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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (67.2% of reviews)
Small-Business (76.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Paintshop 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 ProPhotoDirector
Star Rating
(50)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (76.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about PhotoDirectorPaintshop Pro vs PhotoDirector
- Reviewers felt that PhotoDirector meets the needs of their business better than Paintshop Pro.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that PhotoDirector is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of PhotoDirector over Paintshop Pro.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Paintshop Pro
No pricing availablePhotoDirector
No pricing availableFree Trial
Paintshop Pro
No trial information availablePhotoDirector
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.4
176
8.9
44
Ease of Use
8.4
178
9.0
44
Ease of Setup
8.3
33
9.2
11
Ease of Admin
8.5
28
Not enough data
Quality of Support
8.1
143
8.7
38
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.2
25
8.1
6
Product Direction (% positive)
7.5
174
8.1
43
Features by Category
Generative AI
8.3
14
8.1
6
8.5
14
7.7
5
Agentic AI - Photo Editing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Paintshop Pro and PhotoDirector are categorized as Photo Editing
Unique Categories
Paintshop Pro has no unique categories
PhotoDirector has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Paintshop Pro
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
PhotoDirector
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
9.5%
Graphic Design
7.0%
Photography
5.5%
Marketing and Advertising
5.0%
Internet
4.5%
Other
68.7%
Design
8.5%
Computer Software
8.5%
Marketing and Advertising
6.4%
Automotive
6.4%
Writing and Editing
4.3%
Other
66.0%
Alternatives
Discussions
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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