Compare PDF Printer Editions
Most business users go for the Professional edition
| Community | Standard | Professional | Expert | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Security | ||||
| Password protect using 40 and 128 bit encryption | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Password protect using AES 128 and 256 bit encryption | ✘ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sign PDF with digital certificate in a file | ✘ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sign PDF with digital certificate from certificate store | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✓ |
| Secure wipe of temporary files (3 pass DOD) | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✓ |
| Print encrypted PDF documents | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✓ |
| FIPS compliant algorithms | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✓ |
| Background and Stamping | ||||
| Use macros to create dynamic text watermarks | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Change watermark font | ✘ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Print on existing PDF as background | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Use existing PDF as a stamp | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Use different stamps and backgrounds for different pages | ✘ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ |
| High resolution stamps and backgrounds | max 300 dpi | max 300 dpi | ✓ | ✓ |
| Vector based stamps and backgrounds | ✘ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Stamp with EPS for better performance | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✓ |
| Merge and Split | ||||
| Split document to one file per page | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Merge print with other PDF document | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Append if destination PDF document already exists | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Merge print with multiple PDF documents | ✘ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Document Options | ||||
| Output formats (PDF, EPS, PS, BMP, PNG, JPEG, PCX, TIFF) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Output formats (DOC) | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✓ |
| Embed subset of fonts | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Embed all fonts | ✘ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ |
| PDF/A-1b | ✘ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Linearized PDF documents (fast web view) | ✘ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Color model control | ✘ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Optional image compression | ✘ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ |
| High resolution when creating image files | max 150 dpi | max 150 dpi | max 600 dpi | ✓ |
| Control page rotation | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Control PDF Producer and Application property | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✓ |
| Installation and Deployment | ||||
| Offline installation | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multiple PDF Printers with different names | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Automated silent installation with visible progress | ✘ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Automated very silent installation without visible dialogs | ✘ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ |
| MSI package for GPO installation | ✘ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Support for Terminal Server | ✘ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Support for RDP | ✘ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Support for Citrix | ✘ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Support for non interactive users | ✘ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upload | ||||
| Upload document using FTP | ✘ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upload document using SFTP | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✓ |
| Configuration Options | ||||
| Multiple languages | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multiple Optionsets | max 3 | max 3 | ✓ | ✓ |
| Share option sets with other users | ✘ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Macro values | limited | limited | all | all |
| Print to printer | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✓ |
| Developers | ||||
| Hide user interface during PDF creation | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Run external program on success | ✘ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Run external program on error | ✘ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Run external program after conversion | ✘ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Microsoft.NET Developer API (32 and 64 bit) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| COM Automation API (32 and 64 bit) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| COM OCX API (32 bit) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| VB Script event handlers | ✘ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Extract text from created PDF | ✘ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Attach files to the created PDF | ✘ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Replace user interface with your own executable | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✓ |
These features are only a subset of all the features in the program.
Use the table to see where the main differences are between the product
editions.
