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Affinity Publisher vs Zeplin

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Affinity Publisher

Affinity Publisher is a desktop publishing application developed by Serif (now owned by Canva) for page layout and print design. Originally sold as a one-time purchase alternative to Adobe InDesign, Affinity became completely free in 2025 following Canva's acquisition of Serif. The application supports master pages, advanced typography, data merge, and press-ready PDF/X export.

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Zeplin

Zeplin Design handoff and collaboration tool that generates specs, assets, and code snippets from design files.

DesignFreemium

Quick Facts

Affinity Publisher

CompanySerif
Year Launched2019
Pricing ModelFreemium
Open SourceNo
CategoryDesign
PlatformsmacOS, Windows

Zeplin

CompanyZeplin
Year Launched2015
Pricing ModelFreemium
Open SourceNo
CategoryDesign
PlatformsmacOS, Windows, Web

Pricing

Affinity Publisher

Freemium

Free: Free

Zeplin

Freemium

Free: $0/monthly

Pro: Custom/monthly per seat

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