--- description: Learn more about PaintShop Pro price, benefits, and disadvantages for businesses in South Africa. Read reviews from verified users and discover similar tools. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/capterra/og_logo-e5a8c001ed0bd1bb922639230fcea71a.png?auto=format%2Cenhance%2Ccompress title: PaintShop Pro Price, Reviews & Features - Capterra South Africa 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Photo Editing Software](/directory/32778/photo-editing/software) > [PaintShop Pro](/software/1015718/paintshop-pro) # PaintShop Pro Canonical: https://www.capterra.co.za/software/1015718/paintshop-pro Page: 1 / 3\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/1015718/paintshop-pro?page=2) > PaintShop Pro is a photo editing software system created by Corel that allows users to view, edit, and manage images. > > Verdict: Rated **4.5/5** by 50 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Who Uses PaintShop Pro? Photographers and photo editors, graphic designers, small businesses, and marketing agencies. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.5/5** | 50 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Corel - **Location**: Austin, US - **Founded**: 1989 ## Commercial Context - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1 000, 1 001–5 000, 5 001–10 000, 10 000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: United States ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk ## Category - [Photo Editing Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/32778/photo-editing/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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[Nik HDR Efex](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/1024491/nik-hdr-efex) — 4.6/5 (5 reviews) ## Reviews ### "Paintshop Pro - great for beginners\!" — 4.0/5 > **Tom** | *03 April 2025* | Photography | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Paintshop Pro was one of the first digital photo management software products I came across over 20 years ago. > > **Cons**: As I became more proficient with photography and image editing, I found Paintshop Pro to lack many features. > > I enjoyed using Paintshop Pro as an amateur and hobbyist. ----- ### "My Bro PaintShop Pro" — 5.0/5 > **Kevin** | *27 July 2024* | Building Materials | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: I've been a consistent user of PaintShop Pro for more than a decade and it has all the functionality I need plus much more. It was also easier for me to learn and get started with than Photoshop was. I believe PaintShop Pro is often overlooked and underrated living in the shadow of Photoshop which is a great program. But, what it's built for far exceeds the needs of over 99% of people. I know this because my best friend from childhood has worked at Lucas Arts for a long time and works along side the creator of Photoshop, who still works there. It was a program he created for Lucas Arts initially to accomplish tasks that no other program in existence at the time could do. Again, it's a brilliant program, but those that actually NEED all it's functionality I'm sure only make up a small fraction of 1% of all people that want learn and do photo editing. PaintShop Pro has always been pretty intuitive and something you can get going with pretty quickly. If I'm ever unsure how to accomplish something in the program, without fail I always find a video within the top few results of a Google search that explains exactly what I need. Plus, I kinda like not following the crowd. > > **Cons**: My only complaint is the program will show ads for itself and try to coax you to buy the latest version at a discount. It's not a big complaint, and I may be able to shut it off somehow. But being asked for money every time I open a program kinda rubs me the wrong way. They're not doing anything wrong really, it's just a pet peeve of mine. > > Overall I have been very happy with PaintShop Pro, enough so that I have stayed with it for more than a decade and have no plans to change. ----- ### "One of the best editing apps there is\!" — 5.0/5 > **BRANDI** | *10 April 2025* | Education Management | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: I love all the editing features of this app\! > > **Cons**: Nothing honestly. I would maybe change the interface setup that’s about it. > > I am still using it going on 2 years\! The program helps me with editing my pictures and creating flyers for my business. ----- ### "Painting with Paint shop Pro" — 5.0/5 > **Christina** | *30 March 2025* | Design | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: I like that Paint shop has a variety of tools. > > **Cons**: So far I have no complaints for this product. > > Overall for me this is a great product. ----- ### "Corels view for solving all photographers problems" — 5.0/5 > **Aleksandar** | *26 March 2022* | Media Production | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: PSP is good and mature piece of software. Numerous filters, options, plug-ins, templates are made for PSP through decades of its development and uses. It even has image library management tool integrated in software. If your image workflow is in RGB color space, this software is good and versatile solution. > > **Cons**: ... but if you need anything except "exportToTiffCMYK" option in CMYK - prepress - color space you will be faced with problem. If somebody send to you CMYK image, your image edition job be color imprecise. And, PSP can be sometime sooo slow. > > I like to work with PSP presets, borders, effects.... In few clicks you can get very interesting design solutions. But, keep in mind, everybody who has PSP can do to. One module in PSP is best module on the World: Batch process and Batch rename. With so many options and customizations it is "time saving star". ----- Page: 1 / 3\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/1015718/paintshop-pro?page=2) ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/1015718/paintshop-pro) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-IL | | | en-IN | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | ----- ## Structured Data