GIMP vs Topaz Gigapixel AI

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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If you have high resolution images, it does a remarkably good job at resizing and resampling. It has to have something to work with, so I recommend it only be used on good quality images. On four to five megapixel images, I don't think it works as well as on my 20+ megapixel photos.

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Verified User

C-Level Executive in Information Technology

Information Technology & Services Company, 1-10 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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Upscale images for incredibly well
Cleverly fills in lost detail
There’s some control or you can also have it fully automated
Quick to use

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Tamara Crumpton

Creative Director

DoublesidedDesign, 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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Currently, it doesn't support RAW images. I'd like to see that.
It can be slow on older systems. I recommend newer hardware.

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Verified User

C-Level Executive in Information Technology

Information Technology & Services Company, 1-10 employees

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Pricing Details

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

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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

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Support Rating

GIMP 9.1

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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Topaz Gigapixel AI 9.0

Based on 2 answers

Topaz always responds to my questions in a few hours or a day at most. They've been able to explain their answers and give detail I needed to complete my work. Their instructions are quite clear and easy to use. I haven't had to reference any third-party support sources to get answers.

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C-Level Executive in Information Technology

Information Technology & Services Company, 1-10 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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Since they aren't direct competitors I don't expect PaintShop to hold up to a specialized piece of software. PaintShop allows you to resize but it's not intended to resample as well as Gigapixel AI.

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Verified User

C-Level Executive in Information Technology

Information Technology & Services Company, 1-10 employees

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Return on Investment

It can be run on low-resource computers.
It is cross-platform software.
It has excellent support and an active community that keeps you updated.

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Paola Santino

Senior Web Developer

NSG FlowerDesign, 51-200 employees

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Saved time and money when clients have a limited budget for imagery and supply their own images for use
Saves time in choosing alternative images especially if there’s a perfect one to use but the resolution is sufficiently high enough

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Tamara Crumpton

Creative Director

DoublesidedDesign, 1-10 employees

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GIMP vs Topaz Gigapixel AI

GIMP

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Topaz Gigapixel AI

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Topaz Gigapixel AI

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Topaz Gigapixel AI

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Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

Starting Price

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

Starting Price

Usability

Support Rating

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