Introducing G2.ai, the future of software buying.Try now
Compare Adobe InDesign and Microsoft 365 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (57.9% of reviews)
Mid-Market (35.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $99.99 1 License Per Month
$6.00 1 User Per Month
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 365
Star Rating
(5,671)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (35.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$6.00 1 User Per Month
Browse all 3 pricing plansAdobe InDesign vs Microsoft 365
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Microsoft 365 easier to use and set up. However, reviewers felt that administration of both products was equally easy, and preferred doing business with Adobe InDesign overall.
- Adobe InDesign and Microsoft 365 both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Microsoft 365 is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Microsoft 365 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
Microsoft 365
Microsoft 365 Business Basic
$6.00
1 User Per Month
Business Basic combines web and mobile versions of the Office apps, business email with Exchange, user management, 1 TB of OneDrive storage, and Teams for up to 300 users.
- Identity, access, and user management for up to 300 employees
- Custom business email (you@yourbusiness.com
- Web and mobile versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
Free Trial
Adobe InDesign
Free Trial is available
Microsoft 365
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.3
3,082
9.3
4,694
Ease of Use
8.0
3,092
9.0
4,746
Ease of Setup
8.8
375
8.9
1,305
Ease of Admin
8.7
296
8.7
968
Quality of Support
8.2
2,369
8.5
3,963
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
269
8.8
941
Product Direction (% positive)
8.6
3,047
8.8
4,631
Features by Category
File Management
Not enough data
9.3
182
Not enough data
9.3
180
Not enough data
9.4
179
Not enough data
9.0
173
Not enough data
8.9
174
Agentic AI - Cloud Content Collaboration
Not enough data
8.7
78
Not enough data
8.7
77
Not enough data
8.8
78
Collaboration
Not enough data
9.2
178
Not enough data
9.5
178
Not enough data
9.1
178
Not enough data
8.8
174
Administration
Not enough data
9.2
173
Not enough data
9.2
172
Not enough data
9.1
169
Not enough data
8.9
170
Not enough data
8.8
165
Not enough data
9.4
175
Platform
Not enough data
9.3
186
Not enough data
8.9
180
Not enough data
9.0
181
Not enough data
8.8
182
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
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
9.4
180
Not enough data
9.3
182
Not enough data
8.8
178
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
9.1
180
Not enough data
9.2
179
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
9.1
179
Not enough data
9.2
182
Not enough data
9.0
176
Generative AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
8.7
132
AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
8.6
131
Not enough data
8.6
133
Not enough data
8.5
133
Not enough data
8.7
136
Agentic AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
8.6
86
Not enough data
8.5
86
Presenter Tools
Not enough data
8.9
126
Not enough data
8.5
127
Not enough data
8.2
124
Not enough data
8.6
124
Conferencing Options
Not enough data
8.9
130
Not enough data
9.0
128
Not enough data
9.0
132
Application Tools
Not enough data
8.9
122
Not enough data
8.6
124
Not enough data
8.9
124
Agentic AI - Screen Sharing
Not enough data
8.1
39
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.7
163
Not enough data
8.8
163
Not enough data
9.1
163
Platform Content
Not enough data
8.8
164
Not enough data
8.3
163
Not enough data
8.6
156
Not enough data
9.1
160
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.9
157
Not enough data
8.9
157
Not enough data
9.1
164
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.2
110
Not enough data
7.9
107
Not enough data
7.4
106
Not enough data
8.0
108
Not enough data
7.2
105
Not enough data
7.9
106
Not enough data
7.6
104
Inbox Tools
Not enough data
8.9
210
Not enough data
9.0
209
Not enough data
9.0
208
Not enough data
9.1
208
Coordination Tools
Not enough data
9.2
212
Not enough data
9.0
208
Not enough data
8.7
207
Software Options
Not enough data
9.3
212
Not enough data
8.8
212
Email Client - Agentic AI
Not enough data
8.3
79
Not enough data
8.2
79
Calculating
Not enough data
9.2
183
Not enough data
9.1
182
Insights
Not enough data
8.7
181
Not enough data
9.1
179
Editing
Not enough data
8.8
180
Not enough data
8.8
178
Not enough data
8.9
176
Functionality
Not enough data
8.5
177
Not enough data
8.9
180
Not enough data
9.0
175
Not enough data
9.1
178
Applications
Not enough data
9.3
1297
Not enough data
9.1
1220
Not enough data
8.8
1200
Collaboration
Not enough data
9.0
1196
Not enough data
8.8
1096
Not enough data
8.7
1159
Management
Not enough data
8.8
1181
Not enough data
9.1
1231
Not enough data
9.2
1263
Agentic AI - Office Suites
Not enough data
8.1
128
Not enough data
8.2
129
Collaboration Tools
Not enough data
9.1
194
Not enough data
9.1
192
Not enough data
8.6
188
Not enough data
9.2
190
Not enough data
9.2
190
Meeting Coordination
Not enough data
9.2
196
Not enough data
9.0
191
Not enough data
9.1
191
Not enough data
9.1
186
Software Type
Not enough data
9.0
194
Not enough data
9.1
191
Not enough data
9.2
192
Agentic AI - Video Conferencing
Not enough data
8.5
78
Not enough data
8.4
77
Not enough data
8.3
77
Survey Management
Not enough data
8.8
46
Not enough data
9.0
44
Not enough data
8.7
45
Not enough data
8.9
46
Survey Customization
Not enough data
8.6
46
Not enough data
8.8
47
Not enough data
8.7
44
Not enough data
8.8
45
Survey Insights
Not enough data
8.9
45
Not enough data
9.0
44
Not enough data
9.0
44
Not enough data
8.9
45
Agentic AI - Survey
Not enough data
9.2
13
Not enough data
8.7
13
Not enough data
8.8
13
Calendar View
Not enough data
9.0
203
Not enough data
8.9
206
Shared Calendar
Not enough data
9.0
204
Not enough data
8.9
204
Accessibility
Not enough data
8.8
196
Not enough data
8.7
197
Integration
Not enough data
8.9
198
Not enough data
8.8
201
Not enough data
8.9
199
Notifications
Not enough data
9.0
201
Not enough data
8.6
198
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.8
140
Not enough data
8.0
136
Not enough data
7.9
135
Agentic AI - Calendar
Not enough data
7.8
74
Notifications
Not enough data
9.0
111
Not enough data
8.7
109
Not enough data
8.9
108
Settings
Not enough data
9.1
113
Not enough data
9.1
110
Not enough data
9.0
110
Personalization
Not enough data
8.7
108
Not enough data
8.9
108
Integrations
Not enough data
8.9
110
Not enough data
8.9
105
Not enough data
8.3
105
Not enough data
9.0
108
Not enough data
8.8
105
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.5
81
Not enough data
8.5
79
Not enough data
8.2
80
Not enough data
8.4
81
Not enough data
8.3
81
Agentic AI - Online Appointment Scheduling
Not enough data
8.8
45
Not enough data
9.0
45
Not enough data
8.9
45
Design
Not enough data
8.8
233
Not enough data
8.9
235
Not enough data
8.7
232
Collaboration
Not enough data
9.2
235
Not enough data
9.2
235
File Types
Not enough data
9.4
240
Not enough data
9.1
238
Not enough data
8.6
230
Edit & Revise
Not enough data
8.9
239
Not enough data
8.8
234
Not enough data
9.2
238
Integrate & Embed
Not enough data
8.8
232
Not enough data
8.6
231
Not enough data
8.9
234
Operating System
Not enough data
9.4
236
Not enough data
8.5
229
Not enough data
8.0
221
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.1
177
Not enough data
8.2
176
Not enough data
7.8
172
Not enough data
8.0
175
Not enough data
7.9
170
Agentic AI - Document Creation
Not enough data
8.4
93
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
Not enough data
7.9
160
Not enough data
Sorting & Filtering
Not enough data
8.9
219
Not enough data
9.1
216
Not enough data
8.6
211
Not enough data
8.9
215
Integrations
Not enough data
9.3
217
Not enough data
8.5
208
Not enough data
8.2
203
Time Management
Not enough data
8.9
209
Not enough data
9.1
215
Not enough data
8.8
211
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.4
160
Not enough data
8.3
159
Not enough data
8.5
160
Agentic AI - Email Management
Not enough data
8.6
90
Not enough data
8.6
90
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Adobe InDesign and Microsoft 365 share no categories
Unique Categories
Adobe InDesign is categorized as Desktop Publishing
Microsoft 365 is categorized as Email Management, Business Instant Messaging, Email Client, Screen Sharing, Spreadsheets, Presentation, Online Appointment Scheduling, Document Creation, Cloud Content Collaboration, Office Suites, Calendar, Survey, and Video Conferencing
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Adobe InDesign
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Microsoft 365
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%
Information Technology and Services
10.7%
Education Management
5.8%
Computer Software
5.2%
Higher Education
4.9%
Hospital & Health Care
4.1%
Other
69.3%
Alternatives
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
how to transfer microsoft office to another computer
4 Comments
EJ
To complete this tasks, you have to have a product key and use that key to set up Microsoft on the second computer.Read more
what is the best way to make sure you never lose any work if your computer crashes
3 Comments
CS
Open any program in the office suite, click on file menu and then click on options, then click on the save tab and configure the autosave every minute.Read more
Hunting for software insights?
With over 3 million reviews, we can provide the specific details that help you make an informed software buying decision for your business. Finding the right product is important, let us help.
