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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Adobe InDesign

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/AAdobe InDesign supports creating digital and print documents such as flyers, stationary, posters, and other types of media, with rich graphics, images, and more. Adobe InDesign is available standalone or as part of the Adobe Creative Suite collection of media management and creation products.

    $31.49

    per month

    PDF Xchange Viewer and Editor

    Score9.3 out of 10
    N/APDF Xchange Viewer and Editor is a pdf editing and conversion software offering from Tracker Software Products. It includes features such as create pdf and convert to pdf.N/A
    Pricing
    Adobe InDesignPDF Xchange Viewer and Editor
    Editions & Modules
    Monthly Plan
    $31.49
    per month
    Annual Plan, Prepaid
    $239.88 ($19.99)
    per year (per month)
    Annual Plan, Paid Monthly
    $251.88 ($20.99)
    per year (per month)
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Adobe InDesignPDF Xchange Viewer and Editor
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Adobe InDesignPDF Xchange Viewer and Editor
    Considered Both Products
    Adobe
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    Tracker Software Products
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    84 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    75 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    84 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    69 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    72 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Adobe InDesignPDF Xchange Viewer and Editor
    PDF Editors
    Comparison of PDF Editors features of Adobe InDesign and PDF Xchange Viewer and Editor
    Feature
    Adobe InDesign
    -
    Ratings
    PDF Xchange Viewer and Editor
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Edit Text and Images00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Merge or Split PDFs00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Add Annotations00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Text Recognition (OCR)00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Page Management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Form Creation and Editing00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Secure PDFs00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Convert to Different Formats00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Comment and Review Tools00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Undo and Redo Actions00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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    Score8.5 out of 10
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    Score9.8 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
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    Nitro PDF Pro
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    Adobe Acrobat Reader
    Score8.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Adobe InDesignPDF Xchange Viewer and Editor
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.2
    (101 ratings)
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    7.5
    (11 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.0
    (64 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Adobe InDesignPDF Xchange Viewer and Editor
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Adobe
    Adobe InDesign is very well-suited to creating professional-looking page designs. If you want a newspaper or magazine to have attractive pages that go beyond simple templates, InDesign is the best option out there, to my knowledge. It's less suited to scenarios where people without page design skills are responsible for creating pages, as it requires some training and skills to use effectively.
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    Tracker Software Products
    This software handles large PDF files and has not crashed for me, unlike some other PDF software. It does what I need very well, although it has a lot of features beyond what I need. It extracts and adds documents easily and certainly does well with its search function after applying optical character recognition.
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    Pros
    Adobe
    • Customization - With Adobe InDesign, as well as many other applications in the Adobe Creative Suite, I can fully customize my workspaces and save different workspaces. This makes it easy to navigate through my project and have the panels and tools I need easily accessible and configured based on my project needs.
    • Styles - Adobe InDesign has character styles, object styles, and tables styles. This speeds up my workflows and allows me to easily apply the same format across multiple elements. This is super helpful, especially when working with length documents.
    • File compatibility - I can easily export my files into so many different file types.
    • The Book feature - This feature is really helpful when creating books or very long documents with multiple sections.
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    Tracker Software Products
    • Intuitive an easy to understand interface
    • Fast
    • Good value for the price
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    Cons
    Adobe
    • Not naturally a WYSIWYG display (this is an option, and doesn't always work as intended)
    • Moving images and photos around while holding an additional key
    • Layers or objects are not easily clickable behind other objects.
    • Adobe InDesign does require some fair system resources to work smoothly
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    Tracker Software Products
    • Have the ability to add a little more customization (like font sizes in Typewriter tool, etc).
    • Have the ability to export individual pages into separate PDFs.
    • Have the ability to easily resize.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Adobe
    I've had great experiences with the product and plan to continue to use it. It has been my go-to product for designing and creating materials. I have had great luck with it and have been able to create all of the needed marketing materials that have been requested for our company.
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    Tracker Software Products
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    Usability
    Adobe
    If you know what you are doing it is an amazingly granular and powerful application. You can control pretty much any aspect of the design and layout of your documents and make changes globally and rapidly. But, if you don't know what you are doing...you will be staring at your screen in bewilderment for a long time. You can learn it, but be ready for a hefty time investment.
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    Tracker Software Products
    It does everything I need, such as OCR, redaction, Bates stamping, bookmarking, and handling large PDF files without crashing. It also does well with the extraction and addition of documents.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Adobe
    I've needed Adobe InDesign team very little which is a bonus in and of itself.
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    Tracker Software Products
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    Performance
    Adobe
    One of the advantages of Adobe InDesign is it is faster and less glitchy than Microsoft Word.
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    Tracker Software Products
    Performance wise, PDF Xchange Viewer and Editor is flawless. It runs fast, and I haven't experienced any immediately crashing. The reports save quickly, and the document size is never an issue. It saves into a regular PDF, and we're able to open it on any other program or computer. All text boxes, features, and headers show up flawlessly on other programs.
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    Support Rating
    Adobe
    Adobe support is ok but not great. Chat support often doesn't initially understand the question at-hand and it takes awhile to get to the right agent. Phone support has long wait times, and though I've had more luck there, it does take quite a time investment if you are looking for help. However, Adobe does have some online learning solutions available as well as a knowledgebase for frequently asked questions. If you're looking to learn how to use the platform, there are lots of resources which can typically be found in a few Google searches. If you have a technical issue with the system, that's going to be a bit more of a time investment as far as getting a tech's assistance to resolve the problem.
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    Tracker Software Products
    The application had no issues (we did not contact support) and that's why I give a 10.
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    In-Person Training
    Adobe
    Attending Adobe MAX each year is extremely valuable.
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    Tracker Software Products
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    Online Training
    Adobe
    The online training works well and is not wholly necessary as it is user-friendly and you can learn by doing.
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    Tracker Software Products
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    Implementation Rating
    Adobe
    Implementation was smooth and easy.
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    Tracker Software Products
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    Alternatives Considered
    Adobe
    Microsoft products do not match the aesthetic tools that [Adobe] InDesign offers, cannot support the customizable options available for export, and do not produce documents with as high a degree of accessibility. That said, they do have their place in collaboration in a team- I'd consider Office to be the first step and [Adobe] InDesign to be the final product.
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    Tracker Software Products
    PDF Xchange hits a sweet spot for me and my users. It is powerful, includes a full suite of creation, markup, and management tools. It is very affordable.
    Bluebeam is too much that isn't print and PDF related. It is EXPENSIVE ... more than $300 per person before almost mandatory additional training.
    PDF Creator is good for PDF creation. It doesn't include markup and management tools.
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    Scalability
    Adobe
    Working in a cloud environment makes it easy to scale and share resources.
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    Tracker Software Products
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    Return on Investment
    Adobe
    • A great ROI for time in my small architectural practice, [especially] when a design has been updated and a report needs to be submitted. We can be submitting many reports that all look similar, clean and beautiful. We just save as the file and replace the images with more updated images. This way the client finds it easy to navigate updated reports, as many as they can be.
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    Tracker Software Products
    • PDF XChange costs around $50-75 per person depending on the version.
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