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Adobe Illustrator vs Toon Boom Harmony

Adobe Illustrator logo

Adobe Illustrator

Software

Professional vector graphics software

From
$22.99/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Toon Boom Harmony logo

Toon Boom Harmony

Software

Creating worlds of Animation

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Adobe Illustrator listed on UK G-Cloud as part of Adobe Creative Cloud (which bundles Illustrator) at £58 to £80 per licence per month, via reseller ServiceKey; Toon Boom Harmony licensing is subscription only across Essentials, Advanced and Premium tiers, with no perpetual license option offered on the pricing page

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Adobe Illustrator and Toon Boom Harmony actually diverge.

Attributes where Adobe Illustrator and Toon Boom Harmony differ
AttributeAdobe IllustratorToon Boom Harmony
Starting price$22.99/monthOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptionone-time
PlatformsWindows, Macos, IosWeb
Founded1982Unknown

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Adobe Illustrator

  • Vector drawing
  • Bezier tools
  • Shape tools
  • Typography
  • Gradients & effects
  • Symbols & instances
  • Artboards
  • 3D capabilities

Only in Toon Boom Harmony

Nothing recorded that Adobe Illustrator does not also cover.

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Adobe Illustrator

  • Logo designnot Toon Boom Harmony
  • Vector illustrationnot Toon Boom Harmony
  • Icon designnot Toon Boom Harmony
  • Print designnot Toon Boom Harmony

Toon Boom Harmony

No use cases recorded yet. See the Toon Boom Harmony review.

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Adobe Illustrator

  • Listed on UK G-Cloud as part of Adobe Creative Cloud (which bundles Illustrator) at £58 to £80 per licence per month, via reseller ServiceKey

Toon Boom Harmony

  • Licensing is subscription only across Essentials, Advanced and Premium tiers, with no perpetual license option offered on the pricing page
  • Access beyond the 14 day free trial requires purchasing a subscription through the shop

Pricing, plan by plan

Adobe Illustrator

$22.99/month
  • Single App$22.99/month
    • Illustrator desktop app
    • 100GB cloud storage
    • Adobe Fonts
  • All Apps$59.99/month
    • All Creative Cloud apps
    • 100GB cloud storage
    • Adobe Stock trial

Toon Boom Harmony

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Toon Boom Harmony review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Adobe Illustrator if

  • You need vector drawing.
  • You work on Windows, Macos, Ios.
  • You also want bezier tools.
Adobe Illustrator review

Choose Toon Boom Harmony if

Nothing in the data separates Toon Boom Harmony from Adobe Illustrator on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Toon Boom Harmony review

Questions people ask

Is Adobe Illustrator or Toon Boom Harmony better?
Neither clearly leads. Adobe Illustrator starts at $22.99/month and Toon Boom Harmony at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Adobe Illustrator or Toon Boom Harmony?
Adobe Illustrator starts at $22.99/month and Toon Boom Harmony at On request.
Does Adobe Illustrator or Toon Boom Harmony run on more platforms?
Adobe Illustrator runs on Windows, Macos, Ios. Toon Boom Harmony runs on Web.
What is Adobe Illustrator best used for?
Adobe Illustrator is most often used for logo design, vector illustration, icon design, print design. Of those, logo design and vector illustration are not what Toon Boom Harmony is typically brought in for.
What can Adobe Illustrator do that Toon Boom Harmony cannot?
Adobe Illustrator covers Vector drawing, Bezier tools, Shape tools, Typography.
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