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At a Glance
Acorn
Acorn
Star Rating
(39)3.9 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (73.7% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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GIMP
GIMP
Star Rating
(1,471)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (68.2% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about GIMP

Acorn 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 available
GIMP
No pricing available
Free Trial
Acorn
No trial information available
GIMP
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.3
29
8.6
1,290
Ease of Use
8.8
30
7.5
1,296
Ease of Setup
9.6
8
8.7
159
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
8.4
125
Quality of Support
8.7
20
7.5
900
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
8.5
106
Product Direction (% positive)
7.6
29
7.7
1,265
Features by Category
Not enough data
6.4
43
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.5
37
Not enough data
5.9
33
Agentic AI - Photo Editing
Not enough data
6.8
12
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Acorn
Acorn
GIMP
GIMP
Acorn and GIMP are categorized as Photo Editing
Unique Categories
Acorn
Acorn has no unique categories
GIMP
GIMP is categorized as Drawing
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Acorn
Acorn
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
73.7%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
5.3%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
21.1%
GIMP
GIMP
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
68.2%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
20.9%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
10.9%
Reviewers' Industry
Acorn
Acorn
Marketing and Advertising
13.2%
Computer Software
10.5%
Graphic Design
7.9%
Education Management
5.3%
Photography
5.3%
Other
57.9%
GIMP
GIMP
Design
9.2%
Computer Software
7.8%
Information Technology and Services
5.6%
Graphic Design
5.5%
Marketing and Advertising
5.2%
Other
66.7%
Alternatives
Acorn
Acorn Alternatives
Adobe Photoshop
Photoshop
Add Adobe Photoshop
Affinity Photo
Affinity Photo
Add Affinity Photo
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
Add Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
Photoshop Elements
Photoshop Elements
Add Photoshop Elements
GIMP
GIMP Alternatives
Adobe Photoshop
Photoshop
Add Adobe Photoshop
Canva
Canva
Add Canva
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
Add Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
Photoshop Elements
Photoshop Elements
Add Photoshop Elements
Discussions
Acorn
Acorn Discussions
Monty the Mongoose crying
Acorn has no discussions with answers
GIMP
GIMP Discussions
should gimp release mobile app
3 Comments
erin a.
EA
I don't see why. There are plenty of mobile apps out there that let you do lite image manipulation. Why would GIMP waste their time building a mobile app...Read more
What is the best way to use this software?
3 Comments
SR
gimp.org has many tutorials to help you get started.Read more
What is GIMP used for?
2 Comments
Alex Fuller C.
AC
Gimp is an open-source photo editor, a free alternative to PhotoshopRead more