Is Adobe CC subscription worth it?

Jul 19, 2017

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Dunja Djudjic is a multi-talented artist based in Novi Sad, Serbia. With 15 years of experience as a photographer, she specializes in capturing the beauty of nature, travel, and fine art. In addition to her photography, Dunja also expresses her creativity through writing, embroidery, and jewelry making.

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Is Adobe CC subscription worth it?

Jul 19, 2017

Dunja Djudjic
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Dunja Djudjic

Dunja Djudjic is a multi-talented artist based in Novi Sad, Serbia. With 15 years of experience as a photographer, she specializes in capturing the beauty of nature, travel, and fine art. In addition to her photography, Dunja also expresses her creativity through writing, embroidery, and jewelry making.

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When Adobe switched to subscription-only plan, it made many users angry. However, there are some advantages to this plan, according to photographer Justin Odisho. He shares some of the greatest benefits of paying a monthly subscription for your Adobe apps. One of them is certainly the cost, but according to Justin – there’s more than just the larger affordability.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3A2JPElCbVc

1. Renting vs. owning a software

One of the first things that come to mind is that you may want to own your software rather than rent it. However, “renting” it with the monthly subscription can have its benefits.

The one-time purchase is way more expensive, around $1000. And in two years, you need to pay for the upgrade anyway. Also, you need to pay everything up front. If you switch hobbies or businesses (or the editing software) during that time, it means you paid it for nothing.

With the monthly subscription, you have the access to all the apps you choose and you can select the plan that best suits your budget. The plan for Photoshop and Lightroom starts at $10 a month, which ends up being pretty affordable. Also, you can pay one month at a time and stop in case don’t need it any longer, so you won’t pay more that you need to.

2. Peace of mind and legitimacy

If you make a living from photography and photo editing, the assumption is that you want to have a peace of mind and know that everything is legal, legitimate and working properly. And paying $10 a month is probably worth it.

3. Up to date, hassle free and time-saving

Every time there’s an update, it will be on the cloud and you can download it when you want. So, your software will always be up to date and legitimate, and you’ll have the access to everything all the time.

Personally, I agree with Justin. I believe that, if you run a creative business, you can observe the monthly Adobe CC subscription as a cost of business. And although I generally prefer owning stuff, I must admit this “renting” does have certain advantages. What do you think?

[Is an Adobe Creative Cloud Subscription Worth it? (CC 2017) | Justin Odisho]

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16 responses to “Is Adobe CC subscription worth it?”

  1. Cynicaleye Avatar
    Cynicaleye

    Sorry, it’s not worth it. I’ve switched to Affinity Photo and Designer. And Affinity Photo for iPad. So long Adobe.

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  2. Tom Linton Avatar
    Tom Linton

    You cannot just quit a subscription. Adobe has a fee equal to a few months to quit. Once they have your credit card info, what can you do? Check out the small print before signing up.

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    1. shahnyboy Avatar
      shahnyboy

      Your post looks interesting but quite vague. If you’re sure it’s not that easy, share the rest of the details.

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      1. Adam3k3 Avatar
        Adam3k3

        There are two subscription models. Yearly and monthly. I believe the early quite penalty applies to the yearly only.

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        1. shahnyboy Avatar
          shahnyboy

          Thanks for the link.

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      2. Tom Linton Avatar
        Tom Linton

        I took out a subscription and after 8 months decided it just wasn’t worth the fee. When I tried to quit I was informed there would be a penalty for ending the subscription early. The difference between running out the year and the penalty wasn’t that great, so I just ran out my subscription.

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        1. shahnyboy Avatar
          shahnyboy

          That sucks. Sorry to hear it’s business as usual for many corporations.

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  3. Donald Gallagher Avatar
    Donald Gallagher

    CC is the way to go for me. Always the latest software with all the bells and whistles on my computer, updated/upgraded regularly. WHAT can be better? Besides, you never OWN software, you only get a license to USE it anyway – regardless of a one time up front fee, or a monthly/annual subscription fee – you can use it, but you never own it. Those who think they buy it and own it are only fooling themselves, and when the upgrade comes around guess what – they are buying it again!

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  4. Jimmy Harris Avatar
    Jimmy Harris

    I’m still using CS5.5. I see no point in updates when the old software still does everything I need and is already paid for. When it’s time to move on, I’ll probably switch to another brand. I’m not happy with Adobe’s business model of putting share holders over customers.

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  5. catlett Avatar
    catlett

    I am still using CS6 (which I didn’t pay anywhere near 1000 for) and it does everything I want and need it to. The new features that I have seen other than supporting new cameras have been kind of laughable. I don’t want their training wheels. When I get a new camera I will change from ACR for my RAW processor and already have some good candidates lining up.

    The very reason Adobe did this is because people weren’t upgrading. There wasn’t much reason to because Adobe’s releases were weak. Now they can still be weak because a lot of you bought into the software as a utility model.

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    1. Adam3k3 Avatar
      Adam3k3

      Exactly. Getting a CC6 off eBay is the way to go considering that the so called new updates are nothing more than gimmicks.

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  6. Madara Avatar
    Madara

    The initial cost of CS6 was way out of my price range. With CC I can use the entire Adobe suite and with regular updates get bug fixes and new features all of the time. A lot of the Cloud content and apps are great too.

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  7. Scott Hampton Avatar
    Scott Hampton

    I find that it’s not worth it. I’ve had many issues with my account deactivating during my subscription, and I’m certain many others have, also. The customer service has deteriorated into a wasteful experience and I don’t use many of the new “features” Adobe adds to the software. Newer software can get much, if not all, of the job done with a smaller footprint, cleaner code base, and modern vision.

    Legitimacy is not an issue for me because my software (license)/equipment is always owned outright, whether I use it professionally or recreationally.

    I keep Pixelmator and will get Affinity Photo to replace Photoshop (which I rarely use anyway, due to the software overhead). I have Affinity Designer now to replace Illustrator and eagerly await their InDesign replacement (Designer is robust, has a bit of a learning curve, and is capable of formatting complex layouts). Aperture was my RAW processor since 2006 and I’ve only recently retired it since it doesn’t run well enough on my current system. Lightroom works well enough on my system with a small test library, and is surprisingly easy to use, but Capture One is going to be my main, if not only, RAW processor. Perhaps the only software that I’m willing to stay with is Premiere, which I readily admit is a great application. I’d rather use FCP X but find it hard to switch due to Apple’s penchant for pulling surprises with the Pro Apps.

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  8. Bodski Avatar
    Bodski

    Shocking, some people like the subscription model, while others don’t.

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  9. TokenMixedGirl Avatar
    TokenMixedGirl

    It’s fair to say that it depends on the person, how it’s used, and if they’re getting a return on their investment. For me, the change was great. Considering that I use 5-6 programs in the cloud in a regular basis, I definitely get my 50 dollars worth and a lot more.

    Granted, some of the programs are occasionally a bit buggy and sluggish… But I’m not as upset as I would be having to pay for everything up front.

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