<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429000151952_7847" dir="ltr">I'm sorry, but at a certain level this question is either too general (would require a collection of books to answer) or nonsensical (no context to base the comparison on). <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429000151952_7876" dir="ltr">I think the first question should be, what are you trying to achieve? If all you want is an in-house process for a manageable set of docs that don't need to take advantage of re-use and other DITA power-tools, then the answer is easy. Flare is easier to use than DITA. But that answer is so very dependent on context that it's really meaningless. Flare is easier if... (add a long list of conditions here). DITA is more appropriate when... (add another long list of conditions here). <br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429000151952_7931" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429000151952_7932" dir="ltr">So until you can express the goals, it doesn't make sense to me to compare a washing machine with a lawn mower.<br></div></div></body></html>