Free alternatives to paid software
Already paying for something? These 71 free programs do the same job as 28 of the most common paid products. Each page compares the options honestly — including where the free version genuinely falls short.
- 28 paid products covered
- 71 free alternatives
- ₹0 to download
Paid software with free alternatives
Adobe Photoshop
GIMP, Krita, Paint.NET…
4 free optionsAdobe Illustrator
Inkscape, Krita
2 free optionsAdobe Lightroom
darktable, RawTherapee
2 free optionsAdobe Premiere Pro
DaVinci Resolve, Kdenlive, Shotcut…
4 free optionsAdobe After Effects
DaVinci Resolve, Blender
2 free optionsAdobe Acrobat Pro
PDFsam Basic, Foxit PDF Reader, SumatraPDF…
4 free optionsMicrosoft Office
LibreOffice, ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors, WPS Office…
4 free optionsMicrosoft Outlook
Mozilla Thunderbird
1 free optionWinZip
7-Zip, PeaZip
2 free optionsWinRAR
7-Zip, PeaZip
2 free optionsNorton AntiVirus
Bitdefender Antivirus Free, Avast Free Antivirus, AVG AntiVirus Free…
4 free optionsMcAfee AntiVirus
Bitdefender Antivirus Free, Malwarebytes Free, Avast Free Antivirus
3 free optionsLastPass
Bitwarden, KeePassXC
2 free options1Password
Bitwarden, KeePassXC
2 free optionsTeamViewer (Commercial)
RustDesk, AnyDesk
2 free optionsVMware Workstation
VirtualBox, QEMU
2 free optionsCamtasia
OBS Studio, ShareX
2 free optionsSnagit
ShareX, Greenshot, Flameshot
3 free optionsFinal Cut Pro
DaVinci Resolve, Kdenlive, Shotcut
3 free optionsVegas Pro
DaVinci Resolve, Shotcut, Kdenlive
3 free optionsPro Tools
Ardour, Audacity
2 free optionsFL Studio
LMMS, Ardour
2 free optionsAbleton Live
LMMS, Ardour
2 free optionsSublime Text
Visual Studio Code, Notepad++
2 free optionsEvernote
Obsidian, Joplin
2 free optionsAcronis True Image
Clonezilla, Duplicati, Veeam Agent for Windows FREE
3 free optionsDropbox
Syncthing, Duplicati, FreeFileSync
3 free optionsCorelDRAW
Inkscape, Krita
2 free optionsCan free software really replace a paid product?
Sometimes completely, sometimes not. Free alternatives are rarely a feature-for-feature match with a mature commercial product, and anyone telling you otherwise is selling something. What they are is free — so the cost of finding out whether one covers your particular workflow is an hour of your time rather than a subscription.
Every alternative listed here is a separate, legitimate product — never a cracked, patched or modified copy of the paid software. We do not link to pirated software under any circumstances.