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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (57.8% of reviews)
Small-Business (89.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $99.99 1 License Per Month
No pricing available
Adobe InDesign
Star Rating
(3,375)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (57.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $99.99 1 License Per Month
Browse all 2 pricing plansAffinity Publisher
Star Rating
(71)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (89.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Affinity PublisherAdobe InDesign vs Affinity Publisher
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Affinity Publisher easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Affinity Publisher overall.
- Reviewers felt that Affinity Publisher meets the needs of their business better than Adobe InDesign.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Affinity Publisher is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Affinity Publisher over Adobe InDesign.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Adobe InDesign
Creative Cloud Pro for teams
Starting at $99.99
1 License Per Month
20+ apps, including InDesign, and Firefly creative AI for images, video, and audio, plus exclusive business features.
- Create and publish brochures, digital magazines, eBooks, posters, and presentations with InDesign.
- 20+ photo, graphic design, and video apps
- Unlimited access to standard creative AI image and vector features like Generative Fill in Photoshop
Affinity Publisher
No pricing availableFree Trial
Adobe InDesign
Free Trial is available
Affinity Publisher
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.3
3,079
9.4
48
Ease of Use
8.0
3,089
9.1
49
Ease of Setup
8.8
372
10.0
10
Ease of Admin
8.7
296
10.0
7
Quality of Support
8.2
2,367
9.4
37
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
269
10.0
5
Product Direction (% positive)
8.6
3,045
9.7
46
Features by Category
Design
8.2
199
8.2
21
9.0
216
9.2
23
9.1
232
9.6
24
8.9
221
8.9
25
8.0
194
7.8
19
8.1
194
8.4
21
Platform Additional Functionality
5.9
141
7.0
15
7.9
162
8.2
16
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Adobe InDesign and Affinity Publisher are categorized as Desktop Publishing
Unique Categories
Adobe InDesign has no unique categories
Affinity Publisher has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Adobe InDesign
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Affinity Publisher
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Design
11.7%
Graphic Design
11.4%
Marketing and Advertising
11.1%
Higher Education
5.3%
Architecture & Planning
3.9%
Other
56.6%
Graphic Design
17.6%
Publishing
10.3%
Marketing and Advertising
8.8%
Design
7.4%
Information Technology and Services
5.9%
Other
50.0%
Discussions
What other things do use Indesign for, besides designing a catalog.
7 Comments
DG
In addition to using Indesign for catalogs, I use it for flyers, brochures and even web banners. I used to design web ads primarily with Photoshop, but I...Read more
Qual è il modo migliore per mantenere il mio lavoro organizzato?
3 Comments
AS
I have an external hard drive that I have individual folders for each project. I do package everything together after I’m done for the day so I can pick...Read more
What is the difference between Affinity Designer and Affinity Publisher?
2 Comments
PR
Affinity Designer is more of a vector illustration and design application that works best for single-page designs. Affinity Publisher is a true desktop...Read more
How do I change the default measurement?
1 Comment
RS
If you are referring to the unit(px, in, cm, mm) - Just click File then click Document setup. Change "document units" value to your preferred unit. You will...Read more
Children's Picture Book - read Publisher is unable to create epub or mobi files
1 Comment
RA
You can only export in PDF with a great quality.
BUT. If you come from Adobe's InDesign, you'll be like a fish in the water. Affinity Publisher has...Read more
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