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Acrobat rents the suite. EPDF sells the core product.
Acrobat Pro is typically about £240 a year in the UK. EPDF is £25 lifetime, or £1 a month.
Topic
Adobe Acrobat
EPDF
Price
Adobe Acrobat
Acrobat Pro is typically sold in the UK as a subscription around £240 a year.
EPDF
£25 lifetime of the core product, or £1 / month.
Model
Adobe Acrobat
Rent the suite. Stop paying and the paid tools stop.
EPDF
Buy the core suite once, or pay month to month. Cancel monthly and keep the free watermarked tier.
Where files live
Adobe Acrobat
Acrobat can work locally; the wider product is built around Document Cloud.
EPDF
Files stay on your device unless you opt in to convert or OCR.
E-sign
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe sells a legally-oriented sign workflow.
EPDF
Appearance signatures only.
AI and cloud
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe markets cloud storage and generative tools.
EPDF
Neither is included.
Browser extension
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe ships Chrome and Edge add-ons.
EPDF
Unpacked MV3 in the repo. Store listings not submitted.
Devices
Adobe Acrobat
Set by Adobe’s current licence.
EPDF
Use EPDF on 3 devices per account.