What are the best software tools for graphic design?
Creative & DesignNamed in 5 of 6 answers
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Brand profile
A collection of creative software applications developed by Serif Europe, including Affinity Photo, Designer, and Publisher, launched from 2014 onwards.
10 questions · 3 categories · As of Nov 12, 2026
| Categories | Category rank | Questions | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graphic Design Software | #8of 102 | 4 | 139.5 |
| Creative & Design | #16of 511 | 3 | 79.8 |
| Photo Editing Software | #17of 97 | 3 | 71.9 |
Brands named in the same answers as Affinity suite in the last four weeks, counted in answers.
| Brand | Answers naming the brand | Named alongside |
|---|---|---|
| Canva | 50 | Figma (34), Inkscape (34), GIMP (27) |
| Inkscape | 40 | Canva (34), Figma (31), GIMP (27) |
| Adobe Illustrator | 29 | Inkscape (23), Canva (23), Figma (21) |
| Figma | 39 | Canva (34), Inkscape (31), GIMP (24) |
| Affinity Designer | 25 | Inkscape (21), Adobe Illustrator (20), Canva (19) |
| Adobe Express | 26 | Canva (26), Figma (21), Inkscape (18) |
| GIMP | 27 | Inkscape (27), Canva (27), Figma (24) |
| Affinity suite | 17 | Canva (17), GIMP (15), Figma (15) |
| Photoshop | 17 | Adobe Illustrator (17), Canva (17), Figma (14) |
| Krita | 18 | GIMP (18), Inkscape (18), Canva (18) |
| Photopea | 17 | Canva (17), GIMP (15), Inkscape (15) |
| VistaCreate | 11 | Canva (11), Adobe Express (9), Figma (9) |
| Gamma | 6 | PowerPoint (6), Pitch (6), Keynote (6) |
| CorelDRAW | 8 | Adobe Illustrator (8), Figma (7), Inkscape (7) |
| PowerPoint | 6 | Pitch (6), Gamma (6), Keynote (6) |
| Beautiful.ai | 6 | PowerPoint (6), Pitch (6), Gamma (6) |
| Scribus | 7 | Krita (7), GIMP (7), Inkscape (7) |
| Blender | 8 | Canva (8), Krita (7), GIMP (7) |
| Keynote | 6 | PowerPoint (6), Pitch (6), Gamma (6) |
| Pitch | 6 | PowerPoint (6), Gamma (6), Keynote (6) |
| Adobe InDesign | 6 | Photoshop (6), Adobe Illustrator (6), Canva (6) |
| Google Slides | 5 | PowerPoint (5), Pitch (5), Gamma (5) |
| Prezi | 5 | PowerPoint (5), Pitch (5), Gamma (5) |
| Penpot | 8 | Krita (8), GIMP (8), Inkscape (8) |
| 5 | Adobe Express (5), Canva (5), VistaCreate (4) | |
| Adobe Creative Cloud | 8 | Figma (8), Canva (8), Adobe Express (7) |
| DaVinci Resolve | 4 | Krita (4), Scribus (4), GIMP (4) |
| Visme | 5 | Canva (5), Adobe Express (3), Adobe Creative Cloud (3) |
| 4 | Adobe Express (4), Figma (4), Instagram (4) | |
| Procreate | 6 | Inkscape (6), Canva (6), Affinity Designer (5) |
Sites the answers naming this brand cited in the last four weeks. Counts are citing answers.
| Rank | Source | Citing answers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | adobe.com | 10 |
| 2 | canva.com | 9 |
| 3 | toolradar.com | 7 |
| 4 | affinity.studio | 7 |
| 5 | gimp.org | 7 |
| 6 | amateurphotographer.com | 5 |
| 7 | figma.com | 5 |
| 8 | pcmag.com | 5 |
| 9 | alpha.inkscape.org | 4 |
| 10 | krita.org | 4 |
For the brand's best questions: of each surface's 1 answers, how many named it.
| Questions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1What are the best software tools for graphic design? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2What are the best free photo editing programs? | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3Which graphic design tools are free or budget-friendly? | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4What are the best free alternatives to professional design software? | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5What are the best graphic design programs? | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6Which graphic design software is best for beginners? | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7What are the best creative apps for beginners? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8Which design tools are best for UI/UX work? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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