Alternatives to adobe products
There are various alternatives for the Adobe products mentioned, some of which are offered free of charge or with cheaper license models.
| Use Case | Adobe Product | Alternative | License Type | Operating System | Cost | Procurement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDF Creation & Editing | Acrobat Pro DC | Foxit PDF Editor Pro | proprietary | Win, macOS | fee-based | Procurement via Central Purchasing (opens in new tab) |
| PDF-XChange Editor | proprietary | Win | fee-based | Procurement via Central Purchasing (opens in new tab) | ||
| Corel PDF Fusion | proprietary | Win | fee-based | available in the Software Shop (opens in new tab) | ||
| PDF Viewing & Commenting | Acrobat Reader | Foxit Reader | proprietary | Win, macOS | free of charge | Procurement via Central Purchasing (opens in new tab) |
| PDF-XChange Editor | proprietary | Win | free of charge | Procurement via Central Purchasing (opens in new tab) | ||
| PDF24 | proprietary | Win | free of charge | Procurement via Central Purchasing (opens in new tab) | ||
| Okular | Open Source | Win, macOS, Linux | free of charge | Procurement via Central Purchasing (opens in new tab) | ||
| E-Learning / Authoring | Captivate | iSpring Suite Max | proprietary | Win | fee-based | Procurement via Central Purchasing (opens in new tab) |
| Articulate 360 | proprietary | Win, macOS | fee-based | Procurement via Central Purchasing (opens in new tab) | ||
| Image Editing & Photo Retouching | Photoshop, Lightroom | Affinity Photo | proprietary | Win, macOS | fee-based | Procurement via Central Purchasing (opens in new tab)* |
| Corel PaintShop Pro | proprietary | Win | fee-based | available in the Software Shop (opens in new tab) | ||
| Gimp | Open Source | Win, macOS, Linux | free of charge | Procurement via Central Purchasing (opens in new tab) | ||
| Vector Graphics / Illustration | Illustrator | Affinity Designer | proprietary | Win, macOS | fee-based | Procurement via Central Purchasing (opens in new tab)* |
| CorelDRAW | proprietary | Win | fee-based | available in the Software Shop (opens in new tab) (as a bundle) | ||
| Layout / Publishing | InDesign | Affinity Publisher | proprietary | Win, macOS | fee-based | Procurement via Central Purchasing (opens in new tab)* |
| Video Editing | Premiere Pro | DaVinci Resolve | proprietary | Win, macOS, Linux | free of charge | Procurement via Central Purchasing (opens in new tab) |
| DaVinci Resolve Studio | proprietary | Win, macOS, Linux | fee-based | Procurement via Central Purchasing (opens in new tab) | ||
| Kdenlive | Open Source | Win, macOS, Linux | free of charge | Procurement via Central Purchasing (opens in new tab) | ||
| Corel VideoStudio | proprietary | Win | fee-based | available in the Software Shop (opens in new tab) | ||
| Motion Graphics / Compositing | After Effects | DaVinci Resolve (Fusion) | proprietary | Win, macOS, Linux | free of charge | available in the Software Shop (opens in new tab) |
| DaVinci Resolve Studio (Fusion) | proprietary | Win, macOS, Linux | fee-based | Procurement via Central Purchasing (opens in new tab) | ||
| Natron | Open Source | Win, macOS, Linux | free of charge | Procurement via Central Purchasing (opens in new tab) | ||
| Blender | Open Source | Win, macOS, Linux | free of charge | Procurement via Central Purchasing (opens in new tab) | ||
| Illustration / Painting | Fresco | Corel Painter | proprietary | Win, macOS | fee-based | available in the Software Shop (opens in new tab) |
| Krita | Open Source | Win, macOS, Linux | free of charge | Procurement via Central Purchasing (opens in new tab) | ||
| CAD / Technical Drawing | (partially Illustrator) | CorelCAD | proprietary | Win, macOS | fee-based | available in the Software Shop (opens in new tab) |
| FreeCAD | Open Source | Win, macOS, Linux | free of charge | Procurement via Central Purchasing (opens in new tab) |
*Affinity Photo + Designer + Publisher are also available as a bundle (replaces Photoshop, Lightroom, Illustrator, InDesign).
