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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Microsoft Publisher

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Publisher is a desktop publishing application available with an Office 365 subscription, or as a standalone download.

    $139

    one time purchase

    Scribblelive (discontinued)

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AScribblelive, or later Rock Content Live was a content marketing solution, that has been discontinued and is no longer available.N/A
    Pricing
    Microsoft PublisherScribblelive (discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
    Microsoft Publisher
    $139
    one time purchase
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Microsoft PublisherScribblelive (discontinued)
    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
    Microsoft PublisherScribblelive (discontinued)
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
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    Discontinued Products
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    92%
    Would buy again
    12 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    10 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    12 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    80%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    4 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    83%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Microsoft PublisherScribblelive (discontinued)
    Content Creation
    Comparison of Content Creation features of Microsoft Publisher and Scribblelive (discontinued)
    Feature
    Microsoft Publisher
    -
    Ratings
    Scribblelive (discontinued)
    4.5
    1 Ratings
    54% below category average
    Ideation00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Content collaboration00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Content calendar00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Network for content licensing/production00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Content Publishing
    Comparison of Content Publishing features of Microsoft Publisher and Scribblelive (discontinued)
    Feature
    Microsoft Publisher
    -
    Ratings
    Scribblelive (discontinued)
    4.0
    1 Ratings
    65% below category average
    Content hub00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Forms / Gated content00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Content distribution00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Content promotion00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Content Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Content Reporting & Analytics features of Microsoft Publisher and Scribblelive (discontinued)
    Feature
    Microsoft Publisher
    -
    Ratings
    Scribblelive (discontinued)
    5.0
    1 Ratings
    38% below category average
    Audience profiling and targeting00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Closed-loop tracking and reporting00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Content performance analytics00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Microsoft PublisherScribblelive (discontinued)
    Small Businesses
    Adobe InDesign
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Contently
    Score9.9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Adobe InDesign
    Score9.2 out of 10
    CoSchedule Marketing Suite
    Score10 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Adobe InDesign
    Score9.2 out of 10
    PathFactory
    Score8.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Microsoft PublisherScribblelive (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.4
    (13 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.3
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Microsoft PublisherScribblelive (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Microsoft
    Microsoft Publisher is well suited for almost any situation. It is something that I'm sure has far more advanced tools than I use or am aware of, but it is also very simple for entry-level users to create professional documents quickly. I have used it for very involved brochures in real estate scenarios and I have also used it for very simple "Construction Zone" signs at a job site under construction. There are so many uses for this program!
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    I would be less inclined to recommend Visually to a colleague now than I would have in the past. In the past, highly skilled freelance programmers and designers were more able to get matched with potential clients. Now, things have to go through Visually and creators cannot post their independent work and get matched up independently.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Microsoft
    • Design of my quarterly full color magazine: (usually 28-56 pages in length)
    • Design of the quarterly planning system used by me and others in the annual conference.
    • Design and layout of any document that requires graphics/photos.
    • Simple to use with ample flexibility and strength of features
    Incentivized
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    • Staff picks were a great way of sifting through many pieces of content
    • It was easy to share things uploaded to visual.ly to other social media channels
    • There is an awesome amount of content on Visually
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Microsoft
    • Formatting in general. It's a pain to refine a layout in Publisher in my opinion.
    • Microsoft is so invested in their approach to software and making it look and feel like an Office 365 application that they inadvertantly cripple applications like Publisher.
    • Earlier versions of Publisher gave you a lot more latitude and creative freedom. They were also much easier to work with. Not everything has to look like it's part of Office 365. They did the same ... thing to Access.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • There is a bias towards infographics (as opposed to 'real' data visualization)
    • It is not very clear the path between how people who need content get matched up or find creators
    • Interface was redone too often
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Microsoft
    We use this product 2-3 times a month and have not been able to find a comparable alternative.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
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    Usability
    Microsoft
    There are a few quirks with Microsoft Publisher that make some functions a little tricky for new users at first, but most of our employees are able to figure out the quirks and work around them to use the product for their job. It is relatively high on the scale of usability.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
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    Support Rating
    Microsoft
    While I have not directly used support for Microsoft Publisher, I have used their help files and found them to be useful. I have also found that most answers that I need can be found through simple web searches and chat platforms. In all though, there are very few times when the preloaded help files have not given me the answers that I need.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
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    Alternatives Considered
    Microsoft
    Microsoft Publisher is more for beginners, or for basic needs, anyone with some familiarity with the Microsoft suite should be able to use it easily. If you’re looking to create something more graphic and advanced, you’d probably want to look into something like InDesign, which is not as user friendly if you’re not familiar with it at all. For basic needs the average employee should be able to use Microsoft Publisher with ease.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    I would recommend other design studios that specialize in data visualization and infographics before visually for a few reasons: - small design studios have an emphasis on the creators (who is part of the studio), whereas Visually is more of a black box because you don't know who is creating your project - Portfolio is okay, but not great, there are many other studios with better looking portfolios One way that Visually is better is that it has an impressive client list and quicker turnaround and maybe more streamlined feedback loops.
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    Return on Investment
    Microsoft
    • we have invested on our Microsoft license for our team and that has made a very big productivity for making banners and holdings for our projects as making it from third party would cost much higher and the return is very well over the comparison with third-party vendors
    • Functionality is very easy, so we don’t have to train much to get it in production and use it efficiently so we don’t have to invest much on training and learning things and we can work on it directly with a very basic knowledge as well
    • It has functionality to get stored and share things directly to the OneDrive and using curated links, which is very secure and reliable to transfer files without losing picture and banners quality and share them in lossless quality.
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    Discontinued Products
    • Was helpful in attracting clients when I started doing data visualization work
    • Cost was minimal - it was free to upload and took little time
    • I have been unable to attract clients lately from visually, so ROI has gone to 0
    Incentivized
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