
What is Adobe InDesign?
Adobe InDesign is the industry-leading layout and page design software for print and digital media. Create beautiful graphic designs with typography from the world鈥檚 top foundries and imagery from Adobe Stock. Quickly share content and feedback in PDF. Easily manage production with Adobe Experience Manager. InDesign has everything you need to create and publish books, digital magazines, eBooks, posters, interactive PDFs, and more.
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88 Likeliness to Recommend
97 Plan to Renew
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83 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
Emotional Footprint Overview
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+90 Net Emotional Footprint
The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.
How much do users love Adobe InDesign?
Pros
- Enables Productivity
- Performance Enhancing
- Reliable
- Unique Features
How to read the Emotional Footprint
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While purchasing decisions shouldn't be based on emotion, it's valuable to know what kind of emotional response the vendor you're considering elicits from their users.
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Feature Ratings
Layout Editing
Text Editing
Templates
Drag and Drop Design
Data Visualization
Graphics Editing
Collaboration
Asset Hub
Social Media Integration
Vendor Capability Ratings
Quality of Features
Breadth of Features
Business Value Created
Ease of Implementation
Availability and Quality of Training
Usability and Intuitiveness
Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement
Ease of Customization
Ease of Data Integration
Ease of IT Administration
Vendor Support
Adobe InDesign Reviews
- Role: Consultant
- Industry: Media
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted Sep 2024
Easy to use. Good for Generic uses & Can be better
Likeliness to Recommend
Pros
- Reliable
- Enables Productivity
- Effective Service
- Inspires Innovation

Tiago Cristo G.
- Role: Consultant
- Industry: Consulting
- Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Submitted Aug 2024
Best Book Editor App
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Adobe InDesign from other similar products?
Integration with Adobe ecosystem, constant updates, integration with Adobe Cloud, Colaborative system.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Stability
What do you dislike most about this product?
Cost of anual licencing
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Most used software to diagram, a lot of books and tutorials to learn, many third-party plug-ins to help in specific demands.
Pros
- Reliable
- Unique Features
- Inspires Innovation
- Respectful

Daniel M.
- Role: Sales Marketing
- Industry: Energy
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Jul 2024
Best layout software!
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Adobe InDesign from other similar products?
The ecosystem it lives within makes it easier for me to use, I can design in Illustrator and then do the layout on InDesign
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Ease of use for layout design
What do you dislike most about this product?
Lack of ability to edit graphics
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Use it if you're using adobe products
Pros
- Continually Improving Product
- Saves Time
- Client Friendly Policies
- Fair