

It includes several features that are important in a law practice: (A 30-day free trial is available.)Īlthough Nuance also offers a version for individuals and home offices, Power PDF Standard, at $99.99, most lawyers would want Power PDF Advanced. Notably, Nuance has set the price of Power PDF at $149.99 - a third the cost of Acrobat Pro - with volume discounts available. Today, Nuance Communications - maker of the Dragon speech recognition software - is launching Nuance Power PDF Advanced, a full-featured professional PDF program, with all the features businesses - including lawyers - would expect in such a program. But at Acrobat Pro’s current retail price of $449, many lawyers, especially in smaller firms, opt for more budget-friendly alternatives, such as CutePDF Professional, which I reviewed here several years ago.

Professional-strength PDF software is a must-have for lawyers, and the gold standard for PDF software has always been Adobe Acrobat Pro.
