We tried Issuu in the past but found the usability and price of FlippingBook to be much better.
How does FlippingBook compare to Issuu?
Issuu turns your PDFs into flipbooks, but FlippingBook transforms them into powerful assets for marketing, sales, and internal communication.
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Want to compare FlippingBook and Issuu for your specific use case?
Why big and small brands choose FlippingBook
Our Issuu alternative scales with you—from small companies and individual creators to enterprises, FlippingBook is a trusted partner for 65,000+ businesses worldwide.
Ease of use
Our intuitive platform is designed to deliver great results in minutes—to everyone. Upload your PDF with a click, and FlippingBook will do the rest. All the features you need will be right at your fingertips. And should you have any questions, our support team is here to help 24/5 via chat, phone, and email.
Freedom and flexibility
FlippingBook is a perfect fit for any use case and document type. Give your brochures and presentations an SEO boost and interactivity, share internal communication documents privately, and close more sales deals with trackable sales proposals with our Issuu alternative.
Unparalleled content experience
We’ll never compromise on quality. When you choose FlippingBook, you can be sure that wherever your readers view your content, it’s beautiful, fast, and easy to read. There are no distractions or glitchy animations—just your documents, made as engaging as possible. Watch video
FlippingBook is for every team and task
If you need to share business documents with clients or teammates, you need FlippingBook. While Issuu is more like social media for magazines, FlippingBook is a reliable tool for sharing, presenting, and managing your most important content.
FlippingBook’s top benefits compared to Issuu
FlippingBook outperforms Issuu in interactivity, lead generation, document analytics, and content protection. See how.
Engage better with advanced interactivity
Unlike Issuu, which only supports video and link embedding, FlippingBook has the power to transform your PDFs into truly interactive experiences. Whether you’re creating marketing brochures, sales proposals, catalogs, or reports, you can boost their engagement with videos, GIFs, pop-up images, quizzes, and surveys.
Strategy Manager
Brio Benefit Consulting
Identify quality leads with individual analytics
FlippingBook will turn your proposals and presentations into real sales tools. Create an individual trackable flipbook link for each of your leads and see how they interact with the document. Get notified when a lead opens the document to identify the best follow-up time and close that deal faster.
For instant access to any documents and easy trackable link sharing, check out our handy mobile app.
Director of Marketing and Education
American Apartment Owners Association
Share securely with stronger content protection
With FlippingBook, you can safely share sensitive content, such as reports, internal guides, and handbooks. While Issuu can only unlist your flipbooks and limit their sharing, FlippingBook does that and offers more.
- Set passwords,
- Share your documents as protected embeds,
- Restrict access to your account and documents via SSO.
General Manager
New Directions for Academic Advancement
Generate leads within your content
Among Issuu competitors, FlippingBook is one of a few that offers lead generation right within your flipbooks. Set a customizable lead capture form to turn your brochures and ebooks into lead magnets you can share everywhere, including social media and email.
People won’t have to leave your content to complete the website form, plus you will be able to pass collected leads to your CRM via Zapier integration.
Client Success Director
2X Marketing Agency
Switching from Issuu?
Let us make your transition smooth.
FlippingBook will play nice with your favorite apps
Pass on leads, get custom notifications, automate flipbook creation—or do whatever you need by pairing FlippingBook with hundreds of tools via Zapier. Watch video
And with Canva integration, we make content creation from scratch as smooth as it can be.
Pick the pricing plan that’s right for you
With six different plans starting at just $19 per month, FlippingBook is a perfect fit for everyone—from individual creators to large organizations in need of enhanced security and custom integrations.
See full pricingFlippingBook vs. Issuu FAQ
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Does FlippingBook offer a free plan?
We don’t have a free plan but you can check if FlippingBook works for you with a free 14-day trial. It has almost all the features of the Advanced plan, so you can explore everything we have to offer.
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Does Flippingbook offer any discounts?
Yes, we offer a discount for non-profit and educational organizations. Plus, if you’re switching from Issuu, contact us to discuss how we can make the transition easy for you.
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I don’t have a PDF yet. Can I create one with FlippingBook?
Not directly. You can create a PDF for free in Canva, and send it straight to FlippingBook via a seamless integration. Feel free to use one of our free PDF templates for Canva to get an easy start!
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FlippingBook’s pricing vs. Issuu pricing: how does it compare?
FlippingBook might not be cheaper, but we pride ourselves in offering a feature-rich, top-quality service that will not disappoint you. On top of good software and great end results, you’ll get efficient 24/5 support via chat, email, and phone, as well as frequent, meaningful updates.
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Can I sell my content through FlippingBook?
Not directly. But you can privately share your flipbooks as protected embeds on your website. This way, if you close off the website area with a paywall, only authorized users will be able to access your flipbooks.
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Does FlippingBook include any ads or third-party content in my documents?
We can guarantee: all your flipbooks will stay ad-free, always.
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Can I integrate FlippingBook with my CRM (HubSpot, Marketo, etc.)?
Yes, you can integrate FlippingBook with any popular CRM through a simple Zapier workflow. Check out our guide to see how you can do it.
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