# Adobe InDesign vs Pages Comparison

| | Adobe InDesign | Pages | 
|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.6 out of 5 | 4.3 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 3,436 | 376 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (57.9% of reviews) | Small-Business (66.4% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | Starting at $99.99 1 License Per Month | No pricing available | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### Adobe InDesign

Pros:
- Ease of Use (41 reviews)
- Layout Design (35 reviews)

Cons:
- Expensive (16 reviews)
- Steep Learning Curve (16 reviews)

### Pages

Pros:
- Ease of Use (1 reviews)
- Easy Editing (1 reviews)

Cons:
- Access Control (1 reviews)
- Missing Features (1 reviews)

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | Adobe InDesign | Pages | 
|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 9.3 (3132 reviews) | 8.7 (318 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 8.0 (3145 reviews) | 8.9 (320 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 8.8 (428 reviews) | 9.3 (66 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 8.7 (300 reviews) | 8.7 (54 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 8.2 (2408 reviews) | 8.7 (200 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.9 (273 reviews) | 8.6 (45 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 8.6 (3090 reviews) | 7.7 (313 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### Adobe InDesign

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: Creative Cloud Pro for teams

Price: Starting at $99.99 1 License Per Month

Description: 20+ apps, including InDesign, and Firefly creative AI for images, video, and audio, plus exclusive business features.

Key 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

[Browse all 2 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/adobe-indesign/pricing)

#### Free Trial

Yes

### Pages

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Document Creation

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Adobe InDesign** | N/A | N/A |
| **Pages** | 7.9/10 | 56 |

#### Design

| Feature | Adobe InDesign | Pages | 
|---|---|---|
| **Graphics** | Not enough data | 8.7 (46 reviews) | 
| **Templates** | Not enough data | 8.6 (50 reviews) | 
| **Themes** | Not enough data | 8.9 (45 reviews) | 

#### Collaboration

| Feature | Adobe InDesign | Pages | 
|---|---|---|
| **Multi-User Collaboration** | Not enough data | 7.5 (33 reviews) | 
| **Real-Time Communication** | Not enough data | 6.5 (27 reviews) | 

#### File Types

| Feature | Adobe InDesign | Pages | 
|---|---|---|
| **Export** | Not enough data | 9.0 (51 reviews) | 
| **Import** | Not enough data | 8.5 (44 reviews) | 
| **Web Publishing** | Not enough data | 7.8 (23 reviews) | 

#### Edit & Revise

| Feature | Adobe InDesign | Pages | 
|---|---|---|
| **Revision History** | Not enough data | 8.9 (40 reviews) | 
| **Suggestion Mode** | Not enough data | 8.7 (35 reviews) | 
| **Document Editor** | Not enough data | 9.1 (50 reviews) | 

#### Integrate & Embed

| Feature | Adobe InDesign | Pages | 
|---|---|---|
| **Calendar** | Not enough data | 7.9 (21 reviews) | 
| **Website** | Not enough data | 7.8 (25 reviews) | 
| **Applications** | Not enough data | 8.3 (26 reviews) | 

#### Operating System

| Feature | Adobe InDesign | Pages | 
|---|---|---|
| **PC Operating System** | Not enough data | 6.0 (21 reviews) | 
| **Mac Operating System** | Not enough data | 9.9 (50 reviews) | 
| **Linux Operating System** | Not enough data | 6.1 (12 reviews) | 

#### Generative AI

| Feature | Adobe InDesign | Pages | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Generation** | Not enough data | 6.5 (8 reviews) | 
| **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | 6.0 (7 reviews) | 
| **AI Text-to-Image** | Not enough data | 6.5 (8 reviews) | 
| **AI Text-to-Speech** | Not enough data | 7.7 (8 reviews) | 
| **AI Image-to-Text** | Not enough data | 6.2 (7 reviews) | 

#### Agentic AI - Document Creation

| Feature | Adobe InDesign | Pages | 
|---|---|---|
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Desktop Publishing

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Adobe InDesign** | 8.2/10 | 302 |
| **Pages** | N/A | N/A |

#### Design

| Feature | Adobe InDesign | Pages | 
|---|---|---|
| **Templates** | 8.4 (223 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Layout editor** | 9.1 (249 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Publishing formats** | 9.2 (271 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Saved preferences** | 8.9 (248 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Infographics** | 8.1 (202 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Asset Library** | 8.2 (210 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Platform Additional Functionality

| Feature | Adobe InDesign | Pages | 
|---|---|---|
| **Mobile Access** | 5.9 (145 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **File Storage** | 7.9 (172 reviews) | Not enough data | 

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## Categories

**Unique to Adobe InDesign (1):** [Desktop Publishing Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/desktop-publishing)

**Unique to Pages (1):** [Document Creation Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/document-creation)


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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | Adobe InDesign | Pages | 
|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 57.9% | 66.4% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 27.1% | 17.3% | 
| **Enterprise** | 14.9% | 16.3% | 

### By Industry

#### Adobe InDesign

- **Design:** 11.6%
- **Graphic Design:** 11.4%
- **Marketing and Advertising:** 11.1%
- **Higher Education:** 5.3%
- **Architecture & Planning:** 3.9%
- **Non-Profit Organization Management:** 3.8%
- **Publishing:** 2.8%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 2.3%
- **Computer Software:** 2.1%
- **Education Management:** 2.0%
- **Other:** 43.6%

#### Pages

- **Education Management:** 6.8%
- **Marketing and Advertising:** 6.2%
- **Higher Education:** 6.0%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 5.1%
- **Religious Institutions:** 4.9%
- **Internet:** 4.1%
- **Graphic Design:** 3.5%
- **Computer Software:** 3.3%
- **Entertainment:** 3.3%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 3.0%
- **Other:** 53.9%

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## Alternatives

### Alternatives to Adobe InDesign

- [Canva](https://www.g2.com/products/canva/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (7529 reviews)
- [Microsoft Publisher](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-publisher/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (1005 reviews)
- [QuarkXPress](https://www.g2.com/products/quarkxpress/reviews) — 4.0/5 stars (304 reviews)
- [Marq](https://www.g2.com/products/charles-thayne-capital-marq/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (210 reviews)
- [Foxit PDF Editor](https://www.g2.com/products/foxit-pdf-editor/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (3640 reviews)
- [Affinity Publisher](https://www.g2.com/products/affinity-publisher/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (73 reviews)
- [Scribus](https://www.g2.com/products/scribus/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (27 reviews)
- [iStudio Publisher](https://www.g2.com/products/istudio-publisher/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (20 reviews)
- [Swift Publisher](https://www.g2.com/products/swift-publisher/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (11 reviews)
- [Wondershare PDFelement](https://www.g2.com/products/wondershare-wondershare-pdfelement/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (1044 reviews)

### Alternatives to Pages

- [Microsoft Word](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-word/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (2039 reviews)
- [Scrivener](https://www.g2.com/products/scrivener/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (87 reviews)
- [Ulysses](https://www.g2.com/products/ulysses/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (25 reviews)
- [iA Writer](https://www.g2.com/products/ia-writer/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (23 reviews)
- [Adobe Acrobat](https://www.g2.com/products/adobe-acrobat/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (5126 reviews)
- [Dropbox Paper](https://www.g2.com/products/dropbox-paper/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (4515 reviews)
- [Foxit PDF Editor](https://www.g2.com/products/foxit-pdf-editor/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (3640 reviews)
- [Conga Composer](https://www.g2.com/products/conga-composer/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (905 reviews)
- [Wondershare PDFelement](https://www.g2.com/products/wondershare-wondershare-pdfelement/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (1044 reviews)
- [Nitro PDF](https://www.g2.com/products/nitro-pdf/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (386 reviews)

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## Top Discussions

### Adobe InDesign

- Title: [What other things do use Indesign for, besides designing a catalog.](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-other-things-do-use-indesign-for-besides-designing-a-catalog) — 7 comments, 2 upvotes
  > **Top comment:** "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..."
- Title: [Is InDesign part of Adobe Creative Suite?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-indesign-part-of-adobe-creative-suite) — 4 comments
  > **Top comment:** "Yes"
- Title: [Is Adobe InDesign free?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-adobe-indesign-free) — 3 comments
  > **Top comment:** "No"
- Title: [Qual è il modo migliore per mantenere il mio lavoro organizzato?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-the-best-way-to-keep-my-work-organised) — 3 comments, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "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..."
- Title: [Do you have another easier version for this application?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/do-you-have-another-easier-version-for-this-application) — 3 comments, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "Pages from Apple would be easier to just and still give you a similar set of features. "

### Pages

- Title: [What's the easiest way to add fonts into Pages?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-s-the-easiest-way-to-add-fonts-into-pages) — 3 comments, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "You will add the Fonts to the MacOS and they will magically appear in Pages. Here is a how to: https://mackeeper.com/blog/post/542-how-to-install-fonts-on-mac/"
- Title: [How do I make a checklist in pages?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-do-i-make-a-checklist-in-pages) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "In the document, make a list of items to be checked. Select your list and go to the Format Pane to the right of the application window and look down to..."

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