Affinity Photo vs. Fotor

For single-person teams or very small teams, I think Affinity Photo is great as it has a one-off cost and no ongoing subscriptions. If people are familiar with the Adobe products it might take a period of adjusting to Affinity Photo. It might also be overkill for some people's needs. But it does offer everything and room to grow. So weighing up what you need to do with photos and seeing if it fits is important.

Incentivized

With Fotor, people who do not have graphic design skills can now create beautiful images, and those with the skill can create even more captivating images and marketing materials. Truly it's a game changer.

• Almost all of Adobe Photoshop's features for a fraction of the cost. It was an easy decision for our organization.
• The interface and most of the features are an almost mirror image of Photoshop. Flat fees instead of high yearly fees are much more desirable for our small team.
• They have a great support forum for the little one-offs that aren't quite like the Photoshop app, or don't have the same exact name as Photoshop. The forum really helps when this happens. The YouTube support from the company and other users has been very helpful as well.
• I use Sketch as my primary vector design tool. Affinity allows me to take a .ai, .eps, or other proprietary format and convert it to .svg for use/manipulation with Sketch and back. I can't say enough for this feature. It has helped me stay less pigeon-holed into Adobe products, which have lacked innovation for a long time in my opinion.

Incentivized

• Image Editing
• Video Enhancing
• Restoring old photos and image clarity
• AI Image Generation

• I have found some of the tools to be particular. I have to click them in a certain order for it to work.
• Ability to alter or move the icons displayed.
• Auto-save as you work.

Incentivized

• Improve unblurring of photos so it stays true to the image
• Improve old photo colorizing
• Add more banner templates for authors

For a regular user of Photoshop, Affinity is a very easy transition. It has all the same features and once you adapt to it, and it provides a quick return on investment.

Incentivized

I don't have direct experience with a member of Affinity's support, but their forum and YouTube videos that other users have made make it relatively easy to find similar features in Affinity that are available in Photoshop or Illustrator. The differences are negligible for our small, yet experienced team.

Incentivized

I think Affinity Photo is on par with Adobe PhotoShop. They are very similar products with both bringing many features users need. The main reason I picked Affinity Photo was its pricing of it. I didn't require Adobe products all the time. And felt they weren't offering me as much value.

Incentivized

Fotor with Canva = What can't you design? These are my favorite go-to tools in my work as a digital creator.

• It's been great knowing I have a tool ready to do intensive work if required on photos.
• Gives me the ability to be more creative with my photos.

Incentivized

• Reduced the amount of time it takes to design.
• Inspires designers through its examples and templates.
• The affordable subscription allows small businesses and freelancers to use its features.