Adobe Express vs Figma comparison

By starting price alone, Adobe Express is $10.01 cheaper. But price is not everything, so check the highlighted rows in the table below.

Adobe Express and Figma compared side by side in Design and collaboration tools.

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Adobe Express

Template-based easy design tool made by Adobe, for similar uses as Canva

What is good

  • Easy access to Adobe features such as Photoshop and Firefly
  • Commercially safe Firefly generative AI
  • Integrates with other Adobe apps

What could be better

  • Fewer Korean-language templates than Canva
  • Free plan has little AI usage

Adobe Express official site

Figma

Collaborative design tool for designing UI, app and web screens together in the browser, through to prototypes

What is good

  • Real-time co-editing in the browser with no installation
  • Strong developer handoff (Dev Mode) and plugin ecosystem
  • Industry standard for UI design, so there are many resources and templates

What could be better

  • Seat types (Full, Dev, Collab) are split, which makes pricing complicated
  • Not suited to print or photo editing

Figma official site

At a glance

Highlighted rows are where they differ.

ItemAdobe ExpressVisit siteFigmaVisit site
Starting price≈€8.91+ ($9.99)Official USD price≈€17.83+ ($20)Converted from official price
Free tierFree plan availableFree plan available
Korean supportGoodGood
What you can do for free
  • 5GB storage
  • More than 100,000 templates
  • More than 4000 fonts
  • No monthly generative credits, only limited free generation
  • 10-day version history
Starter (free): unlimited files, 3 projects, 2 editing members, 30-day version history. FigJam whiteboards are also free to use
Team size limitTeams requires at least 2 peopleFree has 2 editing members and unlimited viewers. Paid has no limit on people (billed per seat)
Good for
  • People who already use Adobe apps
  • Marketers who need AI images without copyright worries
  • Designers and planners who make app and web screens
  • Startups that work with developers
TypeDesign and collaboration toolsDesign and collaboration tools
CategoryDesignDesign, Whiteboard
CompanyAdobe, United StatesFigma, United States
Plans
  • Premium: $9.99 per month
  • No annual contract
  • More than 30,000 premium templates and fonts
  • One-click resize
  • Video background removal
  • 250 generative credits per month
  • Teams: $7.99 per user per month (annual contract, billed monthly)
  • $4.99 for the first year
  • Minimum 2 users
  • Brand management
  • Template locking
  • 1TB per user
  • 250 generative credits per month
  • Professional: Full seat yearly billing $16
  • monthly billing $20, Dev seat $12
  • $15, Collab seat $3
  • $5 (team libraries, unlimited projects, unlimited version history)
  • Organization: Full seat $55, Dev $25, Collab $5 (yearly billing only, organization-wide design system, SSO, audit log)
  • Enterprise: Full seat $90, Dev $35, Collab $5 (advanced security, dedicated support)
Pros
  • Easy access to Adobe features such as Photoshop and Firefly
  • Commercially safe Firefly generative AI
  • Integrates with other Adobe apps
  • Real-time co-editing in the browser with no installation
  • Strong developer handoff (Dev Mode) and plugin ecosystem
  • Industry standard for UI design, so there are many resources and templates
Cons
  • Fewer Korean-language templates than Canva
  • Free plan has little AI usage
  • Seat types (Full, Dev, Collab) are split, which makes pricing complicated
  • Not suited to print or photo editing
  • Browser gets heavy with large files

Prices and benefits may change. Check the official site before you pay.

Prices converted at 1 USD = ₩1,327.84 (2026-10-20). Original price shown in brackets. Taxes as listed by each provider.

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