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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Adobe Express

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/AAdobe Creative Cloud Express (formerly Adobe Spark) is a task-based, web and mobile product used to create and share rich multimedia content – from social media posts and stories to invitations to marketing materials like logos, flyers and banners.

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    Corel PaintShop Pro

    Score9 out of 10
    N/APaintShop Pro is an all-in-one photo editor with advanced photo management, editing & creative tools that deliver everything a photo & design enthusiast needs, from Corel Corporation.N/A
    Pricing
    Adobe ExpressCorel PaintShop Pro
    Editions & Modules
    Free
    $0.00
    Premium
    $9.99 / $99.99
    per month
    Teams
    $9.99
    per month per user
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Adobe ExpressCorel PaintShop Pro
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Adobe ExpressCorel PaintShop Pro
    Considered Both Products
    Adobe
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    98%
    Would buy again
    45 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    42 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    45 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    97%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    35 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    97%
    Implementation went as expected
    35 Answers
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    User Ratings
    Adobe ExpressCorel PaintShop Pro
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.8
    (33 ratings)
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    9.4
    (10 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.9
    (10 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    9.5
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Adobe ExpressCorel PaintShop Pro
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Adobe
    Express is a great product for anyone that is more of a design novice than a seasoned designer. The tools can help you do lots of complex things that used to take lots of work very quickly. For example the 'Remove Object' and 'Remove background' tools work very well amazingly fast. You don't need to painstakingly trace around objects or worry about accidentally including something you didn't want.
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    Alludo
    Corel PaintShop Pro is well suited for photographers wanting to adjust photos and also for designers who want to create designs from scratch, working in layers and merging various elements. Due to slow load times, Corel PaintShop Pro is not well suited when you only have a few small tasks to do and when a lightweight alternative will do the job just as well (e.g. cropping and red-eye removal).
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    Pros
    Adobe
    • Out-of-the-box templates save a lot of time and effort for designers and new users.
    • Collaboration to share resources and monitor task status centrally.
    • Great design elements bring a wow factor to digital content.
    • Single design tool for all types of content design.
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    Alludo
    • Crop
    • Straighten
    • Scratch repair
    • General retouch
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    Cons
    Adobe
    • Canva has a better interface, in my opinion... I like that this one is friendly to Adobe users, but I would likely recommend Canva to someone who's never used design software for a complete beginner.
    • Removing the background from images doesn't always work well. I almost always need to switch to Photoshop for this.
    • The touch screen interface could be better; graphics on mobile apps are tough in general but specifically, the iPad interface could use some improvement.
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    Alludo
    • I would like to see better smart cropping, we have the need for use in our carrying and travel cases for foam cut-outs. This requires a picture to be taken of the product and then outlined. The latest Apple update does a much better job of it than Corel. A definite need in our business
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Adobe
    I use it daily for almost all my marketing needs. So far it is the program that has the most and best to offer for what I need and is the easiest to use
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    Alludo
    It's what I am most familiar with.
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    Usability
    Adobe
    The overall usability of the software was strong. The application, especially relative to other Adobe services like Photoshop that can demand a lot of knowledge and skill, was highly easy to use. At the same time, that also speaks to the somewhat limited amount of customization opportunities that allow content designers to truly create content that is dynamic, engaging, and different than the standard stuff that floods our vision every day.
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    Alludo
    I previously tagged Corel PaintShop Pro as an 8, but I'm moving on up to 10. I've been a user for many years. I always purchase the updates when they come out, and they have consistently gotten better with each release. Corel PaintShop Pro provides features that I haven't seen in other similar apps at this price point - alot of bang for the buck. If Corel keeps making and updating this program, I will absolutely keep purchasing it.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Adobe
    No answers on this topic
    Alludo
    Always available when I need to use it
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    Performance
    Adobe
    No answers on this topic
    Alludo
    I would say that the program loads a LITTLE slow, but that's not a problem, considering everything that likely needs to load in the background for it to do what it does. Once running, the program performs very acceptably.
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    Support Rating
    Adobe
    Because adobe is so widespread the community support is amazing. I have never actually used adobe support short of their website, but I go to youtube a lot to get my questions answered. You can google any problem you have and not have any issues finding an answer. In my opinion, community support is much more meaningful and helpful than support directly from the company
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    Alludo
    We have never used or needed Support
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    Implementation Rating
    Adobe
    No answers on this topic
    Alludo
    Great product and great solution for our photo re-touching and web work as an enhancement to CorelDraw
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    Alternatives Considered
    Adobe
    The Adobe Express Creative Cloud (premium) version is all you need. But even the free version is so much easier to edit than in Canva. Canva is cool for certain projects that don't need too much editing (editing in Canva can cause migraines). But, almost no matter what I think up to create, I will almost always open up AE rather than struggling through the learning curve in Canva.
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    Alludo
    I find Corel PaintShop Pro to be a lot more user friendly and affordable.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Adobe
    Adobe Creative Cloud Express is included with an Adobe Creative Cloud account. Our company has a corporate team membership so it is nice to have a professional and powerful tool that anyone on our team can use for free. The pricing structure of giving the tool away for free will be fundamental to users utilizing the tool. Similar tools, such as Canva, cost significantly more but do not offer the same features
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    Alludo
    No contract terms. This is a standalone desktop app. Pricing is very affordable. Don't change a thing.
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    Scalability
    Adobe
    No answers on this topic
    Alludo
    So far, any use I've had with paintshop pro is already in the standard scope
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    Professional Services
    Adobe
    The professional services for Adobe Creative Cloud Express is top notch and should be highly commended. I am thoroughly impressed with how far Adobe has come. In the past, I had several issues with how something were handled, but in the past few years things have been better than ever and they get no complaints from me
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    Alludo
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Adobe
    • It has allowed us to complete more demos and projects in less time by being so flexible.
    • It has positively impacted our efficiency in delivering creatives such as YouTube thumbnails, event poster designs, Instagram story posts, etc to clients in a timely manner no matter where work takes us.
    • I would say the ROI has been seeing more projects completed and invoiced per month. I would estimate overall a 20% increase in volume on deliverables.
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    Alludo
    • Our website is better because of Corel PaintShop Pro
    • Our brochures for tradeshows are much better due to PaintShop Pro
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