The most recent Classic release was Acrobat 2017, which costs US$300-450 to purchase upfront. The latest Continuous release is Acrobat DC 2022, which runs US$13-15/month for an annual subscription (either Standard or Pro). It’s called “Continuous” because subscribers receive all ongoing product upgrades as soon as they are available, ensuring you are always running the latest-and-greatest software with the complete featureset.

While the desktop Acrobat Pro/Standard product is still sold standalone with a perpetual – or “Classic” – license, most of the newest capabilities and services are only available via the Acrobat DC subscription – or “Continuous” – bundle.

But now, almost four years later with several major releases plus fully-integrated mobile apps for PDF management, document scanning, and electronic signatures, the Document Cloud has arrived and most of us wonder how we ever got along without the workflow productivity it brings. When the new Acrobat “DC” generation first arrived in 2015, people weren’t quite sure what to make of it. Adobe Acrobat has undergone a tremendous evolution in recent years.

Adobe acrobat pro dc pricing comparison