GIMP vs KeyShot

Likelihood to Recommend

GIMP is great for anyone ranging from personal use to a small business. But, if you are a large business and have a sufficient budget, I would recommend you to opt for an expensive paid software like Photoshop, that would provide not only great features but also public recognition.Its great for beginners wanting to start editing photos, there is a small learning curve that could be gotten used to in no time.

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Musab Nismy

Founder

HatwareApparel & Fashion, 1-10 employees

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KeyShot can do some really amazing things as far as product renderings. You can turn simple 3D models into realistic images in a very short amount of time. I wish there were a way to manipulate the geometry once imported into KeyShot. The software allows this user to move geometry but not change its shape or form.

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Verified User

Engineer in Engineering

Medical Device Company, 51-200 employees

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Pros

GIMP has a very intuitive interface so now as a user you can always layer all the images or make a different image from scratch.
One thing that I really like about GIMP is that it has a relatively smaller learning curve which can agitate many things that we don’t want so it’s better to keep this topic on the side for a while.
This product has so many large tools at the disposal stage which are used for manipulating different types of images and simultaneously exporting any type of unnecessary stuff.

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Christer Geberg

Sr. Manager, Industry Marketing

PerficientInformation Technology & Services, 1001-5000 employees

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Keyshot has a simple and intuitive interface that makes it easy to use for quick renderings.
Through Keyshot's viewport, you can see real-time changes when replacing or adding textures to a 3D model.
The new Keyshot 8 comes with volumetric features such as fog that can add depth to your image making process without having to manually do it later in another program.

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Hector Ruiz

Concept Artist and Illustrator

The Art of Hector RuizDesign, 1-10 employees

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Cons

The UI could be revamped to reflect more modern UI trends (for example, material design look)
The Export menu could be made more intuitive and allow to easily choose file extension, quality etc.
Would be great if GIMP natively supported digital negative files (RAW)

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Verified User

Employee in Information Technology

Transportation/Trucking/Railroad Company, 51-200 employees

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Floating licensing install is troublesome

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Verified User

Engineer in Engineering

Packaging and Containers Company, 51-200 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Starting Price

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GIMP Editions & Modules

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General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Starting Price

$995

KeyShot Editions & Modules

Edition

KeyShot 10 HD	$995.00
KeyShot 10 Pro	$1,995.00
KeyShot 10 Floating	$2,995.00
KeyShot 10 Enterprise	$3,995.00

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Usability

GIMP 10.0

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I interface GIMP with other software--I need to. I generally use the major calculation, CAD, word processing, and photo editing programs. In my office, my use of this software is not limited to computer-aided design. However, I am sure that if I needed this software for other purposes, it would have no interface problems.

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Stiavetti Daniele

Architetto

Libero professionistaArchitecture & Planning, 1-10 employees

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No score

No answers yet

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Support Rating

GIMP 9.0

Based on 7 answers

We have never needed to use the support functions for GIMP. Any queries we have or had about whether GIMP could complete a task we have used Google and YouTube. There is a wealth of information, guides, and forums dedicated to GIMP and how to perform certain tasks with the application.

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Adam Jackson FGCLP MAHRI

Founder & Co-Owner

Randy Sanchez Sauce CoFood & Beverages, 1-10 employees

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KeyShot 9.0

Based on 2 answers

Honestly, I've only needed customer support a couple of times. One time was a question about licensing which their customer service explained very well and offered just the help I was looking for

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Verified User

Engineer in Engineering

Medical Device Company, 51-200 employees

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Alternatives Considered

I looked at getting Adobe Illustrator before finding GIMP. The cost was prohibitive to me, as I was looking for something that would allow me to work on the images I had at a low cost. I could not justify buying Adobe Illustrator for the small amount of use I would get out of it. GIMP is the perfect solution, allowing me to do what I need with no cost for the software.

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Jonathan Thommarson

Key Player

Home InsteadIndividual & Family Services, 501-1000 employees

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Keyshot is simpler and more intuitive compared to Octane. That being said, Octane is far less expensive and can take advantage of a GPU making it more versatile.

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Hector Ruiz

Concept Artist and Illustrator

The Art of Hector RuizDesign, 1-10 employees

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