| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 7 |
| Spec score · Pixel Art Software | 7.4 (#46) | 8.8 (#4) |
| Animation | The editor supports animation with onion skin and manageable frames. | Its timeline supports linked cels, onion skinning, animation tags, tag sequences and variable frame timing. |
| Drawing tools | The editor provides outline, dithering, and transform tools for selected drawings. | The editor provides 21 drawing and selection tools, with the independent listing describing 20 drawing and selection tools. |
| Layers | Users can manage layers and vary each layer’s opacity. | It supports unlimited layers, groups, clipping masks and 19 blend modes. |
| Product | MerePixel describes itself as a minimal, free to use pixel art and sprite editor. | PixelAOI is a pixel art editor and animator for Windows, written in Rust and made for game developers. |