Affinity Designer vs Adobe Illustrator

Comparing the features of Affinity Designer to Adobe Illustrator

Feature
Affinity Designer
Adobe Illustrator

Capability Features

Advanced Typography
Flow text along pathCustom typographyLigaturesArtistic textCharacter stylesParagraph styles
Apple Pencil Support
Cloud Storage Creative Cloud Pro/Teams
100GB
Cloud Storage Individual
100GB
Cloud Storage Teams
1TB
Combine Color Spaces
Contour Tool
Custom Keyboard Shortcuts
Customizable Grids and Guides
Digital and Print Output
Editable Vector Graphics from Text
Enhanced Pencil Tool
Auto CloseSmoothnessUse Line Style
Exclusive Business Features
Generative AI Features
Generative Credits Creative Cloud Pro
4000
Generative Credits Individual
25
Generative Expand
Global Edits
Grayscale and No FX View Modes
Grayscale ViewNo FX View
Handle Large Documents
Infinite Scaling
Knife Tool
Layer Groups and Color Tagging
Layer States
Linked Symbols and Constraints
Live Outline View
Match Attributes Tool
Multi-Platform Support
WindowsMaciPad
Non-destructive Adjustments
Objects on Path
Pattern Creation
Pencil Tool Live Preview
Performance Enhancements
Pixel Preview Mode
Print and Digital Output
DigitalPrintMerchandise
Project Neo (2D to 3D)
Raster Workspace
Real-Time Rendering
Repeat for Patterns
Retype Font Identification
Save Workspace Setups
Shape Builder
Stroke Width Control
Template Library
Text to Pattern
Tutorials Included
Unlimited Artboards
Unlimited
Unlimited Objects per Document
Thousands
Vector Warp
Vector Workspace
X-ray View
Zoom Level
One million percent and beyond

Integration Features

Adobe Creative Cloud Integration
PhotoshopAdobe ExpressFrame.ioFirefly
Adobe Express Premium
Adobe Fonts Integration
Cross-device File Compatibility
Firefly AI Access
Frame.io for Creative Cloud
Multi-Platform Availability
WindowsmacOSiPad
Non-Adobe Generative AI Access
Supported File Format
JPEGPDFSVGPSDPNGTIFFGIFDWGDXF
SVG Import Export

Limitation Features

Has Free Forever Version
No Perpetual License

Pricing Features

Creative Cloud Pro Price (Individuals)
US$69.99/mo
Creative Cloud Pro Price (Teams)
US$99.99/mo per license
Free Trial
Monthly Price Individual
US$22.99/mo
Monthly Price Students After First Year
US$39.99/mo
Monthly Price Students First Year
US$24.99/mo
Monthly Price Teams
US$37.99/mo per license
Paid Subscription
Student Discount Percentage
64% off