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Compare ArtRage and PaintTool SAI 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (76.7% of reviews)
Small-Business (80.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
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Entry-Level Pricing
US$79
No pricing available
ArtRage
Star Rating
(73)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (76.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
US$79
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Star Rating
(62)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (80.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about PaintTool SAIArtRage vs PaintTool SAI
- Reviewers felt that ArtRage meets the needs of their business better than PaintTool SAI.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that ArtRage is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of ArtRage over PaintTool SAI.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
ArtRage
ArtRage 5
US$79
ArtRage 5 is a powerful digital painting program for Windows and macOS with a full range of natural media tools and professional editing features.
- Incredibly realistic graphite pencil and thick oil paints, easy to control watercolor, blending markers, pastels and more
- Smart digital drawing tools for professional design
- Custom brush creation and customizable resources
PaintTool SAI
No pricing availableFree Trial
ArtRage
Free Trial is available
PaintTool SAI
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.3
70
7.9
62
Ease of Use
9.1
71
9.4
62
Ease of Setup
9.0
5
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
7.3
5
Not enough data
Quality of Support
8.3
53
6.8
43
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
8.7
72
7.2
62
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
ArtRage and PaintTool SAI are categorized as Drawing
Unique Categories
ArtRage has no unique categories
PaintTool SAI has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
ArtRage
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
PaintTool SAI
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
15.1%
Design
15.1%
Arts and Crafts
12.3%
Internet
9.6%
Animation
5.5%
Other
42.5%
Design
19.4%
Graphic Design
11.3%
Animation
9.7%
Arts and Crafts
8.1%
Fine Art
4.8%
Other
46.8%
Discussions
ArtRage has no discussions with answers
Hello. I would like to know if there is any tool for highlights? Any brush you recommend?
1 Comment
LB
the layer mode brightness and everything you do on that layer will be bright :3Read more
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