# Page 86 | Adobe Illustrator Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 86 - Is Adobe Illustrator the right Graphic Design solution for you? Explore 8641 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/227125/Adobe-Illustrator/reviews --- Adobe Illustrator 4.8 (8641) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/227125/Adobe-Illustrator/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 86 - Reviews of Adobe Illustrator ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 2126-2150 of 8641 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use SS Steve S. Pastor Religious Institutions Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Easy enough for the beginner, but capable of so much more" December 5, 2018 5.0 We're creating eye-catching content through Illustrator while also sprucing up day-to-day communication. More than satisfied with this software and would gladly recommend it to others. Pros I like the fact that with minimal experience, I've been able to create and design items necessary to push our organization forward. Meanwhile, the members of our team with higher design IQ's can dive deeper and create some amazing content through Adobe Illustrator. Cons With such a significant amount of capability, the basics can quickly get lost in translation. Simple functions can be made more difficult than they need to be because of a plethora of advanced options. Review Source Richard C. Owner/Partner Graphic Design Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Illustrator since 1987" September 26, 2018 5.0 Still using it, can't be without it. Pros Working in the Trade Show Exhibit industry since 1987, it wasn't long until we started to see artwork setup in Illustrator, mostly important for allowing for clean reproduction with out breaking up along the edges. No more excuses for lousy graphics! Cons Although I'm not a graphic designer, I wanted to have AI installed on my desktop so I could see what the art dept was going to see. It allowed me to make suggestions to the client, before we went to print. I learned just enough (to this day) to get by. Oh, what did I like the least? Nothing Review Source Zach Y. COO / Creative Director Media Production Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Powerful Graphic Design Software for Pros" February 17, 2021 5.0 Adobe Illustrator is extremely versatile not only in what you can accomplish, but also in its features. It has all of the tools necessary to delivery a professional level product, and, when paired with Adobe's world-class customer support, it is our company's no-brainer go-to choice for graphic design. Pros Adobe Illustrator is extremely versatile and has so many features. It's tools are relatively intuitive to use and can be deployed across a variety of platforms (desktops, tablets, etc). The ability to dynamically link assets across Adobe programs is also invaluable to what we do. It's ability to interact with the cloud is also extremely important for our workflow. Cons Probably the only thing I would count against Illustrator is the significant learning curve it first requires to understand how it functions. However, many of the tools are similar to the rest of the Adobe family, so if a user is already vaguely familiar with Adobe, the learning curve will be less significant. Review Source JC Jarrod C. Director of Photography Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "An illustrators best tool" December 6, 2019 5.0 It’s smart, complex, and well made. It’s tools are powerful and have made digital creation a breeze. Pros Illustrator has been around for a very long time and you’re be hard pressed to find someone who is into digital illustration that doesn’t know about it. It has a massive toolbox for creating just about anything you want and it’s all vector, making it easy to scale your creation to serve any purpose you need. The tools are smart and work together seamlessly. There are a lot of digital illustration softwares out there but Adobe is the best for professionals. Export options are complex and useful and after some time, the interface and shortcuts become second nature to the user. I’ll never use another software for digital creation and vector work. Cons There are SO MANY tools at your disposal it can be daunting at times. However, there are thousands of online tutorials and many from Adobe themselves to teach you how to use it properly. Review Source KT Kenzie T. graphic designer Printing Used the software for: 2+ years ### "I love Adobe Illustrator! " July 28, 2020 5.0 Overall my experience with Adobe Illustrator is great! I'm happy the company I work for provides us with high quality programs to use to make the best work we can for our clients! Pros There is so much to love about Adobe Illustrator! This software does it all! I use it daily at my job as a graphic designer - my absolute favorite thing about it would be the image trace feature. It has saved me so much time in creating high quality, vector artwork from something low quality provided by a client. Cons I personally feel like using Pantone colors in Adobe Illustrator is a bit difficult and could use some updating to become easier and more user-friendly. Review Source Randy N. Marketing Producer Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Love Adobe!" May 25, 2018 5.0 Pros I have been using Illustrator since its inception. Adobe has always been the leader in artistic software. Cons Not sure I have any cons, other than there is so much here that I feel like I will never really be a true power user. Review Source BG Brian G. Media Pastor Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Use this everyday!" February 20, 2020 5.0 Overall I have been very please with with Adobe Illustrator. It works well and has been good for our team to use. Pros I love illustrator, it just works. I use this software literally every day for something. I love how easy it is to use and how flexible it is. Cons At first it was hard to learn to use, but once I got the hang of it I literally use this daily for a lot of different applications. Switched from [QuarkXPress](https://www.capterra.com/p/178598/QuarkXPress/) Features were more powerful, and Creative Suite Review Source MM Michela M. Impiegata Consumer Goods Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Adobe Illustrator: il software che ogni vector designer non può non avere" June 14, 2022 5.0 Pros Non è semplicissimo da utilizzare, ha infinite funzioni e potenzialità, ma per la grafica vettoriale è il software numero uno. Se sviluppi loghi o, comunque, lavori con file che hanno necessità di non scadere nella definizione, non puoi non lavorare con Adobe Illustrator. Cons Il prezzo, sinceramente, non è così economico. Per questo conviene acquistare tutto il pacchetto Adobe. Review Source Shannon C. Virtual Support Specialist / Owner Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Adobe Illustrator is still the gold standard of design tools. " November 14, 2017 5.0 Adobe products are still the gold standard of design software. Adobe Illustrator has helped me to take my design business to the next level because the quality of the product allows me to push the boundaries of my creativity, and it never lags behind. Pros I use Adobe Illustrator for creating clothing patterns. Because the software is so precise, I never worry about my measurements being off (unless I make an input error) Once I learned how to use the tools, bringing my paper designs to life was almost effortless. I easily move from drawing to grading and then seamlessly into other Adobe products like Indesign to complete my projects Cons The learning curve is C-R-A-Z-Y, but it's absolutely worth it if you stick to it. I prefer the days of the one-time purchase. While the subscription service is a little easier to swallow month to month, the overall price that you pay even after just a year of use dwarfs what you would have paid for the stand alone product. Review Source Brandon J. Teacher E-Learning Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "The best vector design program ever." August 29, 2018 5.0 Adobe Illustrator is the one of the keystone applications I used to develop and create digital art. There is no buyer's remorse after getting Illustrator. Pros Illustrator is a powerhouse compared to other applications. It has an immense amount of tools and commands that allow you to put your design onto a digital canvas. Adobe's layout and continuity of their applications allows photoshop users to adapt to Illustrator with ease. Cons Illustrator despite a mass amount of tutorials online, can be difficult to master. You will never fully learn every command in Illustrator as you will tend to stick to the most comfortable commands. Illustrator's shortcuts are somewhat different to other adobe programs, and having to switch back and forth is sometimes a hassle. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Development Associate and Marketing and Communications Coordinator Higher Education Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Fairly steep learning curve, but the gold standard for page layout, design, and copy editing" April 29, 2020 5.0 Adobe Illustrator is central to my role. I use it almost daily in laying out reports in a visually stunning way. Pros Adobe Illustrator is an amazingly powerful page layout software. If you can think it, you can lay it out in Illustrator. Cons Be prepared for a fairly steep learning curve. I found myself having to look up how to do even some seemingly basic things, though once you learn it's fairly intuitive. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Graphic Designer Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Adobe illustrator is best software for designing " September 30, 2018 5.0 Pros Adobe illustrator is graphics editor,I like about this software is the working environment which is provided by adobe we can design as per our need and in good and fast manner. Cons I don't feel any cons in adobe illustrator. Review Source Jaron H. Owner Used the software for: 2+ years ### "I use Illustrator for pretty simple, lower skill level, vector images. " May 24, 2018 5.0 Pros Illustrator is really the best solution I'm aware of on the market for creating and editing vector images. It has pretty much every feature and functionality that anybody could need. I'm not aware of anything else that is more complex and has more features. I have been able to get Adobe CC for free under a student license, and I've learned the basics with it. The .ai format is standard, the software runs well. Cons Because Illustrator is the best vector software out there, it has a TON of features. I barely know how to use most of them. Sometimes I catch myself getting stuck trying to accomplish something that I think would be basic. There is definitely a ton of content out there to help teach you how to use AI, and I've spent a lot of time viewing it all, but if you were to just jump onto Illustrator for the first time I would be surprised if you were able to do anything at all. Big big learning curve. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Sales Design Used the software for: 2+ years ### "MUST HAVE if you're a design related company " October 18, 2021 5.0 Great experience for any business that has a marketing department, it has been very useful for us in many aspects, not only logos or advertising but creating presentations too. Pros I love all the features it has, gives you a great variety of options to create any kind of advertising images, logos, or even images for social media. Cons You definitely need to take a course on this software if not it will not be easy to use. Review Source Lily R. Graphic Designer Design Used the software for: 2+ years ### "My Favorite program" October 1, 2020 5.0 Pros I love vector graphics. Any day I'm able to use this software is a great day. It's very intuitive for illustrations and infographics. Cons None that comes to mind. I think this program is as basic and advanced as you can get. Review Source Quentin D. CDO Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 2+ years ### "It s hard to not love illustrator" February 26, 2020 4.0 Pros I use this tool daily for my customers: it provides me all i need with Canva in order to deliver great visuals or infographies Cons It s hard to get in illustrator and it s a very costly software. Some efforts please Adobe ! Review Source Isaelen V. Insurance Advisor Graphic Design Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The most complete Design program" September 29, 2018 5.0 Is my favorite design software. Pros Have everything inside this software, is super complete, you can create texts, clean edit photos and vectorial reconstructions. Cons You have to pay for it! like all Adobe but I don't care is awesome Review Source Kevin W. Sr. Designer Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best Tool For Vector Creation" April 5, 2018 5.0 Pros The thing I like most about Adobe Illustrator is this robust tool, once you've had some practice with it, is the best tool for creating vectors. There are some built in capabilities that are seemingly magical- being able to take a bitmap graphic and convert it to vector with a click of a button that look pretty good out of the box. Cons The thing I like least about Adobe Illustrator is its greatest asset is almost its greatest downfall- it sooo robust. That the learning curve is quite steep when just starting out. Its not a very easy tool to teach someone either. Review Source JM Jeppe M. Sole Proprietor Graphic Design Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Illustrator is the best piece of software for editing vectors" May 16, 2019 5.0 I do a lot of graphic design and often encounter simple images that benefits from being made or converted into a vector format. Here Adobe Illustrator simplifies this process. I do no longer need to worry about conversion of .SVG-files or how fonts are handled. This has made vectors less frustrating and is no longer a part of projects i dread. Pros Adobe Illustrator can do it all! Compared to other programs for editing vector graphics this is all you ever need. Vectors can be a pain to edit, especially when compared to raster images. I have yet to encounter a problem with vector editing that Illustrator could not solve. While good free alternatives exist, I have yet to find one that solves the issues of editing and autotracing as well as Adobe Illustrator does. Cons Illustrator has a steep learning curve. Like other CC apps from Adobe the sheer amount of tools can be a bit overwhelming at first. The price of the software is my biggest concern. While it is the best program out there, you also pay an amount that reflects this. Review Source Emily E. Event Planner Entertainment Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Robust Software for the Creative Mind! " January 17, 2020 5.0 I was hosting a semi annual gala and used this software to create my flyer and add a weblink to it. I was never able to fully accomplish that task, but with the right guidance could probably had made a beautiful flyer. Pros I love all of the possibilities this software offers! The templates it has makes it easier for the amatuer designer to create websites, flyers, signs, etc. Cons This software has A LOT of features. A lot of them I felt that I needed to take college courses to master. Some features are hard to figure out how to use. I also had a hard time uninstalling it! Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Graphic Designer Information Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Can do any kind of vector artwork project...." October 16, 2018 5.0 Adobe illustrator is incredible software to create vector artwork from scratch. I always prefer it when it comes to vector artwork. it has well-designed and clean interface with flexible tools. Pros 1\. I love it's Multiple Art-board and Multiple manageable layers + sub layers feature 2. Pen tool is the one of My Favorite tool Because of capable to create any graphics work from scratch 3. It has cool interface as well as flexible layout. 4. User can also create their own shortcuts. Cons 1\. Steep learning curve for beginners 2. There should be more gradient style presets. Review Source Leighton F. Graphic Designer Graphic Design Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Industry-Standard, But Unfair Business Model" July 18, 2021 5.0 The Illustrator software is excellent, however the business model is among the worst in the industry. Pros Feature-rich, fairly intuitive, and stable, Adobe Illustrator is the industry standard for graphic design for a reason. It's also updated quite frequently with new features that often don't appear in competing software solutions for months, or even years, if at all. Cons The problem with Adobe Illustrator doesn't so much lie in the software itself as it does in the business model. Adobe only offers Illustrator through a pricy subscription model, something they can only do because of their monopoly-like hold on the industry. Review Source Earl D. Graphic Designer Design Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Can't Design Without It" September 20, 2019 5.0 Adobe Illustrator gets you the best quality when designing. Pros Vectoring is incredibly easy. Works over most Adobe products including After Effects and Photoshop. Cons Doesn't mirror shortcuts for similar​ features as other Adobe products. Review Source IRR Iván René R. Engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Best program to vectorize images" May 10, 2019 4.0 It is a software that is easy to understand, with simple commands and many useful tools, in general has been a pleasant experience of use. In my company we do many graphic design jobs where using this tool is indispensable, from retouching low resolution logos to create complex vectorized images, thanks to this software we can generate a constant cash flow in our company. Pros I like Adobe Illustrator because images may require less disk space than a bitmap, also images formed by plain colors or simple gradients are easier to vectorize. The less information to create the image, the smaller the file size. One of the best utilities is that all images created with this software do not lose quality when scaled. Objects defined by vectors can be saved and modified in the future. Also that Adobe Illustrator allows you to create animations from certain formats is an excellent plus. Cons One of the few things I dislike about this program is that vector graphics in general are not suitable for encoding photographs or videos taken in the real world. In many cases a powerful computer is needed because the data describing the vector graphic must be processed to make the necessary calculations to form the final image. No matter how much an image is constructed with vector graphics, its visualization ultimately has to be translated into pixels. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Trade Execution Specialist Consumer Goods Used the software for: 2+ years ### "I have always preferred Ai in majority of my design projects. It's very user-friendly!" November 10, 2017 5.0 Pros It's ease of use. As a graphic designer for four years, I have always preferred using Adobe Illustrator in most of my projects. I don't get "lost" while using the software, even when I first used it back in college. Review Source Similar Products Featured