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CorelDRAW Graphics Suite alternatives

Vector illustration and layout suite for graphics professionals.

Vendor
Corel
List price
$55/mo
Free alternatives
3

Free alternatives

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  1. Penpot

    Ranking score 91.8/100

    Open-source design and prototyping for product teams.

    Licence
    MPL-2.0
    Platforms
    web, self-hosted
    Self-hostable
    Yes
    Repo activity
    Last release October 26, 2026
    GitHub stars
    61,699
    Last verified
    October 24, 2026
    Why this rank
    Score breakdown for Penpot
    FactorPointsWeight
    Licence opennessMPL-2.0 licence (open); self-hostable2525%
    Repository activityLast activity 0 day(s) before 2026-10-262525%
    Popularity61699 GitHub stars2020%
    Feature coverage10 of 15 curated capability tags covered13.320%
    Costopen-core pricing model8.510%

    Points add up to the score. Factors without data are left out and the remaining weights are renormalised.

  2. Graphite

    Ranking score 88.9/100

    Browser-based vector and raster editor with a node-driven workflow.

    Licence
    Apache-2.0
    Platforms
    web
    Self-hostable
    No
    Repo activity
    Last commit October 26, 2026
    GitHub stars
    27,735
    Last verified
    October 24, 2026
    Why this rank
    Score breakdown for Graphite
    FactorPointsWeight
    Licence opennessApache-2.0 licence (open); not self-hostable17.525%
    Repository activityLast activity 0 day(s) before 2026-10-262525%
    Popularity27735 GitHub stars18.920%
    Feature coverage7 of 8 curated capability tags covered17.520%
    Costfree pricing model1010%

    Points add up to the score. Factors without data are left out and the remaining weights are renormalised.

  3. Inkscape

    Ranking score 81.8/100

    Vector editor for logos, icons, diagrams, and design artwork.

    Licence
    GPL-3.0
    Platforms
    macos, windows, linux
    Self-hostable
    No
    Repo activity
    Not available
    Last verified
    October 24, 2026
    Why this rank
    Score breakdown for Inkscape
    FactorPointsWeight
    Licence opennessGPL-3.0 licence (open); not self-hostable31.845.5%
    Repository activityNo repository metadata; activity unavailable (not enough data)—0%
    PopularityNo repository metadata; traction unavailable (not enough data)—0%
    Feature coverage7 of 8 curated capability tags covered31.836.4%
    Costfree pricing model18.218.2%

    Points add up to the score. Factors without data are left out and the remaining weights are renormalised.