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Adobe Acrobat uses JPEG re-encoding to compress images inside PDFs — the same technique used by free browser-based tools. The only difference is price.
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For most documents, yes. The underlying JPEG re-encoding is the same technique. Adobe Pro offers more granular settings, but for standard compression the results are equivalent.
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