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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (57.8% of reviews)
Small-Business (79.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $99.99 1 License Per Month
No pricing available
Adobe InDesign
Star Rating
(3,373)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (57.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $99.99 1 License Per Month
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Star Rating
(89)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (79.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about PixelmatorAdobe InDesign vs Pixelmator
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Pixelmator easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Pixelmator overall.
- Reviewers felt that Adobe InDesign meets the needs of their business better than Pixelmator.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Pixelmator is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Pixelmator 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
Pixelmator
No pricing availableFree Trial
Adobe InDesign
Free Trial is available
Pixelmator
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.3
3,079
8.8
78
Ease of Use
8.0
3,089
8.7
78
Ease of Setup
8.8
372
9.8
9
Ease of Admin
8.7
296
9.5
7
Quality of Support
8.2
2,367
8.6
53
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
269
9.6
8
Product Direction (% positive)
8.6
3,045
8.7
78
Features by Category
Design
8.2
199
Not enough data
9.0
216
Not enough data
9.1
232
Not enough data
8.9
221
Not enough data
8.0
194
Not enough data
8.1
194
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
5.9
141
Not enough data
7.9
162
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Adobe InDesign and Pixelmator share no categories
Unique Categories
Adobe InDesign is categorized as Desktop Publishing
Pixelmator is categorized as Other Design
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Adobe InDesign
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Pixelmator
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
56.6%
Marketing and Advertising
13.5%
Internet
10.1%
Computer Software
7.9%
Religious Institutions
5.6%
Photography
5.6%
Other
57.3%
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
Is pixelmator better than Photoshop?
2 Comments
BB
Only for your more basic tasks (which accounts for in my guess about 80% of Photoshop use). The price point can't be beat..Read more
Pixelmator has no more discussions with answers
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