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Canva Pro vs Adobe Express: do you need both, and which costs less?
For people paying for Canva Pro and Adobe Express Premium, or choosing one: how the individual and team plans compare on price, and when a free tier is enough.
Typical savings: Canva Pro is $12/month billed yearly ($144/year) or $18/month billed monthly. Adobe Express Premium is $9.99/month, billed monthly with no annual commitment. If you pay for both and one covers your work, dropping Canva Pro saves $12/month, or dropping Express Premium saves $9.99/month. On team plans, Canva Business is $20.83 per person/month billed yearly. Adobe Express for Teams is $7.99 per licence/month (annual plan, minimum 2 seats), so a team that switches saves $12.84 per seat/month.
How the plans line up
| Canva | Adobe Express | |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Canva Free | Adobe Express Free |
| Individual | Pro, $12/month billed yearly ($18 monthly) | Premium, $9.99/month billed monthly |
| Team | Business, $20.83/person billed yearly ($25 monthly) | Teams, $7.99/licence, annual plan billed monthly, min. 2 seats |
| Top | Enterprise, contact sales | Enterprise, contact sales |
Adobe Express for Teams currently has a first-year promotion. We list the regular price. Canva's legacy Teams plan is closed to new sign-ups, so it isn't compared here. See the Adobe Express vs Canva comparison, and the Canva and Adobe Express pages for sources and dates.
Test before you cancel
Both paid plans include premium templates, brand kits, one-click resize and background removal. Rebuild two or three of your usual designs in the tool you plan to keep, and check your brand kit, fonts and templates carry over. For simple social graphics, the Canva Free plus AI workflow may mean you need neither paid plan.
When keeping both makes sense
Keep both if clients or teammates share work with you in each one. Keep Express too if you rely on other Adobe apps and assets it connects to. For light use, keep one paid plan and the other's free tier.
Check your own numbers
The audit is a free stack and savings calculator, and you don't need to sign up. List what you pay for and it shows keep, downgrade or drop line by line, with the arithmetic. OneLessTool has no affiliate links, so no recommendation earns us anything. If you want ongoing checks, the site has a waitlist for an upcoming Verified Savings Plan: "We'll watch your stack's prices and tell you what to drop. Joining the waitlist is free."