Comparison of Adobe Acrobat Pro and Adobe Acrobat Sign

Adobe Acrobat Pro DC and Adobe Sign are two separate software programs. While both can be used for signatures, there are many differences. Both are part of the Adobe Creative Cloud and are accessed using your NetID@msstate.edu email and NetPassword to log in.

Adobe Sign, like the name, is for sending and receiving documents for signatures. The documents are filed in the cloud in the user’s account. Many different file types can be opened in Adobe Sign, then signature fields put into the document. They are sent to the user’s email address. Once in Adobe Sign, the document cannot be edited in any way. All editing must be completed before opening in Adobe Sign. Basically, Adobe Sign is software for signing documents, which are then stored in the cloud, only accessible by the account owner.

Adobe Acrobat Pro DC can not only send documents out for signature, but after a file is saved as a PDF, it can be edited, the pages rearranged, files combined, forms created, scanned for accessibility, and many other features. The documents are saved by the user onto their computer or server. Signatures are set up within Adobe Acrobat on the user’s computer. Once the signature fields are in place, the document can be sent out for signing. This is done in Adobe Acrobat by using one of the many tools included in the program.

Both Adobe Acrobat Pro DC and Adobe Sign are used for signing documents and sending out documents to be signed. Adobe Acrobat Pro DC documents are saved by the user to their computer or server. Adobe Sign documents are saved in the cloud within the Adobe Sign user’s account.