illustrator
Photoshop
Best for create and edit Raster images
Best for create and edit Vector images
Used for
Editing photos,
Mock Ups,
Image Based Designs
Used for
Illustrations, Logo design,
Vector graphics
You Can't Work
Outside the Workspace or canvas
You Can Work
Outside the Workspace or canvas
Layers
Contain Single
Object
Layers
Contain Multi
Objects
Single Artboard inside a project
Multiple Artboards inside a project