Comparison

Adobe Illustrator vs Affinity Photo

On the evidence we track, Affinity Photo leads this comparison with a composite score of 69/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Adobe Illustrator35
★Affinity Photo69
Score
vioscaleAI score
Adobe Illustrator35 / 100low · 38%
Affinity Photo69 / 100medium · 54%
Pricing
Free tier
Adobe Illustrator✗
Affinity Photo✓
Model
Adobe Illustratorcommercial
Affinity Photofree
Price level
Adobe Illustratorunknown
Affinity Photofree
Transparent
Adobe Illustrator✗
Affinity Photo✓
Integrations
Count
Adobe Illustrator–
Affinity Photo2
Security
Disclosure policy
Adobe Illustrator✓
Affinity Photo–
Gdpr
Adobe Illustrator–
Affinity Photo✓
Reliability
Status page
Adobe Illustrator✓
Affinity Photo–
Market
Availability
Adobe Illustrator–
Content
Faq
Adobe Illustrator–
Affinity Photo5 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for design & creative software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Discipline
Raster / photo editing
Adobe Illustrator-
Affinity Photo✓
Vector illustration
Adobe Illustrator✓
Affinity Photo✓
DTP / page layout
Adobe Illustrator-
Affinity Photo✓
Digital painting
Adobe Illustrator-
Affinity Photo✓
Platform
Platform breadth
Adobe IllustratorPart of Adobe Creative Cloud
Affinity PhotomacOS, Windows, iOS
Output
CMYK / print production
Adobe Illustrator-
Affinity Photo-
Interoperability
PSD / AI import
Adobe Illustrator-
Affinity Photo✓
Collaboration
Real-time collaboration / cloud
Adobe Illustrator-
Affinity Photo✓
AI
Generative AI features
Adobe Illustrator✓
Affinity Photo✓
Extensibility
Plugin / template ecosystem
Adobe Illustrator-
Affinity Photo-
Pricing
Pricing model
Adobe Illustrator-
Affinity PhotoFreemium
Free / open-source available
Adobe Illustrator-
Affinity Photo✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Adobe Illustrator

Not documented yet.

Affinity Photo

Leader

An image editor available at no cost, offering photo adjustment, raw file processing, and unlimited-layer composition. It imports Photoshop files with editable structure intact and supports real-time collaborative workflows. Features pixel manipulation, vector design, and layout tools in one customizable application with automated batch operations.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Adobe Illustrator

Subscription
as of verify ↗

Affinity Photo

Leader
FreeFree tier

Completely free. Optional Canva AI tools available with premium Canva subscription.

  • AffinityFree
    • RAW development
    • Photo retouching
    • HDR merge
    • Focus merge
    • Astrophotography stacking
    • +9 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
macOS
Adobe Illustrator–
Affinity Photo✓
Windows
Adobe Illustrator–
Affinity Photo✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Adobe Illustrator✓
Affinity Photo–

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Adobe Illustrator

Not documented yet.

Affinity Photo

Leader
2 total
  • Photoshop
  • Canva
Independently observed
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