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- Industry: Online Media
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
A photo editor worth the try... because you'll stay
Reviewed on 25/3/2022
I came from Photoshop to Affinity and loved it. I use this everyday to give my clients great...
I came from Photoshop to Affinity and loved it. I use this everyday to give my clients great products like online ads, photo retouches, photo editing, compositions... wow... all
And the digital drawing is such a big feature for me that I can create smooth lines at ease.
Pros
The price. It's inexpensive compared to Photoshop. But not only that, it's set of tools are top-level and give you all the fluidity and smoothness when working with photos that you won't miss Photoshop. And not only for photos but for graphic design as well, it lets you create Instagram ads or a cover for a document.
I also use Affinity Photo for sketching and drawing, I bought a set of tools and I've been using this for hand drawings for a book, great results.
Cons
Affinity is slowly getting it's hype. So, while we get there, you'll find that there are brushes and plugins for Photoshop all over the internet but not for Affinity Photo. So... we need to wait a bit.
- Industry: Computer Software
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Beautiful and powerful
Reviewed on 28/5/2022
We tried the app as soon as it was presented and shortly after we decided that, despite some...
We tried the app as soon as it was presented and shortly after we decided that, despite some missing features of the first versions, it would become our image editing software.
After years we do not regret the choice: the workflow runs fast and there are no limits.
The app is constantly developing also on the reports of us users.
No limits, very fast.
Pros
UI and UX are the best, not for nothing the software has earned some design awards.
Resources consumption is very good, so making changes and editing will be faster.
Cons
In my option, the very lost feature is a fully compatibility with Adobe PS smart objects: we can use embedded files as a an alternative.
- Industry: Architecture & Planning
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Monthly for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 6.0 /10
Affinity Photo review
Reviewed on 7/1/2022
Very pleased with this, good value for money and easy to learn.
Very pleased with this, good value for money and easy to learn.
Pros
Similar to Photoshop and works really well on a Mac or PC. No monthly subscription costs so much better value for money versus Adobe software.
Cons
Some features our users said were not the same or not available compared to Adobe Photoshop - however we have not generally had an issue long term.
- Industry: Health, Wellness & Fitness
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Excellent value for photo retouching
Reviewed on 24/10/2022
The package gives great value for money with multi-layer editing, masking and all the features you...
The package gives great value for money with multi-layer editing, masking and all the features you would expect in a photo editing/retouching package.
Pros
Ease of use and ability to import Photoshop plugins.
Cons
Minor things like AI background removal not being available
Alternatives Considered
GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program)Reasons for Choosing Affinity Photo
The licensing model for Affinity makes more sense for us and is not subscription based. It is also great value for money when compared to Creative Cloud.Switched From
Adobe PhotoshopReasons for Switching to Affinity Photo
Ease of use and very easy to make the switch from Photoshop with the keyboard muscle memory- Industry: Design
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Does 95% of what Photoshop can do, but for 95% less money. It's a no brainer.
Reviewed on 12/7/2022
I use it for personal photo editing, for web design, and some light logo design. I think the...
I use it for personal photo editing, for web design, and some light logo design. I think the product is marvelous, and they just keep making it better.
Pros
This software does everything the average photo editing user could ever need, and almost anything a professional could need as well. It's easy to learn, easy to use, and it doesn't have any recurring fees. This is an absolute must have purchase.
Cons
Nothing. Honestly, I don't have a single con I can think of. I own this on PC and iPad Pro and I can't think of a single con.
- Industry: Information Technology & Services
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Daily for 1-5 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Affinity is a legitimate Photoshop competitor at a fraction of the price and no ongoing costs.
Reviewed on 28/7/2021
Pros
Affinity Photo is a competent alternative to Adobe Photoshop, and one that does so with a cheap initial purchase price and no ongoing subscription costs. I have found that everything I have needed to do in Photoshop can be done in Affinity, however sometimes the workflow is slightly different so taking a short training course it's definitely worth it.
Affinity seems a lot faster and less buggy than Photoshop in a lot of areas. There are also some places in which Affinity Photo is better than Photoshop. For example, Affinity gives a preview of the effect the tool selected will do to the image so you can get it perfect before committing to any modifications. Additionally, having separate personas that you choose depending on what you wish to do to the image helps cut down on clutter and allows you to focus better.
Cons
I haven't experienced any issues with the software, with the only negative being that if you are accustomed to another piece of software it can take some time to adjust. It can be difficult to find tutorials, and unless you are willing to pay money for a course there is a lot of trial and error.
- Industry: Photography
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Affinity Photo User Friendly and Highly Recommended
Reviewed on 1/3/2022
I have used it for my photography and it meets all of my needs!
I have used it for my photography and it meets all of my needs!
Pros
I love the section that allows me to edit RAW photos, it opens RAW photos automatically in the DEVELOP section. It opens RAWs of any brand of camera. Canon, Nikon, Pentax, etc.
Cons
The software doesn't have a Lightroom like Adobe Photoshop.
- Industry: Design
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Weekly for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
A Capable, Cheap, And Easy-To-Use Alternative To Photoshop
Reviewed on 11/11/2022
I use Affinity Photo for basic image editing purposes but I still have to switch back to Photoshop...
I use Affinity Photo for basic image editing purposes but I still have to switch back to Photoshop when I need more advanced features. I'm hoping that Affinity will get better with each update because I like the ease of use compared to Photoshop.
Pros
I like experimenting with the procedural texture filter in Affinity Photo. With this filter, you can come up with pretty interesting results. I also like the fact that you can do most basic image editing work without the need for Photoshop.
Cons
Affinity Photo is totally sufficient for basic image editing but I wish it had AI-backed masking options like Photoshop too. I also need Photoshop for making textures still. I wish they were mostly doable in Affinity Photo, too.
- Industry: Apparel & Fashion
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Affinity photo overview
Reviewed on 10/4/2022
Overall its an excellent photo editing tool that I use daily.
Overall its an excellent photo editing tool that I use daily.
Pros
The app totaly integrates with the M1 chip power and the editing tools are way more precise than Photoshops.
Cons
It can be little tricky in the begining until you learn all the tools.
- Industry: Architecture & Planning
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Affinity Photo offers a complete toolset with a fair pricing model
Reviewed on 8/6/2021
I use Affinity Photo to edit rendered images generated on 3D modeling programs and to draw images...
I use Affinity Photo to edit rendered images generated on 3D modeling programs and to draw images later to be used on animations. I add lighting to scenes, work on composition, edit bright, contrast, blur, add some effects, use brushes and fonts to create original designs and art to social media. It offers a wide usage possibility with professional tools.
Pros
Affinity Photo offers a complete and professional toolset on photo editing and has competitive pricing that makes it the best choice when it comes to benefit-cost analysis. The software is available to all platforms and devices, including Windows Store (even though it was first made to Mac platforms.). After a single purchase, you own the software and can use it until it is discontinued by Affinity, which is a fair model of pricing to users that's not done by major competitors. Instead, other companies charge users monthly to get a license to use their product, which makes their product far more expansive than Affinity Photo. The choice of charging only once for their product is a very good reason people are migrating to Affinity, especially new users and students who can't afford a never-ending monthly payment.
Cons
Getting used to Affinity Photo's interface was a confusing process, it could be more intuitively friendly to beginners and users who changed from another product. Maybe adding a tutorial or some sort of guide would help with that problem.
- Industry: Entertainment
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
A great program that you can buy rather than subscribe to.
Reviewed on 19/10/2022
The program has everything I need. I may not use it all the time, but when I do, it has never let...
The program has everything I need. I may not use it all the time, but when I do, it has never let me down.
Pros
That you could actually purchase the program rather than subscribe to use it. And it still gets it's updates after a few years of using it.
Cons
Some minor learning curves due to being used to other programs, but once learned, I can't complain.
- Industry: Printing
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Monthly for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
A much cheaper alternative to Photoshop
Reviewed on 4/10/2022
Pros
I like how Affinity Photo is not subscription-based like the Adobe Apps. It's simply just a one-time payment for each of their programs
Cons
It's missing some tools that Adobe Photoshop has, along with some intelligent features such as automatic background removal, however, I can do this manually, it just takes a little bit longer.
Alternatives Considered
Adobe PhotoshopReasons for Switching to Affinity Photo
It's much cheaper as there is not a subscription required.
- Industry: Arts & Crafts
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
BEST PRICE, Quality and Ease of Use!
Reviewed on 9/11/2021
I bought this because I was working on a project that needed CMYK and it was taking a few months....
I bought this because I was working on a project that needed CMYK and it was taking a few months. The monthly cost of Adobe was annoying. Some months I wasn't even opening the program. Additionally, when I did open it I would need to wait (and wait and wait) for updates.
When I purchased Affinity it was a one-time cost and I still get the updates (which have been less frequent).
Additionally, I had a hard time learning Adobe. I've used GIMP for about 15 years and the only reason I needed Adobe was for the CMYK exported files. Adobe was complicated for me to learn even with a lot of instructions and tutorials over a few months. I was able to quickly learn how to use Affinity the tutorials are succinct and the software is brilliant!
Pros
Price: A One-Time Price (instead of a monthly subscription).
CYMK: This is a required color mode for most professional printing. The settings are simple and the output is gorgeous!
Ease of use: Much easier than Adobe to learn and to use.
Multiple app options (I am using windows desktop) and multiple languages!
Cons
Three Platforms: The primary CON is there are three software programs (Photo, Publisher, and Designer) from this company that are each sold and used separately. The good thing is, now we can toggle between them, seemingly on the fly making it easier to use different features on the same artwork. But, they are still stand-alone when it comes to updates, so each program will need to be updated individually, be sure to update each one when they have updates to download and install.

- Industry: E-Learning
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
All in one photo editing and great alternative to other industry leader app.
Reviewed on 11/11/2021
Works with raster and vector images. Layer editing, Strong brush selection and customization for...
Works with raster and vector images. Layer editing, Strong brush selection and customization for drawing and painting. Affinity Photo is well worth the price!
Pros
Create new graphic images, as well as create SVG, EPS, PSD files. You can import from standard programs, such as Adobe, CSP.. . Have a huge range of export options.
Cons
Not much, would be nice if more free additional resources like brushes, assets.
- Industry: Publishing
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Weekly for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
A solid photo editor for your design arsenal
Reviewed on 4/11/2021
Never looked back since switching about two years ago
Never looked back since switching about two years ago
Pros
Affinity Photo contains most of the powerful feature anyone needs in their daily workflows and integrates seamlessly with their other softwares, Affinity Designer and Affinity Publisher, in a way that allows you to switch modes and work on design and layouts from within the same application in a breeze.
Cons
Feature set is more limited than the competition with lots of more advanced feature having been stripped out in favor of speed and utility, namely automated actions, AI image editing, etc.

- Industry: Graphic Design
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
An awesome photo editor at a pocket friendly price
Reviewed on 3/11/2021
The Affinity Photo is a great software and very capable in editing photos as well as creating...
The Affinity Photo is a great software and very capable in editing photos as well as creating composites. It is serving my purpose very well and runs well on my old laptop with i3 processor.
Pros
The editing capabilities of Affinity Photos are at par with the Adobe Photoshop and it does the job at a much cheaper acquisition cost.
Cons
There is no accompanying mobile app to facilitate editing on the go.
Reasons for Switching to Affinity Photo
Lower cost of ownership and easy on system.- Industry: Automotive
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
User friendly, cost effective professional photo editing
Reviewed on 3/3/2022
Pros
Easy to use and can use photoshop psd files keeping the layers intact. I can do everything that I used to do in Adobe Photoshop without the subscription model.
Cons
Better plugin support for third party plugins.
- Industry: Marketing & Advertising
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Photo review
Reviewed on 13/11/2022
Pros
The affinity designer software is very easy to use and allows you to create images and more on a touch screen
Cons
No drawbacks noticed on this software, everything pleases me, I recommend

- Industry: Media Production
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Daily for 1-5 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Best Photo editing for web designers
Reviewed on 4/5/2021
You can create large professional quality images as well as simple images for social media and web...
You can create large professional quality images as well as simple images for social media and web design.
Pros
The tools for photo editing and graphics are state of the art, compared to the recognized brand. The price is unbeatable. The stability is very good and it is cross platform.
For those who edit pictures this is the way to go,
Cons
Some learning curve worth taking. Some features take an extra step to achieve.
- Industry: Banking
- Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
- Used Weekly for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Affinity photo review
Reviewed on 27/10/2022
Pros
Affinity Photo is an easy-to-use photo editing software. Use on iPad but really very useful and saves time
Cons
No problem with this software apart from the updates which are less frequent
- Industry: Marketing & Advertising
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Monthly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
I absolutely love Affinity Photo
Reviewed on 20/10/2022
I use Affinity for virtually all of my personal projects. It's a staple of my workflow and I love...
I use Affinity for virtually all of my personal projects. It's a staple of my workflow and I love using it. I'd recommend it to basically anybody who needs to edit photos.
Pros
I stumbled onto Affinity years ago when I was too poor to afford a subscription to photoshop and wasn't adept enough to use GIMP proficiently. A few hours of messing around and a couple video tutorials later and I was using it pretty comfortably. It's followed me through several job and career changes and I'll be using it for years to come I'm sure.
Cons
There's REALLY not much to dislike. If I had to pick something it's that I don't think I can download a version for PC if I've paid on Mac. Small complaint but if I could use Affinity on my work computer I would be.
- Industry: Telecommunications
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Affinity photo review
Reviewed on 16/1/2023
This software learn children played and used and because the interface was to learn and worked
This software learn children played and used and because the interface was to learn and worked
Pros
Photoshop is alternative to this software and affordable to its functionality, as it works great on my computer.
Cons
From this software I didn't have any image organization tools and I really would like more options.
- Industry: Marketing & Advertising
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Weekly for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Excellent Alternative to PhotoShop
Reviewed on 11/10/2022
I purchased the Affinity Suite after being burnt out on paying a monthly fee for the Adobe Suite....
I purchased the Affinity Suite after being burnt out on paying a monthly fee for the Adobe Suite. If you are used to the Adobe Suite, you will feel very at home with the Affinity tools.
One time payment and continued support for the product. I use all of the Affinity tools at least on a weekly basis and have saved a ton of money by switching over.
Pros
Loaded with features
Familiar layout
One-time payment
Cons
There is a learning curve associated with this product.
- Industry: Religious Institutions
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Monthly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
My Affinity for Photo is Canon or Nikonic.
Reviewed on 4/8/2022
Pros
Familiar and fantastic feature set makes the Affinity suite of apps a joy to use.
Cons
Please publish a handbook as I don't reading from computer screens.
- Industry: Fine Art
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Does everything you need to do to create dynamic graphics and images!
Reviewed on 7/12/2022
I would recommend this product to anyone wanting a professional grade graphics image tool that is...
I would recommend this product to anyone wanting a professional grade graphics image tool that is easy to use. If you are use to working in "Layers" you will find the learning curve isn't that bad like many programs out there. I use this mostly to create logos for clients, PNG images for YouTube content, and creating text and graphics to use in video editing software. I've even made multi layered scenes/graphics using Affinity Photo in my films and animated them. Want examples? Go look at the thumbnails, Community Tab, and even watch some of the videos ( Episode Seven of "Selkirk Mountain Sasquatch with Bill Bisson" where I do an animated moon over a lake at night image. ) The channel is Selkirk Range Sasquatch! All done using Affinity Photo! It's the only graphic software I use!
Pros
First off this is a professional grade software with lots of tools available to make quality graphics and images. Second; The cost is completely affordable ( Pay for it initially and no ongoing monthly or yearly fees ) It does everything I need to do to create dynamic Designs, images, thumbnails, logos, text & graphics for promotional materials.
Cons
I haven't figured out yet all of the tools available in Affinity, so this may just be me, but when wanting to adjust a single layer using the options in the adjustment tab - it wants to adjust all of the layers. I get around it by opening a new window, copy/paste, adjust image as needed and copy/paste back into main project.