When Adobe first launched Creative Cloud last year, the offering didn’t feel like a product launch, but more like a new way of paying for the Creative Suite - Adobe acknowledged this on stage at its Max conference today. If you’re not convinced, you are unfortunately out of luck. The more apps you use, the better deal Creative Suite becomes. Put simply, if you were to upgrade yearly anyways and use more than one app, you’d spend approximately $300 per app or less - cheaper than buying the software outright. Many have done the math, calculating how much less or more the Creative Suite costs them depending on what applications they use and how often they upgrade. Note: Adobe tells us it’s willing to be flexible with large organizations with policies that restrict cloud services. For students, CC will set you back $19.99 per month for the complete version, and there is also now a “ Teams for Education” offering at $39.99 per month per user. For everyone else, the complete version of Creative Cloud will set you back $49.99 per month, or you can purchase a single app license subscription for $19.99 per month.įor teams, the same applies, but you’ll pay $69.99 per month per user or $39.99 if you’ve purchased CS 3 or later - added perks include significantly more cloud storage. To dive into the new features, you’ll want to head here.įor creatives that rely on the company’s upgrade paths, some will be pleased to find that anyone with a CS 3 or later serial number will get their first Creative Cloud year for $29.99 per month.

This includes: Photoshop CC, InDesign CC, Illustrator CC, Dreamweaver CC and Premiere Pro CC. Like last year, the company is releasing an updated suite of applications this June, newly branded as “CC” apps. Instead, Adobe is pointing all of its energy towards Creative Cloud, eliminating the familiar retail box in the process. “Everything moving forward is focusing on creative cloud” -Adobe

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