PicMonkey vs. Pixlr

It's great for a small- or medium-scale social media manager or graphic designer. I'm not sure if I'd recommend it for larger-scale projects or editing images with detail as I think it is missing some capabilities that something like Photoshop or Adobe Illustrator may possess, but it is a great tool to create professional-looking graphics with ease.

Incentivized

Pixlr is well suited if you need to design graphics quickly, and using foreign languages. The fact that even if you use a non-Roman script (in our case, Khmer) but can still design things beautifully, is a huge value add for our team. It is less well suited for absolute beginners to graphic design, who can find the myriad tools and functions overwhelming or confusing

Incentivized

• PicMonkey was easy to learn and it is very user friendly.
• PicMonkey has a plethora of templates to choose from and keeps content fresh!
• There are always updates! My content never gets old as they are always adding new features.
• PicMonkey offers many "auto" options which makes the process fast and smooth, i.e. auto adjust, auto correct, etc.

Incentivized

• It offers a broad range of editing options.
• The ability to "save" your work history within the browser but also to a file.
• Has a large database of copyright free images for background use.
• Has a great selection of fonts.

Incentivized

• I think that PicMonkey could have more opportunities for raving fans (like me!) to act as affiliates for their products and services.
• I think that PicMonkey could make it more apparent on how to save themes. The Hub is great, but I think it is easy to allow that area to become messy and disorganized.

Incentivized

• The previous version of Pixlr, albeit more basic, was a lot easier to use
• Would be good to have pop up labels explaining what different tools are for
• More videos and resources showing how to do the basics would be helpful

Incentivized

PicMonkey's usability is outstanding! I was able to learn how to edit my photos and create graphics in a short period of time. Between the tutorials and the amazing user interface, I felt like a pro! PicMonkey is very detailed but not so overwhelming that you miss out on great features.

Incentivized

To be fair, I have not had to use customer support, but I have found the website materials/instructions at PicMonkey.com to be easy to understand and the website (mostly) simple to navigate. As someone who is not the MOST tech-savvy in any room, I find it accessible and not intimidating; it gives me confidence to create the images that I know will be most effective for our purposes.

Incentivized

PicMonkey better suited my needs than Canva because it was easier to complete multiple items within one editing template. As a busy professional, I have to find time in between clients to push content out on Social Media or to email graphics to potential clients and PicMonkey has allowed me to create what I need very quickly without losing quality.

Incentivized

Canva is a similar program using for creating content. I've tried out their suite as well but always end up coming back to Pixlr because of ease of use, and my familiarity with the product. They continue to make upgrades to the product and have always had what we feel we need to make top-notch looking graphics for our organization.

Incentivized

• We see an increase in user engagement when we use these graphics online.
• We see more tangible interactions with our materials.
• We hear positive feedback about our branding and marketing.

Incentivized

• Pixlr offers something new and relatively easy to use that does not require excellent knowledge. In the case of professionals can make adjustments and artistic retouching of great value and excellent quality.