Cheapest Design software
17 products with sourced pricing and capability data, 16 with a free plan. Entry paid plans median $11.66/mo; the cheapest product covering the 4 most common capabilities here is Piktochart from $5/mo. Pick the one you pay for today to find a cheaper replacement.
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Kittl
$19/mo · Pro · free plan available
Free alternative foundFree planDesign suiteVerified 2026-08-31
Desygner
$19/mo · Business · free plan available
Free alternative foundFree planDesign suiteVerified 2026-08-31
Canva
$18/mo · Pro · free plan available
Free alternative foundFree planDesign suiteVerified 2026-08-26
Snappa
$15/mo · Pro · free plan available
Free alternative foundFree planSocial graphicsVerified 2026-09-07
Beautiful.ai
$14.50/mo billed yearly · Pro (Individual)
Free alternative foundPresentationsVerified 2026-08-26
Visme
$12.25/mo billed yearly · Starter · free plan available
Free alternative foundFree planDesign suiteVerified 2026-09-07
Pitch
$11.66/mo billed yearly · Plus · free plan available
Free alternative foundFree planPresentationsVerified 2026-09-07
VistaCreate
$10/mo · Pro · free plan available
Free alternative foundFree planDesign suiteVerified 2026-09-07
Adobe Express
$9.99/mo · Premium · free plan available
Free alternative foundFree planDesign suiteVerified 2026-09-07
Penpot
$7/mo · Unlimited (Cloud) · free plan available
Free alternative foundFree planOpen sourceSelf-hostedDesign suiteVerified 2026-08-26
Piktochart
$5/mo billed yearly · Nonprofit · free plan available
Free alternative foundFree planInfographicsVerified 2026-09-07
Fotor
$3.33/mo billed yearly · Fotor Pro · free plan available
Free alternative foundFree planPhoto editingVerified 2026-08-31
Pixlr
$2.49/mo · Plus · free plan available
Free alternative foundFree planPhoto editingVerified 2026-09-12
Photopea
Free
Free planPhoto editingVerified 2026-09-07
PosterMyWall
Free
Free planSocial graphicsVerified 2026-08-26
Affinity
Free
Free planDesign suiteVerified 2026-09-07
Microsoft Designer
Free
Free planSocial graphicsVerified 2026-09-12
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