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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (68.1% of reviews)
Small-Business (72.2% 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 AnimateSketchbook
Star Rating
(173)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (72.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about SketchbookAdobe Animate vs Sketchbook
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Sketchbook easier to use and set up. However, Adobe Animate is easier to administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Adobe Animate overall.
- Reviewers felt that Sketchbook meets the needs of their business better than Adobe Animate.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Sketchbook is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Sketchbook over Adobe Animate.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Adobe Animate
No pricing availableSketchbook
No pricing availableFree Trial
Adobe Animate
No trial information availableSketchbook
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.3
124
8.7
149
Ease of Use
7.9
124
9.0
151
Ease of Setup
8.5
16
9.1
11
Ease of Admin
8.6
13
8.1
6
Quality of Support
7.8
109
8.2
100
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.9
11
6.7
6
Product Direction (% positive)
7.5
125
8.5
148
Features by Category
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 Sketchbook share no categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Adobe Animate
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Sketchbook
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
20.1%
Graphic Design
10.7%
Architecture & Planning
7.7%
Higher Education
7.1%
Arts and Crafts
5.9%
Other
48.5%
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
What can Autodesk SketchBook do?
2 Comments
CA
It is ideal for various jobs, I use it to do:
• Sketches and studies for large format paintings
• Sketches for vectorized drawings for evaluation and...Read more
is sketch book good for drawing fan art?
1 Comment
RL
Sketchbook Pro by Autodesk is a fairly decent program for illustrating and designing characters. The other thing to know about Sketchbook Desktop has a few...Read more
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