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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Adobe Express

    Score8.7 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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    ilos

    Score8 out of 10
    N/Ailos is a video editing application from the company of the same name in St. Paul, Minnesota.N/A
    Pricing
    Adobe Expressilos
    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 Expressilos
    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 Expressilos
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    Adobe
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    93%
    Would buy again
    238 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    235 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    158 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    178 Answers
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    User Ratings
    Adobe Expressilos
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.8
    (255 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.5
    (17 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.2
    (29 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.0
    (13 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    6.4
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    9.5
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    Adobe Expressilos
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Adobe
    It works amazing for the creation of attention grabbing, clean, and professional looking flyers or infographics. Especially when you need to create a few graphic organizers, like a workflow, or a reference sheet for new members, it is awesome. I have created a few in one day, and honestly, even though you can utilize AI tools to do so, I love that I get to choose what the end product looks like during the process, and it's still easy and fast. It falls short with multi-page brochures, and while illustrator can take on branding quite well, it needs to be pre-made and imported to work in Express.
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    ilos
    ilos is great for a larger group looking for an easy to learn capture system and platform all combined together. Because it lets you record, edit, and share there is no reason to learn one or two software for capture and editing, and another for sharing. ilos is not targeted at intermediate or advanced users, so the ability to manipulate your content - specifically when editing, is very limiting to more experienced users.
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    Pros
    Adobe
    • Scheduling posts. OMG, it is one place on the web and app for me to schedule upcoming posts.
    • Posting to several platforms at one time. From FB, to IG, to TikTok, and LinkedIn. It's a great assistant to have by your side every day.
    • Editing on the go with the app on my phone, capturing and editing content in real time.
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    ilos
    • Desktop capture is simple even for first-time users
    • Editing capabilities and focused on only the most common features, avoiding overwhelm or confusion
    • Sharing inside Canvas is simple and intuitive
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    Cons
    Adobe
    • The only improvement that I wish that Adobe Express could make would be to increase the number of video and audio tracks their Video application could have. Even adding one extra track for both would totally increase the overall professional output of the video, while allowing for a more engaging and memorable product.
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    ilos
    • Features are often rolled out before they are fully baked
    • Communication of changes can be limited and frustrating
    • Not all changes feel like improvements, much less necessary
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Adobe
    I foresee Adobe Express becoming the "go-to" platform for everyone except professional, high-level designers. It is a relatively easy-to-use tool that allows users to create a wide variety of visuals quickly. Because it is a template-driven tool, the in-house design team has the ability to make brand kit available to keep visuals on point
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    ilos
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    Usability
    Adobe
    The user interface is pretty straightforward to use. It has easy to navigate navigations, and the canvas UX is also pretty good. One thing i would like to add it to use shortcuts to add elements on canvas. Like if I am on canvas and I press 'T' on my keyboard the text box should be added automatically
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    ilos
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    Support Rating
    Adobe
    Overall, the Adobe Creative Cloud Express is worth a try and may be a good fit for many organizations and businesses. At a monthly rate, the cost is not prohibitive, but the tools are somewhat limited and not necessarily worthwhile when compared to standard applications and software that are often available free or through a package of services commonly found on workplace computers.
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    ilos
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    Alternatives Considered
    Adobe
    I think Adobe Express is a bit behind Canva, but as an Adobe Community Expert, I try to provide as much feedback as I can to help improve Adobe Express. ADobe Express does a better job than InShot and a few other apps, but isn't quite there against Canva, I'm sorry to say!
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    ilos
    It was a tough call to choose ilos over Kaltura, but the more limited features made ilos seem more approachable for novice users. Price was also far lower because of the limited focus of ilos. Kaltura did offer more tools for marketing/public purposes - such as streaming, capture integration, and video portals - but none of those are necessary for us.
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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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    ilos
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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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    ilos
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    Return on Investment
    Adobe
    • Positive: Time and working for a nonprofit with minimal staff this is essential.
    • Negative: There are certain features that I need to find in other Adobe products like layer masking.
    • Positive: It makes content creation less intimidating for our newer staff.
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    ilos
    • Makes sharing content with students easier for faculty - so they actually make and share videos more than before
    • Students don't have issues viewing, even on limited bandwidth
    • Because you can make a video wherever and whenever you want, creation has increased
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