Aseprite vs Pro Motion NG

AAseprite9.0Visit Pro Motion NG8.7Visit

Higher score A Aseprite #4 in Pixel Art Software 9.0/10 Paid ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Aseprite

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Pro Motion NG #7 in Pixel Art Software 8.7/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Pro Motion NG

• Aseprite fits best

  Professional pixel-art and game-sprite workflows

• Pro Motion NG fits best

  Pixel artists needing palette and tilemap depth

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Side by side

Feature	AAseprite 9.0/10 Visit ↗	Pro Motion NG 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.7
Ranking	#4 in Pixel Art Software	#7 in Pixel Art Software
Best for	Professional pixel-art and game-sprite workflows	Pixel artists needing palette and tilemap depth
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$19.99 one-time	$19 one-time
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Desktop	Desktop
Platforms	Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Support	Email, Community, Docs	Email, Community, Docs
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market	Solo, Small business, Mid-market
Features Aseprite 5/5 · Pro Motion NG 5/5
Animation timeline	✓	✓
Indexed color tools	✓	✓
Sprite-sheet export	✓	✓
Onion skinning	✓	✓
Tilemap tools	✓	✓
Specs
Supported platforms	Windows, macOS, Ubuntu Linux	Windows, macOS via Wine, Linux via Wine
Export formats	PNG, GIF, JSON, Aseprite (.ase/.aseprite)	BMP, PNG, JPEG, TGA, GIF
Our review
Pros	Frame animation, layers, cels, and onion skinning Indexed color, palettes, tilemaps, and tileset creation Sprite-sheet, texture-atlas, and command-line export workflows	Indexed palettes, tilemaps, tilesets and bitmap font tools Animation timeline with key frames, delays and onion skinning Commercial-use free edition and a $19 one-time full license
Cons	No free plan is available The product is focused on desktop pixel-art workflows AI features are not part of the product	The Free Edition has limited features macOS and Linux run the Windows application through Wine Wine compatibility limitations may affect non-Windows setups
Our verdict	Aseprite is a desktop application for creating pixel art, game sprites, and 2D animations. It is aimed at artists, game developers, and other creators working with pixel-based graphics on Windows, macOS, or Ubuntu Linux. Its core workspace… Read the review →	Pro Motion NG is desktop software for creating pixel-art images, animations, sprites, tilesets and level maps. It is aimed at pixel artists, game developers, educators and studios producing graphics for games, handheld systems and web… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Aseprite — where it wins

  • Frame animation, layers, cels, and onion skinning
  • Indexed color, palettes, tilemaps, and tileset creation
  • Sprite-sheet, texture-atlas, and command-line export workflows

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan is available
  • The product is focused on desktop pixel-art workflows
  • AI features are not part of the product

• Pro Motion NG — where it wins

  • Indexed palettes, tilemaps, tilesets and bitmap font tools
  • Animation timeline with key frames, delays and onion skinning
  • Commercial-use free edition and a $19 one-time full license

  Where it doesn't

  • The Free Edition has limited features
  • macOS and Linux run the Windows application through Wine
  • Wine compatibility limitations may affect non-Windows setups

• AAseprite9.0/10 · Paid

  A focused desktop toolkit for pixel art, animation, tilemaps, and game-ready exports.

  Visit AsepriteFull verdict →
• Pro Motion NG8.7/10 · Free plan

  A deep pixel-art toolkit with a free edition and a low-cost one-time full license.

  Visit Pro Motion NGFull verdict →