Adobe Photoshop vs PixelSnap vs Sketch

Overview

Adobe Photoshop

Stacks2.3K

Followers1.5K

Votes56

Sketch

Stacks1.7K

Followers1.0K

Votes59

PixelSnap

Stacks5

Followers13

Votes0

Detailed Comparison

Adobe Photoshop	Sketch	PixelSnap
It is the best in the world of graphic design and image processing software that will realize any of your ideas. Create and enhance photos, illustrations and 3D graphic objects.	Easily create complex shapes with our state-of-the-art vector boolean operations and take advantage of our extensive layer styles.	PixelSnap is an app for macOS that makes it easier for designers and web-developers to measure anything on their screens by just clicking and dragging around the cursor.
Stroke Smoothing; Brushes from Kyle T. Webster; Better Brush Organization; Color and Luminance Range Masking; Access Lightroom Photos; Quickly Share Creations; Quick Share Menu; Variable Fonts.	-	Measure things; Tolerance modes; Global hotkey; Change appearance; Lightweight; Retina ready
Statistics
Stacks 2.3K	Stacks 1.7K	Stacks 5
Followers 1.5K	Followers 1.0K	Followers 13
Votes 56	Votes 59	Votes 0
Pros & Cons
Pros 14 Powerful 14 Photo editing 11 Layers 7 You can use it for anything related to graphics 4 Magic wand Cons 4 Heavyweight 3 Memory hungry 2 Steep learning curve	Pros 23 Lightweight alternative to Photoshop 11 Mirror designs on mobile devices 9 Reusable elements/components 7 Vector 5 Plugins for everything Cons 4 Not for Windows 3 Horrible for slide presentations	No community feedback yet
Integrations
No integrations available	macOS	No integrations available

What are some alternatives to Adobe Photoshop, Sketch, PixelSnap?

Figma

Figma is the first interface design tool with real-time collaboration. It keeps everyone on the same page. Focus on the work instead of fighting your tools.

Adobe XD

A vector-based tool developed and published by Adobe Inc for designing and prototyping user experience for web and mobile apps.

Zeplin

Collaboration app for designers & developers. Supports Sketch and Photoshop (on beta!).

Blender

It is the free and open source 3D creation suite. It supports the entirety of the 3D pipeline—modeling, rigging, animation, simulation, rendering, compositing and motion tracking, even video editing and game creation.

ProtoPie

It is the easiest tool used to turn your UI/UX design ideas into highly interactive prototypes for mobile, desktop, web, all the way to IoT. ProtoPie runs on macOS & Windows and the player app is on iOS and Android.

Readymag

Readymag—an online platform for website creation focused on design & creativity. Advanced typography. Powerful animations. Code injection & third-party tool integrations.

Inkscape

It is professional quality vector graphics software which runs on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. This software can be used to create or edit vector graphics such as illustrations, diagrams, line arts, charts, logos and complex paintings.

Affinity Designer

No bloat, no gimmicks, just all the tools you need, implemented how you always dreamed. It is a stripped back, pro-end workhorse that will always get your job done. It was created to thrive on the electric pace of the latest computing hardware. Live, responsive and incredibly fluid, it’s simply a joy to use.

Affinity Photo

It is born to work hand-in-hand with the latest powerful computer technology, it’s fully-loaded photo editor integrated across macOS, Windows and iOS.