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Alternatives to Foxit PDF Editor
24 productivity tools sit alongside Foxit PDF Editor in this directory. Below is what separates each from Foxit PDF Editor on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 24
- With a free tier
- 15
- Cheaper to start
- 8
- Foxit PDF Editor starts at
- $10.99/month
Why people look past Foxit PDF Editor
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Foxit PDF Editor entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for Foxit PDF Editor carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 15 of the 24 alternatives below can be used without paying.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Browser toolbox for merging, splitting, compressing and converting PDFs, processed on the vendor's servers
- Can be used without paying; Foxit PDF Editor cannot.
- Starts $3.99 a month cheaper, at $7/month.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than subscription.
- 4 tiers to Foxit PDF Editor's 3.
The ultimate document annotation and collaboration tool
- Can be used without paying; Foxit PDF Editor cannot.
- Starts $1.0099999999999998 a month dearer, at $12/month.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than subscription.
- 4 tiers to Foxit PDF Editor's 3.
Edit, convert, secure, and sign PDF with annotation, OCR, and more
- Sold on a quote model rather than subscription.
PDF Expert puts Adobe Acrobat to shame
Priced and rated the same as Foxit PDF Editor on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Journalling app for iOS, Android and Mac now sold as a subscription after years as a one-time purchase
- Can be used without paying; Foxit PDF Editor cannot.
- Sold on a Free tier plus subscription model rather than subscription.
Security-focused AI email client with end-to-end encryption and a lifetime purchase option
- Can be used without paying; Foxit PDF Editor cannot.
- Sold on a Per user per year, or one-time purchase model rather than subscription.
Every Foxit PDF Editor alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foxit PDF Editor (this page) | $10.99/month | Subscription | 3 | |
| iLovePDFOnline PDF software for merging, splitting, compressing and signing files | Free, then $7/month | Freemium | 4 | vs Foxit PDF Editor |
| KamiThe ultimate document annotation and collaboration tool | Free, then $12/month | Freemium | 4 | vs Foxit PDF Editor |
| Nitro PDFEdit, convert, secure, and sign PDF with annotation, OCR, and more | On request | Quote | - | vs Foxit PDF Editor |
| PDF ExpertPDF Expert puts Adobe Acrobat to shame | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs Foxit PDF Editor |
| Day One | Free | Free tier plus subscription | 3 | vs Foxit PDF Editor |
| Canary Mail | Free | Per user per year, or one-time purchase | 3 | vs Foxit PDF Editor |
| Alfred | Free, then £34/one-time | One-time purchase | 3 | vs Foxit PDF Editor |
| Bring! | Free | Free, with an optional paid Premium tier for extras | 2 | vs Foxit PDF Editor |
| Samsung Food | Free | Free, no subscription | 1 | vs Foxit PDF Editor |
| Bluemail | Free | Quote | 1 | vs Foxit PDF Editor |
| Spark Mail | Free | Per user per month | 3 | vs Foxit PDF Editor |
| Mealime | Free, then $5.99/month | Freemium subscription | 2 | vs Foxit PDF Editor |
| Supernormal | Free, then $20/month | Per month by credits | 3 | vs Foxit PDF Editor |
| MeetGeek | Free, then $9.99/month | Per user per month | 4 | vs Foxit PDF Editor |
| Bluedot | Free, then $14/month | Per recording user per month | 4 | vs Foxit PDF Editor |
| LibreOffice | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Foxit PDF Editor |
| Gamma | Free, then $12/month | - | 6 | vs Foxit PDF Editor |
| Memtime | €10/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Foxit PDF Editor |
| Streaks | $5.99/one-time | One-time purchase | 1 | vs Foxit PDF Editor |
| AnyList | On request | Per user per year | 1 | vs Foxit PDF Editor |
| Mimestream | $4.99/month | Per user per month | 1 | vs Foxit PDF Editor |
| Paprika Recipe Manager | $4.99/one-time | One-time purchase, priced separately per platform | 2 | vs Foxit PDF Editor |
| HEY | $99/year | Per user per month | 3 | vs Foxit PDF Editor |
| Fastmail | $3/month | Per user per month | 3 | vs Foxit PDF Editor |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Foxit PDF Editor badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (15)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- iLovePDF , Free, then $7/month
- Kami , Free, then $12/month
- Day One , Free
- Canary Mail , Free
- Alfred , Free, then £34/one-time
- Bring! , Free
- Samsung Food , Free
- Bluemail , Free
Cheaper than Foxit PDF Editor (8)
Entry price under Foxit PDF Editor's $10.99/month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- iLovePDF , Free, then $7/month
- Mealime , Free, then $5.99/month
- MeetGeek , Free, then $9.99/month
- Memtime , €10/month
- Streaks , $5.99/one-time
- Mimestream , $4.99/month
- Paprika Recipe Manager , $4.99/one-time
- Fastmail , $3/month
What you would be giving up
Foxit PDF Editor is most often brought in for creating, editing and signing pdf documents on windows, macos or the web, buying a perpetual pdf editor licence instead of a subscription, sending documents for signature with esign, at 150 envelopes a year on pdf editor+. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Foxit PDF Editor is broadly right and the question is cost, the Foxit PDF Editor pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Productivity category lists everything the directory holds, and best productivity tools ranks them.
Foxit PDF Editor runs on not recorded. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Foxit PDF Editor alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Foxit PDF Editor?
- 24 other productivity tools are listed in this directory, led by iLovePDF, Kami, Nitro PDF, PDF Expert. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Foxit PDF Editor?
- 15 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: iLovePDF, Kami, Day One, Canary Mail, Alfred.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Foxit PDF Editor?
- Yes. 8 of the alternatives below start under Foxit PDF Editor's $10.99/month: iLovePDF at Free, then $7/month, Mealime at Free, then $5.99/month, MeetGeek at Free, then $9.99/month, Memtime at €10/month.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Foxit PDF Editor?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: there is no free tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Foxit PDF Editor?
- Foxit PDF Editor is most often brought in for creating, editing and signing pdf documents on windows, macos or the web, buying a perpetual pdf editor licence instead of a subscription, sending documents for signature with esign, at 150 envelopes a year on pdf editor+. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Foxit PDF Editor?
- None of the productivity tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Foxit PDF Editor alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Productivity, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Foxit PDF Editor against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Foxit PDF Editor covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every productivity tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Productivity category, 24 tools beside Foxit PDF Editor. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.