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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (68.1% of reviews)
Small-Business (78.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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GIMP
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 GIMPLightWave 3D
Star Rating
(29)3.9 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (78.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about LightWave 3DGIMP vs LightWave 3D
- Reviewers felt that GIMP meets the needs of their business better than LightWave 3D.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that GIMP is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of GIMP over LightWave 3D.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
GIMP
No pricing availableLightWave 3D
No pricing availableFree Trial
GIMP
No trial information availableLightWave 3D
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.6
1,281
7.6
27
Ease of Use
7.5
1,286
7.4
27
Ease of Setup
8.7
149
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
8.4
125
Not enough data
Quality of Support
7.5
894
6.9
25
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.5
106
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
7.7
1,256
6.5
27
Features by Category
Design
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Move
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Store & Manage
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.6
33
Not enough data
5.9
33
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Photo Editing
6.2
7
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Animation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
GIMP and LightWave 3D share no categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
GIMP
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
LightWave 3D
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
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%
Animation
32.1%
Design
14.3%
Marketing and Advertising
7.1%
Graphic Design
7.1%
Publishing
3.6%
Other
35.7%
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Discussions
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
LightWave 3D has no discussions with answers
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