Adobe InDesign

Adobe InDesign

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Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Adobe InDesign	Score8.9 out of 10	N/A	Adobe InDesign supports creating digital and print documents such as flyers, stationary, posters, and other types of media, with rich graphics, images, and more. Adobe InDesign is available standalone or as part of the Adobe Creative Suite collection of media management and creation products.	$31.49 per month

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Adobe InDesign

Monthly Plan: $31.49
per month
Annual Plan, Prepaid: $239.88 ($19.99)
per year (per month)
Annual Plan, Paid Monthly: $251.88 ($20.99)
per year (per month)

Pricing Offerings
Adobe InDesign
Free Trial
No
Free/Freemium Version
No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No

No setup fee

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	Adobe InDesign
Considered Both Products	Adobe Verified User Chose Adobe InDesign Canva is a valuable design tool for simple applications, such as creating a social media banner, flyer, or leaflet, particularly for those with no prior design experience. Its use of templates and straightforward tools to add pictures and text makes it a good choice for … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Adobe InDesign Adobe InDesign is a more cohesive program with stronger features and control. It is best used for more indepth presentations and publications. I use it primarily because it allows for more creative and personalized layouts which is useful for showcasing the work I present to … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Adobe InDesign InDesign's real benefit is it's integration with the other Adobe products, allowing you to work fairly seamlessly with multiple types of design file on a project. The creative cloud allows you to store and use assets quickly and efficiently on multiple projects and really … Incentivized Helpful? Janeil Harricharan Freelancer at Janeilh.com (Graphic Design, 1-10 employees) Chose Adobe InDesign Adobe InDesign may have a steep learning curve and advanced interface, but the functionality it provides is more advanced that Publisher. I used Publisher briefly for some brochures and flyers, and it is a good software for simple, quick solutions that do not require a lot of … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Adobe InDesign We use both in our company. Adobe InDesign for those more carefully considered, important design jobs. Canva for throwaway design jobs like flyers, newsletters, etc. Incentivized Helpful? Ruchika Save Graphic Designer at DaurCom (Marketing & Advertising, 11-50 employees) Chose Adobe InDesign These mentioned softwares are great but also limiting. I like working on Adobe Illustrator but it's not meant to create page layouts while working on multiple pages. Incentivized Helpful? Linda Galota Content Creator in Social Media at Danié Made in Sicily (Design, 1-10 employees) Chose Adobe InDesign Adobe InDesign is definitely better structured and perfectly organised. I am a huge supporter of creativity in the communication field, yet I believe in the importance of balance and design. Adobe InDesign proves to be stronger than its competitors because it leaves room for … Incentivized Helpful? Jessica Laracy art director at ethos (Graphic Design, 51-200 employees) Chose Adobe InDesign I've only ever used Quark but not for years. But InDesign is a much better product. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Adobe InDesign Quark used to be used much more. Adobe InDesign is now the preferred layout software for publishers. Canva is not as robust and does not have the same functionality. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Adobe InDesign I have used proprietary composition web applications at other publishers, and I have used Quark (which is less powerful/feature-rich) and LaTeX (which is great for what it does but is not right for all projects). I prefer InDesign for its universality. It can be used on just … Incentivized Helpful? Kelsie Hamilton Program Officer in Product Management at First Fruit, Inc. (Non-Profit Organization Management, 1-10 employees) Chose Adobe InDesign So basically, we just use Word Docs, generated PDFs from them, and combined them all into the reader. We decided to move to InDesign, because we were working with a graphic designer and it made a lot more sense to have an entire rebrand that read and felt differently. InDesign … Incentivized Helpful? amir tehrani Creative Director in Marketing at CBDfx (Consumer Goods, 51-200 employees) Chose Adobe InDesign Adobe Illustrator and QuarkXPress are great but also very limiting. I personally love illustrator but it's not meant to create page layouts when working on multiple pages and I'm used to working with QuarkXPress because of printers in the past but a majority of the printers … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Adobe InDesign I'm biased because Adobe InDesign is my favorite, I think that might be somewhat related to the ease of working with text, which I enjoy. I also just enjoy the ease of use of the software compared to other Adobe Creative Suite softwares. Adobe InDesign seems to be the easiest … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Adobe InDesign We can use AI to make catalog or sellsheets too, but it can not compete with [Adobe] InDesign, AI is useful for single page stuff, but it's a bit heavy while carries more pages and more links. While we are doing some artworks, we prefer to use AI, but once it has few more … Incentivized Helpful? Thomas Carson Marketing in Marketing at Land Advisors (Real Estate, 11-50 employees) Chose Adobe InDesign We use Adobe PhotoShop in tandem with Adobe InDesign when processing or manipulating images. It's the gold standard for working with images and getting everything just right. There is no other product on the market I can think of that compares with Adobe PhotoShop and if … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Adobe InDesign Microsoft products do not match the aesthetic tools that [Adobe] InDesign offers, cannot support the customizable options available for export, and do not produce documents with as high a degree of accessibility. That said, they do have their place in collaboration in a team- … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Adobe InDesign The other software I listed are not specifically made for layout. Maybe the closest option is Photoshop. I personally find Photoshop more intended for image editing than layout creating. In the architectural field, it is not unheard of for students or practitioners to use … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Adobe InDesign I have previously used Quark Xpress, but as Adobe InDesign became the leader for professional designers, I transitioned to [Adobe] InDesign. I find Adobe InDesign a lot easier to work with. I have tried Affinity Publisher, but I have not [gotten] very far with trying it out. I … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Adobe InDesign Adobe InDesign is a much different platform for document creation and publishing compared to Adobe PhotoShop. With Photoshop your goal is to start with or create an image and make all modifications and adjustments within that program. InDesign takes those finished images and … Incentivized Helpful? Carly Hand Senior Designer in Corporate at SH Hotels and Resorts (Hospitality, 11-50 employees) Chose Adobe InDesign Adobe InDesign is much more intuitive to use, and is set up better for beautiful design presentations. Incentivized Helpful? Avery Chipman Interior Designer in Professional Services at EOP Architects (Architecture & Planning, 11-50 employees) Chose Adobe InDesign Adobe InDesign allows for quicker, simpler, and more powerful manipulation of images and text. Photoshop, granted is not for text editing, has weak text tools. Illustrator, granted is not for pixel-based image editing, can be weak for combining text and images in one file. … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Adobe InDesign InDesign is the layout monopoly, although in a pinch I've used Photoshop and PowerPoint, which, if you have a good digital printer, will work just fine. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Adobe InDesign InDesign is much more user friendly and is compatible with other Adobe products. InDesign is more versatile and more widely used. Compatibility with other designers, agencies, and promo companies makes work and collaboration easier. Incentivized Helpful? Leslie Ornelas Assistant Executive Director in Corporate at United Way Galveston County Mainland (Non-profit Organization Management, 1-10 employees) Chose Adobe InDesign Adobe InDesign is easier for me to use and has more features. When teaching myself how to use the software, I was able to find more videos online for helpful tips. Incentivized Helpful? Audrey Hoffman Owner, Graphic and Web Designer at 617 Graphic Design (Design, 1-10 employees) Chose Adobe InDesign InDesign had more features and flexibility many years ago when I learned how to use it, and compared to Quark, I found it to be a better product and haven't gone back since. Incentivized Helpful?
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User Ratings
	Adobe InDesign
Likelihood to Recommend	8.8 (98 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	10.0 (3 ratings)
Usability	7.8 (8 ratings)
Availability	9.0 (1 ratings)
Performance	9.0 (1 ratings)
Support Rating	5.0 (64 ratings)
In-Person Training	10.0 (1 ratings)
Online Training	8.0 (1 ratings)
Implementation Rating	9.0 (1 ratings)
Configurability	8.0 (1 ratings)
Product Scalability	9.0 (1 ratings)