Compare Adobe Illustrator and CorelDRAW
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side-by-side comparison of Adobe Illustrator vs. CorelDRAW
based on preference data from user reviews. Adobe Illustrator rates 4.6/5 stars with 4,456 reviews. By contrast, CorelDRAW rates 4.3/5 stars with 364 reviews. Each product's score is calculated with real-time data from verified user reviews, to help you make the best choice between these two options, and decide which one is best for your business needs.
 Adobe Illustrator |  CorelDRAW | |
| Star Rating | Adobe Illustrator | CorelDRAW |
| Market Segments | Adobe Illustrator Small-Business (62.7% of reviews) | CorelDRAW Small-Business (66.0% of reviews) |
| Entry Level Price | Adobe Illustrator No pricing information available | CorelDRAW No pricing information available |
Adobe Illustrator vs CorelDRAW
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found CorelDRAW easier to use. However, Adobe Illustrator is easier to set up and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Adobe Illustrator overall.
- Reviewers felt that Adobe Illustrator meets the needs of their business better than CorelDRAW.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Adobe Illustrator is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Adobe Illustrator over CorelDRAW.
Categories
Shared Categories
Adobe Illustrator and CorelDRAW are categorized as Vector Graphics
Unique Categories
Adobe Illustrator has no unique categories
CorelDRAW is categorized as Photo Editing
Pricing
Free Trial Unavailable
Free Trial Unavailable
Ratings
Meets Requirements
Adobe Illustrator
Responses: 4107
CorelDRAW
Responses: 289
Ease of Use
Adobe Illustrator
Responses: 4122
CorelDRAW
Responses: 287
Ease of Setup
Adobe Illustrator
Responses: 444
CorelDRAW
Responses: 28
Ease of Admin
Adobe Illustrator
Responses: 413
CorelDRAW
Responses: 26
Quality of Support
Adobe Illustrator
Responses: 3307
CorelDRAW
Responses: 249
Ease of Doing Business With
Adobe Illustrator
Responses: 401
CorelDRAW
Responses: 27
Product Direction (% positive)
Adobe Illustrator
Responses: 4101
CorelDRAW
Responses: 329
Reviewers' Company Size
Reviewers of both Adobe Illustrator and CorelDRAW were most often representing companies in the Small-Business segment.
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Adobe Illustrator
CorelDRAW
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Adobe Illustrator
CorelDRAW
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Adobe Illustrator
CorelDRAW
Reviewers' Industry
Design
14.8%
Graphic Design
11.0%
Marketing and Advertising
10.3%
Higher Education
4.4%
Computer Software
3.3%
Other
56.1%
Design
16.3%
Graphic Design
13.1%
Marketing and Advertising
6.9%
Information Technology and Services
4.9%
Printing
3.1%
Other
55.7%
Reviews
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Radhika C.
User in Consumer Goods
Some of the format of this tool are very useful for additions and perfections of colors. I can make design much more interesting and beautiful and attractive for my clients. Adobe Illustrator has capacity to work on a large or different files at once...
freed n.
User
what I like the most is that the format of corel draw is very used for the graphic industry and allows to work with the vectorized images which is a very useful function since its format is used for digital printing
Most Helpful Critical Review
User in Design
Subscription model of software sucks. I grew tired of the model and instead switched to affinity design. Never looked back
Barni B.
User in Graphic Design
I handled very hard the raster imaginary. Crushed very often.
Discussions
What are the best resources for learning how to use Adobe Illustrator?
11 comments
KN
I got a lot of useful videos off of Lynda.com. You can get a free trial for 30 days. It will also, after the basics, let you detail down to how you want to...Read more
Do you use Adobe Illustrator for web page designs?
7 comments
KK
Illustrator has, in fact, some tools for web design, you can use them, everyone uses the tool as they see fit.Read more
How to use masks in adobe illustrator ?
5 comments
PA
Clipping mask! Shape over what you want. Read more
How should I export my designs to be compatible with Adobe Illustrator?
3 comments
PM
the best option is to export in pdf format
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Fees to be reviewed
3 comments
BK
Speaking as a 30-year loyal customer of Corel's first and longest existing vector graphics-based software application, CorelDraw, I can confidently state...Read more
USERS APPRECIATION/ENTERTAINMENT AND MARKTING
1 comment
JP
The software is improving for users to solve and develop any type of digital product, with respect to its commercialization, it is on the right track that is...Read more
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