GIMP vs Bitdefender Total Security
🏆 Our verdict
• Bitdefender Total Security scores higher in our lab tests (91 vs 84).
Overall winner: Bitdefender Total Security — but if price matters most, check the numbers below.
| GIMP |
Bitdefender Total Security | |
|---|---|---|
| Editor's Score | 84/100 | 91/100 |
| User Rating | ||
| Summary | Free, open-source Photoshop alternative — capable but quirky | Independent test champion — best protection per dollar |
| Type | Image editing | — |
| Price | Free | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Learning curve | Steep UI | — |
| Best for | Budget photo editing | — |
| Devices | — | 5 |
| Protection | — | AV + ransomware + VPN |
| Lab scores | — | Top in AV-TEST & AV-Comparatives |
| Extras | — | Firewall, parental controls |
| Price note | — | First-year price |
| Full Review | Full Review |
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