Acrobat X, Reader, and shared review

My association would like to a volunteer committee of our members, approx. 10-12 people, be able to do a group review of a PDF. All members of the group must be able to see everyone else's comments and add their own.
I understand that Acrobat XI has a shared review capability via Adobe's cloud storage. Does Acrobat X have this same capability? Will our members be able to access a shared review PDF on the cloud by using Reader or must they use Acrobat? And is the use of cloud storage for shared review part of the price of the Acrobat software or is there an additional fee (how much?) for this service?

Hi comm_ncra,
Just saw your tweet, and managed to track down your forum post. Acrobat X does have the same commenting capabilities as Acrobat XI, and folks will be able to comment on your PDF using either Acrobat or Reader.
You may have read about Workspaces on Acrobat.com, which can be used to collect comments for shared reviews. Workspaces will be retired very early next year, but you can still initiate a shared review and then use your own internal server to collect comments: See FAQ: Adobe Workspaces retired for more information about Workspaces end-of-life.
But, you can certainly share your PDF via Acrobat.com, and storage is free.
I hope that helps.
Best,
Sara

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