General Information
This table gives basic general information about the different vector graphics editors:
| Software | Company | First released | Latest version | List price (USD) | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artboard | Mapdiva LLC | 2011 | 1.7 | $29.99 USD | Proprietary |
| CorelDRAW Graphics Suite | Corel | 1989 | X6 (16) | $489, $189 upgrade (includes Photopaint) | Proprietary |
| Dia | The Gnome Project | 0.97.2 (18 December 2011) | Free (open source) | GPL | |
| Serif DrawPlus | Serif Europe | 2011 | X5 | £81.69 | Proprietary |
| Microsoft Expression Design | Microsoft | 2007 | 4.0 (7.0.20516.9) (June 2010) | $599 - Ultimate; $149 - Web Professional | Proprietary |
| Fatpaint | Mersica Inc. | 2010 | 1.83 | Free, $29 premium subscription | Proprietary |
| Macromedia FreeHand | Adobe Systems | 1988 | MX (11) | $399, $99 upgrade | Proprietary |
| Adobe Illustrator | Adobe Systems | 1987 | CS6 | $599, $199 upgrade | Proprietary |
| Inkscape | Inkscape Team | 2003 | 0.48.3.1 (23 March 2012) | Free (open source) | GPL |
| OmniGraffle | The Omni Group | c. 2000 | 5.3.1 (August 2011) for OS X, 1.6 for iOS (September 2011) | Standard: $99, Pro: $199, iPad $50 USD | Proprietary |
| OpenOffice.org Draw/LibreOffice Draw | The OpenOffice.org community and the LibreOffice community | 2000/2010 | 3.2.1 (June 2010)/3.5.0 (February 2012) | Free (open source) | LGPL |
| PhotoLine | Computerinsel GmbH | 1995 | 17.10 | 59 €, 29 € upgrade | Proprietary |
| sK1 | sK1 Team | 2009 | 0.9.0 (May 2009) | Free (open source) | GPL, LGPL |
| SketchUp | Trimble (previously owned by Google; originally by Last Software) | August 2000 | 8.0.3117 (September 2010) | Standard: Free, Pro: $495USD | Standard: Freeware, Pro: Proprietary |
| Sodipodi | Sodipodi | 2000 | 0.34 (February 2004) | Free (open source) | GPL |
| SVG-edit | The SVG-edit community | 2009 | 2.5 (June 2010) | Free (open source) | MIT |
| Swift 3D | Electric Rain | 2000 | 6.0 (June 2009) | $249 | Proprietary |
| Synfig | Synfig Team | 2005 | 0.63.05 (April 2012) | Free (open source) | GPL |
| Microsoft Visio | Microsoft | 1992 | 12.0 | $560, $350 upgrade (Pro), $260, $130 upgrade (Standard) | Proprietary |
| Xara Photo & Graphic Designer | Xara | 1995 | 8.0 (May 2012) | $89 | Proprietary |
| Xara Xtreme LX | Xara | 2006 | 0.7 | Free (open source) | GPL (except graphic engine) |
| ZCubes | ZCubes | 2006 | 2007 December | Free | ZCubes Terms of Use |
| Software | Company | First released | Latest version | List price (USD) | License |
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