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1 user review on Toolradar, plus 454 ratings aggregated from G2. Pros, cons and ratings, with each source and its date.
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4.5 out of 5
Based on 454 ratings on G2, as of Aug 2026. 1 Toolradar review (not averaged).
Write a reviewRating summary: Affinity Designer is rated 4.5 out of 5 across 454 ratings on G2, as of Aug 2026. One Toolradar user has reviewed it (5.0 out of 5); a single review is not averaged into the rating.
4.5 out of 5
454 ratings on review sites, as of Aug 2026
| Source | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| G2 | 4.5 out of 5 | 454 |
| Toolradar users | Not averaged (fewer than 3 reviews) | 1 |
This is the only Toolradar review so far: it is listed in full and not averaged into the rating above. The rating comes from the review sites listed in the summary.
Anonymous
This is really easy to use and navigate. Like how Canva is integrated into the software to.
A magic eraser would be a good addition to the program, but on the whole I haven't found anything to complain about.
Toolradar data: Affinity Designer's entry paid plan ($169.99/mo) ranks #63 of 65 for price among the Image Editing tools with a verified entry price and no stated unit, where the median is $11.99/mo. Its head-to-head comparison pages had 234 visits in the last 30 days, ranking #2 of 68 tools with 20+ compare-page visits in Image Editing. As of Nov 2026.
| Metric | Affinity Designer | Peer median | Position (1 is best) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry paid plan | $169.99/mo | $11.99/mo | #63 of 65 tools with no stated price unit, verified price |
| Free plan | No | 65% have one | n/a |
| Listed as an alternative to | 26 tools | 2 | #7 of 173 |
| User rating | 4.5/5 (across the web, 454 ratings) | 4.5/5 | #27 of 64 (joint) tools with 20+ reviews |
| Compare-page visits, last 30 days | 234 visits | 41 | #2 of 68 tools with 20+ compare-page visits |
Visitors most often compare Affinity Designer with Inkscape, Adobe Illustrator and Vectornator (last 30 days, Nov 2026).
Listed as an alternative to: #4 on 2026-10-16 to #7 on 2026-11-02 (rank among 173 tools, 1 is best).
Each position is counted among the tools that have data for that row, as noted under it. A lower entry price ranks higher; prices are read on vendor pages and compared only with tools priced on the same basis. All Image Editing data · How we compute this. Advertising and placement fees are not inputs to any position. Visit counts include visits from every source.
Cite this: Toolradar, “Affinity Designer by the numbers”, Nov 2026.
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