Foxit PDF Editor
Foxit PDF Editor is a professional PDF solution with full editing, digital signing, security, and document management capabilities — at a significantly lower price than Adobe Acrobat Pro. Suited to businesses that handle contracts, records, and PDF reports daily without wanting high costs. Supports PKI digital signing compatible with Vietnamese CA providers (VNPT-CA, Viettel-CA, BKAV-CA).
Overview
Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF) is a professional PDF suite from Foxit Software, offering full capabilities for creating, editing, digitally signing, securing, and managing PDF documents. Holding the second largest global enterprise PDF market share after Adobe Acrobat, Foxit is trusted by millions of businesses worldwide.
Foxit's most notable advantage over Adobe Acrobat is faster performance, a lighter interface, and significantly lower cost — while delivering equivalent core features. Foxit PDF Editor starts up faster than Acrobat, uses less RAM, and is well suited to office computers with modest specifications.
Foxit PDF Editor supports standard PKI digital signatures compatible with Vietnam's PKI infrastructure — including USB signing tokens from VNPT-CA, Viettel-CA, and BKAV-CA. Businesses can sign contracts, approve documents, and securely archive PDF records in full compliance with current regulations.
The Foxit PDF Editor Business/Enterprise plan adds ConnectedPDF — track documents after sharing, revoke access, and see who has opened a file — alongside integration with SharePoint, OneDrive, Google Drive, and enterprise document management systems.
Key features
PDF Editing & Creation
- → Edit text, font, and size directly in a PDF without the original source file
- → Create PDFs from Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and images in one click
- → Merge multiple PDFs into one, or split a PDF into separate files
- → OCR — recognise text from scanned PDFs and document photos
- → Convert PDF to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and HTML
Digital Signing & Forms
- → PKI digital signing with USB token — compatible with VNPT-CA, Viettel-CA, BKAV-CA
- → Foxit Sign — collect electronic signatures from multiple recipients via email
- → Custom stamps and seals for internal document approval
- → Create fillable PDF forms — input fields, checkboxes, dropdowns, radio buttons
- → JavaScript in forms — automatic calculations and validation
Security & Administration
- → AES-256 password encryption for PDFs
- → Redaction — permanently remove sensitive information (ID numbers, salaries, etc.)
- → ConnectedPDF (Business) — track and revoke access after sharing
- → Integration with SharePoint, OneDrive, Google Drive, and Dropbox
- → Admin Console (Enterprise) — centralised deployment and configuration
Who it's for?
Legal / Law / Administration, 5–100 Staff
- Ngành
- Legal, law firms, notaries, judicial administration
- Quy mô
- 5–100 employees
- Use case
- Reviewing and legally signing PDF contracts with digital signatures, securing confidential documents, long-term PDF/A archiving, sensitive information redaction
- Vì sao chọn
- Foxit PDF Editor fully supports PKI digital signing to Vietnamese legal standards, PDF/A for long-term archiving, and redaction — covering the complete legal document workflow. Priced 40% lower than Acrobat with equivalent features.
Trading / Import-Export, 20–300 Staff
- Ngành
- Trading, import/export, services, retail
- Quy mô
- 20–300 employees
- Use case
- Processing purchase contracts and trade documents, digitally approving quotations, OCR of scanned partner documents, department-level PDF record management
- Vì sao chọn
- Foxit PDF Editor Business delivers the best cost/value for trading businesses: daily PDF processing, fast digital signing, fair pricing, Vietnamese-language support, and SharePoint/OneDrive integration for Microsoft 365 users.
Education / Healthcare / Insurance, 50–500 Staff
- Ngành
- Education, healthcare, insurance, banking
- Quy mô
- 50–500 employees across multiple branches
- Use case
- Digitising paper records via batch OCR, electronic document approval workflows, document security, long-term PDF/A archiving to regulatory standards
- Vì sao chọn
- Foxit PDF Editor Enterprise with Admin Console and ConnectedPDF suits multi-branch organisations that need centralised deployment, document access control, and compliance with government archiving regulations.
Strengths
- ✓ 40–60% lower cost than Adobe Acrobat Pro with equivalent core features
- ✓ Faster startup and lighter than Acrobat — well suited to office machines with 8 GB RAM
- ✓ Vietnamese PKI digital signing — compatible with VNPT-CA, Viettel-CA, BKAV-CA
- ✓ Full Vietnamese-language interface in Foxit Reader and PDF Editor
- ✓ ConnectedPDF — track and revoke document access after sharing
Limitations to consider
- ! Weaker integration with the Adobe ecosystem (Creative Cloud) compared with Acrobat Pro
- ! Acrobat Sign is more capable than Foxit Sign for large-scale eSign workflows
- ! Some newer advanced AI features are available first in Acrobat AI Assistant
Pricing
PDF Editor
- ✓ Full text and image editing in PDFs
- ✓ PKI digital signing with USB token
- ✓ Fillable PDF form creation, basic OCR
- ✓ PDF encryption and security
PDF Editor Business
- ✓ Everything in PDF Editor
- ✓ ConnectedPDF — track documents after sharing
- ✓ Integration with SharePoint, OneDrive, Google Drive
- ✓ Windows + macOS + Linux + iOS + Android
- ✓ Advanced OCR and batch processing
- ✓ Foxit Sign — e-signature workflow
PDF Editor Enterprise
- ✓ Everything in Business
- ✓ Admin Console — centralised management and policies
- ✓ Volume and site licensing
- ✓ SSO and Active Directory integration
- ✓ 24/7 priority support SLA
Frequently asked questions
How does Foxit PDF Editor differ from the free Foxit Reader?
Foxit Reader (free) allows only reading, basic annotation, and simple signing. Foxit PDF Editor (paid) enables full content editing (text, images, tables), fillable form creation, legally valid PKI digital signing, password and permission protection, PDF merging and splitting, OCR of scanned text, and two-way conversion with Office formats.
Does Foxit PDF Editor support digital signing to Vietnamese standards?
Yes. Foxit PDF Editor supports standard PKI digital signing, compatible with USB signing tokens from Vietnamese certificate authorities including VNPT-CA, Viettel-CA, and BKAV-CA. Dzo assists with PKI integration configuration to match your organisation's existing infrastructure — included in the deployment package at no extra charge.
Which is more suitable — Foxit or Adobe Acrobat Pro?
Choose Foxit if: lower cost is a priority (40–60% savings), lightweight software running fast on 8 GB RAM machines is needed, and other Adobe products are not in use. Choose Adobe Acrobat Pro if: deep Creative Cloud integration is required, Acrobat AI Assistant is needed, full Acrobat Sign functionality is necessary, or other Adobe products are already in use.
Is a VAT invoice available?
Yes. When purchasing Foxit PDF Editor through Dzo, your organisation receives a valid electronic VAT invoice under Decree 123/2020. Payment is accepted in VND via business bank transfer — no foreign-currency card required.
Does Foxit PDF Editor run on Mac?
Yes. Foxit PDF Editor Business and Enterprise support Windows, macOS, and Linux, with mobile apps for iOS and Android. A Business licence allows installation across multiple platforms — ideal for organisations with staff using both Windows and Mac.
Interested in Foxit PDF Editor?
Dzo delivers an exact quote within 24h — e-VAT invoice, VND payment, local training.