Skip to content
EuroSwitch
← Back to directory
Affinity by Serif logo

Design & Creative Β· United Kingdom (GB)

Affinity by Serif

Professional creative software for photo editing, graphic design, and desktop publishing.

Visit Affinity by Serif β†—

The switch

Adobe Photoshop→Affinity by Serifalso replaces Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Figma, Sketch

About

Affinity offers a powerful suite of creative applications including Photo, Designer, and Publisher, providing a comprehensive alternative to Adobe's subscription-based tools. It's known for its one-time purchase model and robust performance.

Why we recommend it

  • One-time purchase model
  • High performance
  • Professional photo editing
  • Vector graphic design
  • Desktop publishing

EU vs USA

Affinity by Serif vs Adobe Photoshop

Side-by-side on jurisdiction, data residency, and the rules that decide who can actually read your data.

Criteria
πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί Affinity by Serif
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Figma
Headquarters
United Kingdom
San Francisco, CA, USA
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
USA (CLOUD Act, FISA 702)
Data location
N/A
Global, US-controlled (AWS)
GDPR-native
No
No
CLOUD Act / FISA exposed
No
Yes
Ad tracking
No
No
End-to-end encryption
No
No
Open source
No
No
Ownership
Privately held (Serif (Europe) Ltd)
Figma Inc. (private, Adobe acquisition blocked)
Founded
1987
2012

Compare head-to-head

Affinity by Serif vs the US incumbents

See all European alternatives to Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Figma and Sketch.

Spread the word

Help a friend switch β€” every share moves a European alternative forward.

πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί European & decentralised