is relatively easy to use and understand, so there is really np0othing to complain about here. > > I am now able to send and receive PDFs with out fear of not being able to open them or edit. ----- Page: 1 / 18\ Next: [Next page](https://www.getapp.ca/software/2047083/abbyy-finereader?page=2) ## Links - [View on GetApp](https://www.getapp.ca/software/2047083/abbyy-finereader) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | es | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-MX | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | nl | | | nl-BE | | | pt | | | pt-PT | | ----- ## Structured Data