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Comparison

Foxit PDF Editor vs PDFelement

On the evidence we track, Foxit PDF Editor leads this comparison with a composite score of 78/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Foxit PDF Editor full profile →PDFelement full profile →
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★Foxit PDF Editor78
PDFelement37
Score
Vioscale score
Foxit PDF Editor78 / 100medium · 55%
PDFelement37 / 100low · 47%
Pricing
Free tier
Foxit PDF Editor✓
PDFelement✗
Model
Foxit PDF Editorfreemium
PDFelementcommercial
Price level
Foxit PDF Editorlow
PDFelementhigh
Starting price
Foxit PDF Editor$10.99
PDFelement$129.99
Transparent
Foxit PDF Editor✓
PDFelement✗
Integrations
Count
Foxit PDF Editor15
PDFelement–
Security
Disclosure policy
Foxit PDF Editor✓
PDFelement–
Gdpr
Foxit PDF Editor✓
PDFelement–
Hipaa
Foxit PDF Editor✓
PDFelement–
Iso27001
Foxit PDF Editor–
PDFelement✓
Soc2
Foxit PDF Editor✓
PDFelement–
Market
Availability

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for pdf editors. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Deployment model
Foxit PDF EditorCloud saas
PDFelementNative desktop
Base text and image editing within PDF
Foxit PDF Editor✓
PDFelement✓
Page merging extraction and splitting
Foxit PDF Editor✓
PDFelement✓
OCR optical character recognition scanning
Foxit PDF Editor✓
PDFelement✓
Permanent blackout redaction engine
Foxit PDF Editor✓
PDFelement-
Password protection and encryption
Foxit PDF Editor✓
PDFelement✓
Interactive form field creation
Foxit PDF Editor✓
PDFelement✓
Digital signature certification enforcement
Foxit PDF Editor✓
PDFelement✓
Microsoft office docx xlsx conversion
Foxit PDF Editor✓
PDFelement✓
File size compression engine
Foxit PDF Editor✓
PDFelement✓
SOC2 type ii
Foxit PDF Editor✓
PDFelement-
ISO 27001
Foxit PDF Editor-
PDFelement✓
Pricing model
Foxit PDF EditorFlat subscription
PDFelementOne time purchase

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Foxit PDF Editor

Leader

A professional PDF editing platform available as both cloud subscription and perpetual desktop licenses, featuring full document creation and manipulation, OCR, encryption, and AI-driven summarization and translation. Designed for enterprises with security certifications including SOC 2, HIPAA, and GDPR compliance.

Independently observed

PDFelement

A multi-purpose PDF tool that lets users modify document content (text and images), create interactive forms, read text from scanned files, reorganize pages, convert between document formats, and apply digital signatures. Works on Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, and through a web interface.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Foxit PDF Editor

Leader
from $10.99/moHybridFree tier14-day trial

Free tier with 20 AI credits/month; PDF Editor+ from $159.99/year subscription; PDF Editor perpetual license $209.99; Paid AI Assistant tier with 2,000 credits/month

  • PDF Editor$209.99 one-time purchase
    • Full PDF editing and creation
    • OCR and document scanning
    • Form creation and interactive fields
    • 256-bit AES encryption and access control
    • Digital signature support
    • +2 more
  • PDF Editor+$159.99/year or $10.99/month per user
    • All PDF Editor features
    • Web-based Editor Cloud platform
    • Mobile apps (iOS, Android)
    • Unlimited cloud storage
    • AI Assistant (20 credits/month included)
    • +4 more
  • AI Assistant - FreeFree
    • Document summarization
    • Multi-language translation (27+ languages)
    • Chat with documents
    • Access to ai.foxit.com web platform
    • Works in desktop and mobile apps
  • AI Assistant - Power Users2,000 AI credits/month for power users (add-on pricing not clearly specified)
    • 2,000 AI credits monthly
    • Multi-document research agent
    • Priority processing
    • Access to ai.foxit.com web platform
    • All AI features
as of verify ↗

PDFelement

from $129.99Hybrid

From $129.99 one-time for individuals or $139/user/month for teams. Free trial available.

  • PDFelement for Individuals$129.99 perpetual (12% discount from $159)
    • Edit text and images
    • Annotate documents
    • Merge and split pages
    • OCR scanning
    • Convert to and from PDF
    • +4 more
  • PDFelement for TeamContact sales
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Foxit PDF Editor✓
PDFelement✓
iOS
Foxit PDF Editor✓
PDFelement✓
Android
Foxit PDF Editor✓
PDFelement✓
macOS
Foxit PDF Editor✓
PDFelement✓
Windows
Foxit PDF Editor✓
PDFelement✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Foxit PDF Editor✓
PDFelement✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Foxit PDF Editor

Leader
15 total
  • Dropbox
  • Salesforce
  • SharePoint
  • NetDocuments
  • iManage Work
  • iManage Cloud
  • Egnyte
  • OpenText Documentum
  • OpenText eDOCS
  • OpenText Content Suite
  • Worldox
  • FileOpen
  • Microsoft Entra ID
  • Foxit eSign API
  • Google Chrome
Independently observed

PDFelement

Not documented yet.

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.