For those who want to pay for a single month, the cost is $80. The main Creative Cloud offering costs $50 per month for a full-year commitment. The subscription also includes various online services, including file storage and synchronization, Web site hosting, and membership in the Behance network where people can post portfolios on the Web. Senior Product Manager John Nack said Adobe is considering Creative Cloud changes so their files don't become completely inaccessible when their subscriptions end.Īdobe debuted the Creative Cloud a year ago and said customer response has been better than it expected.Īdobe forecasts steady growth in Creative Cloud subscriptions. It's conceivable Adobe could change course, and it's likely to at least tweak the subscription offer. The pushback against the CC pricing includes an online petition against the mandatory Creative Cloud subscription, which has drawn more than 11,000 signatories. A Jefferies follow-up with respondents to the second survey showed a willingness to continue the subscription despite the end of the one-year introductory price discount. Our year-ago survey showed more negative than positive views of Creative Cloud pricing, but a follow-up survey showed a favorable reception for Creative Cloud introductory pricing. But a storm of protest greeted the company's announcement that subscriptions would be the only way to get access to new versions of that software. 26Ī half million people already have signed up for Adobe's Creative Cloud, a $50-per-month subscription that grants access to Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, and everything else that formed its Creative Suite.