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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (57.0% of reviews)
Small-Business (68.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Figma
Star Rating
(1,359)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (57.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about FigmaGIMP
Star Rating
(1,460)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (68.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about GIMPFigma vs GIMP
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Figma easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Figma overall.
- Reviewers felt that Figma meets the needs of their business better than GIMP.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Figma is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Figma over GIMP.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Figma
No pricing availableGIMP
No pricing availableFree Trial
Figma
No trial information availableGIMP
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.2
1,068
8.6
1,281
Ease of Use
9.0
1,075
7.5
1,286
Ease of Setup
9.2
373
8.7
149
Ease of Admin
8.6
155
8.4
125
Quality of Support
8.7
803
7.5
894
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
142
8.5
106
Product Direction (% positive)
9.3
1,020
7.7
1,256
Features by Category
Platform Basics
8.8
377
Not enough data
8.8
379
Not enough data
8.8
374
Not enough data
9.2
393
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
9.1
388
Not enough data
7.6
330
Not enough data
8.8
374
Not enough data
8.6
369
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Prototyping
7.4
54
Not enough data
7.6
53
Not enough data
7.8
51
Not enough data
7.5
54
Not enough data
7.4
52
Not enough data
Platform Basics
8.6
375
Not enough data
9.0
390
Not enough data
8.7
367
Not enough data
8.7
364
Not enough data
8.9
380
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
8.8
369
Not enough data
8.8
371
Not enough data
8.8
370
Not enough data
Platform Basics
9.0
342
Not enough data
8.8
331
Not enough data
8.5
329
Not enough data
8.8
327
Not enough data
8.7
330
Not enough data
8.9
336
Not enough data
Platform Basics - Software Design Platforms
8.4
71
Not enough data
8.6
72
Not enough data
7.9
71
Not enough data
9.1
73
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
9.3
346
Not enough data
9.2
344
Not enough data
8.8
329
Not enough data
7.9
300
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality - Software Design Platforms
9.1
72
Not enough data
8.7
71
Not enough data
8.8
70
Not enough data
8.7
70
Not enough data
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
Figma and GIMP share no categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Figma
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
Computer Software
20.9%
Information Technology and Services
15.9%
Design
15.4%
Marketing and Advertising
6.9%
Financial Services
5.1%
Other
35.9%
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%
Discussions
What is Figma used for?
8 Comments
DF
UX/UI designing, prototyping, wireframing. Really easy UI and cloud-based. Read more
Is Figma a free software?
7 Comments
RS
Figma has a limited free plan. For more complex projects a premium plan would be needed though as you may need multiple pages. Figma makes it easy to share...Read more
Should I use Figma?
6 Comments
SK
Figma is a fantastic collaboration tool that will assist you in working as a team and easily identifying who is working on what. The prototyping...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
What is the best way to use this software?
3 Comments
SR
gimp.org has many tutorials to help you get started.Read more
How can i personalize shortcuts in gimp, im unable to find any option to do it.
1 Comment
IM
Go to the Edit menu and select Shortcuts. Then you can select the menu items and add your custom shortcut keys. Always check the tickbox Save keyboard...Read more
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