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  "notes": "(re-verified 2026-09-22 on the Foxit PDF Editor pricing page; every figure identical to the 1 Sep 2026 reading) PDF Editor is $129.99 per user per year, or $10.99 per user per month, with a 14-day free trial that asks for no card. PDF Editor+ is $159.99 per user per year or $13.99 per user per month, and bundles what used to be a second bill: mobile apps for iOS and Android, AI Smart Redact, cloud storage and Foxit eSign Essentials with 150 envelopes a year plus pooled eSign licensing. BILLING NOTE, first recorded 22 Sep 2026: the two price columns are not annual against monthly. The toggle reads 'Annual plan, paid in full' and 'Annual plan, billed monthly' - both are twelve-month plans, and no month-to-month option exists on the page. Paying by the month therefore costs $131.88 a year on Editor ($1.89 more) and $167.88 on Editor+ ($7.89 more) without shortening the commitment. A perpetual licence, Foxit PDF Editor 14, is $209.99 once per user for Windows or macOS, covering editing, conversion, OCR, forms, security and fill-and-sign but not the web app, the AI Assistant, Smart Redact, the document management system or any cloud feature; Foxit's own FAQ argues the subscription is better value because it unlocks AI, cloud integrations, unlimited cloud storage, the full DMS and eSign integration, and notes that Adobe no longer sells perpetual Acrobat licences to new customers. Every Editor and Editor+ seat carries 300 free AI credits per user per month; the paid AI Assistant tier is $49.99 a year for 2,000 credits a month per user, also offered at 'early access pricing' of $4.99 a month, which is $59.88 a year - $9.89 more for the same allowance. Credits reset monthly and do not roll over, and the add-on is not sold for perpetual licences. Standalone eSign still exists: Essentials $120.00 a year with 250 envelopes and 10 templates, Business $300.00 per licence a year with unlimited envelopes and templates; Foxit Agreements is $359.88 per user a year paid in full ($29.99 a month) or $34.99 a month billed monthly. Volume discounts of up to 30% apply to orders of 30 or more licences across PDF Editor, PDF Editor+ and eSign, on subscription and perpetual alike, consolidating deployment into a single purchase order with one renewal date, standardised installation images and coverage for divisions and subsidiaries. An education discount is applied automatically at checkout when you register with a school email address; Foxit does not publish the rate. Reading note: the page's own translation table still carries superseded strings ('20GB cloud storage included', 'AI Assistant with 20 free credits/month') beside the rendered card text of unlimited cloud storage and 300 free credits a month. (2026)",
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  "Being verified: free trial and refund terms are not yet matched to a verbatim line on the vendor's own pages. Not matched does not mean there is none.",
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