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Compare Adobe InDesign and Ulysses 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (57.9% of reviews)
Small-Business (73.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $99.99 1 License Per Month
$39.99 1 user Per Year
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 plansUlysses
Star Rating
(26)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (73.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$39.99 1 user Per Year
Learn more about UlyssesAdobe InDesign vs Ulysses
- Reviewers felt that Adobe InDesign meets the needs of their business better than Ulysses.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Ulysses is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Adobe InDesign over Ulysses.
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
Ulysses
Businesses & Organizations
$39.99
1 user Per Year
Ulysses offers volume licensing outside the App Store. Purchase several licenses at once and distribute Ulysses to your team members: https://license.ulysses.app/checkout
- Includes the use on one Mac, one iPad and one iPhone per user
Free Trial
Adobe InDesign
Free Trial is available
Ulysses
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.3
3,083
8.7
21
Ease of Use
8.0
3,093
9.1
21
Ease of Setup
8.8
376
8.0
5
Ease of Admin
8.7
297
Not enough data
Quality of Support
8.2
2,370
9.2
15
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
270
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
8.6
3,048
8.2
19
Features by Category
Design
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Collaboration
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
File Types
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Edit & Revise
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integrate & Embed
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Operating System
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Document Creation
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Design
8.2
199
Not enough data
9.0
218
Not enough data
9.1
235
Not enough data
8.9
221
Not enough data
8.0
193
Not enough data
8.2
197
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
5.9
141
Not enough data
7.9
161
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Adobe InDesign and Ulysses share no categories
Unique Categories
Adobe InDesign is categorized as Desktop Publishing
Ulysses is categorized as Document Creation
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Adobe InDesign
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Ulysses
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%
Writing and Editing
15.4%
Internet
11.5%
Information Technology and Services
11.5%
Computer Software
11.5%
Consulting
3.8%
Other
46.2%
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
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
Ulysses has no discussions with answers
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