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Adobe Creative Cloud vs GIMP comparison

Adobe and GIMP are both solutions in the Graphic Design Software category. Adobe is ranked #4 with an average rating of 8.0, while GIMP is ranked #8. Adobe holds a 4.1% mindshare in GDS, compared to GIMP’s 6.7% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Adobe users are willing to recommend the solution.
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Categories and Ranking

Adobe Creative Cloud
Ranking in Graphic Design Software
4th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
GIMP
Ranking in Graphic Design Software
8th
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Graphic Design Software category, the mindshare of Adobe Creative Cloud is 4.1%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of GIMP is 6.7%, up from 4.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Aleksander Kocev - PeerSpot reviewer
A scalable solution that can be used by organizations for graphics and video production
Premier Pro's editing program crashes a lot. Adobe is quick to roll out updates and then fix bugs later on. We are waiting until things are in a better place and a little more stable for us. We're always hesitant to upgrade to the latest version until we have an understanding that everything is quite stable because we have quite a quick workflow as a sports organization. It would be great if Adobe Creative Cloud added more 3D programs.
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Adobe Creative Cloud?
The standardization of our software is based on color levels, shapes, parameters, and more. Adobe sets the market standard, so we rely on Adobe for color Pantone numbers and other specifications.
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Adobe Creative Cloud?
The price is appropriate for all enterprises, whether medium or small.
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What needs improvement with Adobe Creative Cloud?
They have a significant weakness in photo editing, lacking options for node editing, non-linear decompositing, and layer management. This leads to storage issues, requiring a separate disk for scra...
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GIMP (short for GNU Image Manipulation Program) is an open source image editor that is available in the Fedora repositories. GIMP is primarily used for editing, cropping, retouching, resizing, and converting many different formats of raster images such as JPEGs and PNGs.

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