Adobe InDesign vs. Affinity Publisher

Adobe InDesign

773 Reviews and Ratings

Affinity Publisher

27 Reviews and Ratings

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
Affinity Publisher	Score8.1 out of 10	N/A	Affinity Publisher replaces the former PagePlus desktop publishing application, from Serif Europe headquartered in Nottingham.	$24.99

Pricing

Adobe InDesign

Affinity Publisher

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)

Affinity Publisher: $24.99

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

No setup fee

No setup fee

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Community Pulse
Key User Insights
	Adobe InDesign	Affinity Publisher
Considered Both Products	Adobe 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? Veronica Rivera Graphic Designer at Capture Higher Ed (Marketing & Advertising, 51-200 employees) Chose Adobe InDesign The others do not include the robust features of Adobe InDesign. Some of the subscription or pricing models are not affordable or would be an additional cost. Adobe has the most flexibility in regards to pricing. Microsoft Publisher is the least recommended product and is not … Incentivized Helpful? Courtney Birnbaum Senior Publications Specialist at Learfield IMG College (Marketing & Advertising, 1001-5000 employees) Chose Adobe InDesign Adobe InDesign, QuarkXPress and Affinity Publisher work similarly in the big picture. The newest on the market, Affinity Publisher takes many cues from its predecessors but still remains a less sleek product. Still, I use Publisher on my own and find it to have great … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Adobe InDesign InDesign is the most widely accepted layout software in the world. It has plugins for extending its abilities and has had a vast industry lead since Dethroning Quark almost two decades ago. Publisher is a Microsoft train wreck and just isn't cut out for heavy lifting. Affinity … 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?	Serif Europe Ltd. Verified User Chose Affinity Publisher Affinity Publisher has a comparable feature set to Adobe InDesign, but for a fraction of the cost. You can technically create print graphics in Illustrator and Sketch (and some of our people still do), but you have to worry about converting pixels to inches pretty regularly to … Incentivized Helpful? Paul Gully Director at Elevated Online (Marketing & Advertising, 1-10 employees) Chose Affinity Publisher The features in Affinity Publisher easily stack up against the much more expensive Adobe suite of products. With the ability to open all file types it is a bit of a workhorse for all things. We have been using it for social media template designs as well as client booklets and … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Affinity Publisher Affinity Publisher is a more cost effective way to achieve the same goals as InDesign and Quark. I'm sure there are various differences that Affinity may lack, however we have yet to run into one that our business has needed, or even recognized. It has completely replaced any … Incentivized Helpful?
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	Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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User Ratings
	Adobe InDesign	Affinity Publisher
Likelihood to Recommend	8.8 (98 ratings)	9.0 (7 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	10.0 (3 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Usability	7.8 (8 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Availability	9.0 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Performance	9.0 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Support Rating	5.0 (64 ratings)	8.6 (2 ratings)
In-Person Training	10.0 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Online Training	8.0 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Implementation Rating	9.0 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Configurability	8.0 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Product Scalability	9.0 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)