FlowPaper vs PubHTML5
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| Figure | FlowPaper | PubHTML5 |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $82.92/mo | $12.42/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 8 | 4 |
| Spec score · Presentation Sharing Software | 9.2 (#3) | 8.3 (#11) |
| Spec score · PDF Flipbook Software | 9.1 (#5) | 8.2 (#15) |
| Spec score · Flipbook Software | 9.1 (#4) | 8.1 (#10) |
| Analytics | Paid tiers provide engagement analytics, with higher tiers adding heatmaps, engagement insights, team reporting or deeper analytics. | PubHTML5 Metrics reports engagement measures including zoom patterns, page views, time on page, and widget interactions. |
| Company | FlowPaper is a product of Devaldi Limited, which the company describes as being in New Zealand. | The privacy policy identifies PubHTML5 as an international technology company incorporated in Hong Kong and gives its headquarters address in Kowloon, Hong Kong. |
| Headquarters | New Zealand | Hong Kong |
| Integrations | Capterra lists native integrations with Canva and Adobe Connect. | The pricing page lists Google AdSense integration, Google Analytics tracking, and a WordPress flipbook plugin among its features. |
| Interactive content | Publications can include links, images, videos, hotspots, expanded content, social stories and text animations. | Publications can include video, audio, links, animation, images, and slideshow popups. |
| Platforms | The browser publisher runs in Chrome or Edge and is listed as compatible with Mac, Windows, and Linux; desktop publisher downloads are listed for macOS and Windows. | The maker offers desktop downloads for Windows and Mac and says its HTML5 publications work on iPhone, iPad, Android phones, and Android tablets. |
| Privacy | The privacy policy says Devaldi does not resell or reuse user data or data extracted from documents. | The privacy policy says PubHTML5 does not store payment card numbers or CVV on its servers and that passwords are encrypted before storage. |
| Product | FlowPaper turns PDFs into mobile-friendly interactive flipbooks and web publications. | PubHTML5 converts PDFs and other printed material into customized online and offline HTML5 digital publications. |
| Security | The plans comparison marks every plan GDPR compliant, and the privacy policy says Devaldi acts as data processor for content published through FlowPaper hosting. | Its Pro security feature supports password protection, restricted publication access, remote authentication against a user's own database, and blocking support staff from viewing private content. |
| Support | The plan comparison lists community support for Free, included support for Zine and Creative, and priority support for Team and Enterprise, with onboarding for Enterprise. | The pricing FAQ says support, upgrades, and cloud hosting have no additional cost beyond the monthly or yearly plan. |
Plans
FlowPaper
- FreeFree
- FreeFree
- Zine$75, paid once
- Zine$75, paid once
- Creative$85 a month
- Creative$85 a month
- Enterprise$995 a year
- Enterprise$995 a year
In their own words
FlowPaper
FlowPaper converts PDFs into mobile-friendly interactive flipbooks and web publications. Its browser viewer compresses graphics and loads only the pages currently visible. The desktop publisher adds links, images, galleries and video from YouTube, Vimeo, Wistia or self-hosted locations. Publications can be hosted on FlowPaper Cloud or self-hosted; the company says self-hosting has no publication-count limit. A JavaScript API exposes methods and events for integrating the viewer into an application or webpage. FlowPaper supports page-by-page Google Analytics tracking, while higher plans list heatmap and engagement analytics. The Free plan costs nothing and includes cloud hosting, FlowPaper branding and publishing for 90 days. Zine costs $75, paid once, Creative costs $85 a month, and Enterprise costs $995 a year. Cloud publication quotas vary by plan: Zine has 50 and Creative has 75, while the services-account FAQ lists 500 for Team and Enterprise accounts. The listed platforms include web, desktop, mobile and self-hosted options.
PubHTML5
PubHTML5 turns PDFs and other printed material into digital publications that readers can view online or offline. It is designed for individuals and media businesses publishing magazines, catalogs, brochures, reports, ebooks, and other multi-page works. Publications can combine video, audio, links, animation, images, and slideshow popups. Templates and controls let publishers adjust logos, backgrounds, colors, buttons, and navigation; readers can open a publication by URL or through an embed code. Listed integrations include Google AdSense, Google Analytics, and a WordPress flipbook plugin. PubHTML5 Metrics reports page views, time on page, zoom patterns, and widget interactions. Its Pro security features include password protection, restricted access, remote authentication against a user's database, and controls that prevent support staff from viewing private content. The free plan allows five uploads per day and books up to 500 pages, but includes ads and a watermark and lacks advanced editing for adding video and audio. Paid plans start at $12.42 a month.