Adobe Creative Cloud
Design
From$19.99/user/mo
10 people: $199.90 a month · $2,398.80 a year
- No free plan
- No yearly discount listed
- No startup credits listed
- 5 plans · priced per user
Adobe Creative Cloud vs Sketch: pricing compared
Plans, list prices and what a team of 5, 10 or 25 pays on each, from Surba's catalog of Design tools. Updated for 2026.
At a glance
Side by side
Adobe Creative Cloud starts at $19.99/user/mo (Photography) and Sketch at $10/user/mo (Mac-only license). For 10 people that's $199.90 vs $100 a month: Sketch is $99.90 a month (50%) cheaper than Adobe Creative Cloud on list price.
Sketch
Cheaper for 10 people
From$10/user/mo
10 people: $100 a month · $1,200 a year
- No free plan
- No yearly discount listed
- No startup credits listed
- 3 plans · priced per user
Plans
Adobe Creative Cloud and Sketch plans
Every plan with a public price, in US dollars.
Adobe Creative Cloud
Photography
Photoshop + Lightroom · Lightroom Classic · 1TB cloud storage
$19.99/user/mo
Single App (e.g. Photoshop)
One app: desktop, web, mobile
$22.99/user/mo
Creative Cloud Standard
Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat Pro
$54.99/user/mo
Creative Cloud Pro
20+ apps incl. Photoshop, Premiere · Adobe Firefly creative AI
$69.99/user/mo
Teams: Creative Cloud Pro
Per license · 20+ apps incl. Acrobat Pro · Firefly creative AI
$99.99/user/mo
Prices are annual plan, billed monthly (no-commitment monthly prices not shown). CC Pro intro offer $34.99/mo for 3 months. Teams Single App from $37.99, Pro Plus $110.49.
Prices from Adobe Creative Cloud's pricing page, checked 26 Oct 2026.
Sketch
Standard
Real-time collaboration · Unlimited documents
$12/user/mo
Professional
Per editor
$24/user/mo
Mac-only license
One-time, per seat · Includes 1 year of updates · Offline, local documents
$10/user/mo
Standard $12 and Professional $24 per editor/mo billed yearly; monthly rates not shown. Mac-only license is a one-time $120 with one year of updates.
Prices from Sketch's pricing page, checked 26 Oct 2026.
Team cost
What each costs your team
Entry paid plans, per month and per year at list price.
| Team | Adobe Creative Cloud (Photography) | Sketch (Mac-only license) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 people | $99.95/mo$1,199.40/yr a year | $50/mo$600/yr a year | Sketch $49.95 less a month |
| 10 people | $199.90/mo$2,398.80/yr a year | $100/mo$1,200/yr a year | Sketch $99.90 less a month |
| 25 people | $499.75/mo$5,997/yr a year | $250/mo$3,000/yr a year | Sketch $249.75 less a month |
Adobe Creative Cloud is priced per user. Sketch is priced per user. Per-user prices are multiplied by the team; per-plan prices aren't. Before tax; yearly discounts not applied.
FAQ
Adobe Creative Cloud vs Sketch: questions
Which is cheaper, Adobe Creative Cloud or Sketch?
Adobe Creative Cloud starts at $19.99/user/mo (Photography) and Sketch at $10/user/mo (Mac-only license). For 10 people that's $199.90 vs $100 a month: Sketch is $99.90 a month (50%) cheaper than Adobe Creative Cloud on list price. Compare features too: the cheaper plan isn't always the closer match.
Do Adobe Creative Cloud and Sketch have free plans?
Adobe Creative Cloud has no free plan in Surba's catalog. Sketch has no free plan in Surba's catalog.
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