Compare Adobe InDesign and Marq

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At a Glance
Adobe InDesign
Adobe InDesign
Star Rating
(3,427)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (58.0% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $99.99 1 License Per Month
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Marq
Marq
Star Rating
(210)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (58.2% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$10.00 Per Month
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Adobe InDesign vs Marq

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Marq easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers preferred doing business with Adobe InDesign overall.

  • Reviewers felt that Adobe InDesign meets the needs of their business better than Marq.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Marq is the preferred option.
  • When assessing product direction, Adobe InDesign and Marq received similar ratings from our reviewers.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Adobe InDesign
Creative Cloud Pro for teams
Starting at $99.99
1 License Per Month
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Marq
Pro
$10.00
Per Month
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Free Trial
Adobe InDesign
Free Trial is available
Marq
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.3
3,123
8.8
187
Ease of Use
8.0
3,136
8.9
187
Ease of Setup
8.8
420
9.0
66
Ease of Admin
8.7
299
8.9
60
Quality of Support
8.2
2,403
8.5
135
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
272
8.8
60
Product Direction (% positive)
8.6
3,084
8.6
181
Features by Category
Digital Asset ManagementHide 22 FeaturesShow 22 Features
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Interface and Performance
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Asset Management
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Media Types
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Feature Not Available
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Administration
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Agentic AI - Digital Asset Management
Not enough data
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Content Creation
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Optimization
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Logistics
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8.2
19
Template Creation
Not enough data
8.8
16
Not enough data
7.9
14
Not enough data
8.3
16
Not enough data
8.2
11
Design & Editing
Not enough data
8.6
14
Not enough data
8.3
16
Not enough data
7.9
15
Ad Management
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
12
Not enough data
8.5
8
Analytics
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
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Feature Not Available
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Feature Not Available
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9.1
17
File Conversion
Not enough data
9.3
12
Not enough data
9.5
10
Flipbook Types
Not enough data
9.1
11
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
On-Premise Type
Not enough data
9.0
10
Not enough data
9.3
12
Sales Tools
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
9.0
7
Software Offering
Not enough data
9.5
14
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
8.2
293
Not enough data
Design
8.4
216
Not enough data
9.1
243
Not enough data
9.2
266
Not enough data
8.9
241
Not enough data
8.1
200
Not enough data
8.2
205
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
5.9
143
Feature Not Available
7.9
168
Not enough data
Brand Asset ManagementHide 20 FeaturesShow 20 Features
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Editing
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Search
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Permissions
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Platform
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Agentic AI - Brand Asset Management
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7.4
23
Planning
Not enough data
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Publishing
Not enough data
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Social Media
Not enough data
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Planning
Not enough data
7.7
8
Generative AI
Not enough data
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Agentic AI - Content Creation
Not enough data
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Adobe InDesign
Adobe InDesign
Marq
Marq
Adobe InDesign and Marq are categorized as Desktop Publishing
Unique Categories
Adobe InDesign
Adobe InDesign has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Adobe InDesign
Adobe InDesign
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
58.0%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
27.1%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
14.9%
Marq
Marq
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
58.2%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
29.3%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
12.5%
Reviewers' Industry
Adobe InDesign
Adobe InDesign
Design
11.7%
Graphic Design
11.4%
Marketing and Advertising
11.1%
Higher Education
5.3%
Architecture & Planning
3.9%
Other
56.6%
Marq
Marq
Real Estate
10.6%
Education Management
8.7%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.8%
Higher Education
4.8%
Marketing and Advertising
4.3%
Other
65.7%
Alternatives
Adobe InDesign
Adobe InDesign Alternatives
Canva
Canva
Add Canva
Microsoft Publisher
Microsoft Publisher
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QuarkXPress
Quark
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Affinity Publisher
Affinity Publisher
Add Affinity Publisher
Marq
Marq Alternatives
Canva
Canva
Add Canva
RELAYTO AI
RELAYTO AI
Add RELAYTO AI
FlippingBook
FlippingBook
Add FlippingBook
Microsoft Publisher
Microsoft Publisher
Add Microsoft Publisher
Discussions
Adobe InDesign
Adobe InDesign Discussions
What other things do use Indesign for, besides designing a catalog.
7 Comments
Alan G.
AG
I don't know what you've already thought of. :) Here is a selection of things we make using InDesign: * Books (design and typography) * Billboards and...Read more
Is InDesign part of Adobe Creative Suite?
4 Comments
Les T.
LT
Is Adobe InDesign free?
3 Comments
Joshua K.
JK
Marq
Marq Discussions
Is Lucidpress really free?
1 Comment
JP
Not really. Only for "documents" up to 3 pages. Read more
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Marq has no more discussions with answers