# What are the highest rated desktop publishing platforms for non-technical marketers who need to build professional collateral fast?

<p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">I've been pulling together a roundup of the highest rated <a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/categories/desktop-publishing">desktop publishing</a> platforms for non-technical marketers who need to build professional collateral fast, and the G2 ratings tell a more varied story than just one tool winning everything. Worth looking at the review counts alongside the ratings to understand how much signal is actually behind each score.</p><ol>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/kittl/reviews"><strong>Kittl</strong></a> (4.8 stars, 32 reviews): Modern, trend-aware templates and a drag-and-drop editor that non-designers describe as genuinely intuitive from the first session, with no tutorials or setup needed to start producing.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/canva/reviews"><strong>Canva</strong></a> (4.7 stars, 7,602 reviews): Gets non-designers from blank canvas to a finished, professional-looking asset fast, with Brand Kit handling consistency so nobody has to think about it on each new piece.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/venngage/reviews"><strong>Venngage</strong></a> (4.7 stars, 128 reviews): AI-assisted layout removes the blank-canvas problem for non-designers, making it particularly useful for recurring materials like reports and internal communications.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/renderforest/reviews"><strong>Renderforest</strong></a> (4.7 stars, 447 reviews): An all-in-one platform for logos, mockups, and marketing visuals that small teams describe as removing the need to jump between tools for different collateral types.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/adobe-express/reviews"><strong>Adobe Express</strong></a> (4.5 stars, 849 reviews): Templates and one-click resizing let non-technical marketers produce clean, on-brand assets quickly, with Firefly AI tools that handle background removal and image generation without switching apps.</li>
</ol><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">Which of these has actually held up for a non-technical marketer producing collateral under real deadline pressure? And did the rating match the experience once you got past the first week of use?</p>

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- Posted at: 19 days ago
- Author title: Marketing Executive
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## Comments
### Comment 1

&lt;p&gt;Ratings here usually reflect &lt;em&gt;first-week experience&lt;/em&gt;, not month three. Tools like Canva and Adobe Express feel easy early, but the real test is whether people still use them when requests get more complex. Did you see any drop-off patterns after initial adoption?&lt;/p&gt;

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- Posted at: 19 days ago
- Author title: Writer





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