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Compare Microsoft Publisher and Pages 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (47.2% of reviews)
Small-Business (66.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Microsoft 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 PublisherPages
Star Rating
(375)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about PagesMicrosoft Publisher vs Pages
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Pages easier to use, set up, and do business with overall. However, reviewers preferred the ease of administration with Microsoft Publisher.
- Microsoft Publisher and Pages both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Pages is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Pages over Microsoft Publisher.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Microsoft Publisher
No pricing availablePages
No pricing availableFree Trial
Microsoft Publisher
No trial information availablePages
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.7
889
8.7
317
Ease of Use
8.8
897
8.9
319
Ease of Setup
9.1
82
9.3
65
Ease of Admin
9.0
73
8.7
54
Quality of Support
8.4
637
8.7
199
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.5
59
8.6
45
Product Direction (% positive)
7.2
883
7.7
312
Features by Category
Design
Not enough data
8.7
46
Not enough data
8.6
50
Not enough data
8.9
44
Collaboration
Not enough data
7.5
33
Not enough data
6.5
27
File Types
Not enough data
9.0
51
Not enough data
8.5
45
Not enough data
7.8
23
Edit & Revise
Not enough data
8.9
41
Not enough data
8.7
36
Not enough data
9.1
50
Integrate & Embed
Not enough data
7.9
21
Not enough data
7.8
25
Not enough data
8.3
27
Operating System
Not enough data
6.1
20
Not enough data
9.9
50
Not enough data
6.1
12
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.0
7
Not enough data
6.0
7
Not enough data
6.0
7
Not enough data
7.4
7
Not enough data
6.2
7
Agentic AI - Document Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Design
8.9
73
Not enough data
8.7
74
Not enough data
8.6
71
Not enough data
8.7
68
Not enough data
8.3
63
Not enough data
8.0
68
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
7.1
46
Not enough data
8.7
59
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Microsoft Publisher and Pages share no categories
Unique Categories
Microsoft Publisher is categorized as Desktop Publishing
Pages is categorized as Document Creation
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Microsoft Publisher
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Pages
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
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%
Education Management
7.1%
Marketing and Advertising
6.3%
Higher Education
6.0%
Information Technology and Services
5.2%
Religious Institutions
4.9%
Other
70.7%
Discussions
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
What's the easiest way to add fonts into Pages?
3 Comments
BP
Download fonts and install them on your computer, and you will find them integrated on Pages and other programs.Read more
How do I make a checklist in pages?
1 Comment
JS
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...Read more
Pages has no more discussions with answers
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