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Compare Acorn and GIMP 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (73.7% of reviews)
Small-Business (68.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Acorn
Star Rating
(39)3.9 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (73.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about AcornGIMP
Star Rating
(1,470)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (68.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about GIMPAcorn vs GIMP
- Reviewers felt that GIMP meets the needs of their business better than Acorn.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Acorn is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of GIMP over Acorn.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Acorn
No pricing availableGIMP
No pricing availableFree Trial
Acorn
No trial information availableGIMP
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.3
29
8.6
1,288
Ease of Use
8.8
30
7.5
1,294
Ease of Setup
9.6
8
8.7
157
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
8.4
125
Quality of Support
8.7
20
7.5
898
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
8.5
106
Product Direction (% positive)
7.6
29
7.7
1,263
Features by Category
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.4
36
Not enough data
5.9
33
Agentic AI - Photo Editing
Not enough data
7.0
11
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Acorn
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
GIMP
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Marketing and Advertising
13.2%
Computer Software
10.5%
Graphic Design
7.9%
Photography
5.3%
Hospital & Health Care
5.3%
Other
57.9%
Design
9.2%
Computer Software
7.8%
Information Technology and Services
5.6%
Graphic Design
5.5%
Marketing and Advertising
5.2%
Other
66.6%
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Discussions
Acorn has no discussions with answers
What is the best way to use this software?
3 Comments
SR
gimp.org has many tutorials to help you get started.Read more
should gimp release mobile app
3 Comments
JG
It probably will but step by step. Remmember that is an open-source software! I guess it will exist one day, but not whit all the features you have in the...Read more
What is GIMP used for?
2 Comments
AC
Gimp is an open-source photo editor, a free alternative to PhotoshopRead more
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