Customer Story | Recruitment and Staffing

How Recport Turned a PDF Trial Run into a Systematic Switch with PDFelement

After being held back by an overpriced PDF editor, Recport used a 3-user trial to evaluate PDFelement across departments and moved to a more scalable, cost-effective PDF solution.

Company Background

Company Snapshot

Industry: Consulting
Business Challenge: Replacing an overpriced PDF editor whose complex licensing and high pricing made distribution difficult across departments
Primary Documents: fillable PDF forms, invoices, and timesheets
Primary Workflows: Digital signatures, format conversion, fillable form creation, and document merging

Source notes: How a Trial Run Developed Into a Systematic Switch

Recport is a Dublin-based recruitment agency with nearly two decades of industry experience. The company operates five specialized recruitment agencies and has more than 100 consultants and professionals, with expansion into India, Portugal, and Germany creating demand for more efficient and scalable PDF support across the business.

Its previous PDF editor's complex licensing and high pricing made it difficult to distribute to the required personnel, creating inefficiencies especially for teams that relied on e-signatures and daily format conversions. After online research and a 3-user trial arranged with the sales team, Recport selected PDFelement because it covered all essential day-to-day functionality, could seamlessly replace the previous software, and scaled more cost-effectively across departments.

Lower

PDF Software Cost

The switch delivered significant cost savings without compromising essential functionality.

Unified

Cross-Department PDF Standard

Deploying one PDF solution across multiple departments streamlined workflows and reduced compatibility issues.

Complete

Essential Functionality Covered

After real-life testing across departments, employees found that PDFelement covered all the functionality they needed and seamlessly replaced the previous editor.

How PDFelement Solved Recport's Workflow Challenges

01

Overpriced Licensing Limited Distribution

Challenge

Costly Limited Distribution

The existing PDF editor's high pricing and complex licensing made it difficult to distribute the software to the required personnel.

Solution

Scalable Alternative Pricing

PDFelement offered a more affordable alternative that could scale to the company's demand without compromising the required functionality.

Results

Significant Cost Savings

The switch delivered significant cost savings while preserving essential day-to-day PDF functionality.

02

The Team Needed Proof Before a Full Switch

Challenge

Pre-Switch Validation Needed

Before changing tools, the IT team wanted a trial run that could capture real feedback from other departments.

Solution

Real-World Department Trial

After online research and contact with the sales team, Recport tested PDFelement through free trials for 3 users in real-life departmental operations.

Results

Seamless Replacement Confirmed

The pilot showed that PDFelement offered all essential features for daily operations and could seamlessly replace the previous editor.

03

Multiple Departments Needed Different PDF Tasks

Challenge

Cross-Department PDF Needs

Different teams relied on PDF tools for e-signatures, format conversions, fillable forms, and merging invoices and timesheets.

Solution

Unified Multi-Team Deployment

Recport deployed PDFelement as a single, unified PDF solution across multiple departments, including senior management, marketing, and finance.

Results

Streamlined Department Workflows

Workflows were streamlined, compatibility issues were reduced, and many departments came to rely on PDFelement as an integral part of daily operations.

answer

We moved from a popular PDF solution. The product is similar, but with better pricing and more capabilities with new and improved features.

——Josh Linton

Director of Recruitment elearning System - Recport

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