How many companies reviewed only Illustrator?

928 companies reviewed Illustrator but not AutoCAD, indicating a much larger evaluation base for Illustrator alone.

Do companies typically evaluate both products together?

No. 16 companies reviewed both products out of 944 total Illustrator reviewers, showing these are rarely part of the same buying process.

Which product has stronger engagement from Leadership?

Illustrator drew 90 Leadership reviewers compared to 28 for AutoCAD, reflecting different levels of executive involvement in each evaluation.

Adobe Illustrator vs AutoCAD: who evaluates each

Updated October 20, 2026

In our data, 16 companies have people who reviewed both Adobe Illustrator and AutoCAD: 2% of the 944 companies whose people reviewed Adobe Illustrator, and 6% of the 284 that reviewed AutoCAD.

Adobe Illustrator

Companies: 944
Contacts: 996
Countries: 63

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AutoCAD

Companies: 284
Contacts: 308
Countries: 38

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How many companies evaluated both

Adobe Illustrator only: 928; companies
Both: 16; companies
AutoCAD only: 268; companies

Only 16 companies evaluated both Adobe Illustrator and AutoCAD, suggesting limited overlap in how buyers assess these tools. With 2% of Illustrator reviewers also examining AutoCAD, the two products appear to serve different evaluation priorities for most organizations.

Who reviews each, by team

Adobe Illustrator and AutoCAD, in contacts
	Adobe Illustrator	AutoCAD
Sales	222%	21%
Marketing	9610%	165%
Engineering & IT	22723%	16754%
Operations & Finance	354%	155%
Consulting & Analysis	424%	176%
Leadership	909%	289%
Other	48449%	6320%

Engineering & IT dominates reviews for both products, but the breakdown differs significantly. Illustrator draws substantial input from Marketing (96 reviewers) and Other roles (484 reviewers), while AutoCAD concentrates more heavily in Engineering & IT (167 reviewers) relative to its total review volume.

What else they compared

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Frequently asked questions

How many companies reviewed only Illustrator?: 928 companies reviewed Illustrator but not AutoCAD, indicating a much larger evaluation base for Illustrator alone.
Do companies typically evaluate both products together?: No. 16 companies reviewed both products out of 944 total Illustrator reviewers, showing these are rarely part of the same buying process.
Which product has stronger engagement from Leadership?: Illustrator drew 90 Leadership reviewers compared to 28 for AutoCAD, reflecting different levels of executive involvement in each evaluation.

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