Adobe Illustrator CC vs. Adobe Premiere Pro

Adobe Illustrator CC

Adobe Illustrator CC

1858 Reviews and Ratings

Adobe Premiere Pro

Adobe Premiere Pro

753 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Adobe Illustrator	Score 9.3 out of 10	N/A	Adobe Illustrator CC is a vector-based graphic design software.	$20.99 per month
Adobe Premiere Pro	Score 9.1 out of 10	N/A	Adobe offers their video editing platform Adobe Premiere Pro, supporting video and audio editing as well as VR presentations, available as part of the company's Creative Cloud suite or as a standalone application.	$22.99 per month

Pricing

Adobe Illustrator CC

Adobe Premiere Pro

Editions & Modules

Yearly - Billed Monthly: $20.99
per month
Monthly: $31.49
per month
Yearly - Billed Upfront: $239.88
per year

Premiere Pro Single App: $22.99
per month
Adobe Creative Cloud - All Apps: $59.99
per month
Adobe Creative Cloud - Students and Teachers: $59.99
per month
Adobe Creative Cloud - Business: $89.99
per month per seat

Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Adobe Illustrator	Adobe Premiere Pro
Free Trial
No	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

No setup fee

Additional Details

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Discounts available for student and teacher plan.

More Pricing Information

Community Pulse
	Adobe Illustrator CC	Adobe Premiere Pro
Considered Both Products	Adobe Illustrator AD Andrew Davies Creative Director Chose Adobe Illustrator CC Adobe Illustrator gives you much more control over every aspect of the design process. Canva has several limitations like being unable to customize gradients or creating clipping masks. Inkscape only works in RGB space and has a less intuitive user interface. They benefit from … Incentivized Helpful? Eric Gangnath Creative Director Chose Adobe Illustrator CC I have only used Illustrator and to a lesser extent the basics of CAD. Illustrator is more efficient for the artistic end of my use, but CAD is more precise and expansive in scale. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Contributor Chose Adobe Illustrator CC There are so many things you can create in Adobe Illustrator CC. It's easy to use and the options for saving and exporting are fantastic. Fortunately, this is the only software of its kind that I have used. I know other people that have used lesser quality products and turned … Incentivized Helpful? Leonardo Barbosa Corrêa Sócio / Designer Gráfico Chose Adobe Illustrator CC Integration with other Adobe software is really amazing and makes the work easier. I recommend the software to anyone working in digital illustration, branding, graphic design and layout. Incentivized Helpful? Nicolas Piemontez Marketing Chose Adobe Illustrator CC They complement each other, each with its own specific characteristics, but within a marketing sector, an experienced designer knows that the use of these tools in sets makes all the difference. It is possible to combine their uses and create really relevant materials that will … Helpful? Lucas Piemontez Head de marketing Chose Adobe Illustrator CC All these software integrate and each one has a purpose, I, particularly, always work with almost all of them together and I don't see competition between them, [but rather] an integration [with] different purposes and uses. I use them all and they all serve me in the best way … Helpful? Heather Miller Senior Graphic Designer Chose Adobe Illustrator CC Adobe Illustrator CC has so much more options and tools to create the perfect vector graphics when compared to other programs. Illustrator is often the program that I use to create graphics, and then insert those files directly into the other programs listed. The other programs … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Professional Chose Adobe Illustrator CC Adobe Illustrator CC stays ahead of the competition with their constant tweaks and updates. This is made possible by their subscription option, which allow users instant updates once they are available. Affinity Designer is a one-time purchase so users would have to wait until … Incentivized Helpful? Chris Hecox Business Owner Chose Adobe Illustrator CC I use the Adobe Suite in tandem with one another. They are all useful in their own ways. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Administrator Chose Adobe Illustrator CC Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop are very similar and have a lot of the same uses and features. The reason that we use Adobe Illustrator a little bit more is because we have some things that require really sharp edges and that is best accomplished when using Adobe … Incentivized Helpful? Robert Brown Designer Chose Adobe Illustrator CC CorelDraw is a simpler tool and you'll find it used prevalently in the apparel business. It's buy once and also much easier to pick up, but Illustrator seems to have a more artistic slant to it. I spent 30 years working with Corel and have only started pushing myself to use … Incentivized Helpful? JC Jonathan Cantu Marketing Project Manager Chose Adobe Illustrator CC I think they are equal in usability. Adobe Illustrator takes the cake in its integrations with other programs. The Adobe Suite of products work well together and make it easier to use a seamless workflow. Using Sketch with Photoshop, on the other hand, would be difficult. Incentivized Helpful? Nicholas De Salvo Chief Executive Officer Chose Adobe Illustrator CC Illustrator is the industry standard and, though there are other programs that can help with vector graphics and digital illustration, none of them offer the same suite of tools, ease of workflow integration, and general acceptance as Illustrator does. It would be difficult to … Incentivized Helpful? Hilary Hobbs Video Specialist Chose Adobe Illustrator CC Illustrator is essentially an advanced Photoshop. Especially in regards to the layout. If you have a decent understanding of Photoshop you can easily get around Illustrator. The big difference is the number of things you can create inside the program comparatively. Creating … Incentivized Helpful? Danny Wood eLearning Designer/Developer Chose Adobe Illustrator CC I know that SVG-Edit and GIMP can edit and create vector graphics, but I haven't used them much for that. I've used GIMP before but not for vectors. And I've never used SVG-Edit. So personally, I haven't used or evaluated any alternatives to Illustrator. However, I'm pretty … Incentivized Helpful?	Adobe Premiere Pro TN Tyler Newman Marketing Director Chose Adobe Premiere Pro Premier Pro is a better version of Final Cut Pro. Adobe offers a more comprehensive suite that allows communication between programs. Adobe is also a much more widely used program in comparison to Final Cut Pro. Premiere is going to be the best option for video editors, as it … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Employee Chose Adobe Premiere Pro I have also used Adobe Premiere Rush (a less capable but more streamlined and easier to use version of Adobe Premiere Pro) and Canva to produce video content. Ultimately I will choose to use Adobe Premiere Pro every time. I always end up wanting to do something in Rush that I … Helpful? Verified User Team Lead Chose Adobe Premiere Pro Final Cut Pro is equivalent to Premiere in terms of capability, but our organization is completely Windows based, as are most corporate office environments, and PowerDirector offered an adequate solution but lacked the full suite of tools that we were looking for. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Vice-President Chose Adobe Premiere Pro I like the interface and features way more than iMovie. Helpful? Nathan Morimitsu Director of Operations Chose Adobe Premiere Pro The Photos application that is built into Microsoft Windows has a rudimentary video editor in it. While this might be good for making slideshows to show at a class reunion or family get together, it is hugely lacking if you are trying to create professional projects that will … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Team Lead Chose Adobe Premiere Pro Adobe Premiere Pro integrates relatively well with the rest of the Creative Cloud suite. The challenges come down to individual workflows. Each product has its own separate hotkeys and workflows that may make sense individually, but collectively they're a hassle to keep … Incentivized Helpful? Hilary Hobbs Senior Video Editor Chose Adobe Premiere Pro We actually took time in 2020 to test out Final Cut Pro and DaVinci Resolve to see if they would be better suited for our department but ended up sticking with Premiere. Each has [its] strong suits, but the non-linear editing style of Resolve was too complicated to grasp when … Incentivized Helpful? ANDREW TOUTANT Motion Graphic Designer & Editor Chose Adobe Premiere Pro Compared to other editing software, it's a cleaner layout, faster render, and much more easy to learn some of the more complex features. Similar platforms take too long to set up and give commands in one step as opposed to 3 or 4 steps in some software, which saves time. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Partner Chose Adobe Premiere Pro Adobe Premiere Pro is so much better than iMovie, but iMove is great for people who are just starting out and want a slimmed-down version of Adobe Premiere Pro. Adobe Premiere Pro does have a learning curve and is not as easy to pick up and learn in comparison to iMovie. Incentivized Helpful? Anthony Burke Public Information Officer Chose Adobe Premiere Pro I didn't see it listed in the dropdown, but I've also used the stripped down Adobe program, Adobe Premiere Rush, which is also excellent, although you probably need to use it in conjunction with Premiere Pro for unfettered use. Although my introduction to the video production … Incentivized Helpful? Leonardo Barbosa Corrêa Sócio / Designer Gráfico Chose Adobe Premiere Pro It is the most professional software on the market, used by most professionals, interlinked with other Adobe programs, which greatly facilitates the workflow. It has excellent support via web. Very easy to find tutorials. Incentivized Helpful? Sally Kim Editor, Producer Chose Adobe Premiere Pro Product not included: Avid Media Composer. I've used Premiere, FCPX, and Avid (not bothering to include iMovie as it is not necessarily considered a "professional" product), but have most experience with Premiere. There's a laughable debate between Premiere and FCPX (Avid still … Incentivized Helpful? FP Franchesco Petrizzo Colsultor de Marketing Digital Chose Adobe Premiere Pro Filmora is an excellent program. It has much smaller monthly fees than Adobe Premiere, but we still believe that the Adobe program offers better results in the design area. We also like to get carried away by the tranquility offered by using a program that is backed by a good … Incentivized Helpful? Robert Brown Designer Chose Adobe Premiere Pro I've not used the Corel contemporary in quite a while but when I used Pinnacle in previous years there really wasn't a comparison. I'm sure for a budget-minded user it would get the job done but I think plenty of free software would be just as good. If you're going to pay for … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Employee Chose Adobe Premiere Pro A similar program is Adobe After Effects. It has some of the same functions, but for basic or in-depth editing of a video, Premiere Pro should be your first choice. Incentivized Helpful? Daniel Epstein Video producer Chose Adobe Premiere Pro I like Adobe Premiere Pro better because of the option to use a Mac or a PC. I grew up using a PC, so even when I have a Mac at my disposal I like the option to swap whenever I feel like it. Plus, to my knowledge, you cannot rent Final Cut Pro, making it the more expensive … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Technician Chose Adobe Premiere Pro Adobe Premiere Pro is by far the best video software of the selected products. It does not have the best audio editing capabilities nor video graphic design capabilities but good enough ones where it can help you out in a pinch if your primary goal is to edit the video. The … Incentivized Helpful? Brent Polson Marketing and Communications Manager Chose Adobe Premiere Pro These other products are provided to work seamlessly with Premiere Pro. They are used to enhance the overall functionality of the Adobe products. Using these products harmoniously allows you to create amazing effects. Basically, you are only limited by your imagination. I don't … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Employee Chose Adobe Premiere Pro Premiere, to me, feels more modern and flexible than Avid, and more powerful than Final Cut. I find it to be the best of both worlds. I've spent years using Final Cut 7, X, and Avid Media Composer and Premiere is by far my favorite tool. While it often feels like Final Cut gets … Incentivized Helpful? Brittany Goodman Social Media Marketing Specialist Chose Adobe Premiere Pro Adobe products, in general, are our first choice when it comes to creative solutions so Premiere Pro was really a no-brainer. For a very short time, I did use Final Cut Pro X, but found that it lacked many of the features (transitions and audio editing effects) that Premiere … Incentivized Helpful? Mark Nowowiejski Sr. IT Consultant Chose Adobe Premiere Pro Camtasia is much better for desktop/lecture capture -- it doesn't really have the horsepower to do handle large video clips and the .camproj file format (which is basically xml) doesn't integrate well with any other programs. There are also inconsistent features between the MAC … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User C-Level Executive Chose Adobe Premiere Pro Again, this comes down to integrations with other Adobe products. Premiere Pro alone isn't enough to produce a professional video. You need other solutions for effects, audio editing, and color correction. Adobe has a full suite of solutions to assist in the professional … Incentivized Helpful? Ai Ashe Hampton City Schools Chose Adobe Premiere Pro I used Final Cut Pro X many years ago. It wasn't as user friendly from what I can remember. Before Adobe Premiere Pro I was using iMovie and Quicktime Pro to edit my videos. Although they were sufficient for what I needed, Adobe Premiere Pro allows for more creativity with the … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Engineer Chose Adobe Premiere Pro I like it because it's simple and intuitive. Sometimes a user interface or update can be scary, but Premiere is simple. Incentivized Helpful? Dan Talvi A/V Coordinator Chose Adobe Premiere Pro Compared to Final Cut Pro X and iMovie, Adobe Premiere is the only software available for Mac and PC. Premiere also provides a much more complete and extensive set of editing tools and utilities compared to other software. Alternatively, iMovie provides the most user-friendly … Incentivized Helpful?

Best Alternatives
	Adobe Illustrator CC	Adobe Premiere Pro
Small Businesses	CorelDRAW Graphics Suite Score 7.4 out of 10	iMovie Score 10.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies	GIMP Score 8.2 out of 10	iMovie Score 10.0 out of 10
Enterprises	CorelDRAW Graphics Suite Score 7.4 out of 10	Vyond Score 8.6 out of 10
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User Ratings
	Adobe Illustrator CC	Adobe Premiere Pro
Likelihood to Recommend	9.4 (109 ratings)	9.2 (86 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	9.0 (3 ratings)	10.0 (4 ratings)
Usability	9.0 (6 ratings)	8.1 (6 ratings)
Support Rating	5.0 (25 ratings)	3.2 (16 ratings)
In-Person Training	- (0 ratings)	8.0 (1 ratings)
Implementation Rating	10.0 (2 ratings)	- (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Adobe Illustrator CC	Adobe Premiere Pro
Likelihood to Recommend	Adobe It is the only tool that I use to create logos. It gives me the flexibility to create sharp text and marks and they can then be resized at will, color changes in a second and perfect way to export. I know that some people use Illustrator for document layout, it is not ideal. While I can easily create documents here, it really is InDesign that is the perfect tool. Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Adobe I have actually recommended Adobe Premiere Pro to many people looking to get into the editing field. It is perfect for any type of video creation. It would not be very useful for someone who isn't serious about video editing and wants to just use something to cut out the beginning or ends of clips. It's too advanced for that and [maybe] confusing for someone not educated in the field. Incentivized Hilary Hobbs Senior Video Editor Read full review
Pros	Adobe Vector graphics for scaling to large sizes Filling an object with a texture Easily adjusting and expanding an artboard to fit the size of the content (especially for infographics) Compatibility with other Adobe CC programs, but also exporting for PPT graphics Incentivized Terra Stafford Lead Designer Read full review	Adobe Premiere is able to import video in almost any format and has a number of excellent export formats and styles. Premiere has a great interface that once learned feels very intuitive. Premiere aligns easily with the other suite of Adobe software allowing for easy integration of graphics and audio. Incentivized Jeff Huisjen Director of studentLife Read full review
Cons	Adobe It's tough to master. If you haven't used Adobe products like Photoshop or Illustrator before, there is a lot to take in. It would be great to have some better options to preview the final product if you're creating a multiple page document. Better integration and pricing points with Adobe Stock for the useful stock images to complete your projects. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Adobe Export times: I do a massive amount of exports with intensive graphics. They often need to be done quickly. If export times could be reduced by 90%, my life would improve drastically. Importing errors: Certain video formats are not compatible, such as specific types of MP4s and MKV files. Greater flexibility would be wonderful. End the subscription model. I'd gladly pay one flat fee once and be done with it. Incentivized Kenny Madison Video Editor, ChiveTV Read full review
Likelihood to Renew	Adobe While Adobe Illustrator CC is one of the only true design software out there, it really stands heads above the other products. It's clean UI and menu structure is easy to navigate. Incentivized Jon Ackerman Creative Director Read full review	Adobe There is not better program for your needs than Adobe Premiere Pro. It doesn't matter if it can be hard to learn because this product is the top of the line and you will not find a better video editing program. This is what the professionals use. It is worth the learning curve. Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Usability	Adobe There's a bit of a learning curve to this software vs other similar tools that can take some time to learn and get familiar with but the amount of functionality that Adobe Illustrator CC offers is quite large compared to simpler tools. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Adobe Premiere Pro is a very powerful tool, but it's not intuitive - it's virtually impossible to use without some kind of training or instruction. That being said, once you've learned how to use the product so that you can take advantage of its various video editing and creation options, it's an incredible program in terms of features and tools. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Support Rating	Adobe I normally already know how to do whatever I'm trying out, but the documentation (as well as a simple Google search) makes any question quick to resolve. The Adobe boards themselves are a fantastic resource, especially for resolving questions between new programs and iterative releases. Incentivized Maria Clara Daly Interactive Communications Director Read full review	Adobe It is a professional team that provides customer service at any time. I think that the team does not rest until they find a solution to your problem. I think this makes this company great because when a company offers a good service, and they treat you well, the customer always returns satisfied. Incentivized FP Franchesco Petrizzo Colsultor de Marketing Digital Read full review
In-Person Training	Adobe No answers on this topic	Adobe Utilizing one of the many books available on Adobe Premiere Pro, each video editor can learn at their own pace. Incentivized Michael Craven Owner/President/CEO Read full review
Implementation Rating	Adobe It was very easy to purchase and download. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Adobe No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered	Adobe I chose Rhinoceros 3D because it is accurate to make drawings in it and it is better to make drawings in Rhinoceros 3D and then put them in Adobe Illustrator. But while printing or scaling it is much easier to put it in Adobe Illustrator. This makes the whole printing aspect of it much easier. Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Adobe DaVinci Resolve is a powerful editing and color-grading application, and the base version is free. However, I've found that with the Lumetri Color panel in Premiere, I really have no need for Resolve as it meets all of my needs. Additionally, I've found Resolve to be lacking in support for the broad range of file types that Premiere handles gracefully. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Return on Investment	Adobe Helps us quickly and easily create and manage numerous logos Cloud libraries allow us to access commonly used colors, fonts, logos and other design elements quickly We are able to provide high-quality, scalable college logos for print and digital which give us a more professional, credible look. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Adobe Speed of workflow has increased- specially when coupled with keyboard shortcuts Jobs have had a faster turnover rate which makes clients happy. I have two Adobe accounts, one for work and one for personal use. Both of these accounts are paying for themselves through the work I can provide with the use of Premiere. Incentivized John Uibel Creative Specialist Read full review
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