--- description: Review of PaintTool SAI Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice Ireland. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: PaintTool SAI | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice IE --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Graphic Design Software](/directory/4151/graphic-design/software) > [PaintTool SAI](/software/227263/painttool-sai) # PaintTool SAI Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/227263/painttool-sai Page: 1 / 2\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/227263/painttool-sai?page=2) > PaintTool SAI is a graphic designing solution that helps painters create different types of illustrations such as anime and cartoons. It offers an anti-aliased drawing functionality that allows artists to minimize distortions across low-resolution images and drawings. Teams can view the entire spectrum of the light and dark versions of various colors on a unified interface. PaintTool SAI provides layer tools, enabling operators to erase, transfer or combine specific portions of multiple drawings. Additionally, teams can transform brushes into erasers and remove hard edges. Pricing is based on a one-time license and support is extended via email and FAQs. > > Verdict: Rated **4.3/5** by 9 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.3/5** | 9 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 3.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: SYSTEMAX Software Development ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$50.81 - **Pricing model**: Flat Rate - **Pricing Details**: PaintTool SAI is priced at 5500 JPY (Japanese Yen) per 1 software license. Pricing in other currencies depends on current exchange rates. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50 - **Deployment & Platforms**: Windows (Desktop), Windows (On-Premise) - **Supported Languages**: English, Japanese - **Available Countries**: Japan ## Features - CAD Tools - Design Management - Image Editing ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum ## Category - [Graphic Design Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4151/graphic-design/software) ## Alternatives 1. [Canva](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/241577/canva) — 4.7/5 (13245 reviews) 2. [Adobe Photoshop](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/221524/adobe-photoshop) — 4.8/5 (2434 reviews) 3. [GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program)](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/213277/gimp-gnu-image-manipulation-program) — 4.4/5 (3493 reviews) 4. [Adobe Illustrator](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/222562/adobe-illustrator) — 4.8/5 (8642 reviews) 5. [Fotor](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/177418/fotor) — 4.5/5 (1092 reviews) ## Reviews ### "The drawing software for digital artists." — 4.0/5 > **Souleymane** | *19 August 2023* | Mining & Metals | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: PaintTool SAI offers a variety of drawing tools that are highly favorable for illustrators and manga artists. It also supports layers, allowing users to combine or overlay elements without complexity. > > **Cons**: What I like least is perhaps the coloring tool, which, in my opinion, doesn't assist me much with my fillings or flat colors. > > PaintTool SAI is indeed a wonderful drawing software that assists its users in various ways, such as the line stabilizer feature, which allows for smooth drawing by reducing hand tremors. ----- ### "A really impressive lightweight art program" — 5.0/5 > **Mercedes** | *22 May 2024* | Arts & Crafts | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: I live for their lineart tool, it's my favourite implementation I've seen of it in any art program. I also really appreciate how there are always improvements being made. I feel honored to get to work with SAI > > **Cons**: I think the selection tool could possibly use some more tweaking as it felt like it worked a bit better around SAI 1.2 but the gap tolerance slider is a really lovely addition > > I love this program so much and I am incredibly grateful to the man who made it and continues to work hard on it. If he ever sees this review I want to say thank you very much for the decades of SAI that I have enjoyed ----- ### "An Introductory Software" — 3.0/5 > **Travis** | *7 June 2022* | Arts & Crafts | Recommendation rating: 4.0/10 > > **Pros**: The basic tools in SAI are intuitive and easy to use out of the box. It is a great way to learn the basics of digital art. > > **Cons**: The software has some clever tools and features, but isn't as robust as a program like Clip Studio Paint. Anymore, I'd recommend GIMP as an introductory software. GIMP's open source model really broadens the capabilities and versatility of an ever changing art scape. > > I learned so much using this program, and it worked well with multiple drawing peripherals. But at it's current price point, I cannot recommend it over other options. ----- ### "Benefits and struggles of Paintool SAI" — 4.0/5 > **Gal** | *25 January 2022* | Design | Recommendation rating: 6.0/10 > > **Pros**: Great variety of tools and modifiers to each allows you to customize your brushes, erasers, etc to your liking. Paintool SAI has a more lightweight feel compared to other painting softwares, allowing you to have a more fluid workflow > > **Cons**: Lacks the variety of tools other softwares in the industry have. Its interface looks a little outdated, despite its tools being a good match against other softwares. ----- ### "Great option for graphic design" — 5.0/5 > **Sukesha** | *9 December 2022* | Education Management | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: The feature i like best on paint tool SAI is the user friendly interface, it is very easy to edit images using this software, it is much better than the microsoft paint that comes preinstalled on windows. > > **Cons**: The only feature they can improve on is giving more editing options for images, other than that i did not find any issues using the software. > > Overall it has been a good experience using PaintTool SAI ----- Page: 1 / 2\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/227263/painttool-sai?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/227263/painttool-sai) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | | fr | | ----- ## Structured Data