Alternatives

Best Palette Maker alternatives in 2026

Data compiled by Toolradar Updated November 2, 2026 How we rate

Cite this list: Toolradar, best Palette Maker alternatives 2026, toolradar.com/alternatives/palette-maker

5 direct alternatives to Palette Maker and 3 more tools in the same category, compared on pricing, features, and best-for use cases. Pick the right replacement without the marketing fluff.

Quick answer

Adobe Color is the top alternative to Palette Maker on our list, followed by Coolors and Khroma.
6 of the 8 alternatives have a free plan, starting with Adobe Color.
Highest rated: Adobe Color, 4.7 out of 5 from 7,500 ratings, May 2026.

Publications that cover the tools tracked here

8 alternatives
5 direct
6 with a free plan

Adobe Color
#1 Top pick
Create and explore color palettes for design projects
Pricing
Free
4.7 /5 on G2 · 7,500 ratings, May 2026
Our take
Best overall
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Coolors
#2
Color palette generator and design tool
Starting price
From $3 /mo
Cheapest paid plan, monthly, as of November 2026
4.8 /5 on G2 · 14 ratings, Aug 2026
Our take
Highest rated
Read the review
Khroma
#3
AI-powered color palettes trained to your taste
Pricing
Free
Read the review

Palette Maker vs 8 alternatives

Palette Maker and its alternatives compared on starting price (cheapest paid plan, monthly, as of November 2026), free plan and average user rating, and how directly each replaces it.
Tool	Starting price (Nov 2026)	Free plan	Rating	Fit
Palette Maker Compared tool	Price: Free	Free plan: Yes	4.9 out of 5, from 72 ratings on G2 (72)
Adobe Color	Price: Free	Free plan: Yes	4.7 out of 5, from 7,500 ratings on G2 (7,500)	Direct alternative
Coolors	Price: $3/mo	Free plan: Yes	4.8 out of 5, from 14 ratings on G2 (14)	Direct alternative
Khroma	Price: Free	Free plan: Yes	n/a	Direct alternative
Paletton	Price: Free	Free plan: Yes	n/a	Direct alternative
Color Hunt	Price: Free	Free plan: Yes	n/a	Direct alternative
Adobe Lightroom	Price: $11.99/mo	Free plan: No	4.7 out of 5, from 3,624 ratings across G2 and Capterra (3,624)	Same category as Palette Maker
Final Cut Pro	Price: $2.99/mo	Free plan: No	4.6 out of 5, from 230 ratings across G2 and Capterra (230)	Same category as Palette Maker
Affinity Photo	Price: Free	Free plan: Yes	4.6 out of 5, from 333 ratings across G2 and Capterra (333)	Same category as Palette Maker

Why people consider alternatives to Palette Maker

PaletteMaker is a unique web-based tool designed for creative professionals and color enthusiasts. It allows users to generate color palettes, including AI-powered options, and critically, to test how these palettes behave within pre-made…

Teams most often switch away when one of these starts to bite:

A feature or quota ceiling that a paid specialist covers and this free tool does not.
Missing integrations with the rest of your stack.
Performance or scale limits as your needs grow.
A specific feature gap you have hit in color tools.

The 5 direct alternatives below cover the same core job (color tools) with different trade-offs. The 3 tools marked "Same category as Palette Maker" fit the category but replace Palette Maker less directly.

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Palette Maker by the numbers

Palette Maker compared with 258 Graphic Design tools on Toolradar, as of Nov 2026
Metric	Palette Maker	Peer median	Position (1 is best)
Free plan	Yes	72% have one	n/a
User rating	4.9/5 (across the web, 72 ratings)	4.4/5	#1 of 99 (joint) tools with 20+ reviews

Each position is counted among the tools that have data for that row, as noted under it. All Graphic Design data · How we compute this. Advertising and placement fees are not inputs to any position.

Cite this: Toolradar, “Palette Maker by the numbers”, Nov 2026.

8 alternatives to Palette Maker

Direct alternatives come first, ranked by G2 and Capterra ratings, media mentions, and editor review. Tools marked "Same category as Palette Maker" follow, ranked the same way.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best alternative to Palette Maker?

Based on real-signal scoring (G2 and Capterra ratings, media mentions, and editorial review), the top alternatives to Palette Maker are Adobe Color, Coolors, Khroma. Each solves the same core job with different trade-offs on pricing, features, and integrations.

Is there a free alternative to Palette Maker?

Palette Maker is already 100% free (no paid upgrade path). Adobe Color is another fully free option listed here (Create and explore color palettes for design projects). Freemium tools on this list have a free tier plus paid plans; they are not the same as 100% free.

Why do people look for Palette Maker alternatives?

Common reasons teams switch away from Palette Maker even though it is free: missing integrations with the rest of their stack, performance or scale limits, or a specific feature gap in color tools. The alternatives on this page solve the same core problem with a different feature set.

Side-by-side comparisons

In-depth comparison pages for Palette Maker versus each alternative.

Palette Maker vs Adobe Color Palette Maker vs Coolors Palette Maker vs Khroma Palette Maker vs Paletton Palette Maker vs Color Hunt

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Top 3 alternatives to Palette Maker

Adobe Color

Coolors

Khroma