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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (80.2% of reviews)
Small-Business (68.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Affinity Designer
Star Rating
(241)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (80.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Affinity DesignerGIMP
Star Rating
(1,461)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (68.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about GIMPAffinity Designer vs GIMP
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 GIMP.
- 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 GIMP.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Affinity Designer
No pricing availableGIMP
No pricing availableFree Trial
Affinity Designer
No trial information availableGIMP
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.1
193
8.6
1,281
Ease of Use
8.9
194
7.5
1,286
Ease of Setup
9.4
34
8.7
149
Ease of Admin
9.2
25
8.4
125
Quality of Support
8.7
152
7.5
894
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.6
22
8.5
106
Product Direction (% positive)
9.3
186
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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Affinity Designer and GIMP share no categories
Unique Categories
Affinity Designer is categorized as Vector Graphics
GIMP is categorized as Photo Editing and Drawing
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Affinity Designer
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
Graphic Design
16.5%
Design
15.6%
Marketing and Advertising
7.8%
Computer Software
6.1%
Information Technology and Services
4.3%
Other
49.8%
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%
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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
What is the best way to use this software?
3 Comments
SR
gimp.org has many tutorials to help you get started.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
Is it to hard to make a smart object function in gimp?
1 Comment
EA
I do not believe that function is in gimp.Read more
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