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# PDFBear

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> Online platform with over 27 features and functions that will help alleviate most of your PDF issues.
> 
> Verdict: Rated **3.0/5** by 2 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**.

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## Overview

### Who Uses PDFBear?

An Adobe-alternative that can be used everywhere.

## Quick Stats & Ratings

| Metric | Rating | Detail |
| **Overall** | **3.0/5** | 2 Reviews |
| Ease of Use | 3.0/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Customer Support | 1.0/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Value for Money | 1.0/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Features | 3.0/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Recommendation percentage | 50% | (5/10 Likelihood to recommend) |

## About the vendor

- **Company**: MEGACLOUD

## Commercial Context

- **Starting Price**: US$5,99
- **Pricing model**: Per User (Free version available) (Free Trial)
- **Pricing Details**: Free trial includes 14 days of pro usage before a billing attempt is made on the card.
- **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1 000, 1 001–5 000, 5 001–10 000, 10 000+
- **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based
- **Supported Languages**: Arabic, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
- **Available Countries**: Hong Kong SAR China

## Features

- Collaboration Tools
- Convert to PDF
- Digital Signature
- Document Management
- Encryption
- Merge/Append Files
- Text Editing

## Support Options

- Email/Help Desk
- FAQs/Forum

## Category

- [PDF Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/31122/pdf/software)

## Alternatives

1. [Adobe Acrobat](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/1012240/adobe-acrobat-dc) — 4.7/5 (4169 reviews)
2. [Adobe Acrobat Reader](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/170833/acrobat-reader-dc) — 4.6/5 (10525 reviews)
3. [iLovePDF](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/173963/ilovepdf) — 4.7/5 (1750 reviews)
4. [Smallpdf](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/172606/smallpdf) — 4.6/5 (951 reviews)
5. [Foxit PDF Reader](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/175376/connectedpdf) — 4.5/5 (945 reviews)

## Reviews

### "Absolute rug pull scam" — 1.0/5

> **Steve** | *28 June 2024* | Management Consulting | Recommendation rating: 0.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: It worked for a few days, and seemed like a fair product
> 
> **Cons**: It is a complete scam. They sold lifetime licenses and then blocked everyone's accounts soon after and don't respond
> 
> Horrible. For some reason affiliated with other scam sites LinuxBios and WhyLinuxIsBetter who seem to have bought it, cashed out and then kicked everyone out.

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### "Need to execute PDF related tasks? PDFBear is the solution" — 5.0/5

> **Tripta** | *24 March 2022* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: 1. This online PDF management service has many features for PDF files like conversion, editing, compressing etc.
2. The PDF converter asks for the output file format from the user which saves time.
3. Easy to use and no learning required.
> 
> **Cons**: I have not found anything to dislike in the service till now.

## Links

- [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/1011351/pdfbear)

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| en | <https://www.capterra.com/p/228148/PDFBear/> |
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| ja | <https://www.capterra.jp/software/1011351/pdfbear> |

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