GIMP vs Adobe Photoshop

A side-by-side comparison built from catalogue data. Both offer 4 of the same listed features, including Layers, Non-destructive editing, PSD file support.

Comparison of GIMP vs Adobe Photoshop

App	GIMP Free and open-source raster image editor.	Adobe Photoshop Industry-standard raster image editor for photography and design.
Developer	The GIMP Team	Adobe
Pricing	Free	Paid, Free trial, Subscription
License	GNU GPL v3	Proprietary
Open source	Open source: Yes	Open source: No
Self-hostable	Self-hostable: No	Self-hostable: No
Works offline	Works offline: Yes	Works offline: No
Privacy-focused	Privacy-focused: No	No

Feature rows list only features recorded in the catalogue. A missing check means the feature is not recorded for that app, not necessarily that it is unavailable.