--- title: Adobe Illustrator Reviews meta_title: 'Adobe Illustrator Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta_description: Filter 6198 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Adobe Illustrator works for a business like yours. aggregate_rating: rating_value: 4.6 review_count: 6198 scale: '5' date_modified: '2026-09-29' parent_category: name: Graphic Design url: https://www.g2.com/categories/graphic-design --- # Adobe Illustrator Reviews **Vendor:** Adobe **Category:** [Vector Graphics Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/vector-graphics) **Average Rating:** 4.6/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 6,198 **AI Verified:** At least 10 G2 reviewers have confirmed using this product's AI features and functionality. ## About Adobe Illustrator Adobe Illustrator is the industry-leading graphic design tool that lets you design anything you can imagine – from logos and icons to graphics and illustrations – and customize it with professional-level precision, as well as time-saving features like Repeat for Patterns or Global Edits. You can use the graphics you create with Illustrator in any size digital or print format, and be confident they'll look exactly the way you designed them. ## Adobe Illustrator Pros & Cons Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews. **What users like:** - Users love Adobe Illustrator for its **precise control and vector capabilities** , making it ideal for professional print designs. (100 reviews) - Users appreciate the **ease of use** in Adobe Illustrator, enabling fast and precise creation of vector designs. (98 reviews) - Users praise the **precision and versatility** of Adobe Illustrator for producing high-quality vector graphics effortlessly. (91 reviews) - Users love the **versatility of Adobe Illustrator** for creating logos, posters, and scalable vector graphics effortlessly. (63 reviews) - Users praise the **precision and flexibility** of Adobe Illustrator, making it the top choice for serious designers. (62 reviews) - Users value the **seamless integration with the Adobe ecosystem** , enhancing their workflow and creativity in design projects. (61 reviews) - Features (51 reviews) - Vector Graphics (39 reviews) - Editing Control (35 reviews) - Tool Variety (34 reviews) **What users dislike:** - Users find Adobe Illustrator has a steep **learning curve for beginners** , making it challenging to use effectively. (57 reviews) - Users note that Adobe Illustrator can be **expensive** , especially for those not needing the full Creative Cloud suite. (51 reviews) - Users find the **steep learning curve** of Adobe Illustrator challenging, especially for beginners trying to navigate updates. (46 reviews) - Users find the **steep learning curve** of Adobe Illustrator challenging, especially for beginners trying to master its features. (36 reviews) - Users experience **slow performance** with Adobe Illustrator, particularly with complex projects and large files impacting productivity. (36 reviews) - Complexity (28 reviews) - High RAM Usage (22 reviews) - Performance Issues (21 reviews) - Users find **tool limitations** cumbersome, requiring extra effort to master Adobe Illustrator's features and settings. (20 reviews) - Subscription Model (18 reviews) ## Adobe Illustrator Reviews ### 1. Versatility that makes the difference **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Broadcast Media | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) This reviewer's identity has been verified by our review moderation team. They have asked not to show their name, job title, or picture. **Current User:** The reviewer uploaded a screenshot or submitted the review in-app verifying them as current user. **Validated Reviewer:** Validated through LinkedIn **Source: Organic:** Organic review. This review was written entirely without invitation or incentive from G2, a seller, or an affiliate. **AI Translated:** This review has been translated from Spanish; Castilian using AI. **Reviewed Date:** March 05, 2026 **What do you like best about Adobe Illustrator?** Its versatility to perform the arts. **What do you dislike about Adobe Illustrator?** The use of appearance functions or text effects similar to Photoshop **What problems is Adobe Illustrator solving and how is that benefiting you?** The drawing of figures for the arts. The quality of the arts in vectors. ### 2. Powerful Tool for Professional Design **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Bruno B. | Docente, Education Management, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Current User:** The reviewer uploaded a screenshot or submitted the review in-app verifying them as current user. **Validated Reviewer:** Validated through LinkedIn **Source: Organic:** Organic review. This review was written entirely without invitation or incentive from G2, a seller, or an affiliate. **AI Translated:** This review has been translated from Spanish; Castilian using AI. **Reviewed Date:** April 24, 2025 **What do you like best about Adobe Illustrator?** Adobe Illustrator is, without a doubt, the most robust tool I have used for vector design. What I value most is its precision and the flexibility it offers. It allows me to work from complex illustrations to simple designs with a quality I haven't found in other programs. Additionally, the integration with other Adobe apps (like Photoshop or InDesign) makes the workflow very smooth. The ability to work with layers, symbols, and paths in such a detailed way makes the creative process much more controlled and professional. **What do you dislike about Adobe Illustrator?** Although it is extremely powerful, there is a learning curve if you are not familiar with Adobe products. I have also noticed that it can become a bit heavy with large or very complex files, especially if you don't have a good machine. The monthly subscription can be a bit high for occasional users. **What problems is Adobe Illustrator solving and how is that benefiting you?** Illustrator has helped me solve several graphic design challenges, especially when it comes to working with images that need to be scaled without losing quality. I used to have problems when designing logos or illustrations in other programs, and when I enlarged them, they looked pixelated or blurry. Illustrator completely solves that, as it works with vectors. ### 3. Highly Accurate, Feature-Packed Tool That Keeps Getting Better **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Graphic Design | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) This reviewer's identity has been verified by our review moderation team. They have asked not to show their name, job title, or picture. **Current User:** The reviewer uploaded a screenshot or submitted the review in-app verifying them as current user. **Validated Reviewer:** Validated through LinkedIn **Source: Organic:** Organic review. This review was written entirely without invitation or incentive from G2, a seller, or an affiliate. **Reviewed Date:** February 02, 2026 **What do you like best about Adobe Illustrator?** A wide range of features—there’s a tool for everything. It’s highly accurate and constantly being updated. **What do you dislike about Adobe Illustrator?** It can be finicky at times, and I often run into issues with snapping. **What problems is Adobe Illustrator solving and how is that benefiting you?** It helps me create scalable images that can be used at any size without losing quality. ### 4. Not Very User-Friendly for Occasional Users, but Has Potential **Rating:** 3.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Meg S. | Practice Administrator, Health, Wellness and Fitness, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Validated Reviewer:** Validated through LinkedIn **Incentivized:** This reviewer was offered a nominal gift card as thank you for completing this review. **Source: G2 invite:** Invitation from G2. This reviewer was offered a nominal gift card as thank you for completing this review. **Reviewed Date:** March 18, 2026 **What do you like best about Adobe Illustrator?** Useful in creating and editing graphics. **What do you dislike about Adobe Illustrator?** Not user friendly for someone who isn't using it regularly. **What problems is Adobe Illustrator solving and how is that benefiting you?** Allows me to create graphics for marketing/office promos. ### 5. Masterful Vector Tool with a Steep Price **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** mufrat a. **Validated Reviewer:** This review contains authentic analysis and has been reviewed by our team **Incentivized:** This reviewer was offered a nominal gift card as thank you for completing this review. **Source: G2 invite:** Invitation from G2. This reviewer was offered a nominal gift card as thank you for completing this review. **Reviewed Date:** December 26, 2025 **What do you like best about Adobe Illustrator?** I really appreciate the "Pen Tool" and its elegance in Adobe Illustrator. It gives me total control over my intent when creating designs. The initial setup of Adobe Illustrator was very easy for me. **What do you dislike about Adobe Illustrator?** The Subscription "Tax" **What problems is Adobe Illustrator solving and how is that benefiting you?** Adobe Illustrator solves the 'Blurry Logo' problem, providing me with vector graphics mastery and total control over 'intent'. The 'Pen Tool' offers elegance, enhancing my design precision. ### 6. Review For Adobe Illustrator **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Logistics and Supply Chain | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) This reviewer's identity has been verified by our review moderation team. They have asked not to show their name, job title, or picture. **Current User:** The reviewer uploaded a screenshot or submitted the review in-app verifying them as current user. **Validated Reviewer:** Validated through a business email account **Source: Organic Review from User Profile:** Invitation from G2. This reviewer was not provided any incentive by G2 for completing this review. **Reviewed Date:** September 05, 2025 **What do you like best about Adobe Illustrator?** 1. Adobe Illustrator offers precise vector-based design, so artwork can scale infinitely without losing quality.

2. It provides powerful tools for creating logos, icons, and detailed illustrations with full creative control.

3. Integration with other Adobe apps makes the design workflow smooth and efficient. **What do you dislike about Adobe Illustrator?** 1. Adobe Illustrator has a steep learning curve for beginners due to its wide range of tools and features.

2. It can be resource-heavy, sometimes causing lag on less powerful systems.

3. The subscription pricing is expensive compared to some alternatives. **What problems is Adobe Illustrator solving and how is that benefiting you?** Adobe Illustrator solves the problem of creating scalable, high-quality graphics by using vector-based design. This benefits me by allowing me to produce professional visuals, icons, and UI elements that integrate seamlessly into software projects. ### 7. Adobe Illustrator Review **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Sierra G. | Social Media and Marketing Manager, Automotive, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Current User:** The reviewer uploaded a screenshot or submitted the review in-app verifying them as current user. **Validated Reviewer:** Validated through Google using a business email account **Incentivized:** This reviewer was offered a nominal gift card as thank you for completing this review. **Source: G2 invite:** Invitation from G2. This reviewer was offered a nominal gift card as thank you for completing this review. **Reviewed Date:** October 01, 2025 **What do you like best about Adobe Illustrator?** I like that Adobe Illustrator allows us to update images in a high quality way. It's very easy to use and even offers training or tells you how to use each tool in the application itself. **What do you dislike about Adobe Illustrator?** There isn't much I don't like about Adobe Illustrator. It's great and easy to use after a little practice. **What problems is Adobe Illustrator solving and how is that benefiting you?** It is helping edit high quality images to make them look more professional. ### 8. Great App for Creating Complex Vector Artwork and Brand Components **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Design | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) This reviewer's identity has been verified by our review moderation team. They have asked not to show their name, job title, or picture. **Current User:** The reviewer uploaded a screenshot or submitted the review in-app verifying them as current user. **Validated Reviewer:** Validated through LinkedIn **Source: Organic:** Organic review. This review was written entirely without invitation or incentive from G2, a seller, or an affiliate. **Reviewed Date:** February 17, 2026 **What do you like best about Adobe Illustrator?** It's a great app for creating complex vector artwork. **What do you dislike about Adobe Illustrator?** There are occasional issues with svg or PDF exports. It's not always easy to fine tune some effects. **What problems is Adobe Illustrator solving and how is that benefiting you?** It's great for logo design and building out brand components. ### 9. Easy Understanding **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Emanuelle F. | Designer , Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Current User:** The reviewer uploaded a screenshot or submitted the review in-app verifying them as current user. **Validated Reviewer:** This review contains authentic analysis and has been reviewed by our team **Incentivized:** This reviewer was offered a nominal gift card as thank you for completing this review. **Source: G2 invite:** Invitation from G2. This reviewer was offered a nominal gift card as thank you for completing this review. **AI Translated:** This review has been translated from Portuguese using AI. **Reviewed Date:** September 30, 2025 **What do you like best about Adobe Illustrator?** It is a versatile tool for creating in different areas and styles. Despite having a technical nature, it is easy to understand and allows for endless creative possibilities, from posts to illustrations. **What do you dislike about Adobe Illustrator?** Sometimes it crashes for no apparent reason and can take a while to return to the screen you were working on. **What problems is Adobe Illustrator solving and how is that benefiting you?** Whenever a crash occurs, it asks what happened to improve, which I find interesting as it can help different users. ### 10. Generate Vectors Feature Is a Game-Changer **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Nirmal K. | Manager, E-Learning, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Current User:** The reviewer uploaded a screenshot or submitted the review in-app verifying them as current user. **Validated Reviewer:** Validated through LinkedIn **Incentivized:** This reviewer was offered a nominal gift card as thank you for completing this review. **Source: G2 invite:** Invitation from G2. This reviewer was offered a nominal gift card as thank you for completing this review. **G2 Icon:** Our network of Icons are G2 members who are recognized for their outstanding contributions and commitment to helping others through their expertise. **Reviewed Date:** December 28, 2025 **What do you like best about Adobe Illustrator?** Generate Vectors is new features helped me a lot **What do you dislike about Adobe Illustrator?** Complexity of steep learning curve tool can be improved **What problems is Adobe Illustrator solving and how is that benefiting you?** Text to Vector generation, multiple artboard ### 11. Many templates that save time in development **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Raul G. | director, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Validated Reviewer:** Validated through Google One Tap using a business email account **Source: Thank You page:** Invitation from G2. This reviewer was not provided any incentive by G2 for completing this review. **AI Translated:** This review has been translated from Spanish; Castilian using AI. **G2 Icon:** Our network of Icons are G2 members who are recognized for their outstanding contributions and commitment to helping others through their expertise. **Reviewed Date:** February 09, 2026 At G2, we prefer fresh reviews and we like to follow up with reviewers. They may not have updated their review text, but have updated their review. **What do you like best about Adobe Illustrator?** that currently there are many templates and it allows saving time in development **What do you dislike about Adobe Illustrator?** It is very expensive and requires a large consumption of memory and equipment. **What problems is Adobe Illustrator solving and how is that benefiting you?** Materializing content from templates for sales projects that need speed ### 12. Great for Non-Artists, but Pricey for Freelancers **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Katherine C. | Direct Marketing Specialist, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Current User:** The reviewer uploaded a screenshot or submitted the review in-app verifying them as current user. **Validated Reviewer:** Validated through Google using a business email account **Incentivized:** This reviewer was offered a nominal gift card as thank you for completing this review. **Source: G2 invite:** Invitation from G2. This reviewer was offered a nominal gift card as thank you for completing this review. **Reviewed Date:** October 16, 2025 **What do you like best about Adobe Illustrator?** When drawing doesn't come natural for you, this tool can help you give life to all those amazing graphics, visuals and overall art you have in your head. **What do you dislike about Adobe Illustrator?** It’s expensive to get it as a freelancer not student **What problems is Adobe Illustrator solving and how is that benefiting you?** It helps create great graphics for my different professional and personal projects, and pf course for the brand I work for ### 13. Best software for designing **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Naushad K. | Fashion designer , Apparel & Fashion, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Validated Reviewer:** Validated through LinkedIn **Source: Organic Review from User Profile:** Invitation from G2. This reviewer was not provided any incentive by G2 for completing this review. **Reviewed Date:** September 01, 2025 **What do you like best about Adobe Illustrator?** the best thing about Adobe Illustrator is its versatility it is for creating vector graphics! And upsides are that artwork stays crisp at any size, it's great for logos and illustrations, and it has tons of tools for precise design work. **What do you dislike about Adobe Illustrator?** It is totally helpful for me yet i haven’t experienced any issues yet but downside is that it can be tough to learn all the features, and it's not the best for editing photos or creating super realistic paintings. Also, it can be a bit expensive compared to other softwares **What problems is Adobe Illustrator solving and how is that benefiting you?** Adobe Illustrator helps businesses create scalable graphics, logos, and marketing materials. It ensures brand consistency across different platforms and sizes, which is key for professional visual communication. ### 14. Full Creative Control for Editing and Creation **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Marketing and Advertising | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) This reviewer's identity has been verified by our review moderation team. They have asked not to show their name, job title, or picture. **Validated Reviewer:** Validated through a business email account **Incentivized:** This reviewer was offered a nominal gift card as thank you for completing this review. **Source: G2 invite:** Invitation from G2. This reviewer was offered a nominal gift card as thank you for completing this review. **Reviewed Date:** April 09, 2026 **What do you like best about Adobe Illustrator?** It allows me to have control over editing and creation of what I am working on. **What do you dislike about Adobe Illustrator?** Sometimes it is difficult to find/know the tool you need. **What problems is Adobe Illustrator solving and how is that benefiting you?** Helps create illustrations that no other app helps me make. Like, the pen tool in Illustrator is very useful for art. ### 15. Easy interface but slow loading **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Om R. **Validated Reviewer:** This review contains authentic analysis and has been reviewed by our team **Source: Organic:** Organic review. This review was written entirely without invitation or incentive from G2, a seller, or an affiliate. **AI Translated:** This review has been translated from Hindi using AI. **Reviewed Date:** January 09, 2026 **What do you like best about Adobe Illustrator?** I really like the easy to use interface of Adobe Illustrator. Its initial setup was also very easy and everything was right there. **What do you dislike about Adobe Illustrator?** Adobe Illustrator takes a long time to load, and its loading speed could be a bit faster. **What problems is Adobe Illustrator solving and how is that benefiting you?** I use Adobe Illustrator for video editing. ### 16. Useful tool for design any kind of level project **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Alejandro H. | Director of AI dubbing and translation Company, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Current User:** The reviewer uploaded a screenshot or submitted the review in-app verifying them as current user. **Validated Reviewer:** Validated through Google using a business email account **Incentivized:** This reviewer was offered a nominal gift card as thank you for completing this review. **Source: G2 invite:** Invitation from G2. This reviewer was offered a nominal gift card as thank you for completing this review. **Reviewed Date:** October 06, 2025 **What do you like best about Adobe Illustrator?** It has a numerous number of features which allow to manage different projects, and also has different integrations to use with, for example Photoshop integration **What do you dislike about Adobe Illustrator?** For a beginner person, it could be tedious to learn it and use it correctly. **What problems is Adobe Illustrator solving and how is that benefiting you?** Editing designs with this tool is both easy and professional. I found the process straightforward while still achieving a polished result. ### 17. Illustrator: The Ultimate Vector Design Tool **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Raducu R. | Fullstack developer, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Current User:** The reviewer uploaded a screenshot or submitted the review in-app verifying them as current user. **Validated Reviewer:** Validated through Google using a business email account **Source: Organic Review from User Profile:** Invitation from G2. This reviewer was not provided any incentive by G2 for completing this review. **Reviewed Date:** December 08, 2025 **What do you like best about Adobe Illustrator?** Illustrator is my go to vector software of all times. **What do you dislike about Adobe Illustrator?** Absolutely nothing. I can't think of anything I dislike about it. **What problems is Adobe Illustrator solving and how is that benefiting you?** Helps me quickly edit and export vector graphics. ### 18. My Go-To Software! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Julia N. | Chief Operating Officer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Current User:** The reviewer uploaded a screenshot or submitted the review in-app verifying them as current user. **Validated Reviewer:** Validated through LinkedIn **Source: Organic:** Organic review. This review was written entirely without invitation or incentive from G2, a seller, or an affiliate. **Reviewed Date:** July 30, 2025 **What do you like best about Adobe Illustrator?** Adobe Illustrator is user friendly and has so many amazing features. I have tried switching over to Canva for ease and simplicity, but honestly Illustrator just has such better editing tools. I use this software on almost a daily basis, and I love everything about it! **What do you dislike about Adobe Illustrator?** I honestly don't have any complaints with this software **What problems is Adobe Illustrator solving and how is that benefiting you?** I use Illustrator for my company to create my logo, print materials, and social media content. It is an all in one tool that helps me create so much for my business without having to hire external help ### 19. Gold Standard for Vector Design **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Education Management | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) This reviewer's identity has been verified by our review moderation team. They have asked not to show their name, job title, or picture. **Current User:** The reviewer uploaded a screenshot or submitted the review in-app verifying them as current user. **Validated Reviewer:** Validated through a business email account **Incentivized:** This reviewer was offered a nominal gift card as thank you for completing this review. **Source: G2 invite:** Invitation from G2. This reviewer was offered a nominal gift card as thank you for completing this review. **Reviewed Date:** July 31, 2025 **What do you like best about Adobe Illustrator?** Although there's a learning curve which comes with almost any extensive software, this provides all industry-standard features and options to cultivate your vector design requirements. Over the years, the user experience has gotten smoother as it has become more and more compatible with hardware requirements. The shortcuts are responsive every time without fail. **What do you dislike about Adobe Illustrator?** The ownership model has gone from one-time purchase to a subscription model which is on the expensive side. The application crashes sometimes, which is annoying. However, 9 out of 10 times, I've been able to recover the file, which auto-saves every few seconds. **What problems is Adobe Illustrator solving and how is that benefiting you?** Adobe Illustrator is providing industry standard solutions which can be integrated with other apps from the suite to achieve the desirable outcome. Open files are accepted everywhere when it comes to professional requirements. ### 20. Powerful Drawing Tool with Great UI, Performance, and Integrations **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer Games | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) This reviewer's identity has been verified by our review moderation team. They have asked not to show their name, job title, or picture. **Validated Reviewer:** Validated through Google One Tap using a business email account **Source: G2 invite:** Invitation from G2. This reviewer was not provided any incentive by G2 for completing this review. **Reviewed Date:** May 14, 2026 **What do you like best about Adobe Illustrator?** Making drawings, the ui, performance, support, AI, integrations. **What do you dislike about Adobe Illustrator?** can be confusing at times on what to do to make something work **What problems is Adobe Illustrator solving and how is that benefiting you?** making projects for class ### 21. Illustrator: My favorite option for precise strokes and complex compositions **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** alberto h. | Design Teacher, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Current User:** The reviewer uploaded a screenshot or submitted the review in-app verifying them as current user. **Validated Reviewer:** Validated through a business email account **Incentivized:** This reviewer was offered a nominal gift card as thank you for completing this review. **Source: G2 invite:** Invitation from G2. This reviewer was offered a nominal gift card as thank you for completing this review. **AI Translated:** This review has been translated from Spanish; Castilian using AI. **Reviewed Date:** October 14, 2025 **What do you like best about Adobe Illustrator?** I use various design tools, and several for vector design... Illustrator is my choice for precise strokes and complex compositions. **What do you dislike about Adobe Illustrator?** The wide variety of functions and features it offers, while representing its greatest strength, can also become a double-edged sword. **What problems is Adobe Illustrator solving and how is that benefiting you?** So far, I have not experienced any problems within that context. ### 22. Still very good for design **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Paula R. | Cofounder, Utilities, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Current User:** The reviewer uploaded a screenshot or submitted the review in-app verifying them as current user. **Validated Reviewer:** Validated through a business email account added to their profile **Source: Organic:** Organic review. This review was written entirely without invitation or incentive from G2, a seller, or an affiliate. **G2 Icon:** Our network of Icons are G2 members who are recognized for their outstanding contributions and commitment to helping others through their expertise. **Reviewed Date:** September 30, 2025 **What do you like best about Adobe Illustrator?** It is flexible and gives me full control over what I want to achieve. Requires skill, though. **What do you dislike about Adobe Illustrator?** Price has become an issue with the modern competitors. **What problems is Adobe Illustrator solving and how is that benefiting you?** I need to create and edit logos or vectors, and later export them for web, Figma or websites. Most online tools don't work well with vector files and Illustrator is still my go-to software. ### 23. Vectorize with Illustrator **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Ryan S. | Multimedia Designer, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Current User:** The reviewer uploaded a screenshot or submitted the review in-app verifying them as current user. **Validated Reviewer:** Validated through Google using a business email account **Source: Organic:** Organic review. This review was written entirely without invitation or incentive from G2, a seller, or an affiliate. **Reviewed Date:** October 07, 2025 **What do you like best about Adobe Illustrator?** I enjoy editing text and shapes into something new. It's easy to create ideas with shapes and the pen tool. **What do you dislike about Adobe Illustrator?** Sometimes I forget to convert the images to RGB. I have to remember to export it. **What problems is Adobe Illustrator solving and how is that benefiting you?** We don't have any problems. The use of Illustrator helps with designing other options in my field of work. ### 24. Illustrator is perfect for image editing needs **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Anthony D. | CMO and Co-Founder, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Current User:** The reviewer uploaded a screenshot or submitted the review in-app verifying them as current user. **Validated Reviewer:** Validated through Google One Tap using a business email account **Incentivized:** This reviewer was offered a nominal incentive as thanks for completing this review. **Source: Organic:** Organic review. This reviewer was offered a nominal incentive as thanks for completing this review. **Reviewed Date:** July 31, 2025 **What do you like best about Adobe Illustrator?** Illustrator is most helpful with creating and editing images for use on our website and social media, in addition to editing the design of the labels for our products. **What do you dislike about Adobe Illustrator?** The main downside of this software is the learning curve, as the methods for editing are not as intuitive as other editing softwares, unless you already use vector-editors. **What problems is Adobe Illustrator solving and how is that benefiting you?** Adobe Illustrator solves the problem of needing to edit my own labels, social media graphics, and website graphics, rather than relying on a design firm for each and every change. ### 25. Adobe Illustrator continues to impress **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Design | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) This reviewer's identity has been verified by our review moderation team. They have asked not to show their name, job title, or picture. **Current User:** The reviewer uploaded a screenshot or submitted the review in-app verifying them as current user. **Validated Reviewer:** Validated through Google using a business email account **Incentivized:** This reviewer was offered a nominal gift card as thank you for completing this review. **Source: G2 invite:** Invitation from G2. This reviewer was offered a nominal gift card as thank you for completing this review. **G2 Icon:** Our network of Icons are G2 members who are recognized for their outstanding contributions and commitment to helping others through their expertise. **Reviewed Date:** September 30, 2025 **What do you like best about Adobe Illustrator?** I like Adobe Illustrator because it is so user friendly. Over the years a lot of Adobe products have changed and evolved, Illustrator is still very similar to how it was originally with the addition of more helpful tips and tools. **What do you dislike about Adobe Illustrator?** I dislike at times that it doesn't recognize special lettering as well as strokes around characters - especially when dragging Photoshop files into Illustrator. **What problems is Adobe Illustrator solving and how is that benefiting you?** We use Illustrator to create stencil for monument creation - it is a very useful program to make files to laser etch as well as sandblast with. ### 26. Powerful Tool, But Subscription Model Disappoints **Rating:** 3.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Dyrck L. | Director, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Current User:** The reviewer uploaded a screenshot or submitted the review in-app verifying them as current user. **Validated Reviewer:** Validated through a business email account **Source: Organic Review from User Profile:** Invitation from G2. This reviewer was not provided any incentive by G2 for completing this review. **Reviewed Date:** October 17, 2025 At G2, we prefer fresh reviews and we like to follow up with reviewers. They may not have updated their review text, but have updated their review. **What do you like best about Adobe Illustrator?** It is very powerful, there are very few things that can't be drawn with it. **What do you dislike about Adobe Illustrator?** The subscription model is terrible. There are several alternatives that do 90% of what Illustrator does for a one off payment **What problems is Adobe Illustrator solving and how is that benefiting you?** Used for creating logos and maps ### 27. An incredibly powerful vector drawing program. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Richard S. | UX and Interaction Designer, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Validated Reviewer:** Validated through Google using a business email account **Source: Organic:** Organic review. This review was written entirely without invitation or incentive from G2, a seller, or an affiliate. **Reviewed Date:** June 06, 2025 **What do you like best about Adobe Illustrator?** Whilst there is a steep learning curve with illustrator the pay off is lots of power. You can create scalable complex vector graphics that can be used in a myriad of ways. It isn't easy to use but for diagrams, infographics and any precise artwork it is my go to. I use it often and features 3D effects, vector brushes etc are incredibly useful. You can export in a variety of formats easily. It integrates well with the rest of the creative suite. It is useful across the business and allows us to implement our brand in our printed materials **What do you dislike about Adobe Illustrator?** Illustrator is often hard to use, features are difficult to find. We haven't really used customer support. **What problems is Adobe Illustrator solving and how is that benefiting you?** When you need precise graphics for web and print that can be scaled to multiple sizes it is the go to tool. It is excellent for logos, charts, inforgraphics and diagrams. ### 28. Unmatched Flexibility for Print-Ready Designs **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Marketing and Advertising | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) This reviewer's identity has been verified by our review moderation team. They have asked not to show their name, job title, or picture. **Current User:** The reviewer uploaded a screenshot or submitted the review in-app verifying them as current user. **Validated Reviewer:** Validated through Google One Tap using a business email account **Source: Organic:** Organic review. This review was written entirely without invitation or incentive from G2, a seller, or an affiliate. **Reviewed Date:** January 13, 2026 At G2, we prefer fresh reviews and we like to follow up with reviewers. They may not have updated their review text, but have updated their review. **What do you like best about Adobe Illustrator?** The flexibility to create different print ready formats and designs. **What do you dislike about Adobe Illustrator?** Some of the short keys changed with the recent update. **What problems is Adobe Illustrator solving and how is that benefiting you?** It benefits me by creating design presentation boards and advertising posters in high quality. ### 29. A must for logo design **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Ryan H. | Content Creator 2, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Current User:** The reviewer uploaded a screenshot or submitted the review in-app verifying them as current user. **Validated Reviewer:** Validated through a business email account **Incentivized:** This reviewer was offered a nominal gift card as thank you for completing this review. **Source: G2 invite:** Invitation from G2. This reviewer was offered a nominal gift card as thank you for completing this review. **Reviewed Date:** September 30, 2025 **What do you like best about Adobe Illustrator?** I really appreciate being able to create scalable vector art for logos, since it means my designs aren't restricted to a single resolution. **What do you dislike about Adobe Illustrator?** There is a bit of a learning curve, but the training resources are readily available and easy to access. **What problems is Adobe Illustrator solving and how is that benefiting you?** I can create logos that can be used at any size. ### 30. Powerful Tool for Scalable Design **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** likhi t. | Senior Graphic Designer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Current User:** The reviewer uploaded a screenshot or submitted the review in-app verifying them as current user. **Validated Reviewer:** Validated through LinkedIn **Source: Organic:** Organic review. This review was written entirely without invitation or incentive from G2, a seller, or an affiliate. **Reviewed Date:** August 18, 2025 **What do you like best about Adobe Illustrator?** Its precision with vector graphics allows me to create scalable designs without losing quality, making it perfect for logos, illustrations, and detailed artwork. **What do you dislike about Adobe Illustrator?** It can feel resource-heavy at times, and the learning curve for new users is a bit steep compared to simpler design tools. **What problems is Adobe Illustrator solving and how is that benefiting you?** It provides the flexibility to create scalable vector designs for logos, branding, and illustrations, ensuring high-quality output across print and digital platforms while saving time on resizing and adjustments ### 31. Total Creative Control for Custom Graphics **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Automotive | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) This reviewer's identity has been verified by our review moderation team. They have asked not to show their name, job title, or picture. **Current User:** The reviewer uploaded a screenshot or submitted the review in-app verifying them as current user. **Validated Reviewer:** Validated through a business email account **Incentivized:** This reviewer was offered a nominal gift card as thank you for completing this review. **Source: G2 invite:** Invitation from G2. This reviewer was offered a nominal gift card as thank you for completing this review. **Reviewed Date:** December 09, 2025 **What do you like best about Adobe Illustrator?** I can easily customize graphics and have complete control of how I make graphics. I use Illustrator almost every day. **What do you dislike about Adobe Illustrator?** Maybe if they somehow incorporate AI into it, then it would be better. I find myself occasionally going to another product because of the ideas it gives. **What problems is Adobe Illustrator solving and how is that benefiting you?** I am able to create what I want. ### 32. The best purchase possible for vector graphics creation, printed media, and branding **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) This reviewer's identity has been verified by our review moderation team. They have asked not to show their name, job title, or picture. **Current User:** The reviewer uploaded a screenshot or submitted the review in-app verifying them as current user. **Validated Reviewer:** Validated through a business email account **Incentivized:** This reviewer was offered a nominal gift card as thank you for completing this review. **Source: G2 invite:** Invitation from G2. This reviewer was offered a nominal gift card as thank you for completing this review. **Reviewed Date:** August 24, 2022 At G2, we prefer fresh reviews and we like to follow up with reviewers. They may not have updated their review text, but have updated their review. **What do you like best about Adobe Illustrator?** Tackling various projects like rebranding, creating logos for specific outreaches and courses, and designing quality printed media has become doable for a small team like ours. There is nothing that compares to Illustrator when it comes to the range of tools and features regarding vector graphics creation. The features set around vector graphics creation and tweaking are awe-inspiring. **What do you dislike about Adobe Illustrator?** Having learned programs like Premiere and After Effects first, there is a very counterintuitive approach to the UI that you need to master, and this can be very daunting and frustrating. At times, having to interface with printers or other suppliers that do not use Illustrator can be challenging. **What problems is Adobe Illustrator solving and how is that benefiting you?** We are often engaged in printed media and social media graphic creation. We also recently rebranded as an organisation. Illustrator was indispensable in all these situations. ### 33. Powerful Vector design **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Cloe J. | Creative Art Director, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Current User:** The reviewer uploaded a screenshot or submitted the review in-app verifying them as current user. **Validated Reviewer:** Validated through LinkedIn **Source: Organic:** Organic review. This review was written entirely without invitation or incentive from G2, a seller, or an affiliate. **Reviewed Date:** August 14, 2025 **What do you like best about Adobe Illustrator?** It is a typical Adobe product- Well thought-out, well built and tested rigorously. It is very powerful in terms of vector illustration and I use it a lot for logos and identity work. It's complex but worth the learning curve. It integrates seamlessly with all the other Adobe programs **What do you dislike about Adobe Illustrator?** I wish they didn't eliminate the smoothing line tool. It was so helpful. Please bring it back **What problems is Adobe Illustrator solving and how is that benefiting you?** high resolution designs that never lose their sharpness. ### 34. Adobe Illustrator is a robust vector-based drawing tool with a ton of features **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Tyler J. | Graphic/Web Designer, Graphic Design, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Current User:** The reviewer uploaded a screenshot or submitted the review in-app verifying them as current user. **Validated Reviewer:** Validated through a business email account **Source: Organic:** Organic review. This review was written entirely without invitation or incentive from G2, a seller, or an affiliate. **Reviewed Date:** July 08, 2025 **What do you like best about Adobe Illustrator?** Illustrator is my go-to app on my desktop for creating and editing illustrations, vector graphics and more. With an iPad based version you can start with a pad and pick up where you left off on a desktop for more than precise editing. **What do you dislike about Adobe Illustrator?** Like most Adobe products they are loaded with far more features than I need or am familiar with. Staying on top of the new tools can still be daunting despite their great tutorials. **What problems is Adobe Illustrator solving and how is that benefiting you?** Opening and editing CAD generated illustrations and manipulating them for different purposes in print or web. ### 35. Industry standard for vector art and digital graphic projects **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Sean M. | User Interface Designer, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Current User:** The reviewer uploaded a screenshot or submitted the review in-app verifying them as current user. **Validated Reviewer:** Validated through Google using a business email account **Incentivized:** This reviewer was offered a nominal incentive as thanks for completing this review. **Source: G2 invite:** Invitation from G2. This reviewer was offered a nominal incentive as thanks for completing this review. **Reviewed Date:** May 28, 2025 **What do you like best about Adobe Illustrator?** It works very well with the whole suite of Adobe products. You can bring AI projects right into other apps and it will save time, processing power, and hard drive space. **What do you dislike about Adobe Illustrator?** File sizes can still get huge, and they can gobble up space if you're working day-to-day in Illustrator. I use it every day, and you have to have a good file management system and cloud backup. Customer support is nill, you have to rely on forums or AI to answer your questions in a timely manner. **What problems is Adobe Illustrator solving and how is that benefiting you?** Illustrator is helping me to solve the problem of building digital artifacts for work-related projects. Posters, brochures, images for web, vector art for motion graphics. ### 36. Architectural review of Illustrator **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Tracy M. | Architectural Designer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Current User:** The reviewer uploaded a screenshot or submitted the review in-app verifying them as current user. **Validated Reviewer:** Validated through a business email account **Incentivized:** This reviewer was offered a nominal gift card as thank you for completing this review. **Source: G2 invite:** Invitation from G2. This reviewer was offered a nominal gift card as thank you for completing this review. **Reviewed Date:** September 30, 2025 **What do you like best about Adobe Illustrator?** For me, the best thing about illustrator is being able to work with the vector art of my architectural projects and adjust them for a presentation. **What do you dislike about Adobe Illustrator?** I wish that Illustrator would not separate non-solid linetypes into individual parts **What problems is Adobe Illustrator solving and how is that benefiting you?** I can adjust and strength my drawing presentation for my clients. ### 37. Perfect tool for precise and scalable design work **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer Games | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) This reviewer's identity has been verified by our review moderation team. They have asked not to show their name, job title, or picture. **Validated Reviewer:** Validated through LinkedIn **Source: Organic:** Organic review. This review was written entirely without invitation or incentive from G2, a seller, or an affiliate. **Reviewed Date:** August 03, 2025 At G2, we prefer fresh reviews and we like to follow up with reviewers. They may not have updated their review text, but have updated their review. **What do you like best about Adobe Illustrator?** Adobe Illustrator gives us the ability to create sharp, scalable visuals that are perfect for everything from in-game assets to promotional materials. I love how precise the tools are—especially the Pen Tool and shape builder. The layer controls, color palettes, and artboard setup make it easy to organize multiple versions or screen sizes, which is a huge plus for game development and marketing. **What do you dislike about Adobe Illustrator?** Sometimes it can be a bit heavy on system resources, especially when working with large files or multiple artboards. For new users, the interface can feel a little overwhelming at first. However, once you get the hang of it, the possibilities are endless. A few more AI-powered shortcuts for asset cleanup or background removal would be a great future addition. **What problems is Adobe Illustrator solving and how is that benefiting you?** Adobe Illustrator helps us solve the challenge of creating clean, high-resolution, and scalable graphics for our game and marketing needs. Whether it's character designs, icons, UI elements, or promotional posters, Illustrator allows us to maintain perfect quality across screen sizes and formats. It has streamlined our design process, reduced the need for redrawing assets, and helped us maintain a consistent visual identity throughout our projects. ### 38. Great for Illustration and Print Design **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Neha B. | Graphic Designer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Validated Reviewer:** Validated through LinkedIn **Source: Organic:** Organic review. This review was written entirely without invitation or incentive from G2, a seller, or an affiliate. **Reviewed Date:** January 31, 2026 **What do you like best about Adobe Illustrator?** I used it for illustration work and print design. **What do you dislike about Adobe Illustrator?** It makes files heavy, and it sometimes crashes. **What problems is Adobe Illustrator solving and how is that benefiting you?** It helps me create and design print designs. ### 39. A powerful tool that allows for free design **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Hiro N. | Founder, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Current User:** The reviewer uploaded a screenshot or submitted the review in-app verifying them as current user. **Validated Reviewer:** Validated through LinkedIn **Source: Organic:** Organic review. This review was written entirely without invitation or incentive from G2, a seller, or an affiliate. **AI Translated:** This review has been translated from Japanese using AI. **Reviewed Date:** December 19, 2025 **What do you like best about Adobe Illustrator?** Using Adobe Illustrator, I find it helpful to freely design photos and prices to be included in the menu. It's great that you can freely arrange text and photos just by pinching and moving them. Also, I've been using Adobe Illustrator for 30 years, so I can use it intuitively. The setup was easy too. **What do you dislike about Adobe Illustrator?** I've been using Adobe Illustrator for 30 years, so I can use it intuitively, but I feel like it takes time for beginners to get used to it. **What problems is Adobe Illustrator solving and how is that benefiting you?** By using Adobe Illustrator, I can design freely, making it easier to arrange photos and text for menu creation, which is helpful. ### 40. Friendly and versatile tool to create and save designs easily **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Marketing and Advertising | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) This reviewer's identity has been verified by our review moderation team. They have asked not to show their name, job title, or picture. **Validated Reviewer:** Validated through a business email account **Source: G2 invite:** Invitation from G2. This reviewer was not provided any incentive by G2 for completing this review. **AI Translated:** This review has been translated from Spanish; Castilian using AI. **G2 Icon:** Our network of Icons are G2 members who are recognized for their outstanding contributions and commitment to helping others through their expertise. **Reviewed Date:** January 28, 2026 At G2, we prefer fresh reviews and we like to follow up with reviewers. They may not have updated their review text, but have updated their review. **What do you like best about Adobe Illustrator?** It is a user-friendly tool, easy to understand and edit. It has multiple options to create practically any type of design, as well as various ways to save and use them for different purposes. **What do you dislike about Adobe Illustrator?** The price is now a bit high, considering that there are many options with better prices. **What problems is Adobe Illustrator solving and how is that benefiting you?** Any graphic design requirement is possible to do with Illustrator. ### 41. The industry leader in media apps. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Higher Education | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) This reviewer's identity has been verified by our review moderation team. They have asked not to show their name, job title, or picture. **Current User:** The reviewer uploaded a screenshot or submitted the review in-app verifying them as current user. **Validated Reviewer:** Validated through Google One Tap using a business email account **Incentivized:** This reviewer was offered a nominal incentive as thanks for completing this review. **Source: Organic:** Organic review. This reviewer was offered a nominal incentive as thanks for completing this review. **Reviewed Date:** October 15, 2025 **What do you like best about Adobe Creative Cloud?** I like that Adobe Creative Cloud was easy to implement and integrate into our workflow. It continues to keep adding features to be more powerful while being easy to use. We have used it very frequently and the customer support is very good. **What do you dislike about Adobe Creative Cloud?** I am still uncertain about their AI features because the content that is generated is generic. **What problems is Adobe Creative Cloud solving and how is that benefiting you?** Adobe Creative Cloud is helping us create rich and vibrant multimedia to attract attention to our brand. ### 42. Review For Adobe Illustrator **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Sachin N. | Senior Graphic Designer, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Current User:** The reviewer uploaded a screenshot or submitted the review in-app verifying them as current user. **Validated Reviewer:** Validated through Google using a business email account **Incentivized:** This reviewer was offered a nominal gift card as thank you for completing this review. **Source: G2 invite:** Invitation from G2. This reviewer was offered a nominal gift card as thank you for completing this review. **Reviewed Date:** September 03, 2025 At G2, we prefer fresh reviews and we like to follow up with reviewers. They may not have updated their review text, but have updated their review. **What do you like best about Adobe Illustrator?** Best Tools for Vector Designing and Print Work **What do you dislike about Adobe Illustrator?** It should Have Some Template Which I can Design With My ideas **What problems is Adobe Illustrator solving and how is that benefiting you?** Creating scalable vector graphics easily, ensuring precision, versatility, and professional designs. ### 43. Adobe Illustrator is a must have! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Shantrelle W. | Video Editor, Entertainment, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Current User:** The reviewer uploaded a screenshot or submitted the review in-app verifying them as current user. **Validated Reviewer:** Validated through LinkedIn **Incentivized:** This reviewer was offered a nominal gift card as thank you for completing this review. **Source: G2 invite:** Invitation from G2. This reviewer was offered a nominal gift card as thank you for completing this review. **Reviewed Date:** September 18, 2025 **What do you like best about Adobe Illustrator?** impeccable vector features. Including gradient options, image tracing, and outline strokes. **What do you dislike about Adobe Illustrator?** Not designed for photo editing. Need Photoshop for that. **What problems is Adobe Illustrator solving and how is that benefiting you?** They are creating scalable vector graphics for professional design by providing tools to design logos, icons, illustrations, and other graphics that maintain their quality regardless of size, unlike raster images. ### 44. Excellent plotting functions, but it requires a powerful computer **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Carmen G. | Director of International Sales, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Validated Reviewer:** Validated through LinkedIn **Incentivized:** This reviewer was offered a nominal gift card as thank you for completing this review. **Source: G2 invite:** Invitation from G2. This reviewer was offered a nominal gift card as thank you for completing this review. **AI Translated:** This review has been translated from Spanish; Castilian using AI. **Reviewed Date:** October 17, 2025 **What do you like best about Adobe Illustrator?** I have been liking the plotting functions lately, I think it's what I've used the most in my work, besides being useful for setting up designs for printing. **What do you dislike about Adobe Illustrator?** To use it, I had to acquire a computer with more capacity; it was a hard blow, but the tool requires a lot of processing. **What problems is Adobe Illustrator solving and how is that benefiting you?** I usually need to print my designs and it is a very good tool for working on all aspects of print design. ### 45. Illustrator is a Must for Any Designer **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Aaron D. | Creative Director, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Current User:** The reviewer uploaded a screenshot or submitted the review in-app verifying them as current user. **Validated Reviewer:** Validated through LinkedIn **Incentivized:** This reviewer was offered a nominal gift card as thank you for completing this review. **Source: G2 invite:** Invitation from G2. This reviewer was offered a nominal gift card as thank you for completing this review. **Reviewed Date:** September 30, 2025 **What do you like best about Adobe Illustrator?** Easy to use, intuitive, a lot of potential for many types of projects **What do you dislike about Adobe Illustrator?** It is expensive. Adobe seems to gatekeep design tools with high prices. Especially when used with Pantone colors. **What problems is Adobe Illustrator solving and how is that benefiting you?** Creating logos, graphics for t-shirts, posters, cards - pretty much all design needs. ### 46. Adobe Illustrator for Business design **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** KharanKumar R. | Software Engineer II, Computer Software, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Current User:** The reviewer uploaded a screenshot or submitted the review in-app verifying them as current user. **Validated Reviewer:** Validated through Google One Tap using a business email account **Incentivized:** This reviewer was offered a nominal gift card as thank you for completing this review. **Source: G2 invite:** Invitation from G2. This reviewer was offered a nominal gift card as thank you for completing this review. **G2 Icon:** Our network of Icons are G2 members who are recognized for their outstanding contributions and commitment to helping others through their expertise. **Reviewed Date:** September 22, 2025 **What do you like best about Adobe Illustrator?** Adobe Illustrator is used to create logos, design for our project icons and use different text styles. **What do you dislike about Adobe Illustrator?** For complex file it is slow other than that it is working good. **What problems is Adobe Illustrator solving and how is that benefiting you?** Adobe Illustrator is solving my problem by correcting the design works and benefiting by saving time, better quality. ### 47. The standard industry for vectorial graphics **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Eliezer M. | Senior Motion Graphic Designer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Current User:** The reviewer uploaded a screenshot or submitted the review in-app verifying them as current user. **Validated Reviewer:** Validated through LinkedIn **Source: Organic:** Organic review. This review was written entirely without invitation or incentive from G2, a seller, or an affiliate. **Reviewed Date:** July 29, 2025 **What do you like best about Adobe Illustrator?** It is the best tool to create vector graphics, there is nothing that cannot be created in Adobe Illustrator, from simple compositions to realistic graphics **What do you dislike about Adobe Illustrator?** Some effects are very demanding in terms of hardware **What problems is Adobe Illustrator solving and how is that benefiting you?** When you need to create vector elements that in other image editing programs could be complex, Illustrator is the best there is, in addition to the integration it has with the entire Adobe suite that makes the work too easy ### 48. Great app for designers **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Nicki Y. | Research Fellow, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Current User:** The reviewer uploaded a screenshot or submitted the review in-app verifying them as current user. **Validated Reviewer:** Validated through a business email account **Incentivized:** This reviewer was offered a nominal gift card as thank you for completing this review. **Source: G2 invite:** Invitation from G2. This reviewer was offered a nominal gift card as thank you for completing this review. **Reviewed Date:** September 30, 2025 **What do you like best about Adobe Illustrator?** It is easy to use and very helpful application. I use it often for designing the illustration of parts and mechanism of action. **What do you dislike about Adobe Illustrator?** It sometimes lags and I also work on a paid basis. **What problems is Adobe Illustrator solving and how is that benefiting you?** Explain the designs and illustration of it with exact dimensions. ### 49. The freedom of Creativity **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Tom R. | Marketing Manager, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Current User:** The reviewer uploaded a screenshot or submitted the review in-app verifying them as current user. **Validated Reviewer:** Validated through Google using a business email account **Source: Organic:** Organic review. This review was written entirely without invitation or incentive from G2, a seller, or an affiliate. **Reviewed Date:** February 20, 2025 **What do you like best about Adobe Illustrator?** The freedom to create whatever I want. Illustrator has all the tools I need to complete any task. And anything that can be done on Photoshop can also be done within Illustrator. Of course illustrator is used less for photo editing, but it is useful to share functions. **What do you dislike about Adobe Illustrator?** The placement of tools differ from programme to programme. Artboards, selections, swatches, brushes sometimes appear in different places on Indesign as they do in Illustrator. Now I know I could set custom presets and workplaces, but sometimes I prefer to use the default. **What problems is Adobe Illustrator solving and how is that benefiting you?** I do a lot of graphic design work and many customers tell me that they know someone who can do it on Canva but they're unavailable for whatever reason. And then I hit them with 'but can they do this'. It's all well and good having graphic editing software competition, but when the functionalities limit the user, you've got to go with someone who knows how to use the main players. Adobe Illustrator is industry standard for a reason. The vastness of tools, features, capabilities and collaboration opportunities far outweigh any of that of its competition. While other platforms like Canva may be easier to pick up, the sheer amount that can be done on Illustrator is unbeatable. ### 50. Great Features and Professional Results, but Premium Fees Are High **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Maithili K. | Journalist, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Validated Reviewer:** Validated through LinkedIn **Incentivized:** This reviewer was offered a nominal gift card as thank you for completing this review. **Source: G2 invite:** Invitation from G2. This reviewer was offered a nominal gift card as thank you for completing this review. **Reviewed Date:** October 14, 2025 **What do you like best about Adobe Illustrator?** I like that it gives us more options and is easy to use of you know the basics . It's also help that my work looks a lot more professional with so many advanced functions **What do you dislike about Adobe Illustrator?** The premium fees it's very expensive for me who just started working it would help it the fees was low **What problems is Adobe Illustrator solving and how is that benefiting you?** It automates repetitive tasks. 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