Inkscape and Krita are better than Adobe because they're interoperable, free, and open source.

They cost no money to use, so everyone in the world can use them. The file format uses open standards so you can share them across operating systems and even across different software.

Importantly, they're good enough to be used by serious designers make money. There's nothing you can't do in it.

Here's an old post I wrote about it: https://blog.alexgleason.me/stop-letting-adobe-brainwash-you/