You pay $79 once, for one operating system you choose. This is how buying software used to work: once you pay for it, it's yours. Lifetime updates are free for the life of the product. There is no subscription, and checkout is not open yet.
RedFoxPDF
$79
One-time purchase
One license for Windows, macOS or Linux, the system you choose
Active on one device at a time. A new computer deactivates the previous one.
Lifetime updates, free for the life of the product
No subscription, no renewal
30-day money-back guarantee. A refund deactivates the license key.
Acrobat Pro is sold as a subscription. RedFoxPDF is sold once.
Yearly cost of Adobe Acrobat Pro compared with a one-time RedFoxPDF purchase over three years
Product
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
3-year total
Adobe Acrobat Pro (individual, annual plan, prepaid)
$239.88
$239.88
$239.88
$719.64
RedFoxPDF
$79
$0
$0
$79
Over three years, one Acrobat Pro seat costs about $640 more than RedFoxPDF. RedFoxPDF is $79 in year 1 and $0 in years 2 and 3.
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Adobe Acrobat Pro US list price for an individual annual plan, prepaid, $239.88/yr, from Adobe’s US pricing page, checked October 28, 2026. Year 2 and year 3 repeat that annual price, as if the plan is renewed. Prices change and exclude tax. Adobe and Acrobat are trademarks of Adobe; see the note at the foot of this page.