Affinity Designer 2 provides a one-time purchase alternative to Adobe Illustrator with V2 speed.
How Affinity Designer 2 compares with its closest alternatives
All 5 closest alternatives have a free plan; Affinity Designer 2 does not. 1 of the 5 offers an API; FalcoScan's records show none for Affinity Designer 2. Affinity Designer 2 offers a desktop app. Of the alternatives, 1 offers a desktop app. Affinity Designer 2 was founded in 2015; the alternatives were founded between 2017 and 2020. Affinity Designer 2 is based in Nottingham, United Kingdom; none of the 2 alternatives with a known headquarters is in the United Kingdom. They are in the United States.
Market position · Design
How Affinity Designer 2 compares in Design
Affinity Designer 2 has moderate opportunity and sits in the middle third of 351 live Design tools on FalcoScan. Across Design, the average opportunity score is 52.3 and the average saturation score 41.5. FalcoScan rates Affinity Designer 2's own market position as contested. 54 of the 351 operating Design tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 23 shutdowns in the category.
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Affinity Designer 2Founded 2015 · Nottingham, United Kingdom
Affinity Designer 2 was acquired by Canva in 2024. Canva acquired Serif, maker of Affinity, in Mar 2024. In Oct 2025 Designer, Photo and Publisher were replaced by one free app called Affinity.
Who acquired Affinity Designer 2?
Canva acquired Affinity Designer 2 in 2024 (macrumors.com).
What are the best alternatives to Affinity Designer 2?
The closest alternatives to Affinity Designer 2 that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are Vectornator Draw, Carbon Code Image, Ray.so Code Snap, Runway Design AI, and Screely Screenshot.
Where is Affinity Designer 2 based?
Affinity Designer 2 is headquartered in Nottingham, United Kingdom.
Does Affinity Designer 2 have an API?
FalcoScan's records show no public API for Affinity Designer 2.
Who is Affinity Designer 2 for?
Affinity Designer 2 is built for designers and creators.
How do I sign in to Affinity Designer 2?
Sign in on Affinity Designer 2's own website, affinity.studio. FalcoScan reviews Affinity Designer 2 but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by Affinity Designer 2 directly.