Affinity Product Guide
Thinking about purchasing Affinity? Check out our in-depth guide, synthesized from authentic user reviews. We’ve summarized users’ thoughts about how well Affinity works for them.
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Creative Design and Editing
Design and Photo Editing
Reviewers consistently highlight Affinity’s design and photo editing capabilities as a strong suit, emphasizing the cost-effectiveness and feature parity with Adobe products. Users appreciate the ease of transitioning from Adobe software to Affinity, noting the negligible learning curve. The ability to manipulate various file formats and the robust support forum are also commended by users. Despite some initial reservations from experienced designers, the overall consensus is that Affinity offers a compelling alternative for small teams seeking efficient design and photo editing solutions. (Source Reviews: 1, 2, 3)
“Almost all of Adobe Photoshop’s features for a fraction of the cost. It was an easy decision for our organization.” – Director in Product Management, Internet, 11-50 employees
“If you’re a long time Adobe user of Photoshop or Illustrator, there is a learning curve, but it’s not too major. This learning curve was well worth the cost of admissions for our organization.” – Director in Product Management, Internet, 11-50 employees
“For a regular user of Photoshop, Affinity is a very easy transition. It has all the same features and once you adapt to it, and it provides a quick return on investment.” – Manager in Social Media, Writing and Editing, 1-10 employees
Client and Data Management
Relationship and Client Management
Users consistently praise Affinity for its robust relationship and client management capabilities. They appreciate how Affinity streamlines the process of managing relationships with clients, prospects, and other stakeholders. The platform’s ability to track interactions and organize data effectively has been highlighted as a key strength by reviewers. Additionally, users find Affinity’s customizable features and ease of data entry to be valuable in maintaining strong client relationships. Despite some minor issues with navigating large data sets, overall sentiment towards Affinity’s relationship and client management functionalities remains positive. (Source Reviews: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
“Entering information is easy. It also tracks all interaction that occur between interested parties.” – Analyst in Other, Investment Management, 11-50 employees
“Using their lists features, I can easily create list and sort by priority, location, status, when I have last contacted them, etc. The seamless integration with Outlook makes and smart features make the data entry part of this easier than any other CRM that I have seen.” – Vice-President in Finance and Accounting, Financial Services, 1-10 employees
“Sometimes interacting with a large data set is a little buggy, i.e. choppy when navigating the page.” – Analyst in Other, Investment Management, 11-50 employees
Data Management and Exporting
Users consistently praise Affinity for its robust data management and efficient exporting capabilities. Reviewers highlight the platform’s ability to streamline data entry processes, track interactions with prospects, and create detailed reports for better communication within organizations. The integration with Outlook and smart features make managing relationships and exporting data a smooth and time-saving experience. Despite some minor bugs when dealing with large data sets, users find Affinity to be a valuable tool for enhancing data organization and exporting efficiency. (Source Reviews: 1, 2, 3, 4)
“It is well suited to be used as a CRM. It is also good at keeping track of interactions with prospects automatically. It is extremely customizable too. To me, it seems like a supercharged spreadsheet that keeps track of the things that would be too time consuming to do manually.” – Analyst in Other, Investment Management, 11-50 employees
“Using their lists features, I can easily create list and sort by priority, location, status, when I have last contacted them, etc. The seamless integration with Outlook makes and smart features make the data entry part of this easier than any other CRM that I have seen.” – Vice-President in Finance and Accounting, Financial Services, 1-10 employees
“Sometimes interacting with a large data set is a little buggy, i.e. choppy when navigating the page.” – Analyst in Other, Investment Management, 11-50 employees