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Nitro PDF vs PDFelement Comparison (2026)

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Overview

Easily convert your documents into editable PDFs. Whether you’re editing text in the document, redacting sensitive information or annotating your document with highlights or notes, perform all your essential PDF edits with ease.

PDFelement is a cloud-based and on-premise PDF editor that assists users in creating, editing, protecting, and signing PDFs across desktop, mobile, and web platforms. The tool allows users to modify PDF content similar to a word processor, incorporating text, images, shapes, and the ability to import and edit layers. Users can also adjust the size, color, and font styles, insert links, and apply watermarks to their documents.

  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials

Video & Screenshots

Pricing

Starting from

15

/user

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

Starting from

49

One-time payment

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

4.5

583

5

4

3

2

1

360

176

32

7

8

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
81%
would recommend this app

4.4

440

5

4

3

2

1

245

146

25

7

17

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
77%
would recommend this app

Pros

“I sign and send official documents in just a few clicks, completely eliminating the tedious printing and scanning steps.”
PK

Patrick K.

Vice President at JPK and Associates, Inc.

“I can edit a sentence directly on a flattened PDF without breaking the original font styling.”
PK

Patrick K.

Vice President at JPK and Associates, Inc.

“The text editing and conversion tools to Microsoft Office formats are simply magical.”
PK

Patrick K.

Vice President at JPK and Associates, Inc.

Pros

“Additionally, the free version applies a rather large watermark right in the middle of documents, which forces you to upgrade to the paid version for professional use.”
PK

Patrick K.

Vice President at JPK and Associates, Inc.

“I enjoyed that this product gives you the ability to use toms of different editing features & even the ability to create your own graphics add-ins.”
DC

Destiny C.

Sole proprietor

“You can modify the font, size, and style of text, resize or replace images, and add or edit hyperlinks.”
Verified reviewer profile picture

Naveen C.

Senior Technical Manager

Cons

“They sold a product and then did a rug pull when they realized they'd rather charge people again than honor their lifetime license they originally sold.”
IG

Isaac G.

Controller

“Incorrect information from support, quick to take money for a licence impossible to get it back when they fail to provide the software.”
CO

Colin O.

editor

“Only thing that is annoying is that it tends to default to the app for all PDFs which is not necessary - not really due to Nitro!”
SS

Serena S.

Executive Assistant

Cons

“However, some documents don’t work properly on it, and the OCR area doesn’t always cover the whole page.”
FC

Fannie C.

Estimator

“Sometimes I lose all my work if I click the wrong button.”
FC

Fannie C.

Estimator

“I feel their marketing deceptive, and I don't respect and trust the company.”
CS

Cynthia S.

owner and psychologist

  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review10 days ago
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review5 months ago

Key features

  • Total features99
  • AI Copilot
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Annotations
  • Archiving & Retention
  • Audio Recording
  • Audit Trail
  • Authentication
  • Batch Processing
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Communication Management
  • Compliance Management
  • Compliance Tracking
  • Compression
  • Configurable Workflow
  • Contact Management
  • Content Management
  • Content Scan
  • Contract Drafting
  • Contract/License Management
  • Convert to PDF
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Templates
  • Data Capture and Transfer
  • Data Extraction
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Security
  • Data Storage Management
  • Data Synchronization
  • Delete Pages
  • Digital Signature
  • Document Automation
  • Document Capture
  • Document Classification
  • Document Conversion
  • Document Editing
  • Document Generation
  • Document Imaging
  • Document Management
  • Document Review
  • Document Storage
  • Document Templates
  • Drag & Drop
  • Electronic Signature
  • Encryption
  • File Conversion
  • File Management
  • File Recovery
  • File Sharing
  • File Transfer
  • For Legal Professionals
  • Forms Management
  • Full Text Search
  • Generative AI
  • HIPAA Compliant
  • ID Scanning
  • Image Editing
  • Image Pre-processing
  • Indexing
  • Invoice Processing
  • Language Detection
  • Merge/Append Files
  • Metadata Extraction
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile Signature Capture
  • Multi-Language
  • Multi-Party Signing
  • Multiple Format Support
  • Multiple Output Formats
  • Notes Management
  • Offline Access
  • Optical Character Recognition
  • PDF Conversion
  • PDF Reader
  • Pre-built Templates
  • Presentation Tools
  • Productivity Tools
  • Rearrange Pages
  • Reminders
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • Rotate Pages
  • SSL Security
  • Search/Filter
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Side-by-Side Comparison
  • Signature Capture
  • Signature Creation
  • Single Sign On
  • Status Tracking
  • Tagging
  • Task Management
  • Team Collaboration
  • Template Management
  • Templates
  • Text Editing
  • Text Extraction
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • User Management
  • Version Control
  • Watermarking
  • Workflow Automation
  • Workflow Management
  • Zone Selection Tool
  • Total features67
  • AI Copilot
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Annotations
  • Archiving & Retention
  • Audio Recording
  • Audit Trail
  • Authentication
  • Batch Processing
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Communication Management
  • Compliance Management
  • Compliance Tracking
  • Compression
  • Configurable Workflow
  • Contact Management
  • Content Management
  • Content Scan
  • Contract Drafting
  • Contract/License Management
  • Convert to PDF
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Templates
  • Data Capture and Transfer
  • Data Extraction
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Security
  • Data Storage Management
  • Data Synchronization
  • Delete Pages
  • Digital Signature
  • Document Automation
  • Document Capture
  • Document Classification
  • Document Conversion
  • Document Editing
  • Document Generation
  • Document Imaging
  • Document Management
  • Document Review
  • Document Storage
  • Document Templates
  • Drag & Drop
  • Electronic Signature
  • Encryption
  • File Conversion
  • File Management
  • File Recovery
  • File Sharing
  • File Transfer
  • For Legal Professionals
  • Forms Management
  • Full Text Search
  • Generative AI
  • HIPAA Compliant
  • ID Scanning
  • Image Editing
  • Image Pre-processing
  • Indexing
  • Invoice Processing
  • Language Detection
  • Merge/Append Files
  • Metadata Extraction
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile Signature Capture
  • Multi-Language
  • Multi-Party Signing
  • Multiple Format Support
  • Multiple Output Formats
  • Notes Management
  • Offline Access
  • Optical Character Recognition
  • PDF Conversion
  • PDF Reader
  • Pre-built Templates
  • Presentation Tools
  • Productivity Tools
  • Rearrange Pages
  • Reminders
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • Rotate Pages
  • SSL Security
  • Search/Filter
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Side-by-Side Comparison
  • Signature Capture
  • Signature Creation
  • Single Sign On
  • Status Tracking
  • Tagging
  • Task Management
  • Team Collaboration
  • Template Management
  • Templates
  • Text Editing
  • Text Extraction
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • User Management
  • Version Control
  • Watermarking
  • Workflow Automation
  • Workflow Management
  • Zone Selection Tool

Integrations

  • Total integrations16
  • BRIO
  • Box
  • Corporify
  • Dropbox
  • Google Chrome
  • KPD
  • M-Files
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft Power Automate
  • Microsoft SharePoint
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Microsoft Word
  • Salesforce Platform
  • Silverfin
  • Zapier
  • Total integrations2
  • BRIO
  • Box
  • Corporify
  • Dropbox
  • Google Chrome
  • KPD
  • M-Files
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft Power Automate
  • Microsoft SharePoint
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Microsoft Word
  • Salesforce Platform
  • Silverfin
  • Zapier