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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (68.1% of reviews)
Small-Business (68.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Adobe Animate
Star Rating
(144)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (68.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Adobe AnimateGIMP
Star Rating
(1,460)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (68.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about GIMPAdobe Animate vs GIMP
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Adobe Animate easier to use and administer. However, reviewers preferred the ease of set up, and doing business with GIMP overall.
- Reviewers felt that GIMP meets the needs of their business better than Adobe Animate.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Adobe Animate is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of GIMP over Adobe Animate.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Adobe Animate
No pricing availableGIMP
No pricing availableFree Trial
Adobe Animate
No trial information availableGIMP
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.3
124
8.6
1,281
Ease of Use
7.9
124
7.5
1,286
Ease of Setup
8.5
16
8.7
149
Ease of Admin
8.6
13
8.4
125
Quality of Support
7.8
109
7.5
894
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.9
11
8.5
106
Product Direction (% positive)
7.5
125
7.7
1,256
Features by Category
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.6
33
Not enough data
5.9
33
Agentic AI - Photo Editing
Not enough data
6.2
7
Generative AI
8.0
40
Not enough data
7.2
41
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Animation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Adobe Animate and GIMP share no categories
Unique Categories
Adobe Animate is categorized as Animation
GIMP is categorized as Photo Editing and Drawing
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Adobe Animate
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
Animation
15.6%
Marketing and Advertising
12.8%
Design
9.2%
Graphic Design
7.1%
Information Technology and Services
6.4%
Other
48.9%
Design
9.2%
Computer Software
7.9%
Information Technology and Services
5.6%
Graphic Design
5.5%
Marketing and Advertising
5.3%
Other
66.5%
Discussions
How do you animate in Adobe?
2 Comments
SG
Its easy to use if you have knowledge of toolsRead more
What is the best way to integrate After Effects with Adobe Animate?
1 Comment
GO
Unfortunately After Effects & Animate do not share the same code base so the files are not interchangeable, and unlike most other Adobe products you can not...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 the best way to use this software?
3 Comments
SR
gimp.org has many tutorials to help you get started.Read more
How can i personalize shortcuts in gimp, im unable to find any option to do it.
1 Comment
IM
Go to the Edit menu and select Shortcuts. Then you can select the menu items and add your custom shortcut keys. Always check the tickbox Save keyboard...Read more
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