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# PDFCreator

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> Powerful tool with access control, PDF/A support, encryption, digital signatures, and automated printing for secure document management
> 
> Verdict: Rated **4.6/5** by 418 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**.

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## Overview

### Who Uses PDFCreator?

PDFCreator is a tool for businesses of all sizes, offering powerful features for document conversion, digital signatures, archiving, user access control, secure data storage, and automation.

## Quick Stats & Ratings

| Metric | Rating | Detail |
| **Overall** | **4.6/5** | 418 Reviews |
| Ease of Use | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Customer Support | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Value for Money | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Features | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) |

## About the vendor

- **Company**: Avanquest
- **Location**: Saint-Laurent, Canada
- **Founded**: 2009

## Commercial Context

- **Starting Price**: US$27.50
- **Pricing model**: Per User (Free version available) (Free Trial)
- **Pricing Details**: Streamline your document management with PDFCreator software. Create and convert PDFs from any printable file in one click. Merge, split, or rearrange documents, and ensure compliance with PDF/A archiving for long-term storage. Protect sensitive files using password encryption and legally binding digital signatures. Automate repetitive workflows with actions, tokens, and auto-save features to save time and boost productivity. Ideal for individuals, teams, and businesses, our PDF editor is available in 20+ languages for seamless global use. Below is an overview of the available editions and their pricing:&#10;1. PDFCreator Free&#10;Features: Basic PDF creation capabilities suitable for individual users.&#10;2. PDFCreator Professional&#10;Designed for business use, this edition includes advanced features for businesses, such as COM-Interface, CS-Script, Group Policies, License-Server, and MSI Package,  starting at $27.50 per workstation per year (volume discounts available)&#10;3. PDFCreator Terminal Server&#10;Suitable for environments requiring installation on terminal servers, this edition supports an unlimited number of users per server. $456.00 per server per year. Includes all features of the Professional edition, optimized for terminal server use.&#10;4. PDFCreator Server&#10;Designed for high-demand scenarios, this edition allows centralized PDF creation and management. $1,375 per server per year . Offers centralized settings, CS-Script, License-Server, MSI Package, and multi-threading capabilities.
- **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, Windows (Desktop), Windows (On-Premise)
- **Supported Languages**: Arabic, Brazilian Portuguese, Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, French, Galician, German, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
- **Available Countries**: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium and 210 more

## Features

- Convert to PDF
- Digital Signature
- Document Management
- Electronic Signature
- Encryption
- Merge/Append Files
- Watermarking

## Integrations (7 total)

- Dropbox Backup
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Word
- OneDrive
- Thunderbird

## Support Options

- Email/Help Desk
- FAQs/Forum
- Knowledge Base

## Category

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

## Related Categories

- [PDF Software](https://www.capterra.co.nz/directory/31122/pdf/software)
- [PDF Editor Software](https://www.capterra.co.nz/directory/32779/pdf-editor/software)
- [Digital Signature Software](https://www.capterra.co.nz/directory/30739/digital-signature/software)

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5. [Foxit PDF Reader](https://www.capterra.co.nz/software/175376/connectedpdf) — 4.5/5 (945 reviews)

## Reviews

### "Pdf the creator" — 5.0/5

> **Eric** | *8 March 2025* | Hospitality | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
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> **Pros**: It allows me to create and edit pdf on the fly .
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> **Cons**: It was a little less feature heavy than i would like.it to be.
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> I loved the app . It became my bread and butter pdf app for awhile

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### "Great program and super user friendly" — 5.0/5

> **Lela** | *29 September 2025* | Law Practice | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
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> **Pros**: PDF creator is so easy to  use, no learning curve, user interface is user friendly, customer support is great and value for money is great for this program.
> 
> **Cons**: There wasn't any features that we disliked, it was super easy to figure out and we love PDF creator and use it quite frequently.
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> This is a great program that we use on a day to day basis and would highly recommend if needed.  Great program.

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### "Great Program" — 5.0/5

> **Kayla** | *7 November 2025* | 2128 | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: The automatic save feature and the ability to define profiles and scripts for post-processing (like emailing, merging, or signing PDFs) make it great for workflow automation.
> 
> **Cons**: Certain advanced features (like more automation profiles, priority support, or cloud integration) are only available in the paid editions, which can be frustrating if you expected them in the free one.
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> Offers robust features beyond simple conversion, like merging files, password protection, digital signing, and automation.

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### "PDF Problems? No longer\!" — 5.0/5

> **Taya** | *14 May 2025* | Hospital & Health Care | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10
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> **Pros**: I really liked how easy it was to combine documents into a PDF, and change them to a PDF formal. It was very clear and functional\! I also love that it is free to use.
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> **Cons**: Sometimes I experience slowness in connection, and sometimes I worry about secureness of the documents I am uploading.

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### "Great tool for pdf creation" — 5.0/5

> **Kaile** | *25 April 2025* | Apparel & Fashion | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: Very very helpful when you have to create a pdf document. . I live this tool so much
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> **Cons**: Nithing really to dislike jt is easy , helpful and a great price
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> My experience has been overall a positive one . This product is awesome

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