Corel
Canadian software company behind CorelDRAW, Parallels, and other creative tools.
About Corel
Corel was founded in Ottawa in 1985 and is one of Canada's oldest software companies. It makes CorelDRAW (vector graphics), Corel Painter (digital art), Pinnacle Studio (video editing), and owns Parallels (virtualization for Mac). Corel serves millions of creative professionals and businesses worldwide.
- Headquarters
- Ottawa, ON
- Founded
- 1985
- Founders
- Michael Cowpland
- Team size
- 1001-5000 employees
- Pricing
- subscription — from $249/yr
🍁 Canadianness Score: 3/5
- 🇨🇦 Canadian-founded
- 👩💻 Dev team in Canada
- ⚠️ Owned by KKR (US)
Corel is a Canadian alternative to:
- Canadian alternatives to Canva — Online graphic design platform (Australian)
- Canadian alternatives to Figma — Collaborative interface design tool by Adobe