Compare PDFfiller and Smarsh - Apr 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Apr 18, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - PDFfiller or Smarsh?

Smarsh is more expensive to implement (TCO) than PDFfiller, and PDFfiller is rated higher (86/100) than Smarsh (62/100). Smarsh offers users more features (3) than PDFfiller (1).

Looking for the right PDF Software solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

PDFfiller Vs. Smarsh

PDFfiller: PDFfiller is a comprehensive online document management platform that provides the services of an online editor, cloud storage platform, and a signature request manager all in one package. Since 2008, PDFFiller has been allowing customers to fill and send any PDF form online. Over 2 million people access the site every year, and our customers fill ...

Smarsh: Helping regulated organizations to capture, archive and supervise the newest communication channels to meet compliance and e-discovery challenges head-on.

Who is more expensive? PDFfiller or Smarsh?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of PDF Software software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for PDFfiller and Smarsh.

PDFfiller price starts at $8 per month , On a scale between 1 to 10 PDFfiller is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of PDF Software software. Smarsh price starts at $10 per user/month , When comparing Smarsh to its competitors, the software is rated 4 - lower than the average PDF Software software cost.

Bottom line: Smarsh is more expensive than PDFfiller.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared PDFfiller Vs. Smarsh based on some of the most important and required PDF Software features.

PDFfiller: Digital Signature.

Smarsh: Email Marketing, eDiscovery Compliance, Email.

Target customer size

PDFfiller's typical customers include: SMBs, and Smarsh's target customer size include: Small, medium and large size businesses.



PDFfiller

ITQlick rating
(4.6/5)

starts at $8 per month

PDFfiller is a leading cloud-based Document Management software, it is designed to support small and medium size business. PDFfiller received a rating of 4.6 from ITQlick team. The software cost is considered a...

Categories: PDF Software , PDFcreation, PDFediting, PDFreaders.

Smarsh

ITQlick rating
(2.8/5)

starts at $10 per user/month

Smarsh is a growing cloud-based Email software, it is designed to support small, medium and large size business. Smarsh received a rating of 1 from ITQlick team. The software cost is considered affordable (2.2...

Categories: Data Export, Email Marketing, Email, Access Control, Encryption.

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PDFfiller: 1 Features

Digital Signature

Smarsh: 3 Features

Email Marketing
eDiscovery Compliance
Email
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
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PDFfiller
ITQlick rating
4.6/5
Score
86/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$8 per month
Functionality
7
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Smarsh
ITQlick rating
2.8/5
Score
62/100
Pricing
4.4/10
License pricing
$10 per user/month
Functionality
8
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Jotform
ITQlick rating
4.6/5
Score
86/100
Pricing
4/10
License pricing
$24 per month
Functionality
5
Preview
ITQlick rating
2.8/5
Score
82/100
Pricing
8/10
License pricing
$6.67 per month
Functionality
4
Acrobat ...
ITQlick rating
2.8/5
Score
79/100
Pricing
5.8/10
License pricing
$12.99 per month
Functionality
6

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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.