Best Graphic Design Software in 2026
Updated
Whether you are making illustrations, presentations, or visual materials for a brand, design software varies in the tools and access it offers. Compared on brand kit, desktop app, free plan, illustration tools, mobile app, paid from, presentation design, real-time collaboration, and template library, these options cover useful dimensions to weigh against your work. Recraft, Vecteezy, and Canva are among the entries shown. Look at illustration and presentation capabilities in light of what you create, then consider whether templates or a brand kit suit your needs. Desktop or mobile access and real-time collaboration can also shape how the software fits your process, with free plans and pricing adding cost considerations.
Graphic Design Software, one module each.A lit port is something its maker publishes; 15 of 15 with a known API signal have a public API.
- 01 Scribus API yesOSS yesFREE yesDOCS 9.4Free
- 02 LibreOffice Impress API yesOSS yesFREE yesDOCS 9.1Free
- 03 Visme API yesOSS noFREE yesDOCS 8.8$12.25/mo
- 04 Desygner API yesOSS noFREE yesDOCS 8.6$19/mo
- 05 Recraft API yesFREE yesDOCS 8.5Free
- 06 Vecteezy API yesFREE yesDOCS 8.4Free
- 07 Drawtify API yesOSS noFREE yesDOCS 8.3Free
- 08 HyCanvas API yesFREE yesDOCS 8.2Free
- 09 Adobe Express Video API yesOSS noFREE yesDOCS 8.2Free
- 10 CustomShow API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.9Free
- 11 Gamma API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.9Free
- 12 Graphtr API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.6$9.99/mo
- 13 Canva FREE yesDOCS 7.5Free
- 14 Figma FREE yesDOCS 7.5$3/mo
- 15 Affinity FREE yesDOCS 7.4Free
- 16 ibisPaint OSS noFREE yesDOCS 7.4$2.33/mo
- 17 Krita FREE yesDOCS 7.3Free
- 18 Easel.ly API yesDOCS 7.3$4/mo
- 19 We Brand API yesDOCS 7.3
- 20 Inkscape FREE yesDOCS 7.2Free
- 21 Adobe Fresco FREE yesDOCS 7.2Free
- 22 VistaCreate FREE yesDOCS 7.2$1.08/mo
- 23 Kittl FREE yesDOCS 7.2$14/mo
- 24 MiriCanvas FREE yesDOCS 7.2Free
- 25 Pitch API yesOSS noFREE yesDOCS 7.2€10/mo
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Template library | Presentation design |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scribus | 9.4 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2 | LibreOffice Impress | 9.1 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 3 | Visme | 8.8 | Free plan | $12.25/mo | Yes | $12.25/user/mo | Yes | Yes |
| 4 | Desygner | 8.6 | Free plan | $19/mo | Yes | $19/user/mo | Yes | Yes |
| 5 | Recraft | 8.5 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 6 | Vecteezy | 8.4 | Free plan | Yes | Free | Yes | ||
| 7 | Drawtify | 8.3 | Free plan | Yes | Yes | |||
| 8 | HyCanvas | 8.2 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 9 | Adobe Express Video | 8.2 | Free plan | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| 10 | CustomShow | 7.9 | Free plan | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| 11 | Gamma | 7.9 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 12 | Graphtr | 7.6 | Free plan | $9.99/mo | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 13 | Canva | 7.5 | Free plan | Free | Yes | $1,590/user/mo | Yes | Yes |
| 14 | Figma | 7.5 | Free plan | $3/mo | Yes | $12/user/mo | Yes | Yes |
| 15 | Affinity | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Free | Yes | |
| 16 | ibisPaint | 7.4 | Free plan | $2.33/mo | Yes | |||
| 17 | Krita | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 18 | Easel.ly | 7.3 | $4/mo | Yes | ||||
| 19 | We Brand | 7.3 | Yes | Yes | ||||
| 20 | Inkscape | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Yes | ||
| 21 | Adobe Fresco | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Yes | No | ||
| 22 | VistaCreate | 7.2 | Free plan | $1.08/mo | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 23 | Kittl | 7.2 | Free plan | $14/mo | Yes | $14/user/mo | Yes | Yes |
| 24 | MiriCanvas | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 25 | Pitch | 7.2 | Free plan | €10/mo | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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