Calamus SL vs VivaDesigner
Calamus SL
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| Figure | Calamus SL | VivaDesigner |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | €299/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 10 |
| Spec score · Desktop Publishing Software | 8.1 (#9) | 8.7 (#6) |
| Support | The maker provides manuals, a support area, a forum, and a bug report link. | GetApp lists email/help-desk and phone support, with in-person, live-online, webinar and documentation training options. |
| Typography | The maker describes micro and macro typographical functions and an integrated text editor called EDDIE. | It supports all languages and writing directions, with tools for typography, structured text, styles, tables, paths and barcodes. |
Plans
Calamus SL
- Calamus LE 2015 (lite edition)€50, paid once
- Calamus SL 2015 (Release 4)€199, paid once
- Calamus SLC 2015 Complete Edition (Release 4)€999, paid once
VivaDesigner
- Free EditionFree
- FREE Edition (Desktop)Free
- Free Edition Plus trialFree
- EDUCATION Edition (Desktop)$89, paid once
- PERSONAL Edition (Desktop)$139, paid once
- NPO/NGO Edition (Desktop)$159, paid once
- VIVA SaaS / IaaS€299 a month
- GOVERNMENT Edition (Desktop)$329, paid once
- COMMERCIAL Edition (Desktop)$399, paid once
- VivaDesigner Desktop licensed editionsPrice not published
In their own words
VivaDesigner
VivaDesigner is a desktop and web program for design, publishing, layout, typesetting and illustration. It supports projects such as books, brochures, flyers, newspapers, magazines, catalogs, business cards, resumes, logos and social media ads. Its tools cover typography, structured text, styles, tables, paths and barcodes, with support for all languages and writing directions. AI features include automatic translation in more than 30 languages and automatic image clipping. VivaDesigner imports native InDesign documents, and users can edit VivaDesigner or InDesign files in a browser. Teams can work online or offline, add text notes and track visual changes. Documents can be printed or exported to PDF, XML, PNG, JPG and other formats. The server can connect to websites and web applications through an API, or be deployed on premises; the hosted offer includes a German data center and automatic backup. The free edition can open, edit, save and print documents, but lacks hyphenation, spell check and PDF export. The SaaS / IaaS offer costs €299 a month, net plus VAT, on a one-year contract.