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Krita vs Adobe Creative Cloud

Krita scores 27 out of 30 and Adobe Creative Cloud scores 12. Krita is ahead on footprint, lock-in, self-direction, power and longevity.

Krita

The small tool

27/30 · Convivial

A full painting and illustration studio that costs nothing.

Adobe Creative Cloud

The giant

12/30 · Mixed

The creative suite that set the standard, rented by the month.

Footprint
4
2
Lock-in
5
2
Self-direction
4
2
Power
5
1
Longevity
5
1
Delivery
4
4
Price
Free
Subscription
Source
Open source (GPL)
Closed source
Runs on
Windows, Mac, Linux
Windows, Mac, iPad, web
Maker
M · Medium
XL · Extra large

What you give up by switching

Krita is a painting and illustration program. It does not replace Photoshop's photo retouching, Illustrator's vector work or Premiere's video editing, so a studio that lives in the whole suite will need a few tools instead of one.

How to move

Open a PSD file in Krita to see how much carries over, then add Inkscape for vector work and GIMP for photos.

Scores are our opinion on six questions from Ivan Illich, based on public sources and dated October 2026. Read the full reviews of Krita and Adobe Creative Cloud, or see how we score.

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