FireAlpaca vs Sumo Paint
FireAlpaca
firealpaca.comSumo Paint
paint.sumo.appSide by side
| Figure | FireAlpaca | Sumo Paint |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $4/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 5 | 3 |
| Spec score · Digital Painting Software | 9.1 (#2) | 8.3 (#12) |
| Brush library | The maker publishes original brushes weekly, including analog, effects, nature and pattern brushes. | The editor provides more than 300 brushes, including customizable brush behavior. |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Purpose | FireAlpaca is a free digital painting tool for creating illustrations and images. | Sumo Paint is a drawing tool and image editor for drawing pictures or combining images with filters, text elements, and symbols. |
| Support | The SE page directs users to the FireAlpaca manual website for questions about basic operation and tools. | The FAQ directs users with persistent crashes or technical problems to [email protected] and links to video tutorials for getting started. |
| What it does | FireAlpaca is a free desktop painting and digital illustration program. | Sumo Paint is a browser drawing and image-editing application for creating artwork or combining images. |
Plans
FireAlpaca
- FreeFree
- FireAlpacaFree
- FireAlpaca standardFree
- FireAlpaca SE$39.99, paid once
- FireAlpaca SE$39.99, paid once
In their own words
FireAlpaca
FireAlpaca is a digital painting program for making illustrations and images, available on Windows, macOS, and Linux. Its listed tools include animation, mesh deformation, gradient maps, lasso fill, CMYK display, text, halftone, 3D perspective, tone curves, and reference windows. The standard software supports 10 languages, and the maker distributes original brushes weekly in styles including pencil, watercolor, motifs, patterns, and effects. Brush customization, layers, pressure sensitivity, and stroke stabilization are supported; color management is described as basic. The free edition permits individual and commercial use without a license fee. Its separate FireAlpaca SE edition adds onion-skin animation with GIF or APNG export, a store with more than 300 brush types, a liquify tool, and layer masks. SE costs 39.99 USD once. Listed downloads are version 2.16.3 or later requirements: Windows 10 or later, macOS 12 or later, and Linux distributions including Ubuntu 23.04, Fedora 36, and Debian 12 or later.
Sumo Paint
Sumo Paint has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.