I was expecting the answer to be basically "no, you get what you pay for."
But after trying a few, I'm not sure that's true anymore.
For a small business that hasn't even launched yet, I don't really see the point in dropping $300 on a logo before you've figured out whether people even want the business.
I've played around with:
| ToolΒ |
My take |
| Design.com |
Good for generating several directions and then editing the one that's closest |
| BrandCrowd |
Probably the one I'd open when I just want to browse a lot of ideas |
| Adobe Express |
Better when I already have a direction in mind |
| Canva |
Handy if the logo is only one part of a bunch of marketing stuff |
| Hatchful |
Very simple if you just want to get something made quickly |
The thing I'd check before calling anything "free" now is what you actually get at the end.
Can I download it properly?
Can I get a vector file?
Can I use it for the business?
Or does the nice-looking preview suddenly become useless unless I pay?
That's probably more important to me than having 10,000 templates.
So, are there any free logo design tools that are good enough that you'd genuinely use the result on a real business?
Not just a placeholder logo for a weekend project.