Adobe Illustrator CC software, better known directly as Illustrator for short, is one of the most used vector graphics programs in graphic design, if not the most. Today we share the best alternatives to Adobe Illustrator CC.
It is an Adobe software and is paid. The plan for individual users costs € 24.19 / month, and if you want to include Photoshop and Adobe XD in the same subscription, it will cost you € 60.49 per month (at the time of writing this post). If you are a company, they have a different rate for the equipment. Also if you are a student or teacher, or directly for entities such as colleges and universities.
It is best that you go through its official website to know the differences between the plans.
As you are not here to see the benefits of the Illustrator, but to know what free alternatives to this software, let’s get to the point!
The best alternatives to Adobe Illustrator CC
Inkscape
Inkscape is free and open-source software, with features similar to Adobe Illustrator, CorelDraw or Xara X
This program supports many advanced SVG features (bookmarks, clones, opacities, etc.) and features a highly optimized user interface. It is very easy to edit nodes, perform complex path operations, trace bitmaps and much more.
It is available for Windows, Mac, and Linux and has a large community that maintains and supports it.
Official website: https://inkscape.org/
Gravit
Gravit, unlike most of the software in this list, or even unlike Illustrator itself, does not need to be installed on the computer, as it is an application to use directly online in the browser.
Today Gravit has evolved and has become Gravit Designer, a multiplatform software (Mac, Windows, Linux, and Chrome) although it still has its web version to use without installing anything.
It is a free application that only requires you to register on the web to start using it.
Official website: https://gravit.io/
Krita
Krita, another free and open-source software, is a complete digital drawing and painting application, available for the main desktop platforms (Windows, Mac, and Linux).
Official website: https://krita.org/es/
Adobe Illustrator Draw
Adobe Illustrator Draw is an application available for iOS and Android, free, and that allows you to create vector designs.
It has several tools and a simple interface. It also allows you to send the files to Photoshop or Illustrator, thanks to being from the same company and is compatible with stylus devices such as Adobe Ink, Adonit Jot Touch with Pixelpoint, Wacom devices, FiftyThree Pencil and Apple Pencil
As we have already mentioned, it is free and you only need a Creative Cloud account to use it.
Official website: https://www.adobe.com/products/draw.html
And you, do you know any other free vector drawing software that is worthy of including in our article?