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Compare GIMP and Paintshop Pro 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (68.2% of reviews)
Small-Business (67.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
GIMP
Star Rating
(1,464)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (68.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about GIMPPaintshop Pro
Star Rating
(206)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (67.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Paintshop ProGIMP vs Paintshop Pro
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Paintshop Pro easier to use and administer. However, reviewers preferred the ease of set up, and doing business with GIMP overall.
- Reviewers felt that GIMP meets the needs of their business better than Paintshop Pro.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Paintshop Pro is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of GIMP over Paintshop Pro.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
GIMP
No pricing availablePaintshop Pro
No pricing availableFree Trial
GIMP
No trial information availablePaintshop Pro
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.6
1,283
8.4
176
Ease of Use
7.5
1,289
8.4
178
Ease of Setup
8.7
152
8.3
33
Ease of Admin
8.4
125
8.5
28
Quality of Support
7.5
895
8.1
143
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.5
106
8.2
25
Product Direction (% positive)
7.7
1,258
7.5
174
Features by Category
Generative AI
6.4
34
8.3
14
5.9
33
8.5
14
Agentic AI - Photo Editing
6.7
8
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Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
GIMP
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Paintshop Pro
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
5.2%
Other
66.6%
Design
9.5%
Graphic Design
7.0%
Photography
5.5%
Marketing and Advertising
5.0%
Internet
4.5%
Other
68.7%
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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
Is Corel PaintShop Pro free?
2 Comments
LV
It gives a 30 day free trail and then you need to subscribe to go forward.Read more
Will this program ever get a Mac version?
1 Comment
MS
I haven't heard of any progress on PaintShop Pro getting a Mac version. I wish they would. In the mean time, I'll keep using products like Canva and Gimp on...Read more
What does PaintShop pro do?
1 Comment
FN
Paintshop pro is a program like photo-paint, but with a slightly different tool set.Read more
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