# GIMP, Handbrake vs Freemake Comparison | | GIMP | Handbrake | Freemake | |---|---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 4.3 out of 5 | 4.7 out of 5 | 3.7 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 1,484 | 155 | 25 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (68.2% of reviews) | Small-Business (68.2% of reviews) | Small-Business (70.8% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | No pricing available | No pricing available | --- ## Top Pros & Cons ### GIMP Pros: - Free Services (12 reviews) - Ease of Use (11 reviews) Cons: - Learning Curve (11 reviews) - Limitations (4 reviews) ### Handbrake Pros: - Free Services (3 reviews) - Video Conversion (3 reviews) Cons: - User Difficulty (2 reviews) - Lack of Automation (1 reviews) ### Freemake **Not enough data** --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | GIMP | Handbrake | Freemake | |---|---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 8.6 (1299 reviews) | 9.3 (135 reviews) | 7.9 (22 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 7.5 (1305 reviews) | 8.4 (137 reviews) | 8.9 (22 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | 8.7 (168 reviews) | 9.3 (29 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Ease of Admin** | 8.4 (126 reviews) | 9.6 (18 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Quality of Support** | 7.5 (903 reviews) | 8.2 (67 reviews) | 7.3 (18 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.5 (106 reviews) | 9.7 (11 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 7.7 (1273 reviews) | 8.3 (134 reviews) | 6.3 (22 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### GIMP #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available ### Handbrake #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available ### Freemake #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available --- ## Features Comparison By Category ### Photo Editing | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **GIMP** | 6.7/10 | 48 | | **Handbrake** | N/A | N/A | | **Freemake** | N/A | N/A | #### Generative AI | Feature | GIMP | Handbrake | Freemake | |---|---|---|---| | **AI Text-to-Image** | 6.8 (40 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **AI Text-to-3D** | 6.0 (34 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Agentic AI - Photo Editing | Feature | GIMP | Handbrake | Freemake | |---|---|---|---| | **Cross-system Integration** | 7.4 (15 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | --- ## Categories **Unique to GIMP (2):** [Photo Editing Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/photo-editing), [Drawing Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/drawing) **Unique to Handbrake (1):** [Other Video Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/other-video) **Unique to Freemake (1):** [Other Video Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/other-video) --- ## Reviewer Demographics ### By Company Size | Segment | GIMP | Handbrake | Freemake | |---|---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 68.2% | 68.2% | 70.8% | | **Mid-Market** | 20.9% | 19.9% | 20.8% | | **Enterprise** | 10.9% | 11.9% | 8.3% | ### By Industry #### GIMP - **Design:** 9.1% - **Computer Software:** 7.8% - **Information Technology and Services:** 5.7% - **Graphic Design:** 5.5% - **Marketing and Advertising:** 5.3% - **Internet:** 4.3% - **Higher Education:** 3.2% - **Education Management:** 2.9% - **Arts and Crafts:** 2.3% - **Entertainment:** 2.1% - **Other:** 51.8% #### Handbrake - **Marketing and Advertising:** 12.5% - **Computer Software:** 9.2% - **Media Production:** 7.9% - **Entertainment:** 6.6% - **Higher Education:** 5.3% - **Information Technology and Services:** 5.3% - **Graphic Design:** 3.9% - **Design:** 3.3% - **Religious Institutions:** 3.3% - **Sports:** 2.6% - **Other:** 40.1% #### Freemake - **Computer Software:** 8.3% - **Media Production:** 8.3% - **Marketing and Advertising:** 8.3% - **Arts and Crafts:** 4.2% - **Computer & Network Security:** 4.2% - **Computer Hardware:** 4.2% - **Consumer Electronics:** 4.2% - **Consumer Services:** 4.2% - **Food Production:** 4.2% - **Health, Wellness and Fitness:** 4.2% - **Other:** 45.8% --- ## Alternatives ### Alternatives to GIMP - [Adobe Photoshop](https://www.g2.com/products/adobe-photoshop/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (13371 reviews) - [Canva](https://www.g2.com/products/canva/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (7527 reviews) - [Adobe Photoshop Lightroom](https://www.g2.com/products/adobe-photoshop-lightroom/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (3294 reviews) - [Photoshop Elements](https://www.g2.com/products/photoshop-elements/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (799 reviews) - [Pixlr](https://www.g2.com/products/pixlr/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (748 reviews) - [CorelDRAW](https://www.g2.com/products/coreldraw/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (554 reviews) - [Adobe Photoshop Express](https://www.g2.com/products/adobe-photoshop-express/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (491 reviews) - [PicMonkey](https://www.g2.com/products/picmonkey/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (421 reviews) - [Fotor Photo Editor](https://www.g2.com/products/fotor-photo-editor/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (341 reviews) - [ACDSee](https://www.g2.com/products/acdsee/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (282 reviews) ### Alternatives to Handbrake - [VideoLan](https://www.g2.com/products/videolan/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (629 reviews) - [Compressor](https://www.g2.com/products/compressor/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (48 reviews) - [Wondershare UniConverter](https://www.g2.com/products/wondershare-uniconverter/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (41 reviews) - [FFmpeg](https://www.g2.com/products/ffmpeg/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (20 reviews) - [Konvey](https://www.g2.com/products/jerry-nweke-konvey/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (160 reviews) - [Reflector](https://www.g2.com/products/reflector/reviews) — 4.0/5 stars (49 reviews) - [Amazon Elastic Transcoder](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-elastic-transcoder/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (20 reviews) - [Wideo](https://www.g2.com/products/wideo/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (57 reviews) - [Video To Blog](https://www.g2.com/products/video-to-blog/reviews) — 4.8/5 stars (115 reviews) - [FRAPS](https://www.g2.com/products/fraps/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (47 reviews) ### Alternatives to Freemake - [VideoLan](https://www.g2.com/products/videolan/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (629 reviews) - [Wondershare UniConverter](https://www.g2.com/products/wondershare-uniconverter/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (41 reviews) - [Konvey](https://www.g2.com/products/jerry-nweke-konvey/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (160 reviews) - [Compressor](https://www.g2.com/products/compressor/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (48 reviews) - [FFmpeg](https://www.g2.com/products/ffmpeg/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (20 reviews) - [Gihosoft Free Video Converter](https://www.g2.com/products/gihosoft-free-video-converter/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (10 reviews) - [Video To Blog](https://www.g2.com/products/video-to-blog/reviews) — 4.8/5 stars (115 reviews) - [PPTube Video Downloader](https://www.g2.com/products/pptube-video-downloader/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (14 reviews) - [Wideo](https://www.g2.com/products/wideo/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (57 reviews) - [Reflector](https://www.g2.com/products/reflector/reviews) — 4.0/5 stars (49 reviews) --- ## Top Discussions ### GIMP - Title: [should gimp release mobile app](https://www.g2.com/discussions/should-gimp-release-mobile-app) — 3 comments, 3 upvotes > **Top comment:** "I don't see why. There are plenty of mobile apps out there that let you do lite image manipulation. Why would GIMP waste their time building a mobile app..." - Title: [What is the best way to use this software?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-the-best-way-to-use-this-software) — 3 comments, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "gimp.org has many tutorials to help you get started." - Title: [What is GIMP used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-gimp-used-for) — 2 comments > **Top comment:** "Gimp is an open-source photo editor, a free alternative to Photoshop" - Title: [How do you guys keep up with industry standards and produce great software year after year](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-do-you-guys-keep-up-with-industry-standards-and-produce-great-software-year-after-year) — 1 comment, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "This is true, I began using GIMP over 25 years ago with v. 0.9. On MacOS 8x. I'm grateful for all and every improvement. It is a wonderful product! " - Title: [what is the best way of using multiple layers on GIMP?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-the-best-way-of-using-multiple-layers-on-gimp) — 1 comment, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "Linking your layers in the Layers palette is the quickest way to perform a transform operation, such as scale, rotate, or move, to several layers in GIMP...." ### Handbrake - Title: [What is Handbrake used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-handbrake-used-for) — 2 comments > **Top comment:** "Handbrake is a video converter tool. It can convert any video file to MP4 and MKV." - Title: [What is handbrake software used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-handbrake-software-used-for) — 2 comments > **Top comment:** "Video editing & conversion" - Title: [Is handbrake good software?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-handbrake-good-software) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "Definitely. If your aim is to compress or convert a video file, it is likely the most efficient one out there." ### Freemake - Title: [Other products like Freemake](https://www.g2.com/discussions/other-products-like-freemake) — 1 comment, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "I just wanted to add the following note - Handbrake is also available for Windows. http://handbrake.fr/" --- **Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/gimp-vs-handbrake-vs-freemake)