Software · head to head
Foxit PDF Editor vs Kami
The short version
- Only Kami has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Foxit PDF Editor the perpetual license edition (Foxit PDF Editor 14, $209.99 one time per user) excludes AI Assistant, Smart Redact, DMS and cloud features, which are reserved for the $159.99 per user per year subscription; Kami the free Basic plan exposes only about 10 of the 40 or more tools
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Foxit PDF Editor and Kami actually diverge.
| Attribute | Foxit PDF Editor | Kami |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | On request | Free |
| Pricing model | one-time | freemium |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Platforms | Web | Web, Chrome Extension, IOS, Android |
| Founded | Unknown | 2013 |
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Foxit PDF Editor
Nothing recorded that Kami does not also cover.
Only in Kami
- PDF annotation
- Drawing tools
- Text tools
- Voice comments
- Text-to-speech
- OCR
- Split/merge PDFs
- Video embedding
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Foxit PDF Editor
No use cases recorded yet. See the Foxit PDF Editor review.
Kami
- Annotating and marking up PDFs and worksheets in a classroomnot Foxit PDF Editor
- Distributing and collecting student assignments through an LMSnot Foxit PDF Editor
- Collaborative document annotation for group worknot Foxit PDF Editor
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Foxit PDF Editor
- The perpetual license edition (Foxit PDF Editor 14, $209.99 one time per user) excludes AI Assistant, Smart Redact, DMS and cloud features, which are reserved for the $159.99 per user per year subscription
- The AI assistant on PDF Editor+ is capped at 20 free credits per month
- eSign is capped at 150 envelopes per year on the PDF Editor+ subscription
Kami
- The free Basic plan exposes only about 10 of the 40 or more tools
- Google Classroom, Schoology, Canvas and Microsoft Teams integrations require the Teacher plan at $149 per year
- School and district licensing including domain wide deployment is custom priced and requires a quote
- Non education users pay separate Workplace plans at $85 or $220 per year rather than the education rate
- A dedicated account manager is only available on the School or District plan
Pricing, plan by plan
Foxit PDF Editor
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Foxit PDF Editor review.
Kami
Free- FreeFree
- Core annotation tools
- Split & merge PDFs
- Basic integrations
- Teacher$99/month
- All annotations
- Voice comments
- Text-to-speech
- School/District$undefined/month
- All Teacher
- Admin dashboard
- SSO
Which should you pick?
Choose Foxit PDF Editor if
Nothing in the data separates Foxit PDF Editor from Kami on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Choose Kami if
- You need pdf annotation.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Chrome Extension, IOS, Android.
- You also want drawing tools.
Questions people ask
- Is Foxit PDF Editor or Kami better?
- Neither clearly leads. Foxit PDF Editor starts at On request and Kami at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Foxit PDF Editor or Kami?
- Kami has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Foxit PDF Editor and Free for Kami.
- Does Foxit PDF Editor or Kami run on more platforms?
- Foxit PDF Editor runs on Web. Kami runs on Web, Chrome Extension, IOS, Android.
- Can I use Kami for free?
- Yes. Kami has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Foxit PDF Editor starts at On request.
- What can Foxit PDF Editor do that Kami cannot?
- Kami covers PDF annotation, Drawing tools, Text tools, Voice comments.