1.3 / 5 Last 12 months (31 reviews) Plain average of all reviews from the last 12 months. All-time rating (recency-weighted, 0.9^months): 2.1 / 5. All-time: 2.1 / 5 · 295 reviews (-0.8 vs all-time)
5★ 91
4★ 21
3★ 25
2★ 25
1★ 133
295 Reviews
3 Sources
13% Positive
What reviewers criticize most
  • Customer service(42)
  • Quality(36)
  • Value for money(15)
  • Ordering & website(15)
  • Communication(10)

Derived from the analyzed reviews; each chip links to the page with the cited evidence.

This page is an audit of every publicly available review for Nitro: 295 reviews across 3 platforms, giving you a complete, evidence-based view of Nitro's reputation. Below you'll find the overall rating, the themes customers raise, how sentiment has trended over time, and a SWOT summary, all grounded in the reviews and linked to their sources.

Key findings

  • Across 295 reviews on 3 portals, Nitro averages 2.1 out of 5 stars.
  • Customers rate Value for money most positively (12 of 28 mentions positive).
  • Billing & payment draws the most criticism (10 of 11 mentions negative).

About Nitro

Nitro is a SaaS platform that combines PDF editing, eSignatures, redaction, and document automation in a secure, AI-powered environment. It serves businesses and professionals across industries who need to create, manage, and protect documents efficiently while meeting compliance requirements. The platform offers a single, affordable solution for document workflows without requiring multiple applications or compromising data privacy.

SWOT summary

Strengths

  • Solid overall rating

Weaknesses

  • Billing & payment: 98% negative across 11 mentions
  • Communication: 96% negative across 11 mentions
  • Returns & refunds: 94% negative across 6 mentions

Opportunities

  • Address billing & payment to lift overall sentiment
  • Lean on strength in core themes in marketing

Threats

  • Ongoing criticism of billing & payment could deter new customers

Reviews by portal

The overall 2.1 / 5 score is recency-weighted: newer reviews count more (weight 0.9 per month of age), regardless of portal.

Nitro: reviews per portal
Portal Avg. rating Count Weight Latest Source
Trustpilot 2.7 / 5 202 68.5% View profile ↗
Apple App Store 1.9 / 5 70 23.7% View profile ↗
Software Advice 4.8 / 5 23 7.8% View profile ↗
Weighted overall 2.1 / 5 295 100%
What this analysis covers

Period covered: Feb 2018 – Jul 2026

And what it cannot cover:

  • Trustpilot exposes roughly the 200 most recent reviews publicly; older reviews sit behind a login.
  • The App Store feed caps at about 500 reviews per country storefront.

Read the full methodology

Themes in the reviews

  • Quality55× mentions

    18positive36negative

    Across 55 mentions, 19% of Quality feedback is positive and 80% negative. That makes Quality a common pain point.

  • Customer service48× mentions

    4positive42negative

    Across 48 mentions, 4% of Customer service feedback is positive and 94% negative. That makes Customer service a common pain point.

  • Value for money28× mentions

    12positive15negative

    Across 28 mentions, 38% of Value for money feedback is positive and 58% negative. That makes Value for money a common pain point.

  • Ordering & website19× mentions

    3positive15negative

    Across 19 mentions, 14% of Ordering & website feedback is positive and 84% negative. That makes Ordering & website a common pain point.

  • Communication11× mentions

    1positive10negative

    Across 11 mentions, 4% of Communication feedback is positive and 96% negative. That makes Communication a common pain point.

  • Billing & payment11× mentions

    0positive10negative

    Across 11 mentions, 0% of Billing & payment feedback is positive and 98% negative. That makes Billing & payment a common pain point.

  • Returns & refunds6× mentions

    1positive5negative

    Across 6 mentions, 6% of Returns & refunds feedback is positive and 94% negative. That makes Returns & refunds a common pain point.

  • Fit & sizing2× mentions

    1positive1negative

    Across 2 mentions, 31% of Fit & sizing feedback is positive and 69% negative. That makes Fit & sizing a common pain point.

  • Durability2× mentions

    0positive2negative

    Across 2 mentions, 0% of Durability feedback is positive and 100% negative. That makes Durability a common pain point.

Rating trend

Rating trend: 2.3 in 2025-07 to 1.0 in 2026-07.1.01.52.02.52025-072026-012026-07
Rating trend: 2.3 in 2025-07 to 1.0 in 2026-07.
Data as table
Monthly average rating
MonthAvg. ratingCount
2025-072.297
2025-081.002
2025-091.004
2025-101.502
2025-111.002
2026-012.333
2026-021.502
2026-031.605
2026-041.002
2026-051.003
2026-061.004
2026-071.002

Sentiment over time

Sentiment over time: positive share from 14% (2025-07) to 0% (2026-07).0%25%50%75%100%2025-072026-012026-07
Sentiment over time: positive share from 14% (2025-07) to 0% (2026-07).
Data as table
Monthly sentiment (shares)
MonthPositiveNeutralNegativeCount
2025-0714%14%71%7
2025-080%0%100%2
2025-090%0%100%4
2025-100%0%100%2
2025-110%0%100%2
2026-0133%0%67%3
2026-020%0%100%2
2026-0320%0%80%5
2026-040%0%100%2
2026-050%0%100%3
2026-060%0%100%4
2026-070%0%100%2

Customer voices

Short excerpts - full reviews are available at the original source.

„Terrible functionality and weorst PDF editing software I ever used.“

„particularly with copying and pasting objects from one PDF document to another!“

„Contacted Nitro through the support and was brushed off to contact Cleverbridge etc.“

„cancelled my access to software I had already paid for“

„at a much cheaper price“

„It is easy to use and does everything well“

„Nitro PDF is a great alternative to Adobe Acrobat.“

„I can digitally sign and customize my documents“

What Reddit users say about Nitro

Additional source: 33 Reddit discussions about Nitro reviewed.

Below are extracts from Reddit discussions - each linked to the original thread.

„I’m considering buying the Acer Nitro V16S AI ANV16S-41-R8T2.“

„With Nitro I can batch scrub metadata, OCR, and a bunch of other stuff.“

„I've used Nitro PDF for years to view large construction plans (70mb) that have been converted from CAD OR Revit to PDF.“

„Does anyone else have experience with Nitro , and how would you rate it?“

„Maybe that's a cool thing to look ...“

„I am at the end of a 14 day trial w/ Nitro Pro and it performs relatively well.“

„Pdfescape and pdfbuddy online tools“

„You can't download it from this computer, with NitroPDF ...“

„We used Nitro for a few years and it was great.“

„People do hate nitro laptops, especially V ones,“

„i used to love nitro“

„Nitro V16 AI on sale for around 900 euros“

Frequently asked questions

How do customers rate Nitro overall?

Nitro averages 2.1 out of 5 stars across 295 analyzed reviews on 3 portals.

From Nitro's newsroom

Newsroom items are published by Nitro itself.

Cite this page

Citatio (2026). Nitro Reviews 2026 – 2.1/5 from 295 reviews. Retrieved 19 August 2026 from https://citatio.ai/nitro-reviews/

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