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Adobe Express vs. Adobe PhotoShop

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Adobe Express

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/AAdobe Creative Cloud Express (formerly Adobe Spark) is a task-based, web and mobile product used to create and share rich multimedia content – from social media posts and stories to invitations to marketing materials like logos, flyers and banners.

    $0

    Adobe PhotoShop

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/AAdobe Photoshop is the best known graphics product on the market.

    $20

    per month

    Pricing
    Adobe ExpressAdobe PhotoShop
    Editions & Modules
    Free
    $0.00
    Premium
    $9.99 / $99.99
    per month
    Teams
    $9.99
    per month per user
    Single App
    $20.00
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Adobe ExpressAdobe PhotoShop
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsContact Adobe directly for Enterprise pricing plan details.—
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    Community Pulse
    Adobe ExpressAdobe PhotoShop
    Considered Both Products
    Adobe
    Chose Adobe Express
    They both have great ease of use. More recently, Adobe changed something in its interface that created a small but consistently aggravating inconvenience, so Canva may be better in that aspect. The platform for Canva has great UX in my opinion. Adobe Creative Cloud Express …
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Express
    I started on Adobe Spark / Adobe Express before ever trying Figma nad Canva. I tried them after being told how great the were by colleagues and honestly felt like they were cheesy and less adult. The final product didn't feel as polished and the user experience was lackluster. …
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Express
    Adobe Express is a lot more user friendly for people who aren't graphic designers that still want to create content
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Express
    Express needs to continue with their AI improvements such as for professional profiles in photo editing.
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Express
    Adobe Creative Cloud Express was chosen for us by somebody else in the organization, but I still really like it. Though I do like Canva, I'm so used to Adobe Creative Cloud Express now I'd never go back. We used to use Animoto (free version) and I do miss some of the …
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Express
    Adobe Creative Cloud Express is easier to use than almost every other graphics program I’ve used. Those that are as simple, or simpler, do not produce creations with as professional and creative looks as Adobe Creative Cloud Express does.
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Express
    We use Adobe Creative Cloud Express in addition to all of the above, depending on the project. It stacks up extremely well against all other products, except Premiere Pro on the video side (obviously). In the area that we use it most - for the on the fly social media - it is …
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Express
    When we need something done quickly and easily without too much detail, we use Adobe Express.
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Express
    I used Canva briefly and really didn't enjoy it. Adobe Express is more user friendly and has much more options. I much prefer it.
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Express
    I haven't tried to use any other products
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Express
    Adobe Express is comparable to Canva but having the whole adobe creative suite package, I prefer Adobe Express as it is more compatible with other programs I use. I do like how you don't have to have a Canva long-in to share a native Canva file to others to edit.
    Incentivized
    Adobe
    Chose Adobe PhotoShop
    [Adobe] Photoshop offers the best photo editing as well as content creation. The layer-by-layer approach of [Adobe] Photoshop helps to work between two apps or even two PCs of entirely different Creative Cloud apps seamlessly. The stability and the speed of the tools in …
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe PhotoShop
    Canva and Adobe Spark are two programs that are able to accomplish similar tasks as [Adobe] Photoshop. However, Canva and Spark are extremely simplistic when compared to Photoshop. These two apps are perfect for beginners who want to create simple graphics and want help with …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    Adobe ExpressAdobe PhotoShop
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.8
    (33 ratings)
    9.7
    (190 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.4
    (30 ratings)
    Usability
    9.4
    (10 ratings)
    7.3
    (15 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.9
    (10 ratings)
    10.0
    (54 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    9.5
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    Professional Services
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)