What is PDF Architect?

PDF Architect offers an affordable alternative to expensive PDF software alternatives. This application comes packed with a variety of features intended for professional use. Moreover, it provides several deployment options, making it an excellent choice for larger organizations. Its adaptability allows users to customize the software to effectively address their unique requirements. As a result, businesses can enhance their workflow and improve productivity while managing PDF documents.

Pricing

Price Starts At:
$49 per year
Free Version:
Free Version available.

Integrations

No integrations listed.

Screenshots and Video

PDF Architect 7

PDF Architect 7

Company Facts

Company Name:
pdfforge
Date Founded:
2009
Company Location:
Germany
Company Website:
www.pdfforge.org/pdfarchitect/business

Product Details

Deployment
Windows
Training Options
Documentation Hub
Support
Web-Based Support

Product Details

Target Company Sizes
Individual
1-10
11-50
51-200
201-500
501-1000
1001-5000
5001-10000
10001+
Target Organization Types
Mid Size Business
Small Business
Enterprise
Freelance
Nonprofit
Government
Startup
Supported Languages
English

PDF Architect Categories and Features

PDF Editors

Access Controls / Permissions
Annotations
Commenting / Notes
Compare Side-by-Side
Customizable Branding
Delete Pages
Electronic Signature
Forms Management
Full Text Search
Merge / Append
Offline Access
Optical Character Recognition (OCR)
Rearrange Pages
Rotate Pages
Watermarking

PDF Software

Annotations
Convert to PDF
Digital Signature
Encryption
Merge / Append
PDF Reader
Watermarking

PDF Architect Customer Reviews

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Owner
    Has used product for: Less than 6 months
    Uses the product: Yearly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 20,000 or More
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    Beware - billing scam

    Date: Mar 21 2021
    Summary

    Poor technical support, they will continue to bill you even if you cancel your subscription and remove their software.

    Positive

    None, I was billed despite canceling my subscription 3 months prior due to poor functionality and support from this company. Now need to get my money back. Caveat emptor. I hope they will at least delete my personal information.

    Negative

    Kludgy interface and terrible support if you have more than one device such as a desktop and pen enabled laptop.

    They will bill you again despite canceling your subscription.

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  • Reviewer Name: Tom B.
    Position: Engineer
    Has used product for: 1-2 Years
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Problems with merged files

    Date: Apr 07 2021
    Summary

    Seemed to work OK with single page pdf creation, but multi-page documents I lost faith in it. Just double-check larger documents with Acrobat Reader.

    Positive

    Relatively inexpensive. Somewhat intuitive to use after some use. Didn't seem to cause problems with my Windows PC.

    Negative

    - Some merged files would freeze and lockup in Acrobat reader. Worked fine in PDFArch, but that was of no use when sending files to others.

    - Annoying to always have to "switch" to Pro version when opening program. Don't understand why the free version needs to stay on your computer after paying for Pro.

    - Customer service is slow and rarely of much help.

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  • Reviewer Name: Will C.
    Position: Office Roustabout
    Has used product for: Less than 6 months
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
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    Advertised Money Back Guarantee is Not Honoured

    Date: Jul 20 2021
    Summary

    Tried to get money back as product didn't work as claimed for me, 8 weeks of trying and no money back to date.

    Positive

    The price is fair for the claimed PDF editor and OCR features. The layout is cluttered but straightforward.

    Negative

    Can not edit within text boxes from previous sessions and their advertised money back guarantee is a scam.

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  • Reviewer Name: Edward G.
    Position: Architect
    Has used product for: Free Trial
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
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    Architect

    Date: Oct 30 2020
    Summary

    I am not able to cancel my subscription to PDF Architect Scan & cannot get through to Customer support. I am getting ripped off.

    Positive

    PDF program. I did not get notification of my cancellation, nor received a refund for the program cancellation.

    Negative

    I am not able to cancel my subscription to PDF Architect Scan & cannot get through to Customer support.

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  • Reviewer Name: C B.
    Position: Sales CoOrdintaor
    Has used product for: Less than 6 months
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 100 - 499
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Tried to place an order and could not lost the sale

    Date: Nov 20 2020
    Summary

    For a company that thrives on making things easy for the customer was definitely not asking what was really happening I lost the sale for the 55 licenses that they gave me the reseller pricelist for and told me to simply contact [email redacted] and it would be as simple as that 6 days lately and my client unhappy I still have no resolution

    Positive

    The online explanation of what it said it could do but no one would get back to me nor could I reach support.

    Negative

    Everything as the support to even get to someone even after finding out the company when you try to call was under MYclick they said they would have someone contact us and 6 days still no contact no licenses no support.

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  • Reviewer Name: Rosalyn G.
    Position: IT Manager
    Has used product for: 6-12 Months
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
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    Love the product, not a fan of support.

    Updated: Dec 07 2020
    Summary

    If I could get my perpetual license, I would be satisfied, but to take away a perpetual license that I paid for and give me a 5.5 (month credit) for the additional license I paid for does not make for a good customer experience.

    Positive

    Easy to use. I can do most everything I need to do, but have not explored all of the options yet and I was excited about testing out the other options until today, when I could not get logged in again.

    Negative

    First:
    My experience with OCR has not been the greatest. I've opted to only use it when I absolutely have to and understand clean-up will be needed.

    Second:
    Support is the worst. First I purchased a perpetual license. It was never listed in my product listing. I couldn't figure out what was wrong and thought maybe I did something wrong so I purchased the latest version which was 7 and thought that went with my perpetual license....WRONG!!

    I started searching through old emails and found both purchases. I petitioned the company to give me purchase credit for the year that I purchased, but never used (NOT ONE DAY, because I could never get the account straightened out). They gave me 6 months credit set to expire 12/20/2020 (granted I paid for 1 year). Today, I logged in and the account is telling me that the license has expired!!! REALLY. I have 2 more weeks on that 6 month credit.

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