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Aseprite vs Sprite Fusion

	Aseprite	Sprite Fusion
What it says it does	AsepriteAnimated sprite editor & pixel art tool. Aseprite lets you draw pixel art, animate sprites frame by frame with layers and onion skinning, and export sprite sheets for Windows, macOS and Linux.	Sprite FusionCreate 2D tile maps in your browser with Sprite Fusion’s free tilemap editor. Import any tileset and export to Unity, Godot, JSON, TMX, PNG, and more.
Pricing	AsepriteOne-time purchase $19.99 (Steam); also sold directly from aseprite.org; includes Windows, macOS and Ubuntu builds (official)	Sprite FusionWeb Edition free (personal and commercial use, unlimited projects, no login, map export up to 4.5MB); Desktop Edition $14.99 one-time (limited-time price, regularly $19.99) with offline app and free lifetime updates (official)
Website	Asepritehttps://www.aseprite.org/	Sprite Fusionhttps://www.spritefusion.com

Which tool for which job

Aseprite wins when you make pixel art and want a dedicated editor with animation tools.

Sprite Fusion wins when you are drawing 2D tilemaps in the browser and exporting them, and the free web edition's size cap is acceptable.

Descriptions in the table come from each vendor's own site. This verdict is a fit call from those official pages as of 2 November 2026, not a shared benchmark or a hands-on score. Prices change, so confirm the pricing row on each tool page. How we review tools.

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