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Adobe Reviews

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$352 a month. Another company I back paid for Adobe in two countries, so ask who uses it before renewing.

Investor · B2B SaaS · Oct 2026 · From HissingKitty

"Not enough said about how Adobe products can be entirely forgone now just by prompting frontier models. You don't need the $50/mo subscription or even decompiled Illustrator, Astra Ultra just does it itself."

Paid $50 / month

Laramidian · Oct 26, 2026 · From X

"Goodbye forever. Plenty of alternatives I can make work. My bill tripled."

Cory Craig · Oct 23, 2026 · From X

"Officially done with Adobe after 20 years.... If I can't force my way through by October 29th, my card gets charged and I'm auto-enrolled in a new annual contract."

Angela Herman · Oct 23, 2026 · From X

"Last year, I paid around $240 for my subscription. This year, Adobe wanted $890 to renew it. WTF?... found me a plan for just $105/year."

$240 → $890 / year

Vali · Oct 22, 2026 · From X

"Seven free, open-source desktop apps modeled on Photoshop, Premiere, Lightroom, Illustrator, Acrobat, After Effects and InDesign. Most code written with Claude; still early alpha."

built in 10 days

Brandon Thomas (ArtCraft) · Oct 10, 2026 · From madrobot.blog

Adobe Alternatives: Common Questions

How much does Adobe cost?

Published pricing has not been verified yet.

When should I keep paying for Adobe?

Keep email sending rented; own forms, lead scoring and reporting.

Should I switch from Adobe or build my own Email Tool?

Switch if you want something running this week and your process is standard. Build if your process is your edge, you want to own your data, or per-seat pricing keeps rising. Adobe: Keep email sending rented; own forms, lead scoring and reporting. No reports yet.

What's the cheapest Adobe alternative?

Among paid plans listed here, Krea starts at $5 a month.

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