As a Canva user, I was intrigued by Adobe Express because it seemed very Canva like. I thought now was the time to take a look at Canva vs Adobe Express.
Which Is Better Canva or Adobe Cloud Express?
Canva has been around longer than Adobe Cloud Express. While many people swear by the free Canva version, I felt like I was constantly denied the elements that I wanted most. So, I decided to shell out the $10 a month for Pro Canva. I’ve never looked back on that decision.
That being said, I noticed–or was constantly bombarded by ads for–Adobe Express which at first blush feels like a feature for feature clone of Canva. And here is the best (or worst depending on your point of view) part, you are already “pro” on Adobe Express if you subscribe to any Adobe Cloud subscription. That one feature will be enough to cut into Canva’s future sign ups, or even current users. After all, the most bang for the buck might just come from using free Canva and then moving over to your already-paid-for pro subscription to Adobe Express if you can’t find or use just what you want.
What Does Adobe Express Have That Canva Doesn’t?
Or should we be asking that question the other way around? In the end, I’m not sure it ends up mattering much at all.
Adobe Express Review
Adobe Express looks shockingly similar to Canva. I’m sure somebody ran it through legal, or whatever, but they aren’t fooling anyone.
Adobe Express has templates of various social media post types, as well as templates for infographics, and the like. Rather than “Elements” it has Design Assets and Shapes. You can create a Library to organize your own collection of assets that you want to use again or remember to use in the future. Adobe Express offers a bit more in the photo editing realm, and that might be the biggest difference between Adobe Express and Canva. Adobe reminds you that it is all about editing photos by putting things like Remove Background front and center. Canva has edit image, but with less features, and only in the design window.
They are more similar than they are different. Type in Infographic on Canva and Adobe Express and here is what you get.
There are differences of course, but most of them are trifles of personal preference, or an issue easily gotten around.
Will Canva Survive?
Look, there are a lot of people that hate Adobe. I’m one of them, but the work I do requires I have it because that is how my clients want to work. That situation fits a lot of people, and if you are already dropping $50 a month on Adobe, wouldn’t you want to save the $10 a month on a Pro Canva even if it is great?
Canva does have a head start and maybe a more progressive and social-minded user base. They also rolled out some other features. I don’t know if they were being worked before there was an Adobe Express, or in response to it. Either way, if Canva can keep adding value, then maybe it can keep enough of its user base out of the clutches of Adobe to survive, or at least long enough to get bought out.
