Adobe Illustrator vs GIMP comparison

Adobe and GIMP are both solutions in the Graphic Design Software category. Adobe is ranked #11, while GIMP is ranked #7. Adobe holds a 2.9% mindshare in GDS, compared to GIMP’s 4.4% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Adobe users are willing to recommend the solution.

Adobe Illustrator

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GIMP

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Adobe Illustrator

GIMP

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Categories and Ranking

Adobe Illustrator

Ranking in Graphic Design Software

11th

Average Rating

0.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

GIMP

Ranking in Graphic Design Software

7th

Average Rating

0.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Graphic Design Software category, the mindshare of Adobe Illustrator is 2.9%, up from 2.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of GIMP is 4.4%, down from 4.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Graphic Design Software Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
GIMP	4.4%
Adobe Illustrator	2.9%
Other	92.7%

Graphic Design Software

Comparisons

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Compared 54% of the time

Microsoft Publisher vs Adobe Illustrator

Compared 46% of the time

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Microsoft Publisher vs GIMP

Compared 50% of the time

Retouch4me vs GIMP

Compared 50% of the time

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Overview

Adobe Illustrator is a software application for creating drawings, illustrations, and artwork using a Windows or MacOS computer.

Adobe

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.

GIMP

Sample Customers

Lush, Paper Moose, Nissin, Hugo & Marie

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