EPS vs SVG — which vector format do you need?

EPS and SVG are both vector formats — meaning they scale infinitely — but they serve different worlds. EPS comes from the print and PostScript era. SVG comes from the web. Choosing the right one depends on where your file will end up.

• EPS (Encapsulated PostScript): EPS is a vector format from the PostScript era, widely used in professional print, signage, and packaging workflows. It opens cleanly in Illustrator, CorelDRAW, and most professional pre-press tools.
• Widely supported in print and pre-press workflows
• Opens in Illustrator, CorelDRAW, Affinity Designer
• Often required by traditional print vendors
• Less portable on the web
• SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics): SVG is a web-native vector format. Browsers render it directly, and it is editable in any text editor. Modern design tools (Illustrator, Inkscape, Affinity, Figma) all import and export SVG.
• Native web rendering in every modern browser
• Editable in any text editor (XML-based)
• Smaller file size for simple shapes
• Increasingly used in print pipelines too
• Which to choose: If you're sending the file to a traditional print vendor, packaging house, or sign maker, ask if they want EPS. For web display, app icons, and modern design workflows, use SVG. Vectify outputs both in every order so you have whichever the destination needs.