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Nitro PDF ranks #10 of 27 in pdf editors in the week of 26 October 2026, with a visibility score of 14 across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity. It was named in 30% of the answers we sampled.
sampled: 2 of 4 assistants this week
Nitro PDF lands an overall score of 14 out of 100, with Claude rating it highest at 23, Perplexity at 11, and ChatGPT at 8. It shows up in 26 of 83 answers across PDF editor questions. It's named in every answer to "What's the best alternative to Adobe Acrobat?" (4 of 4) and "What are the best alternatives to PDF-XChange Editor?" (3 of 3), plus 3 of 3 for "best PDF editors in 2026" and 3 of 4 for general "best PDF editors" questions. It never comes up for open-source tools, table extraction, free editors, compression, or OCR questions.
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Who's talking about you
| assistant | score | named in, this week | usual spot, this week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 8 | 25% of answers | #4.2 |
| Claude | 21 | 35% of answers | #5.4 |
| Gemini | not sampled this week | ||
| Perplexity | not sampled this week |
Questions you win
| question | named in | best spot |
|---|---|---|
| What's the best alternative to Adobe Acrobat? | 3 of 3 | #3 |
| Which PDF editor is best value for a small business? | 2 of 2 | #3 |
| What are the best PDF editors in 2026? | 2 of 2 | #3 |
| What are the best alternatives to Adobe Acrobat? | 2 of 2 | #3 |
| What are the best alternatives to PDF-XChange Editor? | 2 of 2 | #3 |
| What are the best alternatives to Foxit? | 2 of 2 | #5 |
| What are the best PDF editors? | 2 of 3 | #5 |
| What's the best tool to convert a PDF to Word or Excel? | 1 of 2 | #5 |
| What are the best alternatives to Preview? | 1 of 2 | #6 |
| What's the best tool to edit a PDF without a subscription? | 1 of 2 | #10 |
| What's the best PDF editor for Windows? | 1 of 3 | #4 |
| What's the best PDF editor for Mac? | 1 of 3 | #8 |
Questions you lose
| question | who got named instead |
|---|---|
| What's the best free PDF editor? | PDF24, Sejda, PDFgear |
| What's the best online PDF editor that works in the browser? | Sejda, Smallpdf, iLovePDF |
| Which PDF tool is best for privacy and sensitive documents? | Stirling PDF, PDF24, PDFsam Basic |
| What's the best PDF editor app for iPhone or Android? | Adobe Acrobat, Xodo, PDF Expert |
| What's the best tool to fill in and sign a PDF form? | Adobe Acrobat, Preview, PDF-XChange Editor |
| What's the best tool to merge, split and reorder PDF pages? | PDFsam Basic, Preview, iLovePDF |
| What's the best tool to compress a large PDF? | PDFgear, Adobe Acrobat, PDF24 |
| What's the best OCR tool to make a scanned PDF searchable? | ABBYY FineReader, Adobe Acrobat, Stirling PDF |
| What's the best tool to redact or remove sensitive text from a PDF? | Adobe Acrobat, Foxit, PDF-XChange Editor |
| 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, ABBYY FineReader |
| What's the best AI tool to summarise or chat with a PDF? | nobody in particular |
| What are the best alternatives to PDFgear? | PDF-XChange Editor, Foxit, UPDF |
Assistants cited 22 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“Nitro PDF Pro”
- Claude“Nitro PDF Pro — Long-standing Windows alternative with a familiar Office-style ribbon, good batch processing and conversion.”
- Gemini“Best for Microsoft Office Users: Nitro PDF Pro”
Closest rivals
- Nitro PDF vs Sejda14
- Nitro PDF vs iLovePDF13
- Nitro PDF vs PDF Expert15
- Nitro PDF vs PDF2415
- Nitro PDF vs Stirling PDF16
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