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Adobe Illustrator vs. Inkscape

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

MetricAdobe Illustrator

by Adobe

Inkscape

by Inkscape

Overall rating4.64.4
Review count6,200416
Ease of use8.28.1
Ease of setup8.98.7
Quality of support8.58.1
Meets requirements9.48.8
NPS77.2779755.501222
Small Business63.5%73.9%
Mid-Market23.6%14.9%
Enterprise13.0%11.2%
Total page views3,291797
Total LLM citations21,8256,487

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

Inkscape

Inkscape is a free and open-source vector graphics editor available for GNU/Linux, Windows, and macOS. It is widely used for creating both artistic and technical illustrations, including cartoons, clip art, logos, typography, diagrams, and flowcharts. By utilizing vector graphics, Inkscape ensures sharp printouts and renderings at any resolution, unlike raster graphics that are limited by pixel count. The software employs the standardized Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) file format as its primary format, which is supported by many other applications, including web browsers.

Pros

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