Despite the title of this thread, this is more of a look and see thread than a direct comparison. I've used both, but frankly, these days I go more for "free" than useful. So I'm not going to pick any particular program. You have to judge for yourself. So when I found this video on You tube I knew that I had to tell you about it. GIMP v. Photoshop .

Also, thought I'd point out to you that there are other free programs out there that do similar things to both GIMP and Photoshop. So I'll point you to my directory where you can find other photomanipulation software listed. Some are free, some are "TRIAL OFFERS", and some you plain have to buy. This link will take you to the Content Creation category in my Poser Directory. Poser Directory