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 Whimsical: 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 Whimsical at $10/user/mo (Pro). For 10 people that's $199.90 vs $100 a month: Whimsical is $99.90 a month (50%) cheaper than Adobe Creative Cloud on list price.
Whimsical
Cheaper for 10 people
From$10/user/mo
10 people: $100 a month · $1,200 a year
- Free plan
- No yearly discount listed
- No startup credits listed
- 3 plans · priced per user
Plans
Adobe Creative Cloud and Whimsical 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.
Whimsical
Free
7-day version history · Watermarked exports
Free
Pro
90-day version history · No export watermark
$10/user/mo
Business
Unlimited version history
$20/user/mo
Pro $10 and Business $20 per editor/mo billed annually; monthly rates not shown. Enterprise: contact sales.
Prices from Whimsical'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) | Whimsical (Pro) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 people | $99.95/mo$1,199.40/yr a year | $50/mo$600/yr a year | Whimsical $49.95 less a month |
| 10 people | $199.90/mo$2,398.80/yr a year | $100/mo$1,200/yr a year | Whimsical $99.90 less a month |
| 25 people | $499.75/mo$5,997/yr a year | $250/mo$3,000/yr a year | Whimsical $249.75 less a month |
Adobe Creative Cloud is priced per user. Whimsical 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 Whimsical: questions
Which is cheaper, Adobe Creative Cloud or Whimsical?
Adobe Creative Cloud starts at $19.99/user/mo (Photography) and Whimsical at $10/user/mo (Pro). For 10 people that's $199.90 vs $100 a month: Whimsical 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 Whimsical have free plans?
Adobe Creative Cloud has no free plan in Surba's catalog. Whimsical has a free plan (Free).
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