G2 Vendor Directory

Adobe Illustrator vs. Affinity Designer

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

MetricAdobe Illustrator

by Adobe

Affinity Designer

by Canva

Overall rating4.64.5
Review count6,200452
Ease of use8.28.9
Ease of setup8.99.4
Quality of support8.58.9
Meets requirements9.49.1
NPS77.2779773.258427
Small Business63.5%79.7%
Mid-Market23.6%13.0%
Enterprise13.0%7.3%
Total page views3,2911,157
Total LLM citations21,8257,294

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.

Pros

  • Ease of Use
  • Graphic Design
  • Vector Design
  • Logo Design
  • Quality
  • Adobe Integration

Affinity Designer

Proud winner of an Apple Design Award in 2015, Affinity Designer brings inspiration to illustration in a strong, sleek tool. Combining vector design and raster finishing naturally in one tool, this innovative illustrator lets your ideas flow. Put simply, its speed, power and precision make creating art feel fun and spontaneous again, while delivering high-end results in both macOS and Windows.

Pros

  • Ease of Use
  • Vector Design
  • Quality
  • Graphic Design
  • Affordable
  • Features