Adobe Illustrator CC vs. Efficient Elements

Adobe Illustrator CC

Adobe Illustrator CC

1574 Reviews and Ratings

Efficient Elements

Efficient Elements

0 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Adobe Illustrator	Score 8.9 out of 10	N/A	Adobe Illustrator CC is a vector-based graphic design software.	$20.99 per month
Efficient Elements	Score 0.0 out of 10	N/A	The eponymous Efficient Elements from the company in Neubiberg is for presentations, and comes as an add-in for Microsoft PowerPoint. It is designed to help increase the user's efficiency in working with Microsoft PowerPoint. It is available to install on Mac OS or Windows devices, and is available via a single-user license, a multi-user license, or a corporate license.	N/A

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Adobe Illustrator CC

Efficient Elements

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Yearly - Billed Monthly: $20.99
per month
Monthly: $31.49
per month
Yearly - Billed Upfront: $239.88
per year

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Adobe Illustrator	Efficient Elements
Free Trial
No	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

No setup fee

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	Adobe Illustrator CC	Efficient Elements
Considered Both Products	Adobe Illustrator Verified User Anonymous Chose Adobe Illustrator I use both of those programs together at times. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Adobe Illustrator Adobe Illustrator CC is the best program to use for creating vector illustrations and graphics, whereas Photoshop is best for pixel-based digital pieces. Indesign is best for printed pieces and Adobe Illustrator CC is a great collaborator tool to use for Indesign projects. The … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Adobe Illustrator The integration with Creative Cloud Libraries and Adobe Fonts, combined with the powerful array of tools offered in Adobe Illustrator makes up for the high price compared with other tools that are often free. You even get an outstanding 3D renderer built in with excellent … Incentivized Helpful? AD Andrew Davies Creative Director Chose Adobe Illustrator Adobe Illustrator gives you much more control over every aspect of the design process. Canva has several limitations like being unable to customize gradients or creating clipping masks. Inkscape only works in RGB space and has a less intuitive user interface. They benefit from … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Adobe Illustrator Canva Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Adobe Illustrator Gimp does not have a lot of reference information, so it takes time to solve problems. Illustrator takes less time because there is a lot of reference information on the Internet and in books. Also, Gimp does not allow batch processing, so the work must be repeated. Illustrator … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Adobe Illustrator Illustrator is far ahead of Xara with features and manage images better than Corel Draw Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Adobe Illustrator There are so many things you can create in Adobe Illustrator CC. It's easy to use and the options for saving and exporting are fantastic. Fortunately, this is the only software of its kind that I have used. I know other people that have used lesser quality products and turned … Incentivized Helpful? Bill Black Owner Chose Adobe Illustrator Both are powerful design/vector art tools. And they do the same things - just in a little different way. Tools and interface are a little different. Illustrator thinks like a designer, Corel thinks like an architect. I picked Illustrator mostly due to integration with … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Adobe Illustrator I know a lot of designers that like to work in Photoshop, when text is involved I prefer Adobe Illustrator CC. You can outline your text and kern and correct there, it is crisp and easy. I would rather push vector points than pixels. I also really appreciate the multiple boards … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Adobe Illustrator Illustrator has never let me down recently. There have been times where the program didn't do things I wanted it, but over the years the updates gradually modified how I used the program to the point where everything we need to do can be done.Whatever the situation is, Adobe … Incentivized Helpful? Justin Adams Sole Proprietor Chose Adobe Illustrator Simply stated, Adobe Illustrator CC just offers more. Not all projects require 'more', but when you need it, it is nice that you don't have to jump programs and start over on a project. Inkscape is simple to use, but so is Canva. Point being, just because a program has a great … Incentivized Helpful? Ankit Kumar Sr UI UX Designer Chose Adobe Illustrator This is free. But if Adobe is charging then it gives you the best quality and work. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Adobe Illustrator I chose Rhinoceros 3D because it is accurate to make drawings in it and it is better to make drawings in Rhinoceros 3D and then put them in Adobe Illustrator. But while printing or scaling it is much easier to put it in Adobe Illustrator. This makes the whole printing aspect of … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Adobe Illustrator For customized designs where text and some artistic touches are needed Adobe Illustrator CC is the best. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Adobe Illustrator Illustrator has a wide capability for editing ability and can be used in combination with any of the other programs I've listed and used. This makes it incredibly versatile and one of my favorites. Each of the other products have specific purposes, making them less likely for … Incentivized Helpful? Marry Wilson Project Manager, http://www.TorontoBusinessBranding.com Chose Adobe Illustrator Before using Adobe Illustrator CC, I was using other design tools and struggled with the lack of control over my artwork. Adobe Illustrator CC has given me so much more control over my designs. The interface is beautiful and easy to use; new features like Live Shape and the … Incentivized Helpful? Nicolas Piemontez Marketing Chose Adobe Illustrator They complement each other, each with its own specific characteristics, but within a marketing sector, an experienced designer knows that the use of these tools in sets makes all the difference. It is possible to combine their uses and create really relevant materials that will … Incentivized Helpful? Lucas Piemontez Head de marketing Chose Adobe Illustrator All these software integrate and each one has a purpose, I, particularly, always work with almost all of them together and I don't see competition between them, [but rather] an integration [with] different purposes and uses. I use them all and they all serve me in the best way … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Adobe Illustrator with ease and many features offered as well as very easy vendor support Incentivized Helpful? Paloma Guimarães Graphic design student Chose Adobe Illustrator Adode Illustrator is better for the design work in the company, sice it works with vectors and easy shortcuts, the other adobe software is not so useful because we do not work with video editing or rendering. Adobe Illustrator CC meets all our needs and expectations and that is … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Adobe Illustrator Honestly, Adobe illustrator is the best in the market in terms of what the software is capable of doing. I've used other software in my career, and honestly, I just haven't found anything that has the tools and the capabilities like adobe illustrator. I honestly will pay extra … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Adobe Illustrator I have not used any other graphic design software but I have used Photoshop and InDesign. If you're looking to create graphics, especially scalable vectors, Adobe Illustrator CC is, hands down, the best tool out there. Photoshop is much better for photo editing and … Incentivized Helpful? AL Andy Leung Marketing Manager Chose Adobe Illustrator Comparing with Affinity, Adobe Illustrator CC has a powerful core and very high compatibility with other Adobe products which is a huge advantage. The ease of use of various tools are also very familiar among different graphic designers within the corporation, making training … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Adobe Illustrator Overall, my impression is that Illustrator is better suited to providing the features and end result I am looking for when creating employee documents and/or marketing materials that can be rich and engaging for the end user/recipient. The ability to create multi-page documents … Incentivized Helpful?	Efficient Elements No answer on this topic

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User Ratings
	Adobe Illustrator CC	Efficient Elements
Likelihood to Recommend	9.1 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	9.0 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Usability	7.2 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Support Rating	5.0 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Implementation Rating	10.0 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Adobe Illustrator CC	Efficient Elements
Likelihood to Recommend	Indicated and suitable for companies and agencies that work with the creation of materials for social media, digital graphics and printed materials. Suitable for any scenario and for those who want to produce high quality material without image pixelation. A scenario not very suitable would be the use without proper knowledge of the tool, it would be interesting to see the tutorials and guides available by Adobe Nicolas Piemontez Marketing Read full review	No answers on this topic
Pros	Vector graphics for scaling to large sizes Filling an object with a texture Easily adjusting and expanding an artboard to fit the size of the content (especially for infographics) Compatibility with other Adobe CC programs, but also exporting for PPT graphics Incentivized Terra Stafford Lead Designer Read full review	No answers on this topic
Cons	Illustrator Files can get large/cumbersome when you begin to incorporate high resolution photography, especially if you 'place' the photo instead of linking to it's source file Typography can sometimes be a challenge, especially if you working on different machines that may not always have the font you need installed or sending the file to a commercial printer OLDER versions of Illustrator can be a bit temperamental about being backward compatible though this issue has been greatly reduced with Adobe's move the Cloud Based subscription model Not great for large print layouts (books, magazine etc) you're better off to move the project to Adobe InDesign in that case. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	No answers on this topic
Likelihood to Renew	While Adobe Illustrator CC is one of the only true design software out there, it really stands heads above the other products. It's clean UI and menu structure is easy to navigate. Incentivized Jon Ackerman Creative Director Read full review	No answers on this topic
Usability	There's a bit of a learning curve to this software vs other similar tools that can take some time to learn and get familiar with but the amount of functionality that Adobe Illustrator CC offers is quite large compared to simpler tools. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	No answers on this topic
Support Rating	I normally already know how to do whatever I'm trying out, but the documentation (as well as a simple Google search) makes any question quick to resolve. The Adobe boards themselves are a fantastic resource, especially for resolving questions between new programs and iterative releases. Incentivized Maria Clara Daly Interactive Communications Director Read full review	No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating	It was very easy to purchase and download. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered	I chose Rhinoceros 3D because it is accurate to make drawings in it and it is better to make drawings in Rhinoceros 3D and then put them in Adobe Illustrator. But while printing or scaling it is much easier to put it in Adobe Illustrator. This makes the whole printing aspect of it much easier. Verified User Anonymous Read full review	No answers on this topic
Return on Investment	Improved engagement in employee programs that are now represented in documents created using Illustrator. Improved customer outcomes/interest as a result of materials created using Illustrator. Better ROI on the programs we have developed or introduced due to the higher engagement and involvement. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	No answers on this topic
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