Depends
Confidence: Medium
Free and excellent for personal inspiration, planning, and visual discovery.
Comparison
Pinterest vs Kosmik
Pinterest and Kosmik both land on Depends.
Kosmik
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Buy if you're a solo designer or small creative team wanting fast AI moodboards around $12/mo.
| Compare | Kosmik | |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Depends | Depends |
| Best for | Visual planners (home, weddings, style) | Solo designers and artists |
| Who it's not for | Anyone buying a CRM or work tool . this is a mood board, not business software | Security-conscious or regulated companies . no public security page |
| Privacy | No major open CVEs on the core platform found; risks center on a 2024 claimed data leak and vulnerable third-party plugins.11 | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed. |
| Support quality | Users plead for attention; Trustpilot service complaints | No support evidence found |
| Public sentiment | Polarized: app-store and Capterra reviewers love it for inspiration, while many Reddit and Trustpilot users complain about a degraded feed, collapsing organic reach, and ignored feedback.⁶ | No verified user reviews surfaced; only directory listings and marketing pages, so real-world feedback is scarce. |
| Biggest gotcha | Organic reach can collapse without warning; businesses report sudden traffic loss with no appeal path.⁵ | No public security page; data storage details only in FAQ |
Pick Pinterest when
- Visual planners (home, weddings, style)
- Recipe and DIY collectors
- Ecommerce brands with strong product photos
- Designers building mood boards
When Pinterest is not a fit
- Anyone buying a CRM or work tool . this is a mood board, not business software
- Creators needing dependable organic reach to pay rent
- Privacy-sensitive users wary after a 2024 data-leak claim
- Ad-averse browsers . sponsored pins are heavily woven in
Pick Kosmik when
- Solo designers and artists
- Small creative teams brainstorming visually
- Content creators exploring concepts fast
- Brand and campaign moodboarding
When Kosmik is not a fit
- Security-conscious or regulated companies . no public security page
- Guess: enterprises needing SSO, admin controls, or compliance docs
- Buyers avoiding mandatory desktop installs
- Teams wanting proven, heavily-reviewed tools
Sources
- Pinterest Reviews . G2g2.comreview
- Pinterest Reviews . Capterracapterra.comreview
- Pinterest Customer Service Reviews . Trustpilottrustpilot.comreview
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- Pinterest ruined my business . Redditreddit.comreview
- Pinterest Reviews . App Storeapps.apple.comreview
- Get Started With a Pinterest Business Accountbusiness.pinterest.comofficial
- Pinterest Analytics . Pinterest Business Helphelp.pinterest.comofficial
news
- Essential Pinterest Statistics . Sprout Socialsproutsocial.comnews
- Pinterest Data Leak . Cybersecurity Newscybersecuritynews.comsecurity
- CVE-2025-58248 . NVDnvd.nist.govsecurity
- Pinterest . Crunchbasecrunchbase.comnews
- Kosmik homepagekosmik.appofficial
- Kosmik Pro pricing FAQkosmik.appofficial
- Can I use Kosmik for free?kosmik.appofficial