Item: CorelDRAW Graphics Suite
Rating: 10
Author: Herm Harrison

Overall Satisfaction with CorelDRAW Graphics Suite

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I have used CorelDRAW Graphics Suite extensively for at least 25 years to create catalog pages, edit photos, open and edit AutoCAD files, and so much more. There is not another package on the market that offers such complete capabilities. There are other products that excel in one or two specific areas, but CorelDRAW can do it all.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Catalog creation
Photo editing

Cons

Photo editing is not as sophisticated as Corel's other Photo program PaintShopPro, or Adobe Photoshop.
PDF files can be larger than those created by other programs.

Return on Investment

Allows us to create all technical and sales documents in-house.
Cost effective as both an initial purchase and for updates.

Alternatives Considered

Adobe Acrobat DC, Adobe Illustrator CC, Adobe Photoshop, CorelDRAW Technical Suite and CorelCAD

CorelDRAW Graphics Suite's most direct competitor has to be the Adobe line of products. Corel stands out in two areas, cost and ownership. First, CorelDRAW Graphics Suite costs a fraction of Adobe. Second, you actually own it rather than renting it.

Corel Techical Suite and CoreCAD are more specific in their application to create technical documents and CAD files, but for most purposes, CorelDRAW Graphics Suite offers the broadest range of features at a reasonable cost.

Support Rating

Corel Support has never failed to answer my needs.

Key Insights

Do you think CorelDRAW Graphics Suite delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with CorelDRAW Graphics Suite's feature set?

Yes

Did CorelDRAW Graphics Suite live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of CorelDRAW Graphics Suite go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy CorelDRAW Graphics Suite again?

Yes

Other Software Used

WordPerfect Office, Microsoft Office 2016, Sage 50cloud Accounting (formerly Sage 50 Accounting)

Likelihood to Recommend

CorelDraw Graphics Suite is a jack-of-all-trades. It can handle virtually any commercial publishing need. It is not, however, the "best" at any one function. For my use it's indispensable, but I'm called on to create technical drawings, sales literature, business cards, and product photos. For more narrow responsibilities, there are better products such as Adobe Suite for photos, but nothing on the market competes in terms of broad functionality.

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