Krita is the better app overall, scoring 8.7 to 8.4. Krita wins on 2 of the 5 scores, Framer on 2, with 1 tied.
Digital painters and comic artists on a PC, Mac or Linux machine
Designers, startups and freelancers who want a polished marketing site without code
Score by score
The details
| Feature | Krita | Framer |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Design & Creativity | Design & Creativity |
| Category rank | #5 of 10 | #8 of 10 |
| Developer | Krita Foundation | Framer B.V. |
| Pricing | Free | Free + paid plans |
| Usable for free | Yes | Yes |
| Android | ✓ | — |
| Mac | ✓ | ✓ |
| Windows | ✓ | ✓ |
| Linux | ✓ | — |
| Web | — | ✓ |
Common questions
Is Krita better than Framer?
Krita is the better app overall, scoring 8.7 to 8.4. Krita wins on 2 of the 5 scores, Framer on 2, with 1 tied.
Which is cheaper, Krita or Framer?
Krita: Free from krita.org; optional paid store versions and donations fund development. Framer: Free plan on a Framer domain; Basic, with a custom domain, starts at $10 a month. On value for money, Krita scores higher.
Do Krita and Framer work on the same devices?
Only Krita runs on Linux, Android. Only Framer runs on Web.
Which is more private, Krita or Framer?
Krita scores higher on privacy (9.9/10). Krita says it does not access, collect, use, share or transmit any personal information. The Mac App Store label reads Data Not Collected, and Google Play lists no data collected.
Strengths and weaknesses
Krita
- Free and open source, with nothing paywalled
- Collects no personal data at all
- Runs on Windows, Mac, Linux and Android tablets
- Interface can feel cluttered and slow to start
- Android version is a tablet-only beta
- No iPad or iPhone version
Krita gives Windows, Mac and Linux painters a serious studio for free. You get flexible brush engines with stabilizers, drawing assistants, animation with onion skinning, comic panel tools and PSD support, and the 2026 releases rewrote the text tool. It's open source and collects no data at all. Expect a busier interface than Procreate, and the Android build is still a beta for tablets and Chromebooks only.
Full Krita review
Framer
- Publish polished sites without writing code
- Hosting and CMS built in, nothing to set up
- Free plan to build and test before paying
- Extra editors cost $20 a month each
- Usage overages for bandwidth, pages and CMS
- No mobile apps for editing on the go
Framer lets you design a website on a canvas, much like Figma, then publish it straight to built-in hosting on a global CDN. A CMS, localization, staging, A/B tests and an AI agent handle jobs that usually need a developer. The free plan is fine for trying it on a Framer subdomain. Costs climb with extra editors and usage overages, so price it out before you commit.
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