Design made easy with polished templates a huge library and time-saving tools
August 29, 2025

Design made easy with polished templates a huge library and time-saving tools

Adam Buckallew | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
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Overall Satisfaction with Adobe Express

I work as part of small marketing team. We have a full-time designer, but there are times when she gets bogged down with projects and I sometimes do some small-scale design projects myself. Adobe Express is handy for these types of projects and has helped me get more done while our designer is otherwise unavailable.

Pros

  • Event invitations - there are lots of different templates to choose from that fit a wide variety of styles to get you going quickly.
  • Social media graphics - lots of stock images and styles for inspiration
  • Social media ads - I love that they come pre-sized based on the type of ad you want to create.

Cons

  • I think this is true of all generative AI, but some of it can be hit-or-miss
  • You can make stuff for social quickly, but if you are wanting to do more detailed designs or edits, you're better off working in Photoshop, Illustrator or InDesign.
  • The UX is a little different than other Adobe products and can take some getting used to.
  • You can crank social media content out more quickly with the Express tools.
  • The variety of functions - from IG carousels to clipmaking - makes Express a surprisingly flexible tool that fits well in today's content creator world.
  • The ease of design/output is helpful to my department because we don't get slowed down by bottlenecks. We can create more content, faster and keep things moving.
There's a wide variety of professional-looking templates, stock photos and design assets. The built-in access to Adobe Stock, along with some free images, gives you a rich and sizable library of options to consider when designing. The quality of the images is generally very good and the user interface is polished.
The functionality and ease of use is quite impressive. I'm not a design expert by any means and I can create polished content that meets our company's standards relatively easily with the help of Adobe Express. The program is mostly intuitive, beginner-friendly and there are lots of helpful tips and videos you can watch to help new users learn quickly.
The speed and ease of use for Adobe Express is one of it's biggest selling points. The Adobe spark tools that allow you to easily and quickly resize or reformat content for a variety of uses is super handy and something I've really appreciated about the program. It's genuinely impressive how fast you can crank out content once you learn how to navigate the program (which doesn't take long).
For users already in the Adobe ecosystem, Adobe Express is a great tool to consider for it's modern, professional templates, impressive stock image library and the easy drag-and-drop tools. I mostly do most of my work on desktop, but I know Canva is generally better for mobile usability and its got more third-party integrations that may be important to some users.

Do you think Adobe Express delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Adobe Express's feature set?

Yes

Did Adobe Express live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Adobe Express go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Adobe Express again?

Yes

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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