Paid Illustrator Alternatives Filtered by 'illustration'

The best paid alternative to Adobe Illustrator is CorelDRAW Graphics Suite. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Adobe Illustrator and 11 is paid so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting paid alternatives to Adobe Illustrator are Boxy SVG, Graphic, Xara Designer Pro and VectorStyler.

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  1. CorelDRAW Graphics Suite icon

    CorelDRAW Graphics Suite

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    It is one of the oldest and most reliable vector tools in the industry, not only offering excellent performance, but also providing an intuitive interface that's ideal for any beginner designers. Different from Illustrator, you can choose to pay a monthly subscription or obtain a license through a one-time purchase (although a bit expensive), which will include other compatible Corel design software such as Photo-Paint (Corel's alternative to Photoshop), as well as a font manager and content organization applications. CorelDRAW lets you edit multi-page documents, non-destructively convert bitmaps to vectors, and create QR codes.

    88 CorelDRAW Graphics Suite alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
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    CorelDRAW Graphics Suite vs Adobe Illustrator Comments
    Guest
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    The first vector illustrator I ever used. Sadly not available on the Mac

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
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    It's much easier to use and understand. It gives the average user a quicker grasp of editing and creating graphics. It is also less greedy with RAM.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Compatibility with .ai files, is a vector manipulator. Includes a "Hairline" stroke weight, which is very useful for certain applications. One-time license purchase

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • CorelDRAW Graphics Suite is Paid and ProprietaryAdobe Illustrator is also Paid and Proprietary
    • CorelDRAW Graphics Suite is CustomizableAdobe Illustrator is not according to our users
  2. Boxy SVG icon

    Boxy SVG

     49 likes

    Vector editor for browser with transforms, symbol management, boolean ops, freehand and Bezier paths, advanced shape tools, gradients, raster import/export, grouping, Google Fonts, customizable shortcuts, and HTML5 serialization for diverse designs.

    55 Boxy SVG alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Flathub
    • Android
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    Boxy SVG vs Adobe Illustrator Comments
    Paul
    Positive
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    It's not comparable to Illustrator in terms of features, but if you need a lightweight software to create or edit SVGs, then this is a very good software. I use it daily for quick edits to vector files.

    Guest
    Negative
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    No import or export of ai and eps

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Boxy SVG is Paid and ProprietaryAdobe Illustrator is also Paid and Proprietary
  4. Graphic icon

    Graphic

     37 likes

    Vector illustration app for macOS, iPhone, and iPad offering advanced design tools, SVG, PDF, and PSD support, touch and Apple Pencil compatibility, layers, shape and path editing, precise layout controls, professional workflows, and nondestructive object editing.

    35 Graphic alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    CorelDRAW Graphics Suite icon
    CorelDRAW Graphics Suite

    It is one of the oldest and most reliable vector tools in the industry, not only offering excellent performance, but also providing an intuitive interface that's ideal for any beginner designers. Different from Illustrator, you c...

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  6. Xara Designer Pro icon

    Xara Designer Pro

     32 likes

    Xara Designer Pro offers tools for illustration, photo editing, and desktop publishing, with exceptional vector design capabilities. Suitable for billboards, business cards, and more, it supports diverse file formats, provides abundant templates, and powers web design and prototyping without coding.

    58 Xara Designer Pro alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Xara Designer Pro vs Adobe Illustrator Comments
    Guest
    Positive
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    Xara is avey intuïtive and fast drawing application that can do print, websites, animation, DTP, bitmaps and everything you would could ask from a graphic program.

    The possibilities are endless considiering it flawless combines vector editing with bitmaps.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    1

    Extremely fast and better with bitmaps than Illustrator

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Xara Designer Pro is Paid and ProprietaryAdobe Illustrator is also Paid and Proprietary
    • Xara Designer Pro is LightweightAdobe Illustrator is not according to our users
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    VectorStyler

     3 likes

    VectorStyler (for Mac) is an advanced vector graphics and illustration software, with a competitive feature set, and several new features and workflow enhancements. VectorStyler is developed with the goal of providing all the capabilities, designers and illustrators are familiar...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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  8. Adobe FreeHand icon

    Adobe FreeHand

     20 likes

    Adobe FreeHand is a computer application for creating two-dimensional vector graphics (use of geometrical primitives such as points, lines, curves, and polygons to represent images, also known as geometric modeling), oriented to the professional desktop publishing market.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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    Adobe FreeHand vs Adobe Illustrator Comments
    Guest
    Positive
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    Freehand was and is great would still be using it if it would work with updated os but again Adobe buys out another great company

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Adobe FreeHand is Paid and ProprietaryAdobe Illustrator is also Paid and Proprietary
  10. Xara Photo & Graphic Designer icon

    Xara Photo & Graphic Designer

     28 likes

    Xara Photo & Graphic Designer, formerly Xara Xtreme, is a fast graphics software with versatile illustration tools and advanced photo management. It streamlines creative tasks, allowing users to retouch images, create social media posts, and design website graphics in one...

    49 Xara Photo & Graphic Designer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  12. Canvas GFX icon

    Canvas GFX

     13 likes

    Canvas 11 is the single most cost-effective, integrated solution for the creation, enhancement, presentation and sharing of technical illustrations and graphics.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  13. Sketsa SVG Editor icon

    Sketsa SVG Editor

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    Sketsa is a cross platform vector drawing application based on Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG). The visual design tools allows designer to select, draw, and edit objects easily, while the integrated SVG XML source editor allows them to hand edit SVG source code for greater...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Bluetail

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    Bluetail is a beautifully designed easy to use vector drawing application to help you create inspiring vector graphics.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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