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Compare Adobe InDesign and Microsoft Publisher 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (57.9% of reviews)
Small-Business (47.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $99.99 1 License Per Month
No pricing available
Adobe InDesign
Star Rating
(3,377)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 plansMicrosoft Publisher
Star Rating
(995)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (47.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Microsoft PublisherAdobe InDesign vs Microsoft Publisher
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Microsoft Publisher 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 Microsoft Publisher.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Microsoft Publisher is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Adobe InDesign over Microsoft Publisher.
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
Microsoft Publisher
No pricing availableFree Trial
Adobe InDesign
Free Trial is available
Microsoft Publisher
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.3
3,083
8.7
889
Ease of Use
8.0
3,093
8.8
897
Ease of Setup
8.8
376
9.1
82
Ease of Admin
8.7
297
9.0
73
Quality of Support
8.2
2,370
8.4
637
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
270
8.5
59
Product Direction (% positive)
8.6
3,048
7.2
883
Features by Category
Design
8.2
199
8.9
73
9.0
218
8.7
74
9.1
235
8.6
71
8.9
221
8.7
68
8.0
193
8.3
63
8.2
197
8.0
68
Platform Additional Functionality
5.9
141
7.1
46
7.9
161
8.7
59
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Adobe InDesign and Microsoft Publisher are categorized as Desktop Publishing
Unique Categories
Adobe InDesign has no unique categories
Microsoft 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.)
Microsoft 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
56.7%
Higher Education
9.2%
Non-Profit Organization Management
6.4%
Education Management
5.7%
Information Technology and Services
3.3%
Hospital & Health Care
3.3%
Other
72.2%
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 best way to design a business card using Microsoft Publisher?
5 Comments
TC
[foe](http://foo.bar)
[url=googl.com]Google[/url]
<a href="https://abc.com">abc</a>
https://www.google.com
[site->http://riseup.net]Read more
How do you download new new templates to use on publisher?
2 Comments
JC
There is not a specific update or download for adding templates to Publisher, all new content is managed by an ondemand system.
With internet access,...Read more
Horizonal lines
1 Comment
JW
One way of doing this is:
insert/table/one cell only
go to table design/borders
select top border
select bottom border
then customize it any way you...Read more
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