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# Adobe InCopy vs Adobe InDesign Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Pricing

**Adobe InCopy**
Free Trial

No pricing available

**Adobe InDesign**
Free Trial

**Starting at $99.99** 1 License Per Month · Creative Cloud Pro for teams

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**Adobe InCopy**
1 month

Based on 9 responses

**Adobe InDesign**
1 month

Based on 129 responses

Return on Investment

**Adobe InCopy**
Not enough reviews yet

**Adobe InDesign**
10 months

Based on 113 responses

Perceived Cost

**Adobe InCopy**
$$$$$

**Adobe InDesign**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**Adobe InCopy**
Not enough reviews yet

**Adobe InDesign**
9%

**Pros & Cons**
from reviews

**Adobe InCopy**
[
Ease of Use (2)
](https://www.g2.com/products/adobe-incopy/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1885591&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Intuitive (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/adobe-incopy/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2381262&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Internet Dependency (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/adobe-incopy/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2341314&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

**Adobe InDesign**
[
Ease of Use (43)
](https://www.g2.com/products/adobe-indesign/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1107056&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Layout Design (37)
](https://www.g2.com/products/adobe-indesign/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1107832&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Difficulty (17)
](https://www.g2.com/products/adobe-indesign/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1107504&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Expensive (17)
](https://www.g2.com/products/adobe-indesign/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1107625&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

Integrations

**Adobe InCopy**
[

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Adobe InDesign

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**Adobe InDesign**
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 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_e89d21750715f4646ed61c011b2917dc/adobe-acrobat.png "Product Avatar Image")

Adobe Acrobat

](https://www.g2.com/products/adobe-acrobat/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_2d6ad309a447dee0d5abbbd90062d20b/adobe-after-effects.png "Product Avatar Image")

After Effects

](https://www.g2.com/products/adobe-after-effects/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_5310bf2a94ca281ed7aefe45d4179887/adobe-bridge.png "Product Avatar Image")

Bridge

](https://www.g2.com/products/adobe-bridge/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_8eea525746279035b2a227975d6ad509/adobe-express.jpg "Product Avatar Image")

Adobe Express

](https://www.g2.com/products/adobe-express/reviews)[
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**Ratings**
from reviews

Meets Requirements

**Adobe InCopy**

8.6

8.652

**Adobe InDesign**

9.3

9.33,136

Ease of Use

**Adobe InCopy**

8.1

8.152

**Adobe InDesign**

8.0

8.03,149

Ease of Setup

**Adobe InCopy**

8.8

8.820

**Adobe InDesign**

8.8

8.8432

Ease of Admin

**Adobe InCopy**

8.0

8.015

**Adobe InDesign**

8.7

8.7301

Quality of Support

**Adobe InCopy**

8.5

8.542

**Adobe InDesign**

8.2

8.22,412

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**Adobe InCopy**

8.3

8.314

**Adobe InDesign**

8.9

8.9274

Product Direction (% positive)

**Adobe InCopy**

7.8

7.852

**Adobe InDesign**

8.6

8.63,094

**Features**
ratings from reviews

Desktop Publishing

Not enough data

8.2

307

Document Creation

7.7

37

Not enough data

User Insights

**Reviewers' Company Size**

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
54.5%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
37.9%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
7.6%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
54.5%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
37.9%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
7.6%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
57.9%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
27.2%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
14.9%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
57.9%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
27.2%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
14.9%

**Reviewers' Industry**

[![Adobe InCopy](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/4d65fe1f91efb5828f6d61f60fe4f275/adobe-incopy.svg "Adobe InCopy")](https://www.g2.com/products/adobe-incopy/reviews)
Adobe InCopy

Publishing
10.6%

Marketing and Advertising
9.1%

Education Management
6.1%

Graphic Design
4.5%

Writing and Editing
4.5%

Other
65.2%

[![Adobe InDesign](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/3d7c53016c4b03a215effcee925d9426/adobe-indesign.svg "Adobe InDesign")](https://www.g2.com/products/adobe-indesign/reviews)
Adobe InDesign

Design
11.7%

Graphic Design
11.5%

Marketing and Advertising
11.1%

Higher Education
5.3%

Architecture & Planning
3.9%

Other
56.6%

Alternatives

**Adobe InCopy Alternatives**

 ![Microsoft Word](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1487565787/microsoft-word.svg "Microsoft Word")

[
Microsoft Word
](/products/microsoft-word/reviews)

 ![Scrivener](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_367574e9b6bfffbc6557eb9a2640ca7c/scrivener.png "Scrivener")

[
Scrivener
](/products/scrivener/reviews)

 ![Pages](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_3f17c2ccac161e2276a1f8a4088dfe4d/pages.jpg "Pages")

[
Pages
](/products/pages/reviews)

 ![Dropbox Paper](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1554994524/dropbox-paper.png "Dropbox Paper")

[
Dropbox Paper
](/products/dropbox-paper/reviews)

**Adobe InDesign Alternatives**

 ![Canva](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/020885d89318f0483f6222194b3ee8ff/canva.svg "Canva")

[
Canva
](/products/canva/reviews)

 ![Microsoft Publisher](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1487566696/microsoft-publisher.svg "Microsoft Publisher")

[
Microsoft Publisher
](/products/microsoft-publisher/reviews)

 ![QuarkXPress](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/e9d03741af0835f41772cea348da7ec8/quarkxpress.svg "QuarkXPress")

[
Quark
](/products/quarkxpress/reviews)

 ![Marq](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/abb487ca5af273cbfa07ec0f39becb35/charles-thayne-capital-marq.svg "Marq")

[
Marq
](/products/charles-thayne-capital-marq/reviews)

## Adobe InCopy vs Adobe InDesign

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Adobe InCopy easier to use. However, reviewers felt that Adobe InDesign was easier to administer and do business with overall. Finally, reviewers felt that the products are equally easy to set up.

- Reviewers felt that Adobe InDesign meets the needs of their business better than Adobe InCopy.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Adobe InCopy is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Adobe InDesign over Adobe InCopy.