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Adobe Creative Cloud vs Affinity: catalog facts
Adobe Creative Cloud	Affinity
Paid Sold as a paid membership, with individual and other plans.	Free Free for individuals, with a separate enterprise offering.
macOS, Web	Windows, macOS
Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere and more under one membership Covers photography, design, video, web and UX work	Vector, photo and layout tools in one app Imports PSD, AI, IDML and DWG files with layers intact
Ongoing subscription instead of a one-time purchase Requires an Adobe account	Requires a Canva account to download Some AI features are tied to Canva
Downloadable app, Web application	Downloadable app
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
Account needed	Account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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