Furthermore, the development of open-source fonts like "Mehr Nastaʿlīq" and the inclusion of robust Urdu support in Canva and Affinity Publisher are slowly eroding the stronghold.
| Feature | Inpage 2.93c | Modern Inpage (2021/3) | Adobe InDesign + Unicode Plugin | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Very Low | Medium | High | | Nastaʿlīq Quality | Excellent (Bitmap) | Good (Vector) | Excellent (with Noori or Alvi font) | | Unicode Support | No | Partial | Yes | | Integration (Web/PDF) | Poor | Fair | Excellent | | Learning Curve | Medium | Low | High | | Cost | Free (Abandonware) | Paid ($300+) | Subscription ($20+/month) |