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Compare Affinity Designer and CorelDRAW 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (80.5% of reviews)
Small-Business (68.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Affinity Designer
Star Rating
(246)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (80.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Affinity DesignerCorelDRAW
Star Rating
(540)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (68.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about CorelDRAWAffinity Designer vs CorelDRAW
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 Affinity Designer meets the needs of their business better than CorelDRAW.
- 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 CorelDRAW.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Affinity Designer
No pricing availableCorelDRAW
No pricing availableFree Trial
Affinity Designer
No trial information availableCorelDRAW
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.0
197
8.7
403
Ease of Use
8.8
198
8.6
406
Ease of Setup
9.4
38
8.4
59
Ease of Admin
9.2
25
8.6
38
Quality of Support
8.7
155
8.0
353
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.6
22
8.7
39
Product Direction (% positive)
9.3
190
7.7
442
Features by Category
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.8
17
Not enough data
6.9
16
Agentic AI - Photo Editing
Not enough data
6.3
8
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Affinity Designer and CorelDRAW are categorized as Vector Graphics
Unique Categories
Affinity Designer has no unique categories
CorelDRAW is categorized as Photo Editing
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Affinity Designer
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
CorelDRAW
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
Graphic Design
17.0%
Design
15.7%
Marketing and Advertising
7.7%
Computer Software
6.0%
Information Technology and Services
4.3%
Other
49.4%
Graphic Design
17.5%
Design
15.0%
Marketing and Advertising
7.0%
Information Technology and Services
4.9%
Printing
3.1%
Other
52.6%
Discussions
Is Affinity designer good for beginners?
8 Comments
HG
yes, perfect!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
How should I export my designs to be compatible with Adobe Illustrator?
3 Comments
PT
Hello Paul; If you make a work in CorelDraw and you want use in Illustrator the best is export to PDF.
orin Corel Draw you can save your file like .AI...Read more
Fees to be reviewed
3 Comments
CN
I've been using CorelDraw since the early 90s and have always used the discounted upgrade versions (just like any other software). Only in recent years have...Read more
What is CorelDRAW used for?
3 Comments
JB
CorelDraw is a family of software programs used for editing vector graphics, illustration and design. Vector graphics are created in graphics packages and...Read more
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