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Compare Microsoft Publisher and The Print Shop 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (47.2% of reviews)
Mid-Market (44.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Microsoft Publisher
Star Rating
(996)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 PublisherThe Print Shop
Star Rating
(28)3.9 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (44.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about The Print ShopMicrosoft Publisher vs The Print Shop
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found The Print Shop easier to use and administer. However, reviewers preferred the ease of set up, and doing business with Microsoft Publisher overall.
- Reviewers felt that Microsoft Publisher meets the needs of their business better than The Print Shop.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Microsoft Publisher is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Microsoft Publisher over The Print Shop.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Microsoft Publisher
No pricing availableThe Print Shop
No pricing availableFree Trial
Microsoft Publisher
No trial information availableThe Print Shop
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.7
890
8.3
20
Ease of Use
8.8
898
8.9
21
Ease of Setup
9.0
83
8.8
7
Ease of Admin
9.0
73
9.3
7
Quality of Support
8.4
638
7.4
16
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.5
59
8.3
8
Product Direction (% positive)
7.2
884
7.1
20
Features by Category
Design
8.9
73
Not enough data
8.7
75
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 The Print Shop are categorized as Desktop Publishing
Unique Categories
Microsoft Publisher has no unique categories
The Print Shop has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Microsoft Publisher
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
The Print Shop
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%
Higher Education
11.1%
Entertainment
11.1%
Marketing and Advertising
7.4%
Information Technology and Services
7.4%
Graphic Design
7.4%
Other
55.6%
Alternatives
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
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