Alternatives to adobe products

For the mentioned Adobe products, there are various alternatives available, some of which are free of charge or offered with more favorable licensing models.
| Use Case | Adobe Product | Alternative | License Type | Operating System | Cost | Procurement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PDF Creation & Editing | Acrobat Pro DC | Foxit PDF Editor Pro | Proprietary | Win, macOS | Subject to a fee | |
PDF-XChange Editor | Proprietary | Win | Subject to a fee | Procurement via central purchasing | ||
Corel PDF Fusion | Proprietary | Win | Subject to a fee | Available in the Software Shop | ||
PDF Viewing & Commenting | Acrobat Reader | Foxit Reader | Proprietary | Win, macOS | Free of charge | |
PDF-XChange Editor | Proprietary | Win | Free of charge | Procurement via central purchasing | ||
PDF24 | Proprietary | Win | Free of charge | Procurement via central purchasing | ||
Okular | Open Source | Win, macOS, Linux | Free of charge | Procurement via central purchasing | ||
E-Learning / Authoring | Captivate | iSpring Suite Max | Proprietary | Win | Subject to a fee | |
Articulate 360 | Proprietary | Win, macOS | Subject to a fee | Procurement via central purchasing | ||
Image Editing & Photo Retouching | Photoshop, Lightroom | Affinity Photo | Proprietary | Win, macOS | Subject to a fee |

