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Krea vs Krita

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Krea

Design Tools

Generate, enhance, and edit images, videos, or 3D meshes with AI

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Krita logo

Krita

Art

Free and open-source digital painting software

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Krita has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Krea usage is metered in compute units that vary by operation; the free tier grants only 100 units per day, and the $9 per month Basic tier steps up to 5,000 units, as of August 2026.; Krita not portable across Windows/macOS/Linux with consistent performance

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Krea and Krita actually diverge.

Attributes where Krea and Krita differ
AttributeKreaKrita
Starting priceOn requestFree
Pricing modelusage-basedUnknown
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWebWindows, macOS, Linux
CategoryDesign ToolsArt
FoundedUnknown1999

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated).

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 Krea

Nothing recorded that Krita does not also cover.

Only in Krita

  • Digital painting
  • Brush engines
  • Layer management
  • Animation
  • Vector tools
  • OpenEXR
  • PSD files
  • Graphics tablets

What people use each for

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

Krea

No use cases recorded yet. See the Krea review.

Krita

  • Digital paintingnot Krea
  • Concept artnot Krea
  • Character designnot Krea
  • 2D animationnot Krea
  • Texture paintingnot Krea

Where each one falls short

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

Krea

  • Usage is metered in compute units that vary by operation; the free tier grants only 100 units per day, and the $9 per month Basic tier steps up to 5,000 units, as of August 2026.

Krita

  • Not portable across Windows/macOS/Linux with consistent performance
  • Performance limits on large projects with many layers compared to professional software
  • Requires system administrator privileges for installation on managed systems
  • Limited professional support compared to commercial alternatives

Pricing, plan by plan

Krea

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Krea review.

Krita

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the Krita review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Krea if

Nothing in the data separates Krea from Krita on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Krea review

Choose Krita if

  • You need digital painting.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Windows, macOS, Linux.
  • You also want brush engines.
Krita review

Questions people ask

Is Krea or Krita better?
Neither clearly leads. Krea starts at On request and Krita at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Krea or Krita?
Krita has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Krea and Free for Krita.
Does Krea or Krita run on more platforms?
Krea runs on Web. Krita runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.
Can I use Krita for free?
Yes. Krita has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Krea starts at On request.
What can Krea do that Krita cannot?
Krita covers Digital painting, Brush engines, Layer management, Animation.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Krita: Is Krita free and open source?

Yes, Krita is completely free and open source software developed by the KDE community. It is distributed under the LGPL license with no licensing fees.

Source
Krita: What platforms does Krita support?

Krita is available for Windows, macOS, and Linux. It can be downloaded from krita.org or installed via package managers on Linux distributions.

Source
Krita: What animation capabilities does Krita have?

Krita supports frame-by-frame animation with onion skin view, timeline management, and export to video formats for creating animated sequences.

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