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The Inkscape application is used by design professionals across a wide variety of industries (marketing/branding, engineering/CAD, web graphics, cartooning). ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.4/5** | 517 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 3.9/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support Software | 4.0/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Inkscape ## Commercial Context - **Pricing model**: (Free version available) - **Pricing Details**: Inkscape is free and open-source software licensed under the GPL. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Linux (Desktop) - **Supported Languages**: English, Italian - **Available Countries**: Australia, Canada, China, India, Italy, United Kingdom, United States ## Features - 2D Drawing - CAD Tools - Data Import/Export - Design Management - Design Templates - Image Editing - Rendering ## Integrations (2 total) - GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) - Graphic Tracer ## Category - [Vector Graphics Software](https://www.capterra.ca/directory/31518/vector-graphics/software) ## Related Categories - [Vector Graphics Software](https://www.capterra.ca/directory/31518/vector-graphics/software) - [Graphic Design Software](https://www.capterra.ca/directory/31010/graphic-design/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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For example, I converted a small embroidering team to using this platform and significantly cut down their monthly software costs. The tool itself has a learning curve which is comparable to Adobe products, but it is an easy transition if you are familiar with competitor products. I like that the software is versatile enough to handle graphic design and image editing. > > **Cons**: Since this is an open-sourced platform, there aren't as many resources to review, even though they do put in a lot of effort with the official documentation. I find there are usually a few tutorials on YouTube that can solve most issues, or the commentors will assist when possible. ----- ### "Inkscape is an excellent graphic design tool. Highly Recommend" — 5.0/5 > **Michelle** | *May 8, 2025* | Retail | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: I love that it is open source software that allows me to do advanced and professional document creation and design. It is more advanced than Microsoft Publisher and on par with Corel and Adobe Illustrator for the features I need > > **Cons**: Nothing at all. I have had no issues at any point when I have used this software. It has always done what I want it to. I think maybe one time I had to do an update or something because it wouldn't work right but that was over 5 years ago > > Overall, I had a great experience with Inkscape. It allowed me to create and edit documents and SVG images that I needed to. ----- ### "This powerful for free?" — 5.0/5 > **James** | *May 19, 2025* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: Having such a powerful piece of software at my fingertips for free is amazing. Whenever I need to do some quick designing, it's my go to > > **Cons**: I can't think of something I need which I don't have in InkScape. For what I need it to do, it does it well > > Very good. I use it all the time, I tried a variety of vector based image editors, as soon as I tried InkScape, I didn't need to try any others. ----- ### "Great vector based option" — 5.0/5 > **Teresa M** | *June 23, 2026* | Graphic Design Software | Recommendation rating: 3.0/10 > > **Pros**: Easy download and free. Most vector based have cost. Works well for what I need. Adobe has got very expensive so found it. Download was easy and quick > > **Cons**: I will know more after I use it more detailed. It doesn't seem to have all the options Adobe has but being a free option I will never complain I am happy to use it for the cost or lack of > > Great easy and nice tutorials at the site. They have many self help options. Download couldn't have been any easier ----- ### "Disasatisfied with Inkscape" — 2.0/5 > **Douglass** | *April 29, 2025* | Mechanical or Industrial Engineering | Recommendation rating: 0.0/10 > > **Pros**: It appears that it might have all the fearures I need for my tasks. The features seems to meet my requrements but was unable to even run treh tutorials. > > **Cons**: The tutorial is next to useless unless you download the version about 10- 15 years old. The tutorial cannot be used because the current versions do not even line up with the menus offered in the tutorials. Typical of open source software. The geeks continue to make changes that are not reflected in the manuals and tutorials. > > Very poor. Was initially excited to give it a try but then could not even run the most rudimentary tutorial because the current versions did not correlate to the 10 - 15 year old manual. ----- Page: 1 / 22\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.ca/software/178240/inkscape?page=2) ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.ca/software/178240/inkscape) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | de-CH | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-IL | | | en-IN | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | es | | | es-AR | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-CR | | | es-DO | | | es-EC | | | es-MX | | | es-PA | | | es-PE | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | fr-LU | | | it | | | ja | | | nl | | | nl-BE | | | pt | | | pt-PT | | ----- ## Structured Data