GIMP vs Photoshop (Is GIMP Really Just as Good in 2024?)
Adobe Photoshop is widely used, but it isn’t for everyone. This is especially true for hobbyists working on low budgets vs professional photographers. One great Photoshop alternative that stands out is GIMP. But is GIMP as good as Photoshop? Let’s look at the advantages and disadvantages of GIMP vs Photoshop. This article will help you decide which software program is better for you.
We’ll look at the advantage of editing with GIMP vs Photoshop. And at the end, we’ll see what features they share.
Photoshop, like all Adobe products, used to be very expensive. The only way to use the software was to buy a one-time licensing fee of $700. Now that Creative Cloud has taken over, you can subscribe to Adobe products for as little as $10 monthly. GIMP is free to use. You only save around $10 a month compared to Adobe subscriptions. But GIMP gives you a chance to try out editing without commitment. This way, you can decide whether or not to purchase software like Adobe.
Many photographers are using older laptops and desktop computers to edit images. This is not a problem—until you try to download a huge program like Photoshop. Not only does it take up a lot of space. It also needs a large buffer space to let you edit your images. So if you are conscious about space, Photoshop may not be for you. Adobe Photoshop currently recommends at least 20 GB of available hard disk space. But GIMP can take up as little as 200 MB. This means that GIMP is faster to download and set up. And it doesn’t eat away at precious space on your hard drive and RAM.
