How much does Krita cost?

No price is published on the record we hold for Krita. The vendor's own site is the only reliable source for the current figure.

Does Krita have a free plan?

Yes, Krita is recorded as free, so it can be used without paying.

Which design tools can I use without paying?

3 of the 8 design tools listed alongside Krita have a free tier: Origami Studio, LottieFiles, Womp.

What am I actually paying for with Krita?

The record lists 20 features across 4 areas: other, integrations, security, platform. In practice it is brought in for digital painting, concept art, character design.

Does Krita charge per user?

The record carries a price and a billing period, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.

Are these Krita prices current?

They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.

What should I compare Krita against before paying?

The closest design tools in this directory are Origami Studio, Axure RP, Proto.io, LottieFiles. Each has a side-by-side comparison with Krita covering price, platforms and features.

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Krita pricing

No tier breakdown is published on the record we hold for Krita. Below is what is on record, and how it compares with the design tools listed alongside it.

As of 30 August 2026, Krita pricing is free. Figures are the vendor's list prices as recorded on this page's last check; the vendor's site is the final word.

Entry price: Free
Model: Not recorded
Tiers: -
Free tier: Yes

What is on record

The Krita catalogue entry carries no price, but no tier breakdown. The category comparison below is still useful, and the Krita review carries the full feature record.

What the product covers

The full Krita feature record, grouped as the catalogue groups it. This is the product as a whole; the record does not map every feature onto a specific tier.

Other

Digital painting
Brush engines
Layer management
Animation
Vector tools
HDR painting
2D animation
Onion skinning
Timeline
Custom brushes

Integrations

OpenEXR
PSD files
Graphics tablets
Third-party brushes

Security

Open source transparency
Local processing
No telemetry

Platform

Windows support
Macos support
Linux support

People bring Krita in for digital painting, concept art, character design, 2d animation, texture painting. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to Krita are worth a look before you commit to a tier.

How that compares in Design

Too few design tools in this directory publish a starting price to quote a meaningful median, so the table below is a like-for-like list rather than a ranking.

Krita entry price against other Design tools
Tool	Entry price	Model	Rated	Head to head
Krita (this page)	Free	-	-
Origami Studio	Free	No licence fee	-	vs Krita
Axure RP	On request	Per user per month	-	vs Krita
Proto.io	On request	Per user per month	-	vs Krita
LottieFiles	Free	Per user per month	-	vs Krita
Cadence Allegro	On request	quote	-	vs Krita
Womp	Free	Per user per month	-	vs Krita

Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry, they are not reviews hosted on Softwr. How each figure is used is set out on the Krita badges page.

Before you pay for Krita

Three things this page cannot tell you, and all three change the bill. The record carries a price and a billing period but not the unit - per-seat and flat-rate pricing are indistinguishable in this data, so a five-person team may be looking at five times the figure above. It carries no annual rate, so any discount for paying yearly is not something this page can quote. And it carries no trial length.

What it can tell you is the shape of the ladder: not published on the record we hold. Because there is a free tier, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to use it before paying anything.

Krita runs on windows, macos, linux, and is published by Krita Foundation of Global Open Source Community. The full record is on the Krita review, and the rest of the category is under best design tools.

Krita pricing on the vendor's own site

Krita pricing questions

How much does Krita cost?: No price is published on the record we hold for Krita. The vendor's own site is the only reliable source for the current figure.
Does Krita have a free plan?: Yes, Krita is recorded as free, so it can be used without paying.
Which design tools can I use without paying?: 3 of the 8 design tools listed alongside Krita have a free tier: Origami Studio, LottieFiles, Womp.
What am I actually paying for with Krita?: The record lists 20 features across 4 areas: other, integrations, security, platform. In practice it is brought in for digital painting, concept art, character design.
Does Krita charge per user?: The record carries a price and a billing period, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.
Are these Krita prices current?: They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.
What should I compare Krita against before paying?: The closest design tools in this directory are Origami Studio, Axure RP, Proto.io, LottieFiles. Each has a side-by-side comparison with Krita covering price, platforms and features.