Compare GIMP and Inkscape free tiers side by side. Pricing, limits, change history, and risk assessment for developers.

GIMP vs Inkscape

Side-by-side free tier comparison. Catalogue dates here run to 2026-08-27.

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Verdict

We are not publishing a free-tier verdict for either GIMP or Inkscape. The page we cite for GIMP states no amount, tier or rate we can read when we last looked, on 2026-10-15. We could not read the page we cite for Inkscape when we last looked, on 2026-11-06. We are not comparing the two pricing histories.

A verdict here is not a fixed property of the vendor. A one-off pricing event demotes a vendor while its recorded date falls in the last 180 days and then lapses on its own, with nothing about the vendor having changed; a standing condition — a free tier withdrawn and not restored, a product retired — does not lapse with time. A badge carrying a date states the record it rests on; a badge with no date rests on no record in force.

GIMP

Risk
CategoryDesign & Creative
TierFree
Verified2026-08-23
Last read2026-10-15
Changes0 recorded
Fully free and open-source (GPLv3). Full image editor with layers, masks, filters, custom brushes, color management. Plugin/script support (Python, Script-Fu). PSD import. RAW editing via plugins. Cross-platform.The page we cite for this offer states no amount, tier or rate we can read when we last looked, on 2026-10-15, so we cannot confirm these terms today.

Inkscape

Risk
CategoryDesign & Creative
TierFree
Verified2026-08-27
Last read2026-08-27
Changes0 recorded
Fully free and open-source (GPLv2+). Full vector graphics editor. SVG native format. Bezier/spiro curves, text, clones, layers. PDF/EPS/AI import. Extensions support. Cross-platform.We could not read the page we cite for this offer when we last looked, on 2026-11-06, so we cannot confirm these terms today.

Pricing Change History

GIMP

No recorded pricing changes for GIMP.

Inkscape

No recorded pricing changes for Inkscape.

Watch Both Vendors for Pricing Changes

We do not push notifications. Every change we record is readable the moment it lands, and the JSON answer carries an ETag — send it back as If-None-Match and an unchanged answer costs one 304.

curl https://agentdeals.dev/api/changes?vendor=GIMP curl https://agentdeals.dev/pricing-changes/feed.xml?vendor=GIMP curl https://agentdeals.dev/api/changes?vendor=Inkscape curl https://agentdeals.dev/pricing-changes/feed.xml?vendor=Inkscape

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