# Page 4 | Nitro PDF Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 4 - Is Nitro PDF the right Document Generation solution for you? Explore 570 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/167449/Nitro/reviews --- Nitro PDF 4.5 (570) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Page 4 - Reviews of Nitro PDF ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 76-100 of 570 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use VR Verified Reviewer Agente Public Safety Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Ótima ferramenta para unificar, separar e editar arquivos PDF" August 6, 2023 5.0 Ótima opção para trabalhar os arquivos pdf Pros O Nitro PDF resolveu meus problemas para unificar ou separar páginas dd arquivos PDF. Além disso é uma ótima opção para a digitalização OCR de arquivos pdf. Cons A versão gratuita é bem limitada em relação à versão paga Switched from [Adobe Acrobat Reader](https://www.capterra.com/p/170833/Acrobat-Reader-DC/) Pela maior quantidade de ferramentas que o Nitro oferece Review Source DG Donna G. owner Management Consulting Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Full featured, and available in a desktop version " August 26, 2020 4.0 I use this program when downloading reports, pages, etc. and then taking key parts out to use in customized reports for my clients. Also use to combine materials in several formats (jpeg, docx, xlsx, etc) into one document, or create PDFs from word docs that I don't want easily edited. Pros I am on my 4th version of Nitro since first purchasing it 8+ years ago as a cheaper alternative to Adobe Acrobat. I like the edit ability, ease of printing and creating PDF's and the ability to highlight text or insert comments into documents. Past versions had more tech issues, but whenever I have contacted support, they responded quickly and got the issues resolved. I like that it's not cloud-based, my preference is to purchase a software product and own it on my desktop, vs paying fees into infinity. I have not used some of the advanced features like OCR but works very well for being able to snapshot, add text or copy text. Cons The highlight feature is only in one color, and have to remember to turn off highlighting before switching to selecting text for copying or screenshots. The add text feature interface is a little clunky, it's hard to edit that text once you've typed it, sometimes easier to just delete and start over. Print to PDF not currently working with some sites in Firefox, so have resorted to using Microsoft Print to PDF free version and then having to go back and open from Nitro directly. Switched from [Adobe Acrobat Reader](https://www.capterra.com/p/170833/Acrobat-Reader-DC/) Wanted a more full featured PDF program at a reasonable cost Review Source Jhordann C. Ing. Civil Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Lector de PDF" February 4, 2023 5.0 Todo esta correcto la interfaz general se podría mejorar, también se podría agregar funciones que ayuden al usuario a editar paginas por individual y similares. Pros El software es muy completo ,es de gran ayuda para editar, poner notas , ayuda al lector entre otros. Cons A veces se torna un poco pesado para las maquinas de pocos recursos Switched from [Adobe Acrobat Reader](https://www.capterra.com/p/170833/Acrobat-Reader-DC/) es mas económico y a mi parecer tiene mas opciones de edición Review Source Nikki S. Owner Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great PDF Editor Without the Subscription" June 20, 2023 5.0 Nitro helped me combine PDF documents from different sources and create comprehensive reports for my clients. It did so without costing a lot or requiring a monthly subscription. Pros Nitro makes it easy to edit PDFs and combine or arrange PDF pages from different documents. Cons My use cases for Nitro have been pretty basic, so I have not uncovered any cons so far. Alternatives considered [Adobe Acrobat](https://www.capterra.com/p/251329/Adobe-Acrobat-DC/)[Adobe Creative Cloud](https://www.capterra.com/p/48969/Adobe-Creative-Cloud/) Reason for choosing Nitro PDF I was looking for a product to edit PDFs and combine PDF pages. Of course, I considered Adobe Acrobat, especially since I was familiar with it and used other Adobe products. It was only available as a subscription and seemed expensive for my use case. Nitro was a pleasant alternative that I could buy outright and works just as well. I would highly recommend this product as an alternative to Adobe Acrobat. Review Source Rica Mae D. Documented-Information Officer Construction Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Nitro PDF Review" July 31, 2021 5.0 Pros NitroPDF enables you to quickly edit the pdf files you need to modify. It has a variety of features that is so help and essential on work such as digital signature signing, file conversion, file transfer, data encryption which is so helpful to me and very essential as I'm also part of privacy team. Cons So far i haven't yet experienced any issues or problem within the app, it is very smooth and didn't consume a lot of storage when Review Source Talha K. IT Manager Real Estate Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Easy way to create PDF and extract contents from PDF" March 10, 2021 4.0 Nitro is my one stop PDF solution. I use it extensively almost everyday and have purchased/installed it for our various teams. Since we moved from Adobe's Acrobat it has been a very smooth transition and people have found out scanning and PDF conversion very easy. Pros Combining multiple files to form a single PDF and ability to easily disintegrate PDF into multiple ones. The UI is lucid and doesn't occupy a lot of memory even if you are working on multiple PDFs. Cons OCR scanning comes with errors, extracting text from a file will have small errors. While you convert a PDF to MS Word file it will lose the formatting and you may need to reformat the file which is a bit of a hassle. Reason for choosing Nitro PDF Heard it from my friends working with large software companies about it benefits and ease of use. It was an easy decision to make. Switched from [Adobe Acrobat Reader](https://www.capterra.com/p/170833/Acrobat-Reader-DC/) The cost was too high and our organization is intensive towards Scanning files and storing PDF. Other teams found Adobe too cumbersome to operate and the software in itself was consuming a lot of memory. Review Source CY Calvin Y. Project Manager Civil Engineering Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A very robust pdf software" September 5, 2021 5.0 Nitro is able to do everything I expect it to. I use it to read, manage, edit and review documents all the time and have never had cause to complain. Pros Nitro is a complete package when it comes to managing pdf documents. It is able to convert files to pdf almost immediately (even for medium to large documents), edit documents, and easily add in notes and comments to facilitate team collaboration. Cons Text searching does not always work as expected. Beyond that, I haven't had any other issues with it. Switched from [Adobe Acrobat Reader](https://www.capterra.com/p/170833/Acrobat-Reader-DC/) Less product licencing complications. Review Source Hiran T. Mechanical Engineer Oil & Energy Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Powerful PDF software to work in PDF software." March 1, 2021 4.0 The essential PDF software gives full access to create or edit the document file loaded with features and functions. Pros It gives full power over editing the document file. The user interface is user friendly with many layouts of tools. The document converter option available to convert pdf document to word and excel. E signature option is available to make a process paperless. The user can insert an image to the pdf document file and also set image resolutions. The user can encrypt the file with the password. Transition in between the tabs is smooth and quick. The software theme is available in light mode and dark mode. This software is robust and secured. Annotating option help the user to annotate the required fields in the document. Cons The subscription plan needs to be more flexible. The customer support is pathetic they are late responsive and the resolution of the issue is also late. The Nitro PDF reader is a bit slow in transition when the user opened multiple files. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Student Counselor & Customer Relation Officer Legal Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A good Editor and pdf reader for users" January 23, 2019 5.0 This made my life easier, and would definitely recommend this to my friends and Co- workers. Pros Nitro explains thas issue, it's converter is the best it is hands on its best element. Where it truly sparkles is while changing over PDFs, how often do we have a pdf and we require some piece of the report or an exceed expectations table and it's a bad dream to reorder them in view of configurations. This is a decent PDF peruser it will take care of business. Nitro has an element where you can change over it into Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Power Point and furthermore to Image jpeg. I cherish this program since it has pleasant highlights which can enable you to alter, Read/View, and furthermore you dont need to hustle changing over any record. The most I cherish about nitro is that I can complete an advanced mark and I can alter the pdf the manner in which I need. Cons I don't have anything to say about it's cons but in the future they can apparatuses can be enhanced for the openness everything being equal, frequently restricting the instruments to utilize somewhat more promoting and installment strategies available to all nations in their local money. Review Source Alejandro S. Engineer Oil & Energy Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Nitro, an alternative to Acrobat, but just as expensive" June 26, 2022 3.0 My main use of Nitro when I used it was to create PDF files from scanned physical documents, I mean hundreds of pages, even a thousand or two thousand pages in a single document, so the size of the files was really big. In this aspect I have no complaints about this program, it behaved very well with the number of pages entered, even on low-resource computers (intel Core i5 and 4 GB of RAM) Pros The only thing that led me to use Nitro was that it was the program used by the company I worked for, but I did not find any significant advantage to use it instead of Acrobat, at least in the use that I gave it, which was to create, edit and print PDF files Cons You might think that Nitro would be a cheap alternative to Adobe Acrobat, but Nitro prices are on the same level as Acrobat prices, so using Acrobat would be the smartest choice. Switched from [Adobe Acrobat Reader](https://www.capterra.com/p/170833/Acrobat-Reader-DC/) Because Nitro was the program used by the company I worked for Review Source Jorge V. Business Owner Insurance Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great PDF editor and digital signature" March 22, 2022 5.0 Over all I use this app daily in my business. I have also adapted to use Nitro sign to request a digital signature. My clients find it easy to use and have never had any complaints. Pros I worked in IT for 20+ years and have used Nitro Pro for a long time. It's more cost effective than the other PDF editors out there. It's definitely feature rich and can do the same thing than with the other major pdf editor. Cons Only once in my prior job did I have an issue integrating with a document retention application. We were forced to use Adobe pro. Alternatives considered [Adobe Acrobat](https://www.capterra.com/p/251329/Adobe-Acrobat-DC/) Reason for choosing Nitro PDF Price. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Director de Desarrollo de Proyectos Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Nitro en la visualización de Archivo PDF" February 20, 2023 4.0 Es un buen software para el manejo y procesamiento de archivos pdf, conversión y guardado en otros formatos. Pros Facilidad de manejo de archivos PDF, edición y conversión a otros formatos. Cons Posee ciertos errores al convertir los archivos al formato de documentos de word. Switched from [CutePDF](https://www.capterra.com/p/210712/CutePDF/)[Smallpdf](https://www.capterra.com/p/172606/Smallpdf/)[Foxit PDF Reader](https://www.capterra.com/p/175376/ConnectedPDF/)[Lumin PDF](https://www.capterra.com/p/214552/Lumin-PDF/) Software de edición de pdf instalado y no dependiente de conexion a internet. Review Source DM Dipanshu M. Free lancer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Best software for PDF editing " October 16, 2022 5.0 Very good experience till now. I recommend you this software to my family and friends. Pros PDF Editor and merge/Append feature of the software. Cons Cons need to find yet for this product. In my use I didn't found any cons yet. Review Source David R. Director of Software Engineering Financial Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Nitro an excellent software for digital transformation" January 23, 2023 4.0 It is a good solution to manage electronic signatures, forms, invoices and other documents that help my company in its digital transformation. it is a software with many tools i can create PDF convert APDF files edit documents, make forms, compile files and then convert to PDF. I like that it has a version for iOS, this is very practical if you want to review files quickly from your smartphone. Pros Nitro is an excellent software for the digital transformation of small medium and large companies. Something that I can highlight about Nitro PDF is that it has a section for the education of its users, case studies, tutorials on how and why to use nitro, it has videos, webinars and tools that make the learning curve short. It is a brand that gives me confidence since it is allied with many companies and is constantly being updated. Cons Although it is a software with many tools, there are things that need to be improved, such as the loading time when opening the software since it takes a long, although their website has many tutorials and videos, customer service takes a long time to respond. Just like OCR scanning, when an image with a lot of text and images is scanned, it often processes wrong letters. Switched from [Foxit PDF Reader](https://www.capterra.com/p/175376/ConnectedPDF/)[PDFelement](https://www.capterra.com/p/148193/PDFelement-6/) Nitro has tutorials and betters tools Review Source Wesley G. Director of Advancement Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Great for viewing and signing PDFs" February 4, 2021 4.0 I purchased a personal license for Nitro after trying out a few free PDF tools (usually requiring multiple different software solutions to handle different jobs like compiling or rearranging pages of a PDF and signing a document). Nitro has all of the features I regularly use and some that I don't use often, but really appreciate when I need them. Pros Nitro Pro checks all the boxes as a PDF viewer and document signer. The interface is intuitive and it seems to be much less CPU intensive compared to Adobe Acrobat and some other PDF tools that I tried while making my decision. Cons While I usually edit PDFs in GIMP or another program, there are some simple edits, like cutting and moving an image in a PDF, that are not easy to do in Nitro. However, Nitro does an excellent job converting text and images and their basic fillable form tools are really easy to use. Switched from [Adobe Acrobat Reader](https://www.capterra.com/p/170833/Acrobat-Reader-DC/) I still use Acrobat on my work computer, but while I'm working from home, I much prefer Nitro. It gives me less trouble, I know my way around it better now, it takes up less CPU. Best of all, I only had to pay for it one time (really getting burnt out on subscription software). Review Source RE Robert E. President Real Estate Used the software for: 2+ years ### "My go-to pdf editor" March 3, 2022 5.0 I've used this product for years through six versions. It's intuitive and powerful. Pros They keep it updated, and I haven't found a feature I need that is missing Cons The Save As feature doesn't really work in version 12. It takes you to the wrong location. Switched from [Adobe Acrobat Reader](https://www.capterra.com/p/170833/Acrobat-Reader-DC/) This product became available at a steep discount, and I needed a PDF editor. Review Source AD Annika D. Customer Success Team Lead Financial Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Just pay for DocuSign" December 16, 2023 3.0 Overall not a pleasant experience unfortunately. We really wanted to support a smaller business as opposed to docusign or adobe but it was too difficult to use Pros It was much much cheaper than docusign which is what we originally had for obtaining digital signatures and managing these documents. Cons It was extremely unintuitive to use and had a very poor UI. Eventually found ourselves being too frustrated with the UX and ended up paying the full money for docusign. Alternatives considered [Docusign](https://www.capterra.com/p/121506/Docusign/)[Adobe Acrobat](https://www.capterra.com/p/251329/Adobe-Acrobat-DC/) Reason for choosing Nitro PDF Purely that nitro was by far the cheapest option Switched from [Docusign](https://www.capterra.com/p/121506/Docusign/) Docusign was too expensive but will be switching back. Review Source Genaro P. Responsable del Área Técnica Farming Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Nitro es grandioso" October 30, 2022 5.0 Pros Me permite editar archivos PDF, quitar o insertar paginas, unir archivos PDF en uno solo Cons Ocupa mucho espacio en disco duro, un poco lento en ciertos equipos con menos memoria RAM Review Source AM Asif M. Associate Professor Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Nitro PDF- DO all the T hings You Want with PDF" February 22, 2023 5.0 Nitro PDF is a document management tool that offers a wide range of features and capabilities for users who need to create, edit, and manage PDF documents. Pros Nitro PDF is a powerful document management tool that enables users to easily create, edit, and convert PDF files. It offers a user-friendly interface that makes it easy to navigate and use. Nitro PDF comes with a host of features that include electronic signatures, document comparison, and cloud integration, making it an all-in-one document management solution. The tool allows users to collaborate with others, giving them the ability to review, annotate, and share documents with ease. Nitro PDF provides a high level of security for documents, including password protection and encryption. Cons Nitro PDF can be expensive, particularly for small businesses or individuals. It may take some time for new users to learn how to use all of the features and tools. Review Source JP James P. Civil Engineer Civil Engineering Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A Cost-Effective PDF Solution" March 10, 2022 4.0 I've been able to keep on top of all PDF exchanges and compiling efforts with Nitro, easily and efficiently, for large-scale engineering projects. It's an indispensable tool at a great price! Pros Nitro is a user-friendly PDF editor, compiler, and reviewer. It comes at the right cost to smaller businesses who don't necessarily need all the bells and whistles, and yet what it provides is very comparable to most high-tier and expensive PDF software. Cons There are some elements of the user-interface that can be a little tricky - for example, the scroll bar can become very small (almost to the point of being invisible!) for larger documents, but you always retain the easy option to jump around a document by page number or bookmarks. Switched from [Adobe Acrobat Reader](https://www.capterra.com/p/170833/Acrobat-Reader-DC/) Nitro was more cost-effective Review Source J. L. D. Operations Manager Financial Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Excellent PDF Product" July 27, 2021 5.0 Clean interface, wonderful product Pros The free version is fantastic for a person to utilize and then find out if they need a more diverse approach Cons The learning curve is a little hard; but they have plenty of tutorials that will help you through the process Switched from [Adobe Acrobat Reader](https://www.capterra.com/p/170833/Acrobat-Reader-DC/) Cost mostly, but got all the features for a much cheaper price; plus customer service is fantastic Review Source VR Verified Reviewer owner Hospitality Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Free PDF Creator" August 22, 2019 5.0 I love the PrimoPDF software. I've been using it for years and it's very easy to use once you have it installed on your computer. Pros I use Nitro's PrimoPDF printer and it not only saves me the cost of the expensive Adobe PDF software, the PrimoPDF works very well. Once it is downloaded and installed on your computer, it automatically shows up in your printer pull down window. It's easy to create a PDF to send to my client. Cons When you download the software, be careful not to allow it to also install secondary software on your computer that can cause problems. I had to work hard to uninstall the other software that came with the PrimoPDF. So pay attention to make sure you check the box that says not to install anything else while downloading. Switched from [Adobe Acrobat Reader](https://www.capterra.com/p/170833/Acrobat-Reader-DC/) Adobe is too expensive Review Source JP Jerry P. Network Admin Transportation/Trucking/Railroad Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Nitro Pro is a wonderful Product that delivers a full punch" August 14, 2022 5.0 overall, im very happy with the product and will continue to use it as well as our organization . Pros I really appreciated the document conversion to pdf from MS Word, the GUI is really intuitive and not too complex unlike other competitors that sell either for an extraordinary price or they sell you modules that dont even work and requires constant logging into your portal , very frustrating. Cons Software Customer Support is very difficult to reach, we havent had an issue for over 2 years but when we did have an issue, no phone number was available, just an online case ticketing system. perhaps its gotten better over the last years? not sure. Reason for choosing Nitro PDF Not applicable Review Source EG Edie G. Entrenador de Voleibol Sports Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Las Utilidades de Nitro" October 10, 2022 5.0 Exelente opcion de software para desarrollar hojas electronicas funcionales Pros Su accesibilidad al momento de darle funcionalidad en el manejo de codigos de programacion en java script Cons Pocas, para las utilidades que le doy satisface mis espectativas Alternatives considered [Node App](https://www.capterra.com/p/185272/Node-App/) Reason for choosing Nitro PDF Por su accesibilidad manejo de los archivos en diferentes plataformas. Review Source Vivek M. Quality Executive Food & Beverages Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Give Nitro to your PDFs" October 15, 2022 5.0 Overall my experience is very good with this application. Pros Editing directly to your PDF file is my favourite thing about this application. You can convert any doc, excel, ppt file in pdf or vice versa. Edit your document as you want. Cons It is quite expensive application which shows less interest from the people. Review Source Talk to a Capterra advisor for free and get results within 15 minutes.