* What comes in the package: Tie (IMO, although some may disagree). I have many machines at home and work, including 2 laptops, and I can install Photo on all of them. Photo is more generous and simpler to keep track of: for the Windows version, you can install it on any Windows machine where you the buyer of Photo, are also the owner or primary controlling user of that machine. To the best that I can understand the lawyer-ese in the very complex PSPU user license agreement, they will let you install it on 2 machines (such as 1 home and 1 work, or 1 PC and 1 laptop).

Both of these apps are 'sub $50 US but very powerful alternatives to Photoshop.' Cost is not a deciding factor between them. However, given you can periodically get Photo on sale for $35, I see overall they are both in a very close price range no matter how you look at it. It's also worth noting you can get a standard version of PSP that has 100% of the same features as PSPU in the app, for typically around $39.99, and it simply omits all the bundled extras. Paintshop Pro 2019 Ultimate (PSPU) costs the same as Photo does currently ($49.99 US), although both go on sale at times and I got Photo for $35 on sale. Some things I've observed, though I haven't done an exhaustive side-by-side comparison: Not interested in any unfriendly or irrational bashing of either one. Pro or con, I'm interested in objective differences (as in 'X supports this feature, Y does not'), and subjective preferences ('I like X because.'). Super interested to hear the views of anyone who's tried BOTH. TLDR summary: As an owner and user of both Affinity Photo 1.6, and Corel's Paintshop Pro 2019, I have come to prefer Photo as my primary graphics editor.

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