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Compare Adobe After Effects and Affinity Designer 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (65.4% of reviews)
Small-Business (80.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Adobe After Effects
Star Rating
(1,051)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (65.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Adobe After EffectsAffinity Designer
Star Rating
(241)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (80.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Affinity DesignerAdobe After Effects vs Affinity Designer
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Affinity Designer easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Affinity Designer overall.
- Reviewers felt that Adobe After Effects meets the needs of their business better than Affinity Designer.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Affinity Designer is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Affinity Designer over Adobe After Effects.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Adobe After Effects
No pricing availableAffinity Designer
No pricing availableFree Trial
Adobe After Effects
No trial information availableAffinity Designer
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.3
918
9.1
193
Ease of Use
7.1
925
8.9
194
Ease of Setup
8.5
182
9.4
34
Ease of Admin
8.2
117
9.2
25
Quality of Support
8.2
784
8.7
152
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
115
9.6
22
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
915
9.3
186
Features by Category
Compatibility
9.2
118
Not enough data
9.0
117
Not enough data
9.2
119
Not enough data
Functionality
9.7
118
Not enough data
8.6
111
Not enough data
9.4
119
Not enough data
9.1
118
Not enough data
Project Management
8.2
114
Not enough data
8.1
98
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.2
49
Not enough data
7.2
49
Not enough data
7.4
50
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Video Effects
6.7
12
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.6
42
Not enough data
7.1
42
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Animation
6.5
8
Not enough data
7.7
8
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Adobe After Effects and Affinity Designer share no categories
Unique Categories
Adobe After Effects is categorized as Video Effects and Animation
Affinity Designer is categorized as Vector Graphics
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Adobe After Effects
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Affinity Designer
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
12.0%
Graphic Design
9.0%
Design
9.0%
Media Production
8.3%
Animation
4.5%
Other
57.2%
Graphic Design
16.5%
Design
15.6%
Marketing and Advertising
7.8%
Computer Software
6.1%
Information Technology and Services
4.3%
Other
49.8%
Discussions
How to Remove unwanted objects from your video with the appropriate fill tool.
8 Comments
WR
It's a fantastic and helpful piece of information. I appreciate you sharing this useful information with us.
Please keep us informed in this manner. I just...Read more
What are your top plugins for After Effects?
3 Comments
JF
Hey Dani, is there a specific use case you're trying to solve for in a new plugin?Read more
What is Adobe After Effects used for?
3 Comments
ES
Adobe after effects is leading vfx and industry used video editing software where people do post postproduction of movies adding visual effects and animation...Read more
How can I add text around circle in Affinity Designer?
6 Comments
SR
Draw a circle, choose Artistic Text tool, put a cursor above circle outline/edge - cursor will change and just left click to put your text around your shape....Read more
Where can I find a complete tutorial set for beginners?
5 Comments
SI
Several places: YouTube has a growing just of affinity users giving tutorials (Affinity's own channel is spectacular for this, there also ArtistsWright,...Read more
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