# Page 7 | CorelDRAW Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 7 - Is CorelDRAW the right Graphic Design solution for you? Explore 1521 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/124823/CorelDRAW/reviews --- CorelDRAW 4.5 (1521) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/124823/CorelDRAW/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Page 7 - Reviews of CorelDRAW ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 151-175 of 1521 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use LR Luis R. secretario Leisure, Travel & Tourism Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Corel draw" September 28, 2022 5.0 Uso todos los dias en mis diseños Pros Me gusta de corel que se puede hacer imagenes de calidad y que se ven bien al momento de imprimirlas o general imagenes para instagram o facebook Cons el elevado costo y que siempre te hace complicaciones al momento de ir a una grafica, ya que si Tenes la ultima versión de corel, en la gráfica hay una mas antigua y no lo pueden abrir por lo que siempre termino haciendo PDF. Reason for choosing CorelDRAW por que tiene mucho soporte tecnico que lo encotrar en cualquir lugar, ya sea escuelas de formacion, youtube o soporte directo. Review Source jJ jouvann J. branch manager Import and Export Used the software for: 2+ years ### "CoralDraw is the best" January 19, 2024 5.0 CorelDraw first helped me edit images now i can make adverts when my company employs more people and its very effective. This program is very cheap and fun to play with even if you have nothing to do. It makes everything you edit look very professional. Pros \-Reasonable price -Good for beginners -Comes with a lot of pre-loaded functions -Easy to learn and handle -Compatible with all windows Cons \-buying addition programs cost a lot -not part of more complete packages with constant updates Switched from [Adobe Photoshop](https://www.capterra.com/p/229092/Adobe-Photoshop/) photoshop was to expensive and had no work guide for the editing i needed Review Source CC Claudia C. Diseñadora Modelista Design Used the software for: 2+ years ### "ideal patronaje o molderia digital" March 9, 2023 5.0 las ventajas que resolvimos a utilizar corel draw ha sido poder tener mas opciones para nuestros clientes de contratar nuestros servicios... ayudarlos a pasar de la era manual y artesanal a lo digital. Pros el uso que le doy personalmente es a diario. El poder convertir mi molderia de otros programas y poder ofrecerla a varios formatos hizo que se abriera totalmente mi mercado no solo en lo local, sino internacionalmente , estoy muy feliz por ello. Cons no he tenido dificultades relevantes. Aunque debes conocer sus funciones y herramientas, es bastante intuitivo Reason for choosing CorelDRAW el mercado laboral me empujo a conocerlo y estudiarlo Review Source Karolis S. Innovation manager Research Used the software for: 2+ years ### "CorelDRAW only for power users" May 29, 2022 5.0 All in all, it is too advanced for me. I prefer more user friendly tools. Pros The only function which I liked about it, was that I can precisely control the location of the objects in the drawing. The ruler was quite good. Also, CorelDraw has many function for drawings and and I can have very precise control on what I am doing. Cons First of all, the program is very slow. Somehow, it uses a lot of computer resources. I can not use it for fast simple editing of images because it takes long time to load. Secondly, the app is very clumsy and complicated. The learning curve is very steep and not very intuitive. As hard as I tried, CorelDraw was just not very friendly to me. It felt that I had only a pencil and nothing more. Also, there is no templates or drag and drop function. I do not have any help from the software while making drawings. Since I work with technical drawings, I can do them faster on other software. Review Source MC Marcos C. Business Development Consultant Entertainment Used the software for: 2+ years ### "CorelDRAW is king when you have to print professionally" August 28, 2021 4.0 Where I live and work, if you don't work with CorelDRAW, you will not get reliable results in the printing process. So, the ease of knowing what a design will look like is fantastic. The pricing's a bit iffy and software stability can be an issue. Pros CorelDRAW has been the defacto interface between design and professional printing (such as offset and digital printing on a large scale) for decades. Adobe Photoshop has taken over for smaller applications, but if you go to a proper, old school, big and storied print shop, they expect you to be working with CorelDRAW. This makes it very easy to get predictable results from designs. Cons Up until recently, CorelDRAW had a very restrictive business model which made it expensive for smaller businesses. They've now implemented a hybrid model with subscriptions available, but they are still a bit more expensive than the competition. My biggest gripe, though, is that the software itself can be buggy and crash out quite a bit. Alternatives considered [Adobe Photoshop](https://www.capterra.com/p/229092/Adobe-Photoshop/) Reason for choosing CorelDRAW Print shops prefer CorelDRAW. It's what they're used to. So, I had no choice. Review Source nL nicola L. graphic design Design Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Corel Draw" November 12, 2022 5.0 Ottima, ormai sono molti anni che lo uso. Pros La praticità Corel Draw e il programma per me più intuitivo per la grafica Cons Quando si blocca può essere davvero difficile. Serve spesso riavvio Alternatives considered [Adobe Illustrator](https://www.capterra.com/p/227125/Adobe-Illustrator/) Reason for choosing CorelDRAW La facilità di uso ed è stato un pioniere nel suo genere Review Source HH HUGH H. OWNER Arts and Crafts Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best illustration software around" January 22, 2021 5.0 I have been using versions of this program for over 15 years, mostly for sign making, but also printed brochures, and web graphics. I have used the comparable Adobe products, I find this much better. However Adobe won't import CDR files, and there may be issues if you are dealing with designers that us Adobe. Pros Very well featured, comes with an amazing tool set, plus a separate but integrated full featured photo editing software, similar to Photoshop, and a font organizer, and other optional goodies. Multi page layout, can import almost any other graphics such as PSD, AI, DXF, PDF, DOC and all image formats. Imports generally work fine, though with occasional formatting glitches that need to be worked around. It's main strength is as a vector graphics editing software- though not simple, it's way easier and more intuitive than any other I've tried. Currently you can still buy the software, but it may go to a subscription plan in the near future. For cross platform, the save as PDF seems very reliable. The newest version is available for Mac, older ones were only Windows. Cons This actually has way more features than I can ever use, frankly for my purposes I could have stayed with a much earlier version, however Windows upgrades forced me into the newer versions. Some of the versions were very buggy, but the one I'm using 2018 seems pretty stable, though can get slow even with fairly simple work. Support is inconsistent, but there's a lot of online forums. Reason for choosing CorelDRAW Better product, more features, more intuitive. Review Source AK Allan K. Research Officer International Affairs Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Not entirely easy to learn, but it’s worth it" August 17, 2021 5.0 CorelDraw is a great product which allowed me to explore my creative interests. When I first decided to learn graphic design and editing, CorelDraw was not my first choice. But after getting overwhelmed by the other alternatives I tried, I found CorelDraw the perfect balance between user friendliness and functionality. The image editor is easy to learn, side by side window comparisons of designs help the design process, importing and exporting files doesn’t have to be a struggle, your computer doesn’t have to be the most powerful in order to work smoothly with CorelDraw, etc, etc. There have been so many high points. Pros The vector creation tool is my favorite tool of all And very easy to execute, no matter the format of the original imported file. Also, CorelDraw had very useful resources and readily accessible communities to help me learn my way around the software as fast as possible. The image editor was not as complicated and sophisticated to learn / use as the other alternatives I had been struggling to pick up before switching to CorelDraw. I also realized that exporting similarly sized files took longer in other alternative products than it did when I worked in CorelDraw. Cons I had a few instances where saved images ended up in poorer resolutions or lower pixels when I save directly as image. Switched from [Adobe Photoshop](https://www.capterra.com/p/229092/Adobe-Photoshop/)[Adobe Illustrator](https://www.capterra.com/p/227125/Adobe-Illustrator/) Easier to learn. Review Source Victor S. System Administrator Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Corel Draw Review " July 9, 2023 5.0 I have used Corel Draw and it has helped me to work on documents , pictures , and to create graphic design Pros I love this software because of the effects and the features that is possible to make your graphic design look presentable. Cons I really love them I don't really like the fact thier latest software is hard to see online. They should try to beat Canva. Review Source RM Robert M. Graphic Designer Graphic Design Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Common-sense vector graphics software" April 2, 2020 4.0 Overall, I am very happy with CorelDraw and really enjoy using it. I've used it nearly every day since 2006. Pros CorelDraw is by far the easiest vector editing software to pick up and learn as an absolute beginner. I started using vector graphics with a combination of Adobe Illustrator and 3D Studio Max nearly 20 years ago and about 10 years later I was shown CorelDraw and I haven't gone back to Illustrator since. Cons While CorelDraw may have a great UI and do a great job with creating and exporting vector images, there are (2) very distinct features that have always given me issues. 1) The text engine is very poor. Oftentimes, Corel cannot accurately display text position on a page unless the text is converted to curves. Draw is also absolutely dreadful with typing on a curve, especially around lower edges when it must align the spacing along the top of the letter. 2) when exporting a .jpeg proof, the 24-bit RGB format often changes the colors in the proof which can lead to rejections from the customer. (FYI: To fix this, export the image as CMYK from Draw, open in Photoshop and convert to RGB and re-save). Switched from [Adobe Illustrator](https://www.capterra.com/p/227125/Adobe-Illustrator/) Ease of use from a beginner standpoint. I was able to learn quickly and teach my coworkers without prolonged classroom sessions. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Art Director Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 2+ years ### "CorelDraw review" November 5, 2019 3.0 Pros I am a graphic designer graduate and have used CorelDraw for years, especially at the time of college. I did absolutely every possible academic job on this software, and it helped me a lot. This was possible because CorelDraw is easy to learn and handle. In addition, another good advantage I found during this period was that it was quite compatible with computers with Windowns operating system, which I used a lot at the time. To top it off he had a very interesting and useful software concept that could be taken on a flash drive and opened for use on any machine. As I mentioned earlier, CorelDraw helped me a lot, at a time when I had scarce resources and needed something practical to work with, since there was no cloud option like today. I confess that currently I no longer use this software, because as soon as I entered the job market it was necessary not only to learn other popular tools, but also, at least in the area where I work, I have not seen the same being used in recent years but I hear it's still common in printers and smaller establishments. Cons I think one major disadvantage is that Coreldraw is not part of a more complete package with constant updates of applications used for general graphic publishing, like other options available in the market. I hardly believe users have their need met by a program that is practically only vector, without the need for other popular editing tools like Photoshop. Review Source HA Hafiz A. Motion Designer Animation Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Graphic design makes easier" July 6, 2023 5.0 My graphic workflow becomes easier when I starter using CorelDraw. They have all what I needed in one place. Pros I like the simplicity of the software. They only focus on more important features. Cons They don't integrate with AI. I hope in the future they can put AI features so users can have more flexibility to create anything. Alternatives considered [Adobe Illustrator](https://www.capterra.com/p/227125/Adobe-Illustrator/) Reason for choosing CorelDRAW CorelDraw is more versatile. Switched from [Adobe Illustrator](https://www.capterra.com/p/227125/Adobe-Illustrator/) The layout in Adobe Illustrator is quite confusing. Review Source HF Hayden F. Multimedia Producer Media Production Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Where everything started, and keeps on going." March 10, 2022 5.0 I started my design life with Corel Draw when I worked on a advertisement agency back in 1998. I was able to produce a lot of content and it was a fun experience to start the design journey with Corel. I ended up switching to Adobe Illustrator in 2004, since that was the software choice for the company that I worked for, and I learned to adapt to it, and ended up completely changing my workflow for it. Back then I worked on Macs and Corel was not an option. About four years ago I switched back to PC, and Corel was a big part of my decision to change OS. I loved going back and re-discover Corel Draw and get my design curiosity sparked once again. I still go to Corel Draw once in a while, since the bulk of my work is video and animation, I don't use it as a daily driver, but love to know that this software exists and it's better than ever. Pros This is the software that ignited my love for graphic design, Fully featured graphics and content production Can be purchased upfront and you own that version forever. Cons It's not industry standard for the US market. Has some hoops that needs to be jumped through to make it work with other contributors Also implemented the membership model (but it can also be bought in full) Alternatives considered [Adobe Illustrator](https://www.capterra.com/p/227125/Adobe-Illustrator/)[Affinity Designer](https://www.capterra.com/p/110533/WebPlus-X4/) Reason for choosing CorelDRAW I use them all to be honest. Each one has it's strengths. Switched from [Adobe Illustrator](https://www.capterra.com/p/227125/Adobe-Illustrator/)[Affinity Designer](https://www.capterra.com/p/110533/WebPlus-X4/) Design tools curiosity and the fact that I can purchase the software instead of renting it. Review Source Nicolas P. marketing Apparel & Fashion Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Good option for vectorization" September 19, 2021 5.0 My experience has been very positive and has helped me a lot in the creation of graphic materials for my company Pros A well-organized and easy-to-use software, it has several options and varieties of editing and creation. It stands out in the vectorization part and is excellent for use in graphics Cons I have not had any negative experiences or issues with the software. I just emphasize that it would be interesting to have a more beautiful and functional design Review Source MM Mohammad M. mohammed Graphic Design Used the software for: 2+ years ### "My experience with CorelDraw" December 1, 2021 5.0 A program through which you can create a lot of daily designs or logo designs that cannot be dispensed with, but you must use external programs with it Pros \- The program is very easy to use and even beginners can work with it easily - With this program, you can design vector graphics and design logos and characters with ease - It has a simple and uncomplicated interface and great features that enable you to finish the design quickly and you can change the tool shortcuts as you like. - Through the program, you can export the design in all the formats you want as PDF, image, NG, TIF, and many more - Has educational courses on YouTube that enable beginners to work on it from the first week of use Cons \- Sometimes while you are working, the program may stop working, but you can activate the automatic file saving feature during a period of time you specify. Bad in dealing with Arabic texts, you cannot rely on it in texts because it does not support all types of fonts. - Although the tools in it are easy to use, but they are not enough for you to produce a final design, in most cases you have to use an external program to complete the design completely - It has a feature called Power Clip Inside, and its usefulness is to put a shape inside a shape or an image inside a shape, etc., when you use it, the program becomes very slow Review Source ZA Zafar A. HSE Manager Financial Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great Too for making posters" November 2, 2023 5.0 In my work routine mfking posters is vital working activity and using this program makes it much easier Pros It is a great tool for making posters for a various job sites and work activities. Photos can be managed and edited in real time Cons Online training is less effective instead of in class training, whenever you have problems it is better to ask from trainer at the moment, otherwise using program may become a bit challenging Review Source Ricardo O. Chief Platforms Support Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Unrivaled for signage and large outdoor design production" October 8, 2022 5.0 Great for signage creation and graphic design in general. Pros What I love the most about Corel Draw is the large canvas it can produce without sacrificing computer resources. This makes Corel Draw an obvious choice for signage design and production. I have designed entire billboards using only Corel Draw. I can do the same with Adobe, but the process is a bit cumbersome given size restrictions. Another area where Corel Draw has an edge is on the Web app version. This is something no other competitor has, and it allows for interesting possibilities in the future. Cons Plugins or "add-ons" are a bit scarce. Color treatment can be more precise too. Review Source uU uzuazokaro U. Maintenance and Operations Manager Food & Beverages Used the software for: 2+ years ### "my corelDRAW review" December 16, 2022 5.0 Quicker completion of design tasks, meeting deadlines, plus it is cost effective Pros The feature I like the most is the predefined workspaces with industry specific tools which makes my job easier and enables me meet deadlines. It is cost - effective which is a great advantage because business is about optimizing expenses Cons Due to its numerous features, such as font manager, corel website creator, learning to use all these features can be time consuming. however, knowing how to use these features makes your design jobs near perfect. Review Source Lisa D. Impiegata Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "buon software di editing grafico" February 20, 2023 4.0 ho usato il prodotto per creare dei volantini pubblicitari Pros ha un ottimo rapporto qualità prezzo ed è piuttosto semplice da utilizzare rispetto ad altri prodotti, ottimo per la creazione di volantini, depliant, menù etc.. Cons c'è poca documentazione in rete, quindi spesso cercando qualche tutorial non si trova e si deve fare qualche prova in autonomia ma niente di insuperabile Review Source RM Roberto M. Urdidor Apparel & Fashion Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Reseña de coreldraw" October 23, 2022 4.0 Excelente no tengo quejas más allá de que me gustaría una mejora en el sistema de zoom Pros Lo que más destaca de este software es la versatilidad a la hora de hacer una edición que lo hace sin duda uno de los más completos Cons Lo que menos me ha gustado del software es que es un poco complejo en el método de aprendizaje si es que a eso se le podría llamar un punto negativo Review Source VR Verified Reviewer architect Architecture & Planning Used the software for: 2+ years ### "coreldraw - perfect for layouts" November 21, 2019 5.0 we use it for layouting plans, text and renderings. as soon as one understands how the software works one can produce great layouts within short amounts of time. Pros powerful tool when it comes to layouting plans, text and renderings. images are referenced, so any change of the image is also done within corel, which is great and saves a lot of time. we created a number of templates, so for different uses like presentations, competitions we use different templates. this saves time and energy to concentrate on the quality of the work displayed. with many export options, nearly any professional software can be addressed, like photoshop or illustrator. Cons the price. corel draw is a professional software, with very deep and complex workflows and possibilities, this comes with a price. Switched from [Adobe Illustrator](https://www.capterra.com/p/227125/Adobe-Illustrator/) more options with the images and text flow. Review Source Zoyree Estefania L. Coordinador(a) Industrial Civil Engineering Used the software for: 2+ years ### "One of the best designing software I have ever used" August 27, 2018 5.0 Corel draw is just an amazing graphic designing software, considering the amazing content I am able to produce being an engineer and not a graphic designer I can truly tell that everybody can use it a its fullest, you just need to invest a lot of time to master it because it is not an easy software, but it is really rewarding. Pros Corel draw is one of the best vectoring softwares, since I have used it in our company all of our documents have gotten significantly better. We redraw every graph that comes from excel, we recreate all of the tables created with word and edit all of the pictures that come from powerpoint. For me it has been an excellent complement to our office softwares. Cons A big handicap that corel has is the fact that it is not easy to learn or streamlined at all, for you to even create basic designs you need not only to learn every command it has but also to learn how they all work, and in some cases just using one basic command requires more than 5 steps, It is an excellent software but you will need to invest a lot of time to master ir. Review Source samuel T. Chief Executive Officer Graphic Design Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best Graphic Design Software for Vector Drawing" August 4, 2018 5.0 CorelDraw is overall a great Graphic Design software to use. It’s will be a bit complex to use, especially for first time user but for a widely adopted software, you can easy get a video tutorial for your advantage. Pros Although I have been using Photoshop for years but I find CorelDraw very easy to use for Vector Drawing. CorelDraw proves to be a powerful, capable graphic design app, my favorite part of using CorelDraw is the fact that it’s capable of rendering amazing effects without the help of plug-ins (unlike Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop). CorelDraw has professional-level and unique features, easy to understand. Perfect for Graphic Designs. Cons 1: Apparently I have to stick with Windows OS to make use of CorelDraw, MacOS isn’t supported and that’s a bummer. 2: Pricing seems a bit aggressive. 3: Although CorelDraw has some amazing features to help make project neat and ease, however there are an overwhelming number of tools and features to use; it definitely take quite a while to learn how to use them all. Review Source ZA Zakariyya A. student Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "its really good" May 4, 2023 5.0 its good to create logos, design and edit pictures Pros using CorelDraw is easy and it prove many feature that you can get a pretty cool editing's Cons it will be a great ideal to improve picture baground editing.some time the tool disappear in my coreldrawit will be great to have mobile version Switched from [Adobe Photoshop](https://www.capterra.com/p/229092/Adobe-Photoshop/) i find it difficult to learn Review Source KD Kwame D. Analyst Financial Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Simplicity" February 12, 2022 4.0 That far's been very great I actually utilize this product, particularly for monochrome plan work, it's very useful. I even use it to work together with different designs programming Pros Truly, the start of my vocation when I began configuration work was utilizing Corel Draw programming, perhaps around then, it was form 11 and 12. The impression when I was confronted with the application was a basic showcase and simple to-recall apparatuses. Perhaps this is the initial step for novices who need to genuinely foster their gifts and vocations in visual computerization. It doesn't take too lengthy to even think about seeing every one of the devices utilized. Very quick and successful when applied straightforwardly to a basic work. For instance, making solicitations, books, letterforms, stamps, and making ace pictures for screen printing. Cons I will impartially pass the weaknesses of this application agreeing on to my ability as a client. This product can frequently be said to crash while dealing with a genuinely weighty work. Likewise, the shading looks somewhat pale, and the consequences of the product of pdf documents whose tones are frequently not true to form. This submits me frequently get questions from clients when they get printing from us. I will impartially pass the inadequacies of this application concurring on to my ability as a client. This product can frequently be said to crash while taking care of a genuinely weighty work. Moreover, the shading looks somewhat pale, and the consequences of the commodity of pdf documents whose tones are frequently not true to form. This submits me frequently get questions from clients when they get printing from us. Switched from [Adobe Premiere Pro](https://www.capterra.com/p/233456/Adobe-Premiere-Pro/) More functionality and less crashes Review Source Similar Products Featured