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ATreggia
ATreggia
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October 3, 2017
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Compare Acrobat Standard 2017 vs Pro, *not* DC

  • October 3, 2017
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Hi,

I have searched for 1 hour to find the comparison of the feature of Acrobat Standard 2017 vs Acrobat Professional 2017, without success.

I'm not interested in Acrobat DC, only standalone product.

Can someone let me know the differences between Standard and Pro version (not DC)?

Many thanks

Andrea Treggia

Italia

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jentrain68
New Participant
May 28, 2020

https://acrobat.adobe.com/us/en/acrobat/pricing/compare-versions.html

 

This shows Pro 2017 vs DC Pro vs. XI  Pro (XI Pro is no longer supported).  

There is a light colored tab that says Standard at top that also let's you compare the Standard version of them all.

I haven't seen a compare that shows Standard 2017 and Pro 2017, but this is close. Especially if you print them both out.

I also want the stand alone product and no, the DC Reader is not cloud or subscrition based, but all other full DC products are. 

Good luck.

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Brainiac
May 28, 2020

Acrobat DC is not cloud based. It is installed to your computer just like all previous versions and just like Reader. It does need internet access to check your subscription but that’s entirely different from being “cloud based”.

jane-e
jane-e
Community Expert
October 15, 2017
ATreggia  wrote
I have searched for 1 hour to find the comparison of the feature of Acrobat Standard 2017 vs Acrobat Professional 2017, without success. I'm not interested in Acrobat DC, only standalone product.
Can someone let me know the differences between Standard and Pro version (not DC)?
Many thanks
Andrea Treggia
Italia

It turns out that you are right, there is an Acrobat 2017, but some of us did not get the announcement.

https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/using/whats-new-acrobat-2017.html

  • "Acrobat 2017 is the latest perpetual desktop version of Acrobat. It simplifies everyday PDF tasks and includes many productivity enhancements when working with PDFs from your desktop.

   

  • Acrobat DC is the latest subscription version of Acrobat. With Acrobat DC, you always have the most recent version of Acrobat software with the newest product innovations and tools for desktop and mobile. It includes all the functionality of Acrobat 2017, plus you never have to purchase upgrades again.

The Acrobat DC page now lists pricing only for subscriptions for Pro and Standard. It appears that Acrobat DC is no longer sold as stand alone.

https://acrobat.adobe.com/us/en/acrobat/pricing.html

After a bit of searching I think the biggest difference is that Acrobat 2017 is stand-alone and Acrobat DC is subscription. Acrobat 2017 will probably not get the continuous updates of the DC version.

You will see the differences between Pro and Standard on the Plans and Pricing page for DC.

https://acrobat.adobe.com/us/en/acrobat/pricing.html

FYI, Acrobat DC is the 2017 Release (Continuous)

I am tagging Tariq Dar from Adobe to clarify.

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    Janermartin
    New Participant
    October 15, 2017

    Here they list DC and non-DC and the only difference is perpetual vs subscription. I believe you have access to the cloud with both, while with DC there is also a solution for web and mobile access.

    https://www.adobe.com/products/catalog.html?sort=name&filters=de_252Fpdf

      ATreggia
      ATreggiaAuthor
      Participating Frequently
      October 16, 2017

      The link mentioned above by lynnw70395067 differentiates the difference between Pro and Standard.

      The main difference between Perpetual and continuous is mentioned here: Document Cloud Product Tracks — Enterprise Administration Guide  and has been discussed here: Document Cloud tracks explained: "Continuous" vs. "Classic"

      Let me know if you have further questions.

      Tariq Dar


      Hi Tariq Dar,

      thanks for your exaustive reply.

      Only a big disappoint with Adobe.

      I'm an Adobe Certified Partner: why I "must" have so many difficulties to find the specification of a product, che Perpetual, that costs hundreds of euro?

      My time has a big value:today is the 16 October, my question was written the 2 October ...

      Best Regards

      Andrea Treggia

      Italia

      Karl Heinz Kremer
      Karl Heinz Kremer
      Community Expert
      October 3, 2017

      What you are looking for is a comparison between Adobe Acrobat DC Pro and Standard - the 2017 is just a version associated with Acrobat DC. "DC" does not mean software as a service, or a cloud service or something else. Acrobat DC is desktop software.

      This page shows the most important differences (but you have to switch back and forth between the Pro and Standard view:

      Plans and pricing: Compare versions | Adobe Acrobat DC

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        Janermartin
        New Participant
        October 3, 2017

        I have a similar question - I'm trying to determine the difference between Adobe Acrobat DC Pro 2017 vs Adobe Acrobat 2017.  I realize one is subscription and one is perpetual, but do we need to change the installer or will any of our integration change?  We are currently using Adobe Acrobat DC Pro 2017.  I notice they are listed separately in the catalog, but when I try to compare versions, it is not listed.

        ProDesignTools
        ProDesignTools
        Community Expert
        February 20, 2019

        Janermartin wrote:

        I have a similar question – I'm trying to determine the difference between Adobe Acrobat DC Pro vs Adobe Acrobat 2017.  I realize one is subscription and one is perpetual...  I notice they are listed separately in the catalog, but when I try to compare versions, it is not listed.

        Hi Jane,

        It is somewhat challenging to find this information clearly and all in one place, plus a number of Adobe Forums posters have had similar questions, so I put together this guide which hopefully helps explain and compare most of the major differences between the various Acrobat options:

        What’s the Difference Between Acrobat DC 2019 vs. Acrobat 2017 and XI?

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