Opening, viewing and filling on screen are free. Downloading, printing or sharing a finished file needs a plan, at about half of Adobe Acrobat's price.
$89.99 per year
Billed once a year. Saves 40% against monthly.
$12.49 per month
Billed monthly. Cancel anytime.
$119.99 per year
Billed once a year. Saves 33% against monthly.
$14.99 per month
Billed monthly. Cancel anytime.
No early-cancellation fee. Yearly plans are paid once, up front. Monthly plans can be cancelled anytime. We never sell a yearly plan billed monthly.
| Capability | Free | PDF Tower | Pro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open and view PDFs | |||
| Search text | |||
| Highlight text on screen | |||
| Fill forms on screen with live preview | |||
| Print the official blank (from the issuer) | |||
| Download, print or share a filled or signed file | – | ||
| Sign, retype text, add text, images and white-out | – | ||
| Merge, split, compress, crop, rotate and delete pages | – | ||
| Convert PDF to and from images | – | ||
| Protect, remove a known password, flatten | – | ||
| Create fillable PDFs | – | ||
| Redact text, areas and patterns | – | – | |
| Compare two PDFs | – | – | |
| Autofill profile reused across forms | – | – |
Reading a document should not cost anything. You can fill a whole form and check it on screen before you decide to pay. Official blank forms are always free from the agency or court that issues them, and we link to them on every form page.
Downloading, printing or sharing a file you filled, signed or changed in PDF Tower, including the results of merge, compress and every other tool.
Adobe Acrobat Standard costs $179.88 a year prepaid; PDF Tower is $89.99. Prices checked on October 16, 2026. See the full comparison.
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