Adobe Express vs. Lumen5

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Adobe Express
Score 8.8 out of 10
N/A
Adobe 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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Lumen5
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
Lumen5 in Vancouver aims to enable teams to create social media content in minutes, working with enterprise brands, organizations, and creatives to produce engaging videos that get results. Powered by AI and designed for business, the vendor states their platform allows users to focus on storytelling while relying on technology to bring ideas to life. Lumen5 is presented as an ideal solution for social media and marketing teams to drive growth, scale their business, and increase engagement.
$19
per month billed yearly
Pricing
Adobe ExpressLumen5
Editions & Modules
Free
$0.00
Premium
$9.99 / $99.99
per month
Teams
$9.99
per month per user
Basic
$19
per month billed yearly
Basic
$29
per month
Starter
$59
per month billed yearly
Starter
$79
per month
Professional
$149
per month billed yearly
Professional
$199
per month
Enterprise
Custom
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Adobe ExpressLumen5
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsContact Adobe directly for Enterprise pricing plan details.
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User Ratings
Adobe ExpressLumen5
Likelihood to Recommend
8.8
(234 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.5
(15 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.2
(27 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
4.7
(12 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
4.1
(2 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 ExpressLumen5
Likelihood to Recommend
Adobe
I actively teach colleagues to use Adobe Express to create their handouts, videos, presentations, and event announcements. We also teach Adobe Express to students through campus workshops and collaborations. Lastly, we work with our eLearning department, Marketing department, and our Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning to teach Adobe Express to our faculty and staff
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Lumen5
Our content marketing team easily turn their blog posts into quick and short videos, perfect for sharing on social media. The videos can be turned from a blog post or online article into a slick video in under an hour, and look just as professional as videos created in Adobe software or on iMovie.
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Pros
Adobe
  • Brand Kit: provides quick access to approved fonts, logos, colors, and other assets
  • Libraries: syncs will with other Adobe Tools
  • Animation: provides a decent collection of modifiable motions for objects in the design
  • Social Media-ready Layouts: being able to design graphics of multiple sizes/Layouts within the same document is a GOD-SEND
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Lumen5
  • Text to video conversion
  • Available template
  • Customisation of script
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Cons
Adobe
  • It could have a search bar which searches through other Adobe products (esp for Stock images, videos, audio) from within Adobe Express.
  • It could make it so switching between Adobe products from within Adobe Express almost like a tab function is smooth.
  • It could partner with other companies to allow for company specific events in exchange for valuable products or programs.
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Lumen5
  • Audio options aren't great
  • Previews sometimes lag
  • Needs some more templates
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Likelihood to Renew
Adobe
I give it a 10 because Adobe Express has become an essential part of our daily workflow. It allows us to design faster, stay on brand, and produce high-quality content without needing multiple tools. The AI features, templates, and easy collaboration make it a platform we rely on for client work, training, and internal operations.
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Lumen5
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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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Lumen5
No answers on this topic
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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Lumen5
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Alternatives Considered
Adobe
I think Express is a great tool for quick edits or creation. As someone who works in the more robust platforms, I do not always enjoy going into Express because of the more limited features.
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Lumen5
So much easier to use - AI automatically selects the text and creates videos that don't take hours to make
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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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Lumen5
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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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Lumen5
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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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Lumen5
  • Less time to market in terms of video creation
  • Higher customer engagement
  • Low OPEX cost
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