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At a Glance
Pages
Pages
Star Rating
(376)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.4% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Scrivener
Scrivener
Star Rating
(86)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (82.6% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Scrivener

Pages vs Scrivener

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Pages easier to use and set up. However, Scrivener is easier to administer. Reviewers agreed that both vendors make it equally easy to do business overall.

  • Reviewers felt that Scrivener meets the needs of their business better than Pages.
  • 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 Scrivener over Pages.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Pages
No pricing available
Scrivener
No pricing available
Free Trial
Pages
No trial information available
Scrivener
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
318
9.3
69
Ease of Use
8.9
320
7.9
71
Ease of Setup
9.3
66
7.9
15
Ease of Admin
8.7
54
9.2
8
Quality of Support
8.7
200
8.6
45
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.6
45
8.6
6
Product Direction (% positive)
7.7
313
8.5
70
Features by Category
Not enough data
7.7
8
Document Creation
Not enough data
7.9
8
Not enough data
8.1
8
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
9.4
6
Workflow
Not enough data
6.4
6
Not enough data
6.9
8
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
6.9
6
Agentic AI - Screenwriting
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
7.9
54
7.2
14
Design
8.8
47
8.5
12
8.7
51
8.1
13
8.9
45
6.8
12
Collaboration
7.5
34
5.3
6
6.5
28
4.8
7
File Types
9.0
51
9.2
13
8.5
45
8.9
12
7.8
23
4.3
7
Edit & Revise
8.9
41
8.3
11
8.7
36
5.9
11
9.1
50
9.4
13
Integrate & Embed
7.9
21
5.2
8
7.8
25
5.5
7
8.3
27
5.0
7
Operating System
6.0
21
9.8
11
9.9
51
9.8
9
6.1
12
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.5
8
Not enough data
6.0
7
Not enough data
6.5
8
Not enough data
7.7
8
Not enough data
6.2
7
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Document Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Pages
Pages
Scrivener
Scrivener
Pages and Scrivener are categorized as Document Creation
Unique Categories
Pages
Pages has no unique categories
Scrivener
Scrivener is categorized as Screenwriting
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Pages
Pages
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
66.4%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
17.3%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
16.3%
Scrivener
Scrivener
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
82.6%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
9.3%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
8.1%
Reviewers' Industry
Pages
Pages
Education Management
7.0%
Marketing and Advertising
6.2%
Higher Education
6.0%
Information Technology and Services
5.1%
Religious Institutions
4.9%
Other
70.7%
Scrivener
Scrivener
Writing and Editing
31.4%
Higher Education
8.1%
Publishing
7.0%
Information Technology and Services
4.7%
Libraries
3.5%
Other
45.3%
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Discussions
Pages
Pages Discussions
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
Jesse S.
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
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Pages has no more discussions with answers
Scrivener
Scrivener Discussions
How do i integrate this application with Google Drive?
2 Comments
MG
Here's a great tutorial on how to sync scrivener with google drive. https://simonkjones.com/how-to-sync-scrivener-with-a-chromebook/Read more
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