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Pros

- I love that just by learning the pen tool you can get amazing results, and the native integration with the adobe suite makes working along photoshop so easy.

- If you are interested in design at all and curious to dive deeper into the world — this is the perfect tool for you.

- The best quality of Adobe Illustrator is definitely the fact that it allows you to work in vector and therefore to produce something quality is that it will not be grainy in printing.

- But with great flexibility, comes great complexity. So, therefore, even though I have a pretty good understanding of how to use Illustrator, there's still more for me to learn after many years.


Cons

- Occasional updates in the software can be a little frustrating as adjusting to new features can cause disruption in my work.

- The process that was difficult to use was when saving back to a legacy format some complexity of file can be lost however that is to be expected of any software.

- It is difficult to really know if features are missing from the software or if in fact, it is missing from my knowledge of how to use it.

- Hard to get the tools to do what you want if you're not experienced. Also has AWFUL file size problems.


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Easy to use for a non-draw-er!

5.0

Posted on February 8, 2022POSTED BY:

Isabel S.

Portrait Artist•Arts and Crafts

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Verified LinkedIn User

VP of Strategic Marketing

Computer Software, 201-500 employees

Used the software for: 2+ years

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4.0

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Source: Capterra

July 19, 2024

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"Illustrator is for me the go-to for doing vector illustrations "

**Overall:** Once you understand how to use it, Illustrator is a very effective tool and fast to use. I am very satisfied of its capabilities, although I have not had any formal training to use it.

**Pros:** Very large extent of the features: precise control of the vectors, advanced color management, management of layers, different export and import possibilities, management of multiple pages (allows to create short documents more quickly than InDesign, especially if they are heavy in visuals), good handling of text.

**Cons:** The user interface is not the most intuitive, so there is a learning curve, and it is not so easy to know what else you can do (there are so many possibilities and some are "buried" in the interface).

Austin M.

Investigator

Consumer Services, 1-10 employees

Used the software for: 6-12 months

**Overall Rating**

**5.0**

Ease of Use

4.0

Customer Service

5.0

Features

5.0

Value for Money

4.0

Likelihood to Recommend

100%

10/10

Reviewer Source

No Incentive Offered: This review was submitted organically.

Source: Capterra

July 3, 2024

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"Better Quality "

**Overall:** Adobe illustrator is my favorite and I'll probably always use it as long as I can afford it. That being said, I can do most (not all) of the same things with cheaper software.

**Pros:** What stands out the most is the ability to use a larger canvas size and complex custom brushes without lag time and other issues when painting. Everything is always very smooth and fluid.
Adobe illustrator has more tools in general, and more powerful tools for things like selections, color adjustments, and transformations. I also liked the layer and layer property options.
I designed a product for my company and the artwork and logo on it turned out great using Adobe illustrator.
Overall quality of everything is just better, simple as that.

**Cons:** Adobe illustrator is significantly more expensive than other digital art software. The workspace and entire software is going to feel very different if youre coming from another product. That could be a pro or con but either way I think there is a small con with the "re-learning" process.

**Switched From:** [Clip Studio Paint](/p/210117/Clip-Studio-Paint/)

**Reasons for Switching to Adobe Illustrator:** As I got better I wanted more advanced software.

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Chibuike U.

Verified LinkedIn User

Web Developer

Management Consulting, 1-10 employees

Used the software for: 2+ years

**Overall Rating**

**3.0**

Ease of Use

3.0

Features

3.0

Value for Money

3.0

Likelihood to Recommend

100%

10/10

Reviewer Source

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July 8, 2022

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"My Adobe Illustrator Review"

**Overall:** Adobe Illustrator has given me a platform to express my creativity and progress it. I have designed mind-blowing logos, branded businesses, and designed presentations, and vector icons. it is the best vector design in the market.

**Pros:** Each version of Adobe Illustrator keeps getting better than the previous. I have been using it for more than 1o year and it keeps getting better. I love the Image Tracing feature than can vectorize and raster images. It even has more features. You can also stay organise by creating and customizing layers and artboards.

**Cons:** I hate it when it crashes when I'm working. I've been in a situation when I was designing a presentation. I saved the file properly and tried opening it afterward but it refuses to open. It said something that my file was corrupt. If the file is corrupt, why should it still be having a .ai extension

**Alternatives Considered:** [Canva](/p/168956/Canva/)

**Reasons for Choosing Adobe Illustrator:** I preferred Illustrator because of its advanced capabilities over Canva. Also because it's offline software.

**Switched From:** [CorelDRAW](/p/124823/CorelDRAW/)

**Reasons for Switching to Adobe Illustrator:** I had been using Corel Draw before and decided to try Adobe Illustrator, I noticed Illustrator's interface was more friendly and inviting than Corel Draw also the layers, paths, artboards, and toolbar.

Mohammed Sajid R.

Graphic Designer

Design, Self-employed

Used the software for: 1-2 years

**Overall Rating**

**5.0**

Ease of Use

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

Features

5.0

Value for Money

4.0

Likelihood to Recommend

80%

8/10

Reviewer Source

No Incentive Offered: This review was submitted organically.

Source: Capterra

June 26, 2024

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"Pricey, but best out there"

**Overall:** My experience has been not just satisfactory, but I'd say Illustrator has exceeded my expectations. I learnt graphic designing long back with Coreldraw, and later my job required me to travel a lot, and I came to realize that the industry prefers Illustrator to Coreldraw, and I was forced to learn it. The interesting thing was that it did not really take me a lot of time to get the grasp of it, so it's user friendly as well. Now I can't think of any other software when it comes to vector designing. Illustrator is my go-to software for the majority of my designing needs.

**Pros:** There are quite a few aspects of Illustrator that I'm fond of, but what I like the most is its integration capability with other Adobe Products, and since I use multiple Adobe products like InDesign & Photoshop, I can affirm with complete confidence that it works seamlessly with these other applications, facilitating a smooth workflow across different design and media projects.

**Cons:** I'd expect it to be a one time purchase product than a subscription service. Yes, it is powerful, intuitive, and can get the job done like no other software in the designing fraternity, but it's expensive. Since it is available through a subscription model, it requires a monthly or annual fee, and I'm sure a vast majority of people like me would prefer a one-time purchase option for this software.

**Switched From:** [CorelDRAW](/p/124823/CorelDRAW/)

**Reasons for Switching to Adobe Illustrator:** When I started off learning Illustrator, I just loved its vector graphics capabilities.
The vast array of tools and features made it easy for me to switch. Moreover, the integration with other Adobe products was seamless and something that sealed the deal for me.

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Samuel I.

Verified LinkedIn User

Founder and CEO

Internet, 1-10 employees

Used the software for: 2+ years

**Overall Rating**

**5.0**

Ease of Use

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

Features

5.0

Value for Money

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

100%

10/10

Reviewer Source

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Source: Capterra

June 5, 2024

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"Adobe Illustrator a Vector based designing software "

**Overall:** Generally Illustrator is the best photo editing software after photoshop.

Adobe Illustrator has a large market and you can easily find designers.

**Pros:** The ease of use.
The free trial.
The AI features.
Vector images.
Collaboration.
Syncing projects into Adobe Creative Cloud.
Can open multiple files.
Animation.
Gif making.
Open mulitple image files.
Export into many formats.

**Cons:** May be Heavyweight on a small pc.
You need Adobe CC license to do more.

**Alternatives Considered:** [Canva](/p/168956/Canva/) and [Adobe Photoshop](/p/229092/Adobe-Photoshop/)

**Reasons for Choosing Adobe Illustrator:** You can use Illustrator to create templates for other softwares.

Illustrator stands as a Master of graphic editing softwares.

Alarna C.

Free lancer

Computer Software, Self-employed

Used the software for: 1-2 years

**Overall Rating**

**5.0**

Ease of Use

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

Features

5.0

Value for Money

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

90%

9/10

Reviewer Source

No Incentive Offered: This review was submitted organically.

Source: Capterra

June 27, 2024

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"What an awesome product "

**Overall:** Having used similar products to Adobe illustrator I would highly recommend this program. It's one of the best out there.

**Pros:** This product is very diverse and allows me to bring out my creativity as an artist. It's an amazing product to create logos and vector images. I would definitely recommend for anyone into graphics.

**Cons:** One downside to this product is that sometimes experience lagging which can be frustrating at points. But this is not a very common occurrence.

**Switched From:** [Adobe Photoshop](/p/229092/Adobe-Photoshop/)

**Reasons for Switching to Adobe Illustrator:** Illustrator allows for more creative freedom

Verified Reviewer

Verified LinkedIn User

Marketer

Computer & Network Security, 1-10 employees

Used the software for: 2+ years

**Overall Rating**

**5.0**

Ease of Use

5.0

Customer Service

4.0

Features

4.0

Value for Money

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

100%

10/10

Reviewer Source

No Incentive Offered: This review was submitted organically.

Source: Capterra

February 14, 2024

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"Good feature for image editing "

**Overall:** It's an incredible software to work with and I will recommend it for other users.

**Pros:** The software has a very good template and features.

**Cons:** I like when I use Adobe Illustrator for graphics design

**Alternatives Considered:** [Adobe Photoshop](/p/229092/Adobe-Photoshop/)

**Reasons for Choosing Adobe Illustrator:** Because is user friendly and easy to work with.

Avijit B.

Professional

Consumer Goods, Self-employed

Used the software for: I used a free trial

**Overall Rating**

**5.0**

Ease of Use

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

Features

5.0

Value for Money

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

100%

10/10

Reviewer Source

No Incentive Offered: This review was submitted organically.

Source: Capterra

June 26, 2024

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"Adobe illustrator"

**Overall:** Mind-blowing working experience I got in this app

**Pros:** Excellent content creator & editing all of the photos

**Cons:** It's very simple to use anybody & can help any where.

**Alternatives Considered:** [Adobe Photoshop](/p/229092/Adobe-Photoshop/)

**Reasons for Choosing Adobe Illustrator:** No alternative products has launched on my view.

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Ilich Rafael T.

Verified LinkedIn User

Visiting Lecturer

Higher Education, 201-500 employees

Used the software for: 6-12 months

**Overall Rating**

**5.0**

Ease of Use

4.0

Features

5.0

Value for Money

4.0

Likelihood to Recommend

80%

8/10

Reviewer Source

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Source: Capterra

July 19, 2024

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"Draw and Illustrate"

**Overall:** Overall my experience in Adobe Illustrator is somewhat okay as I have prior knowledge on basic creation of art

**Pros:** Adobe illustrator does provide robust tools for content creation especially like for vector graphics

**Cons:** The usage of Adobe Illustrator is quite daunting as it is not very user-friendly UI

Devon V.

Training Manager

Consumer Goods, 1,001-5,000 employees

Used the software for: 2+ years

**Overall Rating**

**5.0**

Ease of Use

3.0

Customer Service

3.0

Features

5.0

Value for Money

4.0

Likelihood to Recommend

80%

8/10

Reviewer Source

No Incentive Offered: This review was submitted organically.

Source: Capterra

September 11, 2024

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"A gold standard tool for designers"

**Overall:** We've used this program to design flyers, Posters, Interactive forms, and other types of media.

**Pros:** This is a very powerful tool for editing documents and creating designs.

**Cons:** There is a fairly steep learning curve that perfect myself and my team had struggle adjusting to in the beginning.

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Lauren H.

Verified LinkedIn User

Executive Assistant

Media Production, 51-200 employees

Used the software for: 2+ years

**Overall Rating**

**5.0**

Ease of Use

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

Features

5.0

Value for Money

4.0

Likelihood to Recommend

100%

10/10

Reviewer Source

Nominal Gift Card: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and was offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

Source: Capterra

April 6, 2020

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"Illustrating Beyond Boundaries"

**Overall:** I have faith in Illustrator and learned how it behaves. I know it will continue to update, as other Adobe applications do. Best to keep that belief in it and push on with resilience.

**Pros:** As a professional artist and business creative, Adobe Illustrator has been an application well used in my toolbelt of visual software. From vector creations to typographic layouts, Illustrator never ceases to amaze me in terms of innovation. The thing I like most about it is the guidance it provides for artists and designers really shines through. Specifically, Illustrator analyzes and

**Cons:** I've learned that each software has a strength of its own. And it's best to understand how it works so you can maneuver through it without a lot of issues. That's why Illustrator really works for me. The only setback would be the brush types. I do wish the variance in stroke would expand more in terms of the lines it creates. I've noticed that the strokes would have lines within them, but would just be copied versions. However, I believe this is a minor issue and not much to dwell on!

**Alternatives Considered:** [Sketch](/p/171364/Sketch/) and [GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program)](/p/168960/GIMP/)

**Reasons for Choosing Adobe Illustrator:** Aside from its popularity, I grew up with Illustrator and found great comfort in its works. I'm open to new software and have tried the alternatives. But none the less, Illustrator hasn't failed me.

Shasta P.

Head

Design, Self-employed

Used the software for: 2+ years

**Overall Rating**

**5.0**

Ease of Use

1.0

Customer Service

1.0

Features

5.0

Value for Money

3.0

Likelihood to Recommend

20%

2/10

Reviewer Source

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Source: Capterra

October 6, 2020

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"The most powerful vector art program there is."

**Overall:** I'd say my overall experience is very much love/hate. When I need it Adobe Illistrator is my knight in shininy amror, but throughout the general work grind it's too full of itself to be useful.

**Pros:** Adobe Illustrator is easily the most powerful and easily extenisable vector art program available.
Because of that when nothing else works you can usually always count on Adobe Illustrator to get the job done.

**Cons:** Due to the rather extmre learning cuve and often clunky interface compared to it's top compeitors for most general light weight tasks Adobe Illustrator is my last choice. Despite having years of experience with it the speed and ease that general daily tasks can be done in other vecotor applications is some times stunning.

**Alternatives Considered:** [Inkscape](/p/178240/Inkscape/), [Affinity Designer](/p/110533/WebPlus-X4/) and [CorelDRAW](/p/124823/CorelDRAW/)

**Reasons for Choosing Adobe Illustrator:** Because when I need to work with complex heavy detail vectors only Adobe Illustrator can handle the work load.
Affinity Desighner's poor usage of computer hardware renders it nearly useless for larage complex projects.
CorelDRAW is far too unstable to use for anything that has a tight deadline.
Inkscape is an amazing project, but it's still growing needs time to truly mature.

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Verified LinkedIn User

Product Designer

Design, Self-employed

Used the software for: 2+ years

**Overall Rating**

**5.0**

Ease of Use

4.0

Features

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

100%

10/10

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Nominal Gift Card: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and was offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

Source: Capterra

August 3, 2018

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"Scaleable results"

**Overall:** I have been using Illustrator for approximately three years now as a student and freelance graphic designer. I still learn new tips and tricks today that allow me to advance my skillset. Whatever issues I had or commands I couldn't figure out on my own, a simple search online has always resulted in numerous answers to the same question that others already had. Problem solving has always been easy with the software as it has become my go-to tool for graphics.

**Pros:** Easy to use after some practice. The commands are approachable for a firsttime user and varied enough to fulfill the needs of a very experienced user. It is quite practically a blank canvas for vectors with which you can do anything you might need in static graphics and manipulate to your desire with a drag to copy command. After mastering the pen tool, you might find illustrator to be an alluring alternative to sketching or prototyping by hand because of how quickly things can be drawn out while still be very precise with aid of snapping/ grids. The combination of the shape tool with pathfinder allow the user to reach complexity of forms in few simple steps. It grants any user a higher level of craft without much effort. The more you use it, the more you discover. It becomes an essential tool for anyone who learns how to use it. Essentially anyone can find a reason to use Illustrator and pretty much anyone can get a hold of it within half an hour. Since it uses the same language and ecosystem, the Illustrator environment will be very familiar for anyone who has had the pleasure of playing around with Photoshop. An illustrator document also communicates well across other software for example, motion graphic, 3D modeling & printing, laser cutting, etc. It's a standard that will afford a user plenty of flexibility. If I had to choose only one design tool to depend on for the rest of my career, I would choose Illustrator.

**Cons:** Some commands / tools are hard to discover until you are in dire need of them and are forced to do an online search for a solution. There are a few commands that do not match up with other software in the Adobe ecosystem which can get confusing. (i.e Indesign / Photoshop / XD). Based on your computer's GPU performance, you may get strange glitches in the rendering of a graphic when the file gets large which can make working with that file a hassle- this however does not happen very often and there still are many workarounds. Adding effects can make the file sluggish as well. Managing groups and different appearances within a group can become cumbersome as things become nested within the layers. To some degree, the user has to learn the Adobe way of doing things which may not be entirely intuitive at first but makes a lot of sense once you figure it out. For those who are new to Adobe they will have to learn to organize their filling system as assets such as a linked image can otherwise disappear from a file and must be retrieved. Unfortunately, you cannot make sweeping changes across multiple artboards, but instead must individually edit each item.

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Steve C.

Verified LinkedIn User

Web Developer & Graphic Designer

Internet, 1-10 employees

Used the software for: 2+ years

**Overall Rating**

**5.0**

Ease of Use

2.0

Features

5.0

Value for Money

3.0

Likelihood to Recommend

80%

8/10

Reviewer Source

Nominal Gift Card: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and was offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

Source: Capterra

November 28, 2018

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"Illustrator is a Professional Program and the Learning Curve and Cost Will Reflect That"

**Overall:** When working with vectors, I go to Illustrator and have for many years and will continue to. In my estimation, it far exceeded the competitors at the time I started, such as Corel Draw (20 years ago). It continues to serve me well. For those who work with Web Design primarily, there are other vector tools that have edged their way into the market and at a fraction of the price and they do some pretty cool things. If I was was just starting our and/or had a tighter budget, I might consider them as alternatives. Illustrator is no longer the young, cool kid on the block and some of these other software packages have found supporters in younger designers, but I still think its the best overall if you have the time and resources to learn it.

**Pros:** I'm a professional graphic designer, so Illustrator has been my go-to program for working with vector art for many years. Pretty much whatever you want to do in this program, you can do if you know how. It's nice that they have been able to keep up with a lot of the crossover to web needs, like the ability to export SVG files and such.

**Cons:** This is a difficult question to answer because what constitutes a "con" might not actually be a con at all. It depends on your needs. I could say that it's gotten a little bloated with features I don't need, but someone else may need them and, surely, I use a lot of features that others don't need. But it does make the learning curve a bit steeper, both for newbies getting their feet wet, or experienced users using newer features. But, again, with a powerful tool comes some investment of time in learning to use it right. Similarly, cost: Adobe has sort of priced themselves out of "consumer" and into "pro-sumer" with their Ccreative Cloud. For someone like me, the price for all that great software they offer, including Illustrator, it's a good deal! For someone who doesn't need all that software (or this one in particular) as much as I do, then it might seem pricey.

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Tawanda M.

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CWBTS

Non-Profit Organization Management, 10,001+ employees

Used the software for: 1-2 years

**Overall Rating**

**5.0**

Ease of Use

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

Features

5.0

Value for Money

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

100%

10/10

Reviewer Source

Nominal Gift Card: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and was offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

Source: Capterra

February 13, 2019

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"Illustrator is An extension of my hand"

**Overall:** Illustrator is the most professional and flexible vector graphic software out there on the market. My creativity suddenly increased as i transitioned to Illustrator because the powerful features it offers allow me to fell like I'm using my freehand. Sometimes it even allows me the odd accidental design inspiration. I like the fact that you can connect it to Adobe Bridge for further functionality and automation of repetitive tasks.

**Pros:** I mostly love the path finder, shape builder and expand functionality as it allows me to create unlimited complex shapes which can be single units as opposed to grouped elements. I'm a fan of monograms so this features allow me to create monograms easily no matter how complex my graphic starts out as. I like the fact that it handles scale-able vector formats exceptionally well (svg, vector, pdf). I like the arrange and distribute functions which afford me the luxury of unprecedented precision while aligning and positioning my graphics on the artboard. I especially love illustrators ability to create custom strokes and fills over graphics and be able to expand them into shapes for further manipulation. This flexibility is everything i ever wnated in a vector graphic software. The way Illustrator implements this is just right for me. I enjoy the various workspaces which suit different design professionals and their preferences. The various effects that it offers for example the arch effect allow me manipulation capabilities that extend my creativity to insane levels. Illustrator is my got to software for everything graphic even for projects that are in the bitmap domain as it handles those equally well compared to traditional raster/bitmap applications. The artboard system is another one of my favourite features espeially when exporting or alinging items based on artboard.

**Cons:** It can be a put off the fact that Illustrator as a relatively steeper learning curve. The multitude of features that it offers and its workflows can be difficult to comprehend at first.

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samuel T.

Verified LinkedIn User

Chief Executive Officer

Graphic Design, Self-employed

Used the software for: 2+ years

**Overall Rating**

**5.0**

Ease of Use

4.0

Features

5.0

Value for Money

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

100%

10/10

Reviewer Source

Nominal Gift Card: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and was offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

Source: Capterra

May 8, 2019

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"Best Graphic Design Software for Creating Vector Graphics "

**Overall:** Illustrator is great, perfect for Vector design, Logo creation, drawing Cartoons etc and it gets the job done and even do more. For a graphic designer, the software is recommended since there isn’t any better alternative. Once it’s features are mastered, one can easily play with the software and create something out of it.

**Pros:** Adobe illustrator is a great software for Graphic Designers to add to their collection. The software is made for creating a vector graphics and it so good at it. Over the years, I have learnt to use Adobe Illustrator to create project like Cartoon and Logo designs. It is a great software and it gets the job done easily.

One of the best option for using the illustrator is the vector-graphic which makes design a perfect still quality, no matter how the design’s size is adjusted, the resolution stay the same.

With Adobe illustrator users can easily draw a design from scratch by mastering the Pen Tool and with tons of other tools like the Pathfinder Tool, the software made it very easy to design almost anything and even beautify it with the color guide.

**Cons:** Adobe illustrator is great, no doubt one of the best drawing software out there, however the best can be too best.. if that makes sense. For beginners, Illustrator has so many complex features which are not easy to learn at all, even with knowledge of other Adobe softwares.

The software is also heavy while operating, it requires a very strong PC to properly use without slowing down your operations or hang the PC while at it.

Illustrator is just good for drawing, editing image isn’t recommended on the software, it lacks some basic features to edit image and working with layers on this software can be very frustrating.

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Director

Computer Software, 11-50 employees

Used the software for: 2+ years

**Overall Rating**

**5.0**

Ease of Use

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

Features

5.0

Value for Money

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

100%

10/10

Reviewer Source

Nominal Gift Card: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and was offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

Source: Capterra

July 16, 2019

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"“It creates your imaginations visually on media” "

**Overall:** when you look at the price, instantly you will exclaim ‘oh my gosh’. As I explained previously, there are nearly 100 million images available in adobe stock, over 12000 fonts in adobe fonts, plus all the other features to run wild with creative ideas. Who else offers so much? Therefore my opinion is a designer can always make designs that can claim a value if you are using the license of Illustrator. At the same time, with illustrator you need just a fraction of the time in doing your designs compared to some others which will keep you way behind. Illustrator is definitely for professional designers and as a professional designer, will need to use compatible hardware to get the best use of AI .

**Pros:** Ai is ideal for professional Vector graphic designers. After many years of studies with the inputs of designers around the globe, Adobe has developed Ai to create almost anything that comes into billions of creative (or weird) minds. Just about anything. Once you pass the learning curve which would take months and months with all that learning material available (which is quite reasonable), then you can make your dreams visible to you and others too. But still you will learn, as there are so many developments and updates take place continuously.
The Free form gradient, which is also a new addition, allows you to drop points of color which blends together to form rich color blends.

Adobe font integration lets you select thousands of fonts and use the most suitable fonts that goes with the project. You just dream what you need and you get it in Illustrator creative cloud.
With its three ‘snap to pixel’ options, it automatically aligns to the pixel grid the drawing, scaling and moving path and vector shapes.
With their massive stock of creative resources in graphics, templates, images etc which are close to 100 million in numbers and are organized in Adobe Stock, designers can access and easily design templates for various jobs saving time for additional work. The ‘True size view’ and ‘Trim size view’ features are added benefits for the User. Features of Illustrator are endless if you look at an artist’s point of view. It can put into reality all the dreams of a creative mind

**Cons:** I wouldn’t hesitate for a moment to call a wiper ‘a wiper’. The bad side of AI is it can just wipe off all other competitors in just one Illustrator stroke.

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Christian Edison B.

Verified LinkedIn User

Publicity Committee Head

Computer Hardware, 5,001-10,000 employees

Used the software for: 2+ years

**Overall Rating**

**5.0**

Ease of Use

4.0

Customer Service

4.0

Features

5.0

Value for Money

4.0

Likelihood to Recommend

90%

9/10

Reviewer Source

No Incentive Offered: This review was submitted organically.

Source: Capterra

December 26, 2019

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"Adobe Illustrator Review"

**Overall:** Adobe Illustrators is an innovative vector-based program developed for graphic design professionals. This software used algorithms to draw shapes rather than using bitmap images to store data. That's why Illustrator's vector graphics can be scaled to any size without losing their overall quality or resolution.

Adobe Illustrator makes everything from company logos to informative drawings to animated designs because of this unique design. It can print illustrations, produce beautiful graphics on the website and give users full control over their typography.

So, I recommend this software and it is worth it.

**Pros:** 1.) It provides an interface which will help the user:
You have an extra degree of flexibility when working to design the entire workspace with Adobe Illustrator. Your interface makes personalized viewing possible. There is also an option to save space. Such processes allow you to work on your project in any way that is most convenient, while maintaining full control over all the options available.

2.) The Adobe Illustrator is compatible on almost any computer system:
While Adobe Illustrator is not working well on mobile devices, on almost any computer system, it does an exceptional job. It can be used on Windows PCs or on items from Apple. Even from the early 2000s, if you use an older top-of - the-line option, it will work properly on older computers.

3.) It produces web and print graphics:
Thanks to Adobe Illustrator, you can easily create print-ready graphics. With this tool, you can also create web graphics. It works in any screen resolution, offering a constantly updated tool set that allows you to relatively easily build professional vector graphics.

**Cons:** The only disadvantage is that you need to require lots of patience. If you're planning to design something that's interesting, imaginative, and you don't need a practical dimension, then Adobe Illustrator can help you put together something in no time. If you want to build something that makes people feel positive, then you need to give yourself plenty of time to work on the project.

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Souhil S.

Verified LinkedIn User

Entrepreneur

Design, Self-employed

Used the software for: 2+ years

**Overall Rating**

**5.0**

Ease of Use

4.0

Customer Service

5.0

Features

4.0

Value for Money

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

80%

8/10

Reviewer Source

Nominal Gift Card: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and was offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

Source: Capterra

December 1, 2020

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"The Best Vector Based Design Software "

**Overall:** I use Illustrator daily to create cool vector designs because I need the highest resolution to print them on a lot of things and with Illustrator I really get the things done and I'm always happy with the results.
I think Adobe Illustrator is the best Vector and Design software in the market right now and after using it for many years I never had any problems and I always get the work done.
Adobe is an amazing company, and I'm sure they will keep improving this software and adding some useful tools and features.

**Pros:** It's very easy to use, and you can create anything from scratch, you need just some designing or drawing knowledge, and you are good to go.
It comes with a lot of useful design tools, filters, and effects...etc.
I can create anything using Adobe Illustrator and the sky is the limit.
I can also, use it to create topography designs for many things (shirts, wall art, business cards, text)...etc.
I like adobe stock and the library of graphics, images, videos, and templates.
Also, the drawing app is great, and It allows me to draw on top of any picture using different elements and colors.
Fast rendering especially for the biggest resolution of 300 DPI.
I like the shortcuts and this gives us a fantastic option to save time doing our creative work on Adobe Illustrator.
It allows me to use my files saved in Dropbox without downloading them because I can browse them from Illustrator.
I can open many PDF files and use them as a vector and I can convert any picture/image to a vector with simple steps.
The best thing about Illustrator is you can use Photoshop files and InDesign files without any problem and you can edit them too with it.
Also, Creative Cloud is an amazing deal and you can get access to a lot of cool stuff.
Adobe website has a lot of free resources about how to use Adobe Illustrator and about everything related to design and creativity.

**Cons:** I would love to see the crop tool in Illustrator like in Photoshop.
They can add some Photoshop tools to Illustrator for example "remove background" tool.
But, after all, they are doing a great job and always I get a new version I really feel the change they made to the program.

John G.

Owner

Publishing, 1-10 employees

Used the software for: 2+ years

**Overall Rating**

**4.0**

Ease of Use

4.0

Customer Service

3.0

Features

4.0

Value for Money

1.0

Reviewer Source

Nominal Gift Card: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and was offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

Source: Capterra

February 11, 2021

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"A great product that has not adapted to the times."

**Overall:** For decades, Adobe Illustrator served me well. In the beginning, it was the best. But Corel Draw eventually eclipsed it in features and ease-of-use. But as the standard that I had learned to use well and had grown with, I still gravitated to AI, for most projects.

But two things happened almost simultaneously that moved me away from AI.

First, Adobe went exclusively to a subscription model, meaning that I would no longer OWN my software, if I upgraded. FYI, I'm still on CS6, which I OWN. I have not and will not rent software, because of the possibility of being locked out of my software at a critical time, when I need it most.

The second reason is the release of Affinity Designer/Photo, which are the first fully functional products aimed at replacing Illustrator and Photoshop. Designer does virtually everything that Illustrator can do, does it for a whole lot less money, and I OWN IT. The only thing I have found that Affinity products won't do (yet), is pattern overlays in fx. But I'm sure that will be coming soon.

I used to be an Adobe evangelist. But today, I have become an Affinity evangelist and I barely use my CS6 Adobe Suite that has been relegated to a VMware partition, with an old version of MacOS, that I only use for archive files.

Adobe Illustrator used to be the standard and well deserved. That is no longer the case and also well deserved. They are over-priced, considering that other equivalent products now exist for a fraction of the cost.

**Pros:** Adobe Illustrator was the standard for years, before there was competition in this market. Then, even after Corel Draw came along, which was a better (5-star) product, Adobe managed to remain the standard, by continuing to be at least a very good product (4-star). It seems that being the standard means you don't have to be the best, but you must be very good and Illustrator was just that - very good.

**Cons:** Several features in Adobe Illustrator were poorly implemented. Though there were more than a few such issues, one that comes to mind is the ease of placing an image within another object, when using Corel Draw, as compared to the convoluted steps to do the same thing in AI.

But Adobe Illustrator lost me as a user, when Adobe went to a subscription base. It's not an issue of money. I have been willing to pay large sums of money, for the full suite of Adobe graphic/photo design tools, including Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, and the now discontinued Flash (ActiveScript). My concern is that I can't afford to be told that I can't use my software now, because my fully paid-up subscription can't be confirmed on the server. That's exactly what could happen, if a hacker penetrated Adobe's license server and deleted or changed all the license files. Any number of other scenarios could have similar results. That's why I OWN my software.

Sure, a hacker could get into my system and cause damage. But I work behind two firewalls and I'm a very minor target for hackers. Adobe, by contrast, is so large that they're a prime target for hackers. They will be targeted by 10,000 hackers, before I'm attacked once. I'll take my chances with OWNED software on my system, rather than leave that security to a stranger, at a high-value target.

Besides, I can now to everything with Affinity Designer that I used to do with AI. It also costs less and I OWN it. Bye AI.

**Reasons for Choosing Adobe Illustrator:** I chose AI, because it was the only thing available to do what it did, at the time. For many years it was a great product that was only slightly over-priced. That has changed. I have since switched to Affinity Designer (and Affinity Photo) for ALL of my new graphic/photo work. I OWN that software, versus the Adobe model, where you rent your software. Also, the cost to OWN the Affinity products is about the same as the cost to rent the Adobe products for just one month. No comparison. Bye, Adobe. You were good while you lasted. But there are now better products to do the same thing for less money.

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Rob H.

Verified LinkedIn User

Designer / Owner

Design, Self-employed

Used the software for: 2+ years

**Overall Rating**

**5.0**

Ease of Use

4.0

Customer Service

5.0

Features

5.0

Value for Money

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

100%

10/10

Reviewer Source

No Incentive Offered: This review was submitted organically.

Source: Capterra

December 21, 2021

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"Illustrator's power is unmatched. "

**Overall:** Overall Illustrator has been a critical part of my business. Without it there are many tasks that I would not be able to accomplish. Most larger agencies use it and share files in Illustrator's format so it's critical that I can open and work in those files without having to ask them to convert them and risk losing subtle design elements or flexibility.

**Pros:** Illustrator just keeps getting more powerful and more capable. It's so ubiquitous that if you don't use it you'll have a harder time collaborating with agencies across the planet as you produce art. There is practically nothing you can't do with it in terms of creating vector and hand drawn artwork and graphics.

**Cons:** Some of the interface handles are too small and it's difficult to grab them. I'd like to be able to make them any size I want. I use high resolution monitors and some elements are just tiny, no matter how good your eyes are. Other then that, I can't really find anything to be critical about. As with all software, there are functions that you'd probably implement differently if you were the developer, but it does everything I need and then some.

**Reasons for Choosing Adobe Illustrator:** Because Illustrator was more universally accepted in the marketing industry and because Illustrator is so feature rich and powerful.

**Reasons for Switching to Adobe Illustrator:** I don't recall the names because it's been over 10-years. But even then, before Illustrator's massive improvements since then, nothing was as well rounded and capable in all the categories I needed. I found I needed two programs to do everything Illustrator does so I stopped trying to find something better.

Sundiep R.

Owner

Internet, Self-employed

Used the software for: 2+ years

**Overall Rating**

**5.0**

Ease of Use

5.0

Customer Service

4.0

Features

5.0

Value for Money

4.0

Likelihood to Recommend

90%

9/10

Reviewer Source

No Incentive Offered: This review was submitted organically.

Source: Capterra

February 2, 2023

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"A reliable programme for vector and graphics work"

**Overall:** My creativity may now be developed and expressed thanks to Adobe Illustrator. I've created incredible logos and businesses that have become brands, presentations, and vector icons. It is the industry's top vector design. I continue to get greater outcomes every day. When it comes to web design or even branding for t-shirts or print on other products, Ai delivers the greatest tools to produce vectors and illustration designs that give wings to the imagination and fashion come alive. Ai is quite competent. Just wanted to thank the devs. I've only ever encountered the greatest design and editing firm in Adobe.

**Pros:** The amount of sophistication of Adobe Illustrator's capabilities reflects its long history and longevity. Because Adobe is so widely used, cooperation is simple and results are reliable. Each tool may be modified to suit a particular requirement or preference, and the workspace may also be customized to fit particular design scenarios. I put a lot of importance on typography. There is nothing that can compare to the fine-grained control that Adobe Illustrator offers for typing operations. On this front, Adobe benefits from decades of experience, collaborations, and the close integration between Illustrator and other Creative Cloud products, which also happen to be widely used in the design business.

**Cons:** The drawback that I can see is that it might be a bit challenging to explore all the wonderful functions that the program offers if I don't have the professional skills to operate it. Therefore, if I don't know how to accomplish that outcome, the work starts to look a bit unprofessional. I also detest it when it crashes when I'm working, which is another problem. A circumstance when I was planning a presentation happened to me. The file won't open after I correctly saved it and tried to access it later. It indicated that my file was corrupt in some way.

Muhammad Z.

Trainer

Design, 51-200 employees

Used the software for: 2+ years

**Overall Rating**

**5.0**

Ease of Use

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

Features

5.0

Value for Money

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

80%

8/10

Reviewer Source

Nominal Gift Card: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and was offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

Source: Capterra

April 5, 2023

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"Review for Adobe Illustrator"

**Overall:** Adobe Illustrator is a powerful design tool that can help businesses of all sizes create high-quality graphics, illustrations, and designs that help them stand out from the competition and communicate their brand message effectively.

**Pros:** One of the most impactful features of Adobe Illustrator is its vector-based design tools, which allow you to create precise and scalable designs that can be easily edited and adjusted as needed. This is particularly useful for creating logos, illustrations, and other graphics that need to be reproduced in various sizes and formats.Another impactful feature of Illustrator is its ability to create and work with multiple artboards, which allows you to work on multiple designs within the same document. This can be particularly helpful when creating designs for print or web, as you can easily create different versions or variations of your design.Illustrator also offers a wide range of design tools and features, including the pen tool, shape tools, and text tools, that allow you to create detailed and complex designs with ease. The program also offers a variety of design templates and the ability to create and save your own custom templates, making it easier to get started on a new design project.In terms of ease of use, Illustrator can be a complex program to learn, particularly for beginners. However, the program offers a range of tutorials, online resources, and a user-friendly interface that can help users get started and improve their skills over time.

**Cons:** Some users have also reported issues with the program's stability and performance, particularly when working with large and complex designs. This can result in crashes, slow processing times, and other technical issues that can be frustrating for users.Regarding integration with existing business processes, some users may find it difficult to integrate Illustrator with other software or systems, particularly if they are not part of the Adobe Creative Cloud ecosystem.In terms of missing or desired features, some users have requested better integration with data visualization tools, improved text layout options, and more advanced drawing tools. However, Adobe regularly releases updates and new features for Illustrator, so it's possible that some of these issues may be addressed in future updates

Badshah B.

Operations Manager

Information Technology and Services, 11-50 employees

Used the software for: 2+ years

**Overall Rating**

**5.0**

Ease of Use

4.0

Customer Service

4.0

Features

5.0

Value for Money

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

100%

10/10

Reviewer Source

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Source: Capterra

June 29, 2018

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"The perfect tool for vector illustration and professional designing"

**Overall:** A must-have tool for designing department in any organization. The software is not resolution dependent which gives guaranteed best print output every time. Affinity Designer is a close call but our team will go with Adobe Illustrator any day.

**Pros:** We have been using the original licensed version of the software in our organization for a pretty long time. The creative dept. uses the software for designing icons for web and app, logos, print materials and business cards. Can be virtually used for almost any type of designing. Expertise in Photoshop and InDesign will be very much helpful in using this software. A wide set of tools, filters and effects are available which makes sketches, designing and illustration an easy task. The paid version has a bundle of stock arts, high-quality vector artwork and fonts that can be used extensively. It also supports files from other external software such as PSD files from Adobe Photoshop, PDF, vector formats such as EPS, and CDR files from Corel Draw. Adobe cloud is an added advantage that makes sharing of creative data easy with others users.

**Cons:** 1\. Even though tutorials are useful, only a professionally trained designer can take full advantage of the software. The learning curve is steep. 1-2 year is required for attaining proficiency.
2\. Quite expensive. This may be due to the monopoly Adobe has over this space.
3\. Updates are very rare. For fixing minor to major bugs and errors, we have to wait a long time.
4\. For editing objects with multiple nodes and for complex designing, the system resources are consumed very quickly and cause the system to hang or crash at many times.

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Senior Producer

Computer Games

Used the software for: 2+ years

**Overall Rating**

**5.0**

Ease of Use

2.0

Customer Service

5.0

Features

5.0

Value for Money

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

100%

10/10

Reviewer Source

Nominal Gift Card: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and was offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

Source: Capterra

July 16, 2018

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"Illustrator is the king of vector graphics"

**Overall:** Illustrator has a tough learning curve, but once scaled, it unlocks a whole new world of layout and design methods that cannot be matched with other software packages.

**Pros:** For years, Illustrator has been the ugly brother to Photoshop, (And it still largely is) - designers everywhere would get frustrated with Illustrators 'alternative' work flow when doing the simplest of tasks that would take seconds in Photoshop. - but in the last few years, Adobe have worked hard to make the unique abilities of Illustrator come to the fore.

It's not the ubiquitous image editing powerhouse that is Photoshop, and it's not trying to be. What Illustrator has become is the designers best friend. It has a layer of accuracy that isn't in Photoshop, you can design logos, layouts, text, fonts, anything using Illustrators methods and produce things that can be rendered at any resolution because of it's mathematical vector output.

As software developers, the world is becoming more and more resolution agnostic, every bit of software we make must work on multiple different display resolutions. From tiny mobile phones to gigantic televisions.

If we were to create our user interfaces using photoshops rasterised bitmap output, we would be forever making different resolution sized files. But with illustrator, (when you know what you're doing) - you simply need one file and the use of it's amazing exporting abilities.

**Cons:** The learning curve (pun intended) of Illustrator is steep. Much more steep if you've come from Adobes other amazing image manipulation software Adobe Photoshop.

For years, the layout of Illustrator, and the subtle UX interface differences has alienated its use for the beginning user, but once you get over the learning curve and the hurdles of "simply finding the right button" - it all starts to click, layers, and masks, and paths all become normal and then a world of accurate design is opened up. Making things that would take a long time in Photoshop a simple task in Illustrator (circular paths, for example, or pattern making are done so much easier in Illustrator than could ever be achieved in Photoshop) -

The best of both worlds (bitmap and vector) is to become proficient in both, but one area Adobe could look at is making Illustrator more uniform with Photoshop in it's way of presenting its user interface. There are \*so many\* inconsistencies between the two brother software packages.

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