SimpleImpose
SimpleImpose compared with Quite Imposing
Quite Imposing Plus, from Quite Software, is a plug-in that runs inside Adobe Acrobat. SimpleImpose is a standalone application. This page lists what each vendor documents.
SimpleImpose figures follow its documentation for version 1.0. The builds published so far are 0.x pre-releases and may not contain every item.
| Feature | SimpleImpose | Quite Imposing Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Platform and licence | ||
| Form | Standalone desktop application. | Plug-in for Adobe Acrobat. It needs full Acrobat Standard or Pro; Acrobat Reader does not work. |
| Operating systems | Windows x64 today. macOS and Linux builds are not published yet. | Windows 10 and 11, macOS 12 to 26. No Linux is mentioned. |
| Price | Subscription: €19 a month or €149 a year, 2 machines. | Vendor price list from October 2025, excluding VAT: £699, US$949 or €829, with upgrade pricing of $429. |
| Current version | 0.x pre-release builds. | 6.1b, released 6 October 2026. |
| Trial | 14 days, every feature, output pages carry a trial line. | Demo mode: a large X is drawn on each imposed page. No time limit is stated. A time-limited licence is available from sales on request. |
| Imposition | ||
| Layouts | N-Up, Step and Repeat, Cut and Stack, Booklet, Perfect binding, Section sewing, Spiral and Wire-O, Gang Run, Work and Turn, Work and Tumble. | N-up, step and repeat, shuffle for cut stacks, shuffle even and odd pages with split and merge, booklet maker. |
| Creep | Move or Shrink, with paper-thickness presets and a manual override. | Trim & Shift. |
| Bleed | Auto bleed: mirror edge, scale and clip, or enlarge graphic. Trim size can be retained. | Define bleeds; generate bleed (version 6). |
| Marks | Crop marks, trim lines, registration targets, colour bars, fold marks and a slug bar, each on its own PDF layer. | Crop marks and frames, peel-off registration marks, stick-on text and numbers, Bates stamping. |
| Variable data | ||
| Data sources | CSV, TSV, Excel (.xlsx), JSON, SQLite. | CSV and TXT with comma, tab or semicolon separators; pictures are PDF pages. Available since version 5. |
| Barcodes | QR, Code 128, Code 39, EAN-13, UPC-A, Data Matrix, PDF417. | Not documented. |
Competitor details were read from the vendor's own pages on 2026-10-28. Sources: quite.com
Where SimpleImpose differs
- No Acrobat licence needed
- Quite Imposing Plus runs only inside full Adobe Acrobat. SimpleImpose is its own application.
- More variable-data sources and barcodes
- SimpleImpose reads Excel, JSON and SQLite as well as text files, and generates seven barcode types.
- A lower entry cost
- A subscription starts at €19, against a US$949 licence.
Where Quite Imposing Plus is ahead
- Platforms you can install today
- Quite Imposing Plus runs on Windows and macOS now. SimpleImpose publishes a Windows build only so far.
- A mature product
- Quite Imposing is at version 6.1b. SimpleImpose is at 0.x.
- Work that stays inside Acrobat
- If your prepress already happens in Acrobat, a plug-in avoids a second application.
Test it on your own jobs
The trial has every feature and runs for 14 days.