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Compare PaintTool SAI and Painter 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (80.6% of reviews)
Small-Business (72.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
PaintTool SAI
Star Rating
(62)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (80.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about PaintTool SAIPainter
Star Rating
(59)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (72.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about PainterPaintTool SAI vs Painter
- Reviewers felt that Painter meets the needs of their business better than PaintTool SAI.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Painter is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Painter over PaintTool SAI.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
PaintTool SAI
No pricing availablePainter
No pricing availableFree Trial
PaintTool SAI
No trial information availablePainter
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
7.9
62
8.7
53
Ease of Use
9.4
62
7.8
53
Ease of Setup
Not enough data
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
Not enough data
Quality of Support
6.8
43
7.8
40
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
7.2
62
8.1
54
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
PaintTool SAI and Painter are categorized as Drawing
Unique Categories
PaintTool SAI has no unique categories
Painter has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
PaintTool SAI
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Painter
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
19.4%
Graphic Design
11.3%
Animation
9.7%
Arts and Crafts
8.1%
Fine Art
4.8%
Other
46.8%
Graphic Design
16.9%
Design
11.9%
Arts and Crafts
10.2%
Broadcast Media
5.1%
Apparel & Fashion
5.1%
Other
50.8%
Discussions
Hello. I would like to know if there is any tool for highlights? Any brush you recommend?
1 Comment
LB
the layer mode brightness and everything you do on that layer will be bright :3Read more
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Interior Designer
1 Comment
DA
If you are going to buy high quality furniture, then I can tell you where you can do it. a couple of months ago a friend of mine was shopping for excellent...Read more
Painter has no more discussions with answers
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