I just had a try with corel's suite 11 and it works fantastic with my wacom tablet! The freehand paining utilities are a mile better than Adobe's!.. I don't know if Corel can compete in other departments,,as effects, filters, paths, etc..but the freehand paining and sketching are just plain superior! It never hangs, nags, makes straight lines and always draws perfectly round shapes and lines. It's a world of difference!