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Compare Adobe InDesign and Xara Page & Layout Designer 11 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (57.9% of reviews)
Small-Business (100.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $99.99 1 License Per Month
No pricing available
Adobe InDesign
Star Rating
(3,378)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 plansXara Page & Layout Designer 11
Star Rating
(11)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (100.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Xara Page & Layout Designer 11Adobe InDesign vs Xara Page & Layout Designer 11
- Reviewers felt that Adobe InDesign meets the needs of their business better than Xara Page & Layout Designer 11.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Xara Page & Layout Designer 11 is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Xara Page & Layout Designer 11 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
Xara Page & Layout Designer 11
No pricing availableFree Trial
Adobe InDesign
Free Trial is available
Xara Page & Layout Designer 11
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.3
3,084
8.3
7
Ease of Use
8.0
3,094
8.6
7
Ease of Setup
8.8
377
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
8.7
298
Not enough data
Quality of Support
8.2
2,371
8.6
6
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
271
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
8.6
3,049
10.0
7
Features by Category
Design
8.2
200
Not enough data
9.0
219
Not enough data
9.1
236
6.7
5
8.9
222
8.0
5
8.0
194
6.7
5
8.2
198
8.3
5
Platform Additional Functionality
5.9
142
Not enough data
7.9
162
8.3
5
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Adobe InDesign and Xara Page & Layout Designer 11 are categorized as Desktop Publishing
Unique Categories
Adobe InDesign has no unique categories
Xara Page & Layout Designer 11 has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Adobe InDesign
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Xara Page & Layout Designer 11
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%
Design
20.0%
Manufacturing
10.0%
Restaurants
10.0%
Publishing
10.0%
Printing
10.0%
Other
40.0%
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
Xara Page & Layout Designer 11 has no discussions with answers
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