Comparison

Affinity Designer vs Photopea

On the evidence we track, Affinity Designer leads this comparison with a composite score of 58/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Affinity Designer58
Photopea46
Score
Vioscale score
Affinity Designer58 / 100low · 38%
Photopea46 / 100medium · 52%
Pricing
Free tier
Affinity Designer
Photopea
Model
Affinity Designerfree
Photopeafreemium
Price level
Affinity Designerfree
Photopealow
Transparent
Affinity Designer
Photopea
Integrations
Count
Affinity Designer
Photopea3
Security
Gdpr
Affinity Designer
Photopea
Market
Availability
Photopea

Capabilities

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

Discipline
Raster / photo editing
Affinity Designer
Photopea
Vector illustration
Affinity Designer
Photopea
DTP / page layout
Affinity Designer
Photopea-
Digital painting
Affinity Designer
Photopea
Platform
Platform breadth
Affinity DesignerDesktop (macOS, Windows) and mobile (iOS)
PhotopeaWeb-based, runs on any device with a browser
Output
CMYK / print production
Affinity Designer-
Photopea-
Interoperability
PSD / AI import
Affinity Designer-
Photopea
Collaboration
Real-time collaboration / cloud
Affinity Designer-
Photopea
AI
Generative AI features
Affinity Designer-
Photopea
Extensibility
Plugin / template ecosystem
Affinity Designer-
Photopea-
Pricing
Pricing model
Affinity Designer-
PhotopeaFreemium
Free / open-source available
Affinity Designer
Photopea

What each one is

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

Affinity Designer

Leader

Software for creating vector illustrations, editing photographs, and arranging layouts. Available free on macOS, Windows, and iOS.

Independently observed

Photopea

An online photo and graphics editor that runs entirely in your web browser without installing software. It handles raster editing, vector graphics, and supports numerous professional formats including PSD and AI files, with processing done on your device for privacy.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Affinity Designer

Leader
FreeFree tier

Free

as of verify ↗

Photopea

HybridFree tier

Free to use. Optional one-time Premium payment available.

  • PremiumOne-time payment for a specified duration (e.g., 90 days)
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Affinity Designer
Photopea
iOS
Affinity Designer
Photopea
macOS
Affinity Designer
Photopea
Windows
Affinity Designer
Photopea
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Affinity Designer
Photopea

Integrations

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

Affinity Designer

Leader

Not documented yet.

Photopea

3 total
  • Dropbox
  • Google Drive
  • OneDrive
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.