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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (57.8% of reviews)
Small-Business (66.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $99.99 1 License Per Month
Free
Adobe InDesign
Star Rating
(3,372)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
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Star Rating
(6,533)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Adobe InDesign excels in professional publishing formats, scoring 9.1, which is ideal for print and digital media, while Canva, with a score of 9.2, offers a more user-friendly approach to publishing but may lack the depth needed for complex projects.
- Reviewers mention that Canva shines in ease of use, scoring 9.4 compared to InDesign's 8.0, making it a preferred choice for beginners and small businesses looking for quick design solutions without a steep learning curve.
- G2 users highlight that Canva's template library is extensive, scoring 9.5, which allows users to create visually appealing designs quickly, whereas InDesign's templates, scoring 8.3, are more suited for users with design experience who want to customize their projects extensively.
- Users on G2 report that Adobe InDesign's layout editor, scoring 9.1, provides advanced features for precise control over design elements, which is crucial for professional designers, while Canva's layout editor, scoring 9.2, is simpler and more intuitive for casual users.
- Reviewers mention that Canva's mobile access, scoring 8.8, allows for seamless design on-the-go, a feature that InDesign lacks significantly with a score of 5.8, making Canva a better option for users who need flexibility in their design work.
- Users say that while Adobe InDesign has a strong asset library with a score of 8.2, Canva's asset library, scoring 9.1, is more robust and user-friendly, providing a wider range of graphics and images that enhance the design process.
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
Canva
Canva Free
Free
Everything you need to start designing
- Easy drag-and-drop editor
- 1M+ professionally-designed templates
- 1000+ design types (social posts, presentations and more)
Free Trial
Adobe InDesign
Free Trial is available
Canva
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.3
3,079
9.2
4,917
Ease of Use
8.0
3,089
9.4
4,970
Ease of Setup
8.8
372
9.6
1,567
Ease of Admin
8.7
296
9.4
851
Quality of Support
8.2
2,367
8.8
3,644
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
269
9.4
781
Product Direction (% positive)
8.6
3,045
9.4
4,808
Features by Category
Reports
Not enough data
8.8
435
Not enough data
8.9
432
Not enough data
9.1
504
Not enough data
8.7
419
Not enough data
9.1
461
Self Service
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Building Reports
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reports
Not enough data
8.8
435
Not enough data
8.9
432
Not enough data
9.1
504
Not enough data
8.7
419
Not enough data
9.1
461
Reports
Not enough data
8.7
390
Not enough data
8.7
390
Not enough data
8.7
380
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.5
207
Not enough data
8.3
202
Visualization
Not enough data
9.2
462
Not enough data
8.9
392
Not enough data
9.1
424
Not enough data
9.1
465
Data Updates
Not enough data
8.7
380
Not enough data
9.0
422
Collaboration
Not enough data
9.4
468
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.2
468
Data Updates
Not enough data
8.7
398
Not enough data
9.0
453
Not enough data
8.6
387
Communication
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Productivity Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Optimization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Logistics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Template Creation
Not enough data
9.5
2497
Not enough data
8.6
2475
Not enough data
9.3
2498
Not enough data
9.1
2402
Design & Editing
Not enough data
8.9
2439
Not enough data
8.9
2488
Not enough data
8.9
2407
Ad Management
Not enough data
8.8
1735
Not enough data
9.1
2219
Not enough data
8.5
1495
Analytics
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Grammar
Not enough data
8.6
65
Not enough data
8.4
64
Not enough data
8.9
63
Formatting
Not enough data
7.7
63
Not enough data
8.2
60
Not enough data
7.8
59
Content
Not enough data
8.6
63
Not enough data
8.9
62
Not enough data
8.2
60
Product Type
Not enough data
8.6
60
Not enough data
8.3
60
Generative AI
Not enough data
9.0
55
Not enough data
8.6
54
Design Tools
Not enough data
8.4
64
Not enough data
8.9
65
Not enough data
8.4
64
Not enough data
9.3
65
Not enough data
9.1
66
Communication Tools
Not enough data
8.1
63
Not enough data
8.5
64
Integrations
Not enough data
8.6
58
Not enough data
8.7
63
Software Offering
Not enough data
8.7
63
Not enough data
8.8
62
Not enough data
8.6
61
Agentic AI - Collaborative Whiteboard
Not enough data
8.4
50
Not enough data
8.4
48
Not enough data
8.5
51
Platform Basics
Not enough data
9.1
333
Not enough data
9.1
330
Not enough data
9.5
333
Platform Content
Not enough data
8.6
317
Not enough data
9.2
337
Not enough data
9.0
324
Not enough data
9.2
324
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
7.5
305
Not enough data
8.5
307
Not enough data
8.7
305
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.9
287
Not enough data
7.7
288
Not enough data
7.2
279
Not enough data
7.6
279
Not enough data
6.9
274
Not enough data
7.2
275
Not enough data
7.7
281
Design
8.2
199
9.5
501
9.0
216
9.2
500
9.1
232
9.3
490
8.9
221
9.2
494
8.0
194
9.0
481
8.1
194
9.1
482
Platform Additional Functionality
5.9
141
8.8
441
7.9
162
9.2
483
Performance Tracking
Not enough data
8.8
662
Not enough data
8.8
620
Not enough data
9.2
682
Functionality
Not enough data
9.4
700
Not enough data
8.8
635
Not enough data
9.0
666
Not enough data
8.9
638
Audio
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Video
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Image
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Text
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Editing
Not enough data
8.5
120
Not enough data
9.1
116
Not enough data
7.8
114
Not enough data
8.0
107
Search
Not enough data
8.0
112
Not enough data
7.7
93
Not enough data
7.0
94
Not enough data
8.0
94
Permissions
Not enough data
7.4
92
Not enough data
8.3
109
Not enough data
8.3
108
Platform
Not enough data
9.0
113
Not enough data
9.1
115
Not enough data
9.2
113
Agentic AI - Brand Asset Management
Not enough data
7.1
85
Not enough data
7.2
85
Not enough data
7.4
84
Not enough data
7.6
84
Not enough data
7.2
84
Not enough data
7.3
85
Image Generation
Not enough data
8.6
219
Not enough data
8.3
225
Not enough data
9.0
212
Not enough data
8.7
209
Not enough data
8.9
216
Advanced Functionality
Not enough data
8.7
209
Not enough data
8.0
208
Not enough data
8.1
204
Not enough data
9.1
216
Model
Not enough data
8.3
208
Not enough data
8.8
207
Not enough data
8.6
198
Commercial Rights & Licensing - AI Image Generators
Not enough data
8.9
12
License Type Transparency - AI Image Generators
Not enough data
9.2
8
Planning
Not enough data
7.9
467
Publishing
Not enough data
8.4
475
Social Media
Not enough data
8.6
483
Planning
Not enough data
7.8
490
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.5
461
Not enough data
7.3
439
Not enough data
7.3
449
Not enough data
7.2
454
Not enough data
6.7
447
Agentic AI - Content Creation
Not enough data
7.3
283
Not enough data
7.4
281
Not enough data
7.4
279
Not enough data
7.6
284
Not enough data
7.4
280
Not enough data
7.4
281
Not enough data
7.6
282
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.6
625
Not enough data
7.2
532
Agentic AI - Photo Editing
Not enough data
7.9
262
Video Creation - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
8.4
104
Not enough data
8.0
99
Not enough data
8.2
99
Not enough data
8.8
101
Not enough data
8.3
95
Not enough data
8.3
96
Generative AI - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
7.9
101
Editing - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
8.3
100
Not enough data
8.9
98
Storage & Management - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
8.8
99
Not enough data
8.8
98
Not enough data
8.6
97
Not enough data
8.4
96
Logistics - Print Fulfillment
Not enough data
8.8
76
Not enough data
8.5
75
Agentic AI - Print Fulfillment Services
Not enough data
7.8
42
Customization - Print Fulfillment
Not enough data
8.7
75
Not enough data
8.8
74
Not enough data
9.3
76
Video creation - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
7.8
292
Not enough data
7.5
272
Not enough data
8.3
292
Not enough data
9.0
294
Not enough data
8.3
286
Not enough data
8.3
270
Not enough data
7.5
266
Not enough data
7.8
289
Not enough data
8.6
281
Distribution - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
7.7
265
Not enough data
8.0
275
Not enough data
9.0
283
Analytics - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
7.6
261
Not enough data
7.5
258
Training & Support - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
8.0
276
Not enough data
8.2
279
Integrations - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
8.6
272
Not enough data
8.5
273
Not enough data
8.1
268
Other - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
8.7
278
Not enough data
8.6
277
Agentic AI - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
7.8
171
Not enough data
7.8
170
Functionality - Logo Design Tools
Not enough data
9.3
422
Not enough data
8.8
417
Not enough data
8.9
412
Not enough data
9.2
422
Not enough data
9.0
412
Not enough data
9.1
420
Content Generation - AI Content Creation Platforms
Not enough data
8.5
141
Not enough data
8.9
139
Not enough data
8.9
139
Management - AI Content Creation Platforms
Not enough data
8.8
137
Not enough data
8.8
136
Not enough data
8.7
136
Customizations
Not enough data
9.4
75
Not enough data
9.5
72
Not enough data
7.9
69
Not enough data
8.1
70
Growth
Not enough data
7.5
65
Not enough data
7.4
64
Not enough data
8.5
65
Not enough data
7.3
64
Not enough data
7.7
63
Content
Not enough data
7.6
66
Not enough data
8.0
66
Not enough data
8.6
64
Not enough data
7.5
63
Support
Not enough data
8.5
63
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Adobe InDesign and Canva are categorized as Desktop Publishing
Unique Categories
Adobe InDesign has no unique categories
Canva is categorized as AI Content Creation Platforms, Logo Design Tools, Video Content Creation, AI Video Generators, AI Image Generators, Design Systems, AI Writing Assistant, Content Creation, Display Ad Design, Photo Editing, Data Visualization, Print Fulfillment Services, Brand Asset Management, Collaborative Whiteboard, Presentation, and Website Builder
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Adobe InDesign
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Canva
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%
Marketing and Advertising
13.6%
Information Technology and Services
6.8%
Computer Software
5.1%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.0%
Education Management
4.1%
Other
65.3%
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
Will you allow users to edit images later on within InDesign
3 Comments
MM
I'm not sure which version you are using, but I am several versions back. The version I am using is CS5.5 which does not allow you to edit an image much...Read more
Can you use Canva designs for commercial purposes?
23 Comments
HD
Definitely you can use canva design for commercial purpose. But you have to make sure which branding and all using under design have no copyright issue and...Read more
What is included in Canva Pro?
16 Comments
PD
you can access premium features like Background remover,more templates,transparent image.
Read more
How do I curve text in Canva?
15 Comments
JT
Hi,
I have been using Canva for over a year now and I don't think they have a feature yet that allows you to create curved text. The most you can do is...Read more
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