Affinity Designer vs. Canvas X Draw (Windows)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Affinity Designer
Score 9.2 out of 10
N/A
Affinity Designer is a vector graphics software developed by Serif (Europe) Ltd, replacing the former Serif DrawPlus. It is designed for professional illustrators, web designers, game developers, and other creatives.N/A
Canvas X Draw (Windows)
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
A technical illustration and Graphic Design software platform, Canvas X Draw for Windows delivers an array of functionality in a single application developed to sit at the heart of illustration and documentation workflows.
$199
per year per user
Pricing
Affinity DesignerCanvas X Draw (Windows)
Editions & Modules
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Canvas X Draw (Windows) - 1 year Subscription
$199
per year per user
Canvas X Draw (Windows) - 3 Year Subscription
$499.00
per 3 years per user
Canvas X Draw (Windows) - Perpetual License
$599
one-time fee per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Affinity DesignerCanvas X Draw (Windows)
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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User Ratings
Affinity DesignerCanvas X Draw (Windows)
Likelihood to Recommend
9.3
(8 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
8.9
(7 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Affinity DesignerCanvas X Draw (Windows)
Likelihood to Recommend
Serif Europe
Best suited: Creating on the go. The app is the same on desktop as it is on mobile. All the tools and shortcuts exist on both platforms, no need to learn more than one workflow to get my work done
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Canvas GFX
Best of Canvas X Draw : I recommend Canvas X Draw to students who are pursuing engineering. They provide great customer service. They do offer a non-subscription service which is great for students. The all-in-one graphic design and illustration technically for multi framework Where Canvas X Draw can do better: They have fewer fill options. The offset path function option is not there.
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Pros
Serif Europe
  • its is helpful in creating vector designs
  • it offers wide variety of brushes making it perfect for illustrations.
  • it provides us varies options for exports like eps, svg, png and jpeg and many more making it versatile.
  • we use to export our design with press ready pdf for print production where all the internal design and export done with Affinity Designer.
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Canvas GFX
  • Custom brushes
  • Patterns
  • Wide variety of filters
  • Search option
  • Copy data directly into your tables from Excel or other sources
  • Extensive collection of symbols
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Cons
Serif Europe
  • the new Affinity Designer suite lacks the original compatibility.
  • the brushes and spray tools needs improvement
  • Sometimes when we are dealing with big files say more than 10mbs it crashes often or slow down.
  • One of the major weak point is export time it takes quite longer time if compared to illustrator but for big files only.
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Canvas GFX
  • Do not copy on work computer
  • Trouble reading old Canvas files
  • Cost is on the higher side
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Usability
Serif Europe
Because the software is great. I have forced myself to learn it. I highly recommend to others. This is a game changer. Adobe is evil for going all subscription and not giving anyone the option to purchase lifetime versions of Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign it is CRIMINAL
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Canvas GFX
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Serif Europe
I have not had much opportunity to go directly to support, but the training modules that are employed by the company are fantastic. I also find that if I need to understand something, there is always another user ready and willing to share their secrets. As this tool becomes more accepted local communities will also start to organize
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Canvas GFX
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Alternatives Considered
Serif Europe
First, Affinity has a much more attractive licensing model for users: Buy it once, use it forever. That's great and means one less recurring cost for a company. But I can go further, and as I've mentioned in other questions, Affinity has a very refined and polished interface, as well as superior performance, especially compared to Adobe's tools. On our team, we use Figma as the main tool focused on Product Design, and where it falls short, we complement it with Affinity. Price and product quality are the factors that make this choice happen.
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Canvas GFX
Canvas x Draw is more cost-effective compared to Adobe Illustrator. Customer service of Canvas X Draw is best. It provides a non-subscription version which is not there in other tools. Canvas X Draw is easier to use and understand than Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator. The layering feature is the best for Canvas X Draw
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Return on Investment
Serif Europe
  • Perfect for professionals. The price is insane for a professional tool.
  • I am able to fit the price of Affinity Designer into our business budget.
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Canvas GFX
  • It has a lot of designs and options, but is a fairly easy to use software
  • Great compatibility
  • Sometimes it malfunctions
  • Layouts, fonts and logos are amazing
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