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GIMP vs Microsoft Publisher comparison

GIMP and Microsoft are both solutions in the Graphic Design Software category. GIMP is ranked #7, while Microsoft is ranked #4. GIMP holds a 6.2% mindshare in GDS, compared to Microsoft’s 10.2% mindshare.
GIMP
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Microsoft Publisher
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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

GIMP
Ranking in Graphic Design Software
7th
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Microsoft Publisher
Ranking in Graphic Design Software
4th
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Graphic Design Software category, the mindshare of GIMP is 6.2%, up from 3.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Publisher is 10.2%, down from 20.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Graphic Design Software Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Microsoft Publisher10.2%
GIMP6.2%
Other83.6%
Graphic Design Software
 

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Also Known As

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MS Publisher
 

Overview

GIMP (short for GNU Image Manipulation Program) is an open source image editor that is available in the Fedora repositories. GIMP is primarily used for editing, cropping, retouching, resizing, and converting many different formats of raster images such as JPEGs and PNGs.

GIMP

Microsoft recently celebrated the 10th anniversary of one of the company’s most popular and enduring products, the award-winning Microsoft Publisher, the Office Family application that pioneered Microsoft’s “wizards.”

Microsoft
 

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