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At a Glance
Adobe Animate
Adobe Animate
Star Rating
(144)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (68.1% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Procreate
Procreate
Star Rating
(68)4.9 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (79.7% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Procreate

Adobe Animate vs Procreate

  • Reviewers felt that Procreate meets the needs of their business better than Adobe Animate.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Procreate is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Procreate over Adobe Animate.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Adobe Animate
No pricing available
Procreate
No pricing available
Free Trial
Adobe Animate
No trial information available
Procreate
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.3
124
9.4
46
Ease of Use
7.9
124
8.9
47
Ease of Setup
8.5
16
9.3
5
Ease of Admin
8.6
13
Not enough data
Quality of Support
7.8
109
9.7
21
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.9
11
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
7.5
125
9.5
45
Features by Category
7.6
41
Not enough data
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
Adobe Animate
Procreate
Procreate
Adobe Animate and Procreate share no categories
Unique Categories
Adobe Animate
Adobe Animate is categorized as Animation
Procreate
Procreate is categorized as Drawing
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Adobe Animate
Adobe Animate
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
68.1%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
19.9%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
12.1%
Procreate
Procreate
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
79.7%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
12.5%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
7.8%
Reviewers' Industry
Adobe Animate
Adobe Animate
Animation
15.6%
Marketing and Advertising
12.8%
Design
9.2%
Graphic Design
7.1%
Information Technology and Services
6.4%
Other
48.9%
Procreate
Procreate
Graphic Design
38.5%
Arts and Crafts
12.3%
Design
9.2%
Fine Art
7.7%
Higher Education
4.6%
Other
27.7%
Alternatives
Adobe Animate
Adobe Animate Alternatives
Animaker
Animaker
Add Animaker
Vyond
Vyond
Add Vyond
Unity
Unity
Add Unity
Blender
Blender
Add Blender
Procreate
Procreate Alternatives
Sketchbook
Sketchbook
Add Sketchbook
ArtRage
ArtRage
Add ArtRage
Krita
Krita
Add Krita
PaintTool SAI
PaintTool SAI
Add PaintTool SAI
Discussions
Adobe Animate
Adobe Animate Discussions
How do you animate in Adobe?
2 Comments
Satyam G.
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
Gareth O.
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
Is Adobe animate free?
1 Comment
Anshu C.
AC
No its not free, you have to take subscribtion for thatRead more
Procreate
Procreate Discussions
Do you use Procreate to develop vector artwork? If so what is your workflow like for that?
1 Comment
Haley A.
HA
Unfortunately, Procreate is a pixel-based app, so it's not possible to create vector art within it. Anytime I've needed something vectorized, I usually do...Read more
Can I download a brush set without leaving the App?
1 Comment
Annesley W.
AW
If you have the brush set in your downloads on your iPad, you can open it in the brush drop down menu while Procreate is open. If you want to keep it open...Read more
What are the features of Procreate?
1 Comment
Rachel R.
RR
With procreate you can create almost any kind of artwork from paintings to animations. Individual projects can be organized into stacked groups. Within a...Read more