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Compare Adobe InDesign and Kotobee Author 
Featured Products
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (57.9% of reviews)
Small-Business (69.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $99.99 1 License Per Month
$150.00 1 Users With One-Time Purchase
Adobe InDesign
Star Rating
(3,376)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (57.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $99.99 1 License Per Month
Browse all 2 pricing plansKotobee Author
Star Rating
(15)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (69.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
$150.00 1 Users With One-Time Purchase
Browse all 5 pricing plansAdobe InDesign vs Kotobee Author
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Kotobee Author easier to use. However, Adobe InDesign is easier to set up and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Adobe InDesign overall.
- Reviewers felt that Adobe InDesign meets the needs of their business better than Kotobee Author.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Kotobee Author is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Adobe InDesign over Kotobee Author.
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
Kotobee Author
Basic
$150.00
1 Users With One-Time Purchase
- Brand apps with your logo
- Remove Kotobee link
- Free upgrades (1 year)
Free Trial
Adobe InDesign
Free Trial is available
Kotobee Author
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.3
3,082
8.5
8
Ease of Use
8.0
3,092
9.2
8
Ease of Setup
8.8
375
7.8
6
Ease of Admin
8.7
296
7.2
6
Quality of Support
8.2
2,369
8.8
8
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
269
8.1
7
Product Direction (% positive)
8.6
3,047
7.1
8
Features by Category
Training & eLearning
Not enough data
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Agentic AI - Course Authoring
Not enough data
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Design
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Collaboration
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File Types
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Edit & Revise
Not enough data
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Integrate & Embed
Not enough data
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Operating System
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Generative AI
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Agentic AI - Document Creation
Not enough data
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Design
8.2
198
Not enough data
8.9
217
Not enough data
9.1
234
Not enough data
8.9
220
Not enough data
8.0
192
Not enough data
8.2
196
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
5.8
140
Feature Not Available
7.9
160
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
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Platform
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Adobe InDesign and Kotobee Author are categorized as Desktop Publishing
Unique Categories
Adobe InDesign has no unique categories
Kotobee Author is categorized as Document Creation and Course Authoring
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Adobe InDesign
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Kotobee Author
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
56.7%
Higher Education
38.5%
E-Learning
15.4%
Writing and Editing
7.7%
Information Technology and Services
7.7%
Education Management
7.7%
Other
23.1%
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
Is that even legal?
1 Comment
Official Response from Kotobee Author
Hello Ulises, we're sorry about the inconvenience. Kindly contact our technical support team at support@kotobee.com and they will gladly help you resolve...Read more
Kotobee Author has no more discussions with answers
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