Flipsnack
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What both publish
| Fact | Flipsnack | FlowPaper |
|---|---|---|
| Analytics | Analytics reports views, impressions, clicks, reading time, downloads, page-level activity, devices, locations and traffic sources. | Paid tiers provide engagement analytics, with higher tiers adding heatmaps, engagement insights, team reporting or deeper analytics. |
| API | The REST API returns JSON and supports flipbook creation, updates, metadata, catalog synchronization and statistics endpoints. | A JavaScript API exposes methods and events for integrating the viewer into an application or webpage. |
| Founded | Flipsnack says its online publishing platform launched in 2011. | 2010 |
| Integrations | Listed integrations include HubSpot, Salesforce, Shopify, Google Drive, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Zapier, ChatGPT, Adobe InDesign, Marq, Slack and SSO providers. | Capterra lists native integrations with Canva and Adobe Connect. |
| Interactive content | Flipbooks can include links, videos, forms, buttons, embeds, product tags, pop-ups, and other interactive elements. | Publications can include links, images, videos, hotspots, expanded content, social stories and text animations. |
| Licence | Terms grant users a limited license to use the service while users retain ownership of uploaded content; no open-source license is provided. | FlowPaper is distributed under Devaldi's proprietary commercial licence, which grants limited non-transferable use and reserves other rights. |
| Rating on G2 | 4.7 out of 5 from 416 reviews. | 4.5 out of 5 from 27 reviews. |
| Rating on GetApp | 4.6 out of 5 from 310 reviews. | 4.5 out of 5 from 13 reviews. |
| Rating on Trustpilot | 4.5 out of 5 from 198 reviews. | 4.4 out of 5 from 15 reviews. |
| Security | Flipsnack says it uses encryption in transit and at rest, and lists GDPR and ISO 27001, ISO 9001, and ISO 20000-1 across its plans. | The plans comparison marks every plan GDPR compliant, and the privacy policy says Devaldi acts as data processor for content published through FlowPaper hosting. |
| Security controls | Security documentation lists multifactor authentication, role-based access control, encryption and role-specific permissions. | Documented controls include password protection, copy/download protection and domain locking options. |
| Self-hosting | Enterprise API documentation says HTML5 packages can be produced for self-hosting. | Users can host generated publications on their own domain or use FlowPaper Cloud, with no requirement to use the cloud service. |
Flipsnack plans
- FreeFree
- Student$12 a year
- Lite$14 a month
- Starter$16 a month
- Pro$38 a month
- Business$85 a month
FlowPaper plans
- FreeFree
- Zine$75, paid once
- Creative$85 a month
- Enterprise$995 a year
Pick Flipsnack if…
It suits people and teams publishing interactive catalogs, marketing materials, internal communications, sales content, or training materials.
Pick FlowPaper if…
FlowPaper suits publishers and organizations that want to turn PDFs into interactive web publications, embed a viewer, or host publications themselves. Teams needing analytics, multiple workstations, or app distribution can consider its higher plans.