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At a Glance
Krita
Krita
Star Rating
(63)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (79.0% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Pencil
Pencil
Star Rating
(20)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (65.0% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Pencil

Krita vs Pencil

  • Reviewers felt that Krita meets the needs of their business better than Pencil.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Krita is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Krita over Pencil.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Krita
No pricing available
Pencil
No pricing available
Free Trial
Krita
No trial information available
Pencil
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
62
8.1
13
Ease of Use
7.9
62
8.5
13
Ease of Setup
Not enough data
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
Not enough data
Quality of Support
7.7
51
6.9
6
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
9.4
62
5.9
20
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Krita
Krita
Pencil
Pencil
Krita and Pencil share no categories
Unique Categories
Krita
Krita is categorized as Drawing
Pencil
Pencil is categorized as Diagramming
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Krita
Krita
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
79.0%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
9.7%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
11.3%
Pencil
Pencil
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
65.0%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
25.0%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
10.0%
Reviewers' Industry
Krita
Krita
Graphic Design
19.4%
Design
16.1%
Internet
11.3%
Arts and Crafts
9.7%
Marketing and Advertising
4.8%
Other
38.7%
Pencil
Pencil
Information Technology and Services
30.0%
Computer Software
20.0%
Internet
15.0%
Design
10.0%
Program Development
5.0%
Other
20.0%
Most Helpful Reviews
Krita
Krita
Most Helpful Favorable Review
DK
Dustin K.
Verified User in Research

Brush Stabilizer.... without it I could not create anything using this program for my company. The UI is very easy to use once you learn where and how everything is. Options.... I LOVE options! On a personal note I really like the comic templates.

Most Helpful Critical Review
RG
Robert G.
Verified User in Arts and Crafts

I originally installed this to do illustration with, but a host of random bugs have made the work so difficult and frustrating that I have decided to switch to using photoshop instead. Mainly, it has a tendency to crash and freeze the screen, forcing me to...

Pencil
Pencil
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Marc M.
MM
Marc M.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Pencil is a really easy to use program with a beautiful and useful GUI. From the very beginning you can start designing your project thanks to it's intuitive interface. It has some standard collections of stencils and templates that are good enough for...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Computer Software
GC
Verified User in Graphic Design

It’s very frustrating to use. The controls don’t behave as I expect from graphic apps like Photoshop, Illustrator or Sketch. It’s got a very horrible tab bar used to navigate screens and once you have more than a few it becomes a pain to navigate and sort...

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Discussions
Krita
Krita Discussions
How can we create font set using Krita?
2 comments
Charliegh F.
CF
The string "ggggggggg" does not contain any recognizable words or phrases in any known language, including English. It appears to be a repetition of the...Read more
How can we create a custom font set using Krita?
2 comments
Charliegh F.
CF
The string "ccccccyy" does not contain any recognizable words or phrases in a known language, so it cannot be translated into English. It appears to be a...Read more
Is there a way to automate actions?
2 comments
Tayna M.
TM
There's no native tool for creating actions in Krita. About any external tool I'm not aware if there's any.Read more
Pencil
Pencil Discussions
Monty the Mongoose crying
Pencil has no discussions with answers