Web Design Premium or Designer Pro X

**Gypsyjoe** · 01 January 2022, 10:15 PM

I have Designer Pro X and would highly recommend it as you can create your banner ads etc. within the same program you are doing your web design in. If you do get it I would be sure that before your year of update service runs out that you download the content catalog so you have all of these valuable assets at your disposal after your update service ends.

**gwpriester** · 01 January 2022, 10:26 PM

This gets very confusing even for us long time users. Some time ago, Magix, a German software company purchased Xara, the creator of the Xara products.

Xara continues to develop Designer Pro and Web Designer and Magix markets Designer Pro X but Xara AFAIK markets and sells Designer Pro+.

Slightly different versions of the same product.

Magix has not updated Designer Pro X in some time. But Xara makes frequent updates, upgrades, and adds new content fairly often.

So, even if you don't need the Cloud services, I would opt for Designer Pro+. You still have the desktop application and all the tools and features.

**wizard509** · 02 January 2022, 12:57 AM

So Gary how much does Xara Prox+ cost? i want to do it but not certain I can afford it.

**Toogood** · 02 January 2022, 10:09 AM

Still thinking about the Perpetual products.
I think I am stuck between
Web Designer Premium at £45
or Designer Pro X 18 at £109, though do I need the functions to do the publishing etc? Not really but if it makes life easier and quicker it may be a benefit.

**gwpriester** · 02 January 2022, 11:42 AM

though do I need the functions to do the publishing etc?

If by publishing you mean uploading your site to your web host, then both products will do that and both have the same tools and settings for that.

**Toogood** · 02 January 2022, 01:21 PM

Originally Posted by gwpriester

If by publishing you mean uploading your site to your web host, then both products will do that and both have the same tools and settings for that.

Sorry, I should have made that clearer, I meant desktop publishing, docs etc

**gwpriester** · 02 January 2022, 01:42 PM

Sorry, I should have made that clearer, I meant desktop publishing, docs etc

Then Designer Pro X or Pro+. Web Designer Premium does not really have a lot of publishing capability.

**gwpriester** · 02 January 2022, 11:45 AM

Larry - Here's Pro+ pricing info. https://www.xara.com/pricing/

**Acorn** · 02 January 2022, 12:01 PM

Originally Posted by wizard509

So Gary how much does Xara Prox+ cost? i want to do it but not certain I can afford it.

Originally Posted by gwpriester

Larry - Here's Pro+ pricing info. https://www.xara.com/pricing/

You need Pro+, so £204/y but £102/y with the LIFETIME voucher.

Acorn

**Toogood** · 02 January 2022, 01:24 PM

If I took the Pro+ route, what happens if I don't renew after a year, do I revert back to the free version?
Can I still use downloaded content?

Is there much functional difference between Pro+ and designer Pro X other than one is subscription based?

Thanks again