Adobe have released their new Creative Cloud Express service, as a competitor to other web-based design editors such as Canva and Figma.

Adobe is known for its suite of professional creative software including Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, InDesign, Premiere, and XD. This new offering is a re-working of their previous service, Adobe Spark (which was geared more towards social media content creation), and seems to be focused on consumer users. Those who plan to use such software on occasion without wanting to learn complex interfaces – or paying the higher cost for the full software suite (Creative Cloud starts from circa £50 per month).

Canva and Figma are online design services which include various tools and collaboration options. For all three, basic features are included with a free tier, with more advanced options available on paid plans. Adobe is offering ‘Free’ and ‘Premium’ at £10.10 per month / £101.15 per year (inc VAT).

The paid plan includes more images and templates to use, alongside the ability to export a project and other useful features such as access to stock images as part of Adobe Stock and over 20,000 fonts via Adobe Fonts.

Creative Cloud Express is Adobe’s new freemium product – designed for students, small business owners, and those using for a hobby or learning purposes. Instead of a collection of applications, users can access the service online via a web browser, via mobile companion apps (iOS and Android), and there is a Windows application available. Design features include editing photos, trim videos, creating GIFs, and creating social media content.

Check out Creative Cloud Express for free or benefit from a 3-month free trial of the paid plan for a limited time.