Gusta Draw vs Vector Magic

Gusta Draw is a free browser vector editor for creating logos, posters, stickers, app icons, and machine-cut designs. Its tools include selection, node editing, shapes, pen, pencil, polyline, text, and eyedropper editing for SVG paths. Folders, visibility and lock controls, and unite, subtract, intersect, and exclude operations organize and modify geometry. The editor offers linear and radial gradients, blur, drop shadow, palettes, type pairings, and a seeded roughen effect. Users can upload TTF or OTF fonts, turn text into outlines, and save embedded fonts. SVG files can be imported; SVG, PNG, and PDF can be exported, along with editable.gustadraw.json projects. Documents autosave in the browser, while rendering, geometry operations, and export run locally. After the page loads online, editing and export work offline; AI, cloud saves, and publishing need a connection. The AI copilot requires an account and Gusta tokens. The Free plan costs nothing. It runs on Android, iOS, and the web, adapting to phones and tablets.

Vector Magic converts bitmap images into vector graphics through a browser-based tool or desktop application. The online edition accepts JPG, PNG, BMP, and GIF files and exports SVG, EPS, and PDF. The desktop edition adds AI and DXF output and can convert images offline. The tracing process detects settings automatically and renders in full color, after which users can review results, adjust settings, and edit them. Desktop tools include advanced vectorization controls, batch processing, transparency support, and copy-paste or drag-and-drop workflows with graphics software such as Illustrator and CorelDRAW. Desktop image limits are 20 megapixels on Windows and 5 megapixels on Mac. Online users can upload, convert, and preview without commitment, but need a subscription to download results. The desktop trial allows previews but disables saving until activated with a purchased license. Online Edition costs $9.95 a month; Desktop Edition costs $295, paid once for one user on two computers, with the same license for PC and Mac.