Compare Acrobat plans, products and versions

Buying options

There are three ways to get Adobe Acrobat. You can purchase Acrobat for teams or Acrobat for enterprise as subscription licences through Adobe’s Value Incentive Plan (VIP), which helps streamline deployment and management and may maximise savings. You can also purchase Acrobat 2020 as a perpetual licence through CLP.

Use this chart to help you determine which version is the best fit for your organisation.

	Acrobat 2020 Perpetual	Acrobat for teams Subscription	Acrobat for enterprise Subscription
Ideal for
Ideal customer	Organisations that require desktop software and limited free services.	Small to midsize businesses or departments that need desktop, mobile and web workflows as well as premium services.	Midsize to large businesses or departments that need desktop, mobile and web workflows as well as premium services together with enterprise grade controls.
Products and services
Acrobat desktop software
Free Document Cloud services to store, share and access files online
Premium Document Cloud services, which let you: Create PDF files from your browser or mobile device Convert PDFs to editable Microsoft Word, Excel or PowerPoint files Create, organise, export and send PDFs for signature from online storage such as Google Drive and Box Send one link to multiple reviewers and track feedback in one place Fill and sign forms quickly with smart autofill and reuse of details Create, share and collaborate on PDFs directly in Microsoft Teams
Online document storage	2 GB	100 GB	100 GB
Access to the newest features as soon as they are available at no extra cost
Management and deployment
Licence management portal	Adobe Licensing Website	Admin Console for teams	Admin Console for enterprise
Ability to add and reassign licences through a web based console
Individually remove, assign and reassign licences by group or by product
One place to manage Acrobat and Adobe Creative Cloud licences
Centralised IT deployment tools (self install option also available)
Automatically remove users who leave the company when Federated ID single sign on is enabled
Ability to set up multiple types of administrators
Streamline installation and configuration with Microsoft SCCM or Apple Remote Desktop and Adobe Customisation Wizard
Security
User identity management		Business ID	Federated ID with single sign on, Enterprise ID or Business ID
Dedicated encryption key for at rest assets
Ability to control access to services (turn on or off)	Controllable via the Customisation Wizard only	Controllable via the Customisation Wizard only
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Dedicated help and support
Online tutorials
Technical support for IT	Standard support	24/7 advanced support	24/7 enterprise support
Expert support for users		Two sessions per user per year	Unlimited
Ability to open and track support cases from the Admin Console
Purchasing
Licence type	Perpetual	Subscription	Subscription
Buying programme	CLP/TLP. Purchase in one simple transaction or get a cumulative discount over two years.	VIP subscription licensing programme that makes it convenient for organisations of all sizes to purchase, deploy and manage Adobe products.	VIP subscription licensing programme that makes it convenient for organisations of all sizes to purchase, deploy and manage Adobe products.
Volume discounts	Discounts on 50 and 100 seats for full seat purchases through CLP.	Discounts on ten or more licences of Acrobat or Creative Cloud, or a combination of both, purchased through VIP.	Discounts on ten or more licences of Acrobat or Creative Cloud, or a combination of both, purchased through VIP.