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Comparison

Affinity Publisher vs darktable

No leader: the top candidate Affinity Publisher has only 0.04 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Affinity Publisher full profile →darktable full profile →
Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Affinity Publisher58
darktable52
Score
Vioscale score
Affinity Publisher58 / 100low · 4%
darktable52 / 100medium · 60%
Pricing
Free tier
Affinity Publisher–
darktable✓
Model
Affinity Publisher–
darktableopen_source
Price level
Affinity Publisher–
darktablefree
Transparent
Affinity Publisher–
darktable✓
Security
Gdpr
Affinity Publisher✓
darktable–
Scorecard
Affinity Publisher–
darktable5.3
Vulnerabilities
Adoption
Dependent repos
Affinity Publisher–
darktable0
Github stars
Affinity Publisher–
darktable12,992
Activity
Commits last 30d
Affinity Publisher–
darktable100
Release
Cadence days
Affinity Publisher–
darktable76
History
Affinity Publisher–
darktable20 items
License
Spdx
Affinity Publisher–
darktableGPL-3.0
Language
Primary
Affinity Publisher–
darktableC
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

Discipline
Raster / photo editing
Affinity Publisher✓
darktable✓
Vector illustration
Affinity Publisher✓
darktable✗
DTP / page layout
Affinity Publisher✓
darktable✗
Digital painting
Affinity Publisher-
darktable✗
Platform
Platform breadth
Affinity PublishermacOS, Windows, iOS
darktableLinux, Windows (10+), macOS (Intel and Apple Silicon), FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD
Output
CMYK / print production
Affinity Publisher-
darktable✓
Interoperability
PSD / AI import
Affinity Publisher-
darktable-
Collaboration
Real-time collaboration / cloud
Affinity Publisher-
darktable✗
AI
Generative AI features
Affinity Publisher-
darktable✓
Extensibility
Plugin / template ecosystem
Affinity Publisher-
darktableLua API for scripting and extensibility
Pricing
Pricing model
Affinity Publisher-
darktableOpen-source (free)
Free / open-source available
Affinity Publisher-
darktable✓

What each one is

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

Affinity Publisher

A desktop page layout application that integrates image editing, vector graphics, and typography tools in a unified workspace, enabling creators to design multi-page publications without switching between applications.

Independently observed

darktable

Darktable is a free, open-source photography application providing non-destructive raw image development and editing. It functions as a virtual darkroom and lighttable, managing photos in a database with professional color management, GPU acceleration, and optional AI-powered features.

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 Publisher

Pricing not documented yet.

darktable

Open sourceFree tier

Free, open-source

  • darktableFree
    • Non-destructive raw image editing
    • Virtual lighttable and darkroom interface
    • Digital negative database management
    • Professional color management for print output
    • GPU-accelerated processing
    • +3 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
iOS
Affinity Publisher✓
darktable✗
macOS
Affinity Publisher✓
darktable✓
Windows
Affinity Publisher✓
darktable✓
Linux
Affinity Publisher✗
darktable✓
Deployment
Self-hosted
Affinity Publisher–
darktable✓

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