The only way to use Adobe Express for free, beyond its freemium plan, is through the Adobe Express free trial (for the premium features). It allows you to get a first-hand feel for the software’s premium tools and features before purchasing it.
Many current subscribers of Adobe’s Creative Cloud services began their journey with the free trial, and it can easily be accessed from Adobe’s official website safely and legitimately.
How to get Adobe Express Premium free trial?
As an individual, the best way to use Adobe Express for free is to use the 30-day free trial of the Premium plan. Here are the steps I’ve used:
- Go to the Adobe Express website
- Click the Start 30-day free trial button
- Sign in or set up your Adobe ID
- Start using Adobe Express for free
After the trial period is over, you have the option of either subscribing to one of the Adobe Express plans or canceling the free trial without incurring any charges.
Keep in mind the trial period duration and any external sources offering longer free trials or extensions are likely trying to scam you.
Adobe Express free trial for teams
If you have a team, getting a free trial of Adobe Express is very similar to how individuals do it, except your free trial is only 14 days long instead of 30. Here are the steps I recommend:
- Go to the Adobe Express website
- Select the “Teams” plan (third column).
- Click the Start 14-day free trial button
- Sign in or set up your Adobe ID
- Start using Adobe Express for free
After the trial ends, you will be billed $4.99 per month or $49.99 per year per person on your team.
Adobe Express free trial for students
If you’re a student, you can get a 30-day free trial of Adobe Express Premium like everyone else, or you can get a 7-day free trial of Adobe Creative Cloud All Apps, which includes Adobe Express Premium, as well as apps like Photoshop, Illustrator, and Premiere Pro.
- Go to the Adobe Express website
- Click the “Students” tab.
- Select the “Creative Cloud All Apps” plan (third column).
- Click the Start 7-day free trial button
- Sign in or set up your Adobe ID
- Start using Adobe Express for free
After the trial ends, you will be billed $19.99 per month for a full year. Upon renewal, the monthly fee will increase to $34.49 per month.
Adobe Express free forever
There are three ways to get Adobe Express free forever: the free plan or be a teacher or nonprofit.
Free plan
Everyone can sign up for the free Adobe Express plan without even providing credit card information. Compared to the Premium plan, the Free plan is significantly toned down, but it’s good enough to create simple graphics.
You get access to only ~100,000 templates, 1M Adobe Stock assets (instead of 200M), 4,000 fonts instead of 30,000, and 5GB of storage (instead of 100GB). You also don’t get to use advanced tools like video background remover, resize, brand kits, and content scheduling for multiple accounts.
K-12 teachers
K-12 educators get free access to a slightly modified Adobe Express Premium plan (fewer templates, stock assets, and fonts). However, it’s still much better than the free Adobe Express account.
To get access, follow the instructions on Adobe’s website, which includes an excellent quit that lets you check if you’re eligible.
Nonprofits
Nonprofits get an even better free plan than K-12 teachers—they get the full Premium account. To qualify for the free nonprofit account, you need to sign up through TechSoup.org.
FAQs
How long is the Adobe Express free trial?
The duration of the Adobe Express trial period depends on the plan you choose. The Premium plan comes with a 30-day free trial, the Teams plan is free for 14 days, and the Creative Cloud All Apps for 7 days.
Which Adobe Express plan to pick for a free trial?
Generally, it doesn’t matter which plan you pick to test Adobe Express since all of them come with the Premium features. However, it does matter if you plan on keeping a subscription after the trial or if you want to test other apps as well.
Here’s a comparison of Adobe Express plans:
| Adobe Express plan | Premium | Teams | Creative Cloud All Apps |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best if… | …you just want to use Adobe Express Premium features | …you’re part of a team | …you also want to try other Adobe apps |
| Cost | |||
| Monthly plan | $9.99/mo | ❌ | $89.99/mo |
| Annual, paid monthly | ❌ | $4.99/mo per person | $59.99/mo |
| Annual, prepaid | $99.99/yr ($8.33/mo) | $49.99/mo per person ($4.17/mo per person) | $659.88/yr ($54.99/mo) |
| Free trial | ✅ (30 days) | ✅ (14 days) | ✅ (7 days) |
| What’s included | |||
| Generative credits | 250 | 250 per user | 1,000 |
| Adobe Express Premium | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| 20+ Adobe apps | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Cloud storage | 100GB | 1TB per user | 100GB |
| Admin features | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ |
How to cancel Adobe Express free trial?
If you don’t like Adobe Express for your designing and creative workflow, you can cancel the free trial anytime, and you won’t be charged a single penny.
- Sign in to your Adobe account.
- Select Manage plan or View plan for the plan you want to cancel.
- Select Cancel plan (sometimes also Cancel your plan).
- Pick the reason for canceling the trial.
- Select Continue.
Due to Adobe’s refund policy, you may be able to extend your trial in effect by utilizing their 14-day refund window after the initial trial ends.
