G2 Vendor Directory

Adobe Animate vs. Animation Desk

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricAdobe Animate

by Adobe

Animation Desk

by KDAN

Overall rating4.04.5
Review count14911
Ease of use8.29.4
Ease of setup8.60.0
Quality of support8.19.2
Meets requirements8.58.6
NPS34.69387880
Small Business66.2%90.9%
Mid-Market19.6%0.0%
Enterprise14.2%9.1%
Total page views685100
Total LLM citations4,552779

Adobe Animate

Adobe Animate is a multimedia authoring and computer animation program developed by Adobe Systems. It enables users to design interactive animations for games, TV shows, and the web, bringing cartoons, banner ads, animated doodles, and avatars to life. With Animate, creators can add action to eLearning content and infographics, and quickly publish to multiple platforms in various formats, reaching viewers on any screen.

Pros

  • Tools
  • Learning
  • Intuitive
  • User Interface

Animation Desk

Draw you frame-to-frame animation from scratch, or create animations upon videos, images, PSD layers. Animation Desk supports multiple import and export formats, and lets you create and share animations right on your iPad and iPhone. AWARDS - Featured in Top100 iPad Entertainment apps in 86 App Stores - Featured by Apple on iTunes Home Page - Featured by Yahoo Tech - Featured by TechCrunch - Recommended by edshelf, EducationalAppStore.com, All about apps in YOUR classroom, iPad Educators DRAW YOUR FRAME-TO-FRAME ANIMATION • 46+ brushes • Colored onion skinning (iPad only) • Copy and paste

Pros