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Foxit
sampled: 3 of 4 assistants this week
Foxit lands a score of 27 out of 100 overall, with ChatGPT and Claude each putting it at 32 and Perplexity a bit cooler at 19. Across the board, it's named in 24 of 68 answers. It shows up most reliably for broad questions, appearing in every answer to "What are the best PDF editors in 2026?" and "What are the best PDF editors?", plus all 3 answers for best Windows PDF editor. It also does well for redaction (3 of 4) and small-business value (3 of 4). But it's absent from more specific categories: browser-based editing, AI PDF chat, OCR, form filling, and open-source tools all return zero mentions of Foxit.
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Who's talking about you
| assistant | score | named in, this week | usual spot, this week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 32 | 35% of answers | #1.7 |
| Claude | 32 | 45% of answers | #3.7 |
| Gemini | not sampled this week | ||
| Perplexity | 19 | 25% of answers | #3.2 |
Questions you win
| question | named in | best spot |
|---|---|---|
| What's the best alternative to Adobe Acrobat? | 3 of 3 | #1 |
| What are the best PDF editors? | 3 of 3 | #2 |
| What's the best PDF editor for Windows? | 3 of 3 | #2 |
| What are the best PDF editors in 2026? | 4 of 4 | #2 |
| Which PDF editor is best value for a small business? | 3 of 4 | #1 |
| What's the best tool to redact or remove sensitive text from a PDF? | 3 of 4 | #2 |
| What's the best PDF editor app for iPhone or Android? | 2 of 4 | #1 |
| What's the best tool to convert a PDF to Word or Excel? | 1 of 3 | #5 |
| What's the best tool to edit a PDF without a subscription? | 1 of 3 | #9 |
| What's the best tool to merge, split and reorder PDF pages? | 1 of 4 | #6 |
Questions you lose
| question | who got named instead |
|---|---|
| What's the best free PDF editor? | PDFgear, Sejda, Stirling PDF |
| What's the best PDF editor for Mac? | Preview, PDF Expert, Nitro PDF |
| What's the best online PDF editor that works in the browser? | Sejda, Smallpdf, PDF24 |
| Which PDF tool is best for privacy and sensitive documents? | Stirling PDF, PDF-XChange Editor, PDFgear |
| What's the best tool to fill in and sign a PDF form? | Adobe Acrobat, PDFgear, Preview |
| What's the best tool to compress a large PDF? | Adobe Acrobat, iLovePDF, Wondershare PDFelement |
| What's the best OCR tool to make a scanned PDF searchable? | ABBYY FineReader, Adobe Acrobat |
| What's the best open-source or self-hosted PDF tool? | Stirling PDF |
| What's the best tool to extract tables or data from a PDF? | Adobe Acrobat |
| What's the best AI tool to summarise or chat with a PDF? | Adobe Acrobat |
Assistants cited 14 pages for questions in this category that name your rivals and not you. Claim to see them. See all sources for PDF editors.
In their words
- ChatGPT“Best for lots of recurring PII: foxit.com — Its Smart Redact can automatically identify and permanently remove sensitive information, and it supports batch redaction.”
- Claude“Nitro PDF Pro or Foxit PDF Editor — both still sell perpetual licenses.”
- Gemini“Best Corporate Alternatives: Foxit PDF Editor or Nitro PDF”
Closest rivals
- Foxit vs PDFgear27
- Foxit vs Nitro PDF24
- Foxit vs PDF-XChange Editor21
- Foxit vs Smallpdf18
- Foxit vs Preview17
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