Adobe InDesign vs Scrivener

Adobe InDesign plans

• Creative Cloud Pro for students and teachers$19.99 a month
• InDesign$22.99 a month
• Creative Cloud Pro$34.99 a month
• InDesign for teams$37.99 a month
• Creative Cloud Pro for teams$99.99 a month
• InDesign annual prepaid$263.88 a year

Scrivener plans

• macOS licence$59.99 a month
• Windows licence$59.99 a month
• iOS licence$23.99 a month
• iOS license$23.99, paid once
• Windows license$59.99, paid once
• Mac license$59.99, paid once

Pick Adobe InDesign if…

You want what its maker publishes above — check its page for the details.

Pick Scrivener if…

Scrivener suits novelists, screenwriters, nonfiction writers, students, academics, journalists and others working on substantial writing projects. It can also suit writers who want research beside their draft or offline access.