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QuarkXPress pricing
QuarkXPress publishes 5 tiers. Below is each one, what it adds over the tier beneath it, and where the ladder stops being worth climbing for most people.
As of 29 August 2026, QuarkXPress pricing is on request across 5 published tiers. Figures are the vendor's list prices as recorded on this page's last check; the vendor's site is the final word.
- Entry price
- On request
- Model
- Subscription
- Tiers
- 5
- Free tier
- Not on record
QuarkXPress plans, side by side
Every published tier in ascending order of price, with the number of features each one lists. An absence here means the record does not itemise it, not that the tier lacks it.
| Plan | Price | Features listed | Step up from the tier below |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual Subscription | On request | 9 | Entry tier |
| Perpetual License | On request | 2 | Priced on request |
| Education | On request | 1 | Priced on request |
| Not-for-Profit | On request | 1 | Priced on request |
| Government | On request | 1 | Priced on request |
What each tier adds
The set difference between each tier's feature list and the one beneath it. Where a tier lists nothing new, the vendor has either stopped repeating the inherited list or the tier raises limits rather than adding capability, the record does not distinguish the two, so this page does not either.
Annual Subscription
On requestThe entry tier. It covers variable fonts with adjustable weight, width, slant, 1,500+ high-quality google fonts, full pantone color libraries, mathematical equation support with latex and mathml, quarky ai assistant for text generation and grammar correction, ai-powered font pairing suggestions.
Perpetual License
On requestOver Annual Subscription, this tier adds:
- Buy once, keep forever
- AI features require active maintenance contract
Education
On requestOver Perpetual License, this tier adds:
- Special educational pricing available
Not-for-Profit
On requestOver Education, this tier adds:
- Special nonprofit pricing available
Government
On requestOver Not-for-Profit, this tier adds:
- Special government pricing available
How that compares in Publishing
Too few publishing tools in this directory publish a starting price to quote a meaningful median, so the table below is a like-for-like list rather than a ranking.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Rated | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QuarkXPress (this page) | On request | subscription | - | |
| Goodreads | Free | Free, no subscription or in-app purchases; funded by Amazon as a commerce and data feeder | - | vs QuarkXPress |
| Kobo Writing Life | Free | Free to publish; Kobo earns a royalty share rather than a fee | - | vs QuarkXPress |
| Scrivener | On request | One-time purchase | - | vs QuarkXPress |
| BookBaby | On request | One-time purchase per project | - | vs QuarkXPress |
| Storytel | $14.99/month | Per user per month, unlimited | - | vs QuarkXPress |
| Everand | $11.99/month | Per user per month, unlimited | - | vs QuarkXPress |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry, they are not reviews hosted on Softwr. How each figure is used is set out on the QuarkXPress badges page.
Before you pay for QuarkXPress
Three things this page cannot tell you, and all three change the bill. The record carries a price and a billing period but not the unit - per-seat and flat-rate pricing are indistinguishable in this data, so a five-person team may be looking at five times the figure above. It carries no annual rate, so any discount for paying yearly is not something this page can quote. And it carries no trial length.
What it can tell you is the shape of the ladder: 5 tiers between On request and On request, with the jump itemised above. With no free tier on record, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to compare QuarkXPress against the tools that do have one before committing.
QuarkXPress runs on not recorded. The full record is on the QuarkXPress review, and the rest of the category is under best publishing tools.
QuarkXPress pricing questions
- How much does QuarkXPress cost?
- QuarkXPress publishes 5 tiers, from On request for Annual Subscription up to On request for Government. The cheapest paid tier is On request.
- Does QuarkXPress have a free plan?
- Not on the record we hold: QuarkXPress is listed as subscription. Whether a free trial is offered is not something this record captures, so check the vendor's site.
- What is the difference between Annual Subscription and Perpetual License on QuarkXPress?
- Perpetual License costs On request against On request, and adds buy once, keep forever, ai features require active maintenance contract.
- Which publishing tools can I use without paying?
- 4 of the 8 publishing tools listed alongside QuarkXPress have a free tier: Goodreads, Kobo Writing Life, Kindle Direct Publishing, PublishDrive.
- What am I actually paying for with QuarkXPress?
- The record we hold does not itemise what each tier includes beyond the plan names and prices. The QuarkXPress review carries whatever feature detail is available.
- Does QuarkXPress charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 5 tiers, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.
- Are these QuarkXPress prices current?
- They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.
- What should I compare QuarkXPress against before paying?
- The closest publishing tools in this directory are Goodreads, Kobo Writing Life, Scrivener, BookBaby. Each has a side-by-side comparison with QuarkXPress covering price, platforms and features.