Adobe Creative Cloud pricing and plans guide (UK 2025)

Adobe Creative Cloud is a subscription bundle from Adobe that offers a collection of software designed for use across various creative industries. With 20+ apps in its arsenal, it's the perfect solution for UK businesses looking to upgrade their creative toolset. Let's break down Adobe Creative Cloud pricing for UK businesses in 2025 and help you find potential savings using the Wise Business card to pay for your subscription.

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Adobe Creative Cloud pricing overview

Adobe Creative Cloud pricing (UK) is based on a subscription-based model per user, with no pay-as-you-go usage fees for the software. Individual plans (for freelancers or single users) include VAT in the advertised price, whereas business plans for teams are often listed excluding VAT. If you opt for an annual plan paid monthly, you commit to 12 months, while month-to-month plans without commitment are available at a higher monthly rate.

Plan	Monthly price (GBP)	Annual price (GBP) (billed monthly)
Individuals (Single App)	£7.58/mo – £35.99/mo	£9.98/mo – £23.99/mo
Individuals (Standard)	£78.98/mo	£51.98/mo
Individuals (All Apps)	£85.48/mo	£56.98/mo
Teams / Business (Single App)		£4.15/mo – £27.99/mo
Teams / Business (All Apps)		£65.49/mo
Enterprise		Custom Price
Photography		£11.99/mo – £19.97/mo
Students and Teachers		£16.24/mo (year one), £28.99/mo
Schools and Universities		Custom Price

Adobe Creative Cloud Individuals (Single App) Pricing

This plan lets an individual subscribe to one Adobe app at a lower cost. Adobe Creative Cloud pricing monthly starts at around £10(incl. VAT)¹ with an annual commitment, though it varies by application. It's essentially the same software as in the full suite, but you pay for only one app.

Adobe Creative Cloud Individuals (Single App) Features

The single-app plan provides full access to the selected Adobe application, along with associated services. Subscribers get 100 GB of cloud storage, Adobe Fonts, tutorials, and Creative Cloud Libraries with their one app.

Is Adobe Creative Cloud Individuals (Single App) right for my business?

This plan is ideal for freelancers, solo creatives, or small businesses that primarily rely on one Adobe tool. If your work centers around a specific software and you don't require the other apps, the single-app plan is a cost-effective choice.

Adobe Creative Cloud Standard Pricing

The Creative Cloud Standard plan for individuals offers the full range of 20+ apps at a slightly lower price than the top-tier All Apps plan. It costs £51.98 per month (incl. VAT) on an annual billing. This plan was introduced as a more affordable all-apps option by limiting some of the high-end generative AI features.

Adobe Creative Cloud Standard Features

This plan includes the core Creative Cloud applications (Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, InDesign, Acrobat Pro, and many more – over 20 apps in total) along with standard services. You get 100 GB of cloud storage, access to Adobe Fonts, Creative Cloud Libraries for asset sharing, and basic generative AI capabilities.

Is Adobe Creative Cloud Standard right for my business?

The Standard plan is well-suited for individual creatives or small businesses that need multiple Adobe apps for their projects but don't require the most advanced AI features. If you regularly use several Creative Cloud apps, the Standard plan gives you broad creative capability at a lower price point.

Adobe Creative Cloud Individuals (All Apps) Pricing

The All Apps plan (sometimes called Creative Cloud Pro for individuals) is Adobe's top-tier offering for individuals, providing everything in one package. It is priced at about £56.98 per month (incl. VAT) on an annual plan. For those who are subscribed, the first three months come with a 50% discount, costing only £27.98 a month.²

Adobe Creative Cloud Individuals (All Apps) Features

This plan includes 20+ creative applications – essentially the entire Adobe software portfolio for creatives. It also comes with all the standard extras like 100 GB cloud storage, Adobe Fonts, and Libraries, and with the full generative AI features Adobe offers with a large monthly allotment of credits for AI content generation.³

Is Adobe Creative Cloud Individuals (All Apps) right for my business?

If you work across multiple mediums and need the complete Adobe toolbox, the All Apps plan is the right choice. This plan is great for freelance designers, videographers, or small agencies who require everything from photo editing and layout design to video production and web prototyping.

Adobe Creative Cloud Teams / Business (Single App) Pricing

This plan allows businesses to subscribe to a single Adobe application for each user (licence) at a business rate. Pricing is roughly in the range of £25–£30 per licence per month (excluding VAT), depending on the specific app. Business pricing is typically listed without VAT, so taxes would be added as applicable. The single-app team plan requires an annual term (billed monthly) per licence.

Adobe Creative Cloud Teams / Business (Single App) Features

A Teams single app plan gives each user access to one Adobe app of choice, along with team-oriented features on the backend. You get the full functionality of that app plus business features like an Admin Console for central licence management, the ability to reassign licences, and centralised billing.

Collaboration is enhanced via shared Creative Cloud Libraries for your team and pooled storage. You also receive advanced support (including 24/7 tech support from Adobe) and the ability to retain control of assets when an employee leaves.

Is Adobe Creative Cloud Teams / Business (Single App) right for my business?

This option is ideal for small businesses or teams that only need specific Adobe apps for each user. It keeps costs predictable and lower than full-suite licences while still providing administrative control and support.

Adobe Creative Cloud Teams / Business (All Apps) Pricing

The Teams All Apps plan gives a business each Adobe app for each user under one licence. It is priced at about £65.49 per month per licence (excl. VAT) for an annual term.⁴ The cost is higher than individual plans because it includes enterprise-level support and features on top of the software.

Adobe Creative Cloud Teams / Business (All Apps) Features

This plan includes the full range of 20+ Adobe creative apps for each licensed user, plus all the business-oriented extras to support a team environment. Your organisation also gets a centralised Admin Console to easily manage users and licences, team asset sharing via Creative Cloud Libraries, 1 TB of cloud storage per user (pooled), and advanced collaboration tools. The team plan also provides enhanced security and control.

Is Adobe Creative Cloud Teams / Business (All Apps) right for my business?

The Teams All Apps plan is best for companies or departments that have multiple creatives who need a broad set of Adobe tools. If your business does design, video, web, and document tasks, equipping the team with All Apps licences ensures everyone can access any Adobe application they require.

Adobe Creative Cloud for Enterprise Pricing

Enterprise plans are custom-priced solutions tailored to large businesses or organisations with advanced needs. Adobe does not list a fixed monthly price, and pricing is instead determined via a direct consultation and depends on the number of licences, products, and services required. You'll need to contact Adobe sales for a quote.⁵

Adobe Creative Cloud for Enterprise Features

Creative Cloud for enterprise includes everything in the Teams All Apps plan and then adds another layer of enterprise-grade capabilities. This can include Single Sign-On (SSO) integration with your company's identity management for secure login, advanced user provisioning tools, and deeper administrative controls.

Enterprises also benefit from enhanced security and IP protection features, such as controlling asset sharing outside the organisation. Additionally, enterprise customers receive dedicated support, including an assigned success manager and training resources.

Is Adobe Creative Cloud for Enterprise right for my business?

The enterprise plan is geared toward large organisations or those with advanced compliance, security, and deployment needs. If your company has a big creative team or multiple teams and you need centralised control over software, assets, and user access, or if you require integration with enterprise IT systems, then an Adobe enterprise agreement is the right choice.

Adobe Creative Cloud Photography Pricing

The Photography plan is Adobe's special bundle for imaging enthusiasts and professionals, offering a lower-cost way to get Photoshop and Lightroom. Prices start at around £11.99/mo (incl. VAT) for the Lightroom plan with 1 TB of storage. There's also the full Photography plan, which comes with Photoshop included, costing £19.97 per month.⁶

Adobe Creative Cloud Photography Features

The full Photography plan includes Adobe Lightroom, Lightroom Classic, and Adobe Photoshop on desktop and iPad. In other words, you get the key tools for photo editing and post-production. The plan also comes with the usual extras like access to Adobe Portfolio and some cloud services, but it does not include the many other apps.

Is Adobe Creative Cloud Photography right for my business?

This plan is an excellent choice for photographers, content creators, or small businesses focused primarily on photography and image editing. It's also ideal for enthusiasts or social media content creators who want professional photo editing tools without the expense of the full Creative Cloud.

Adobe Creative Cloud Students and Teachers Pricing

Adobe offers the All Apps plan to students and teachers at a steeply discounted rate. The current offer in the UK is £16.24 per month, including VAT for the first year, which is over 70% off the regular individual price. After the first 12 months, the subscription renews at a still-discounted standard education price (around £28.99/mo, incl. VAT, as of year two). These prices require an annual commitment and are available only to eligible students or educators.

Adobe Creative Cloud Students and Teachers Features

The student/teacher plan is essentially the same as the individual All Apps plan. There are no software limitations in the education version – in fact, Adobe also throws in extra perks for learning, like tutorials and community support on Behance.

Is Adobe Creative Cloud Students and Teachers right for my business?

This plan is only available to individuals in academia, so it's right for you only if you are a student or teacher (with proof of eligibility) or if you are advising one. If you're running a business as a student, this plan gives you professional tools very affordably.

Adobe Creative Cloud Schools and Universities Pricing

For educational institutions, Adobe provides specialised Creative Cloud licensing with dramatically reduced pricing per seat.³ Plans for K–12 schools can start as low as £4 per student annually (for volume licences) under certain agreements. These educational institution licences are usually sold in bulk (with a minimum purchase requirement) and can be set up either as named-user licences or device licences for classroom computers.

For higher education, pricing is also deeply discounted but is typically handled via custom quotes, often on the order of tens of pounds per licence per year, depending on campus size and usage.

Adobe Creative Cloud Schools and Universities Features

Institutional plans give the school or university access to the complete set of Creative Cloud apps and services for their students, faculty, and staff. The institutional licences also include centralised admin tools for IT staff to manage users or devices and often come with curricular resources and integration into school directories.

Higher ed institutions that opt for enterprise-level agreements may get additional benefits like free access to Adobe Substance 3D apps for higher-ed users and other enterprise features.

Is Adobe Creative Cloud Schools and Universities right for my business?

If you represent a school, college, or university looking to provide Adobe software to your students and educators, then these plans are absolutely the right way to do it. They are tailored for educational environments, both in pricing and in how they can be deployed.

How much do Adobe Creative Cloud add-ons cost?

While Adobe Creative Cloud subscriptions cover most core features, some optional add-ons may apply, particularly for storage and AI tools. For Adobe Creative Cloud storage pricing, adding 1 TB typically costs around £8–£9 per month per user. Many businesses manage this externally, but in-app integration is valuable for streamlined workflows.

When it comes to AI and generative credits, Adobe now includes generative AI features (via Firefly) in most plans. The Creative Cloud Pro plans offer a high monthly credit allowance, and some include unlimited standard image generation. While no extra charges apply for baseline usage in 2025, Adobe may offer paid credit packs for high-volume or advanced use cases in the future.

What is the pricing currency?

Adobe prices its plans in local currencies depending on the region of the customer. In the UK, Creative Cloud subscriptions for individuals and businesses are typically charged in British Pounds (GBP). If you sign up through Adobe's UK website or Adobe's UK business sales, you will be billed in British pounds.

In case you have to pay Adobe in a non-GBP currency, use a Wise Business multi-currency card. With Wise, you can hold 40+ currencies and pay at the real mid-market exchange rate with minimal fees.

How to save on your Adobe Creative Cloud bill next month

If you've decided that Adobe Creative Cloud is necessary for your UK business, the next step is optimising the cost. To save on your Adobe CC bill, you have to choose the right plan. Audit your actual needs and see if all team members need the full All Apps plan, or can some do with single-app plans? It might be cheaper to get two single-app subscriptions instead of two full-suite subscriptions.

*Regularly review usage with periodic audits within your team to check who is actually using their Adobe apps and how often. And most importantly, avoid foreign transaction fees with Wise Business multi-currency card that allows you to pay in 40+ currencies with minimal conversion fees.

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Adobe Creative Cloud vs. Canva - price comparison

Canva is a more affordable, user-friendly design tool ideal for quick content creation. Canva Pro costs around £10.99/month or £99.99/year,⁷ with team plans from ~£10/user/month, making it budget-friendly for small teams. In contrast, Adobe Creative Cloud All Apps for individuals is £56.98/month, and the Teams All Apps plan is £65.49/user/month (ex. VAT), reflecting its professional-grade capabilities.

If your team needs fast, collaborative tools for social media graphics, presentations, and light design work, Canva may be more suitable. On the other hand, choose Adobe if you require high-end design, video, and publishing tools, especially for professional output or multi-layered editing across disciplines.

FAQ - Adobe Creative Cloud pricing

Does Adobe Creative Cloud have a free plan / free trial?

Adobe Creative Cloud does not have a perpetual free plan for its main apps. However, Adobe does offer free trials for most Creative Cloud apps – usually 7 days of full access to an individual app or the All Apps plan.

Does Adobe Creative Cloud have an app?

Yes, Adobe Creative Cloud itself has an app – the Creative Cloud Desktop app – which is essentially a hub/launcher to manage all your Adobe applications and services. While Adobe stopped supporting the mobile version of the app in December 2024,⁸ you can still utilise many of its features by visiting Adobe's website from your mobile browser.

Does Adobe Creative Cloud have an API?

Yes, Adobe provides APIs and developer platforms for certain Creative Cloud services. While end-users (designers, etc.) might not interact with an API, businesses and developers can integrate or extend Adobe's functionality through APIs.⁹

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By understanding Adobe Creative Cloud's pricing and features and by using smart strategies to manage subscriptions, UK businesses can harness these powerful creative tools in a cost-effective way. And remember, optimising payments with Wise Business multi-currency card, available in 150+ countries, is one more step toward running a leaner operation. Get your Wise Business account and take control of your currency costs while enjoying the creative power of tools like Adobe CC without borders.

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Sources last checked 15/07/2025