The Adobe After Effects single-app plan is the cheapest way to buy After Effects: $21.99/month (billed upfront for a full year), $22.99/month (billed monthly for a year), or $34.49 per month with a month-to-month plan. This plan includes access to the latest version of After Effects for desktop, 100GB of cloud storage, Frame.io, and Adobe Express Premium. You can use a free trial to test it for 7 days.
Personally, I prefer Creative Cloud All Apps, which grants you access to all Adobe software, including After Effects, for just $54.99 per month. There’s also a 7-day free trial.
How much is Adobe After Effects?
To get After Effects, you need a Creative Cloud subscription, either an After Effects single-app plan or a Creative Cloud All Apps plan.
An After Effects single-app plan costs $22.99 per month (with an annual commitment) and includes 100GB of cloud storage. If you opt for a month-to-month plan, the price goes up to $34.49 per month. If you prepay for a full year, the cost works out to $263.88 ($21.99 per month). There’s also a 7-day free trial.
You can also get After Effects as part of the complete suite of Adobe Creative Cloud professional apps that includes After Effects, Premiere Pro, and the rest. That costs $59.99 per month with an annual commitment, $659.88 per year upfront ($54.99 per month), or $89.99 on a month-to-month basis with no commitment, and comes with a 7-day free trial.
| After Effects | Creative Cloud All Apps | |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly | $34.49/month | $89.99/month |
| Annual, paid monthly | $22.99/month | $59.99/month |
| Annual, prepaid | $263.88/year ($21.99/month) | $659.88/year ($54.99/month) |
| Free trial | ✔ (7 days) | ✔ (7 days) |
| After Effects | ✔ | ✔ |
| Frame.io | ✔ | ✔ |
| Adobe Express Premium plan | ✔ | ✔ |
| Cloud storage | 100GB | 100GB |
| Generative credits | 500 monthly | 1000 monthly |
| 20+ Adobe apps | – | ✔ |
How much is After Effects for students?
While there’s no student discount on After Effects plans, education users (students and teachers) can get a 66% discount on the All Apps plan. If you prove your eligibility, you can get All Apps for just $19.99 per month for the first year and $34.49 per month upon renewal.
To verify your eligibility, you can sign up for an Adobe account using a school-issued email address (.edu, .k12, or other domains sponsored by educational institutions). If you don’t have access to a school email, alternative proof such as a school ID card, report card, transcript, or tuition bill or statement also works.
How much is After Effects for teams?
Teams can buy After Effects with two different subscriptions: the After Effects Teams plan for $37.99/mo per license and the Creative Cloud All Apps Teams plan for $89.99/mo per license. There is no Photography plan for teams.
Compared to the After Effects plans for individuals, teams get more cloud storage, an admin dashboard to manage licenses and projects, and better customer support.
| Subscription plan | After Effects for teams | All Apps for teams |
|---|---|---|
| After Effects | ✔ | ✔ |
| Monthly | – | – |
| Annual (paid monthly) | $37.99/month per license | $89.99/month per license |
| Annual (prepaid) | $455.88/year per license | $1,079.88/year per license |
| Free trial | 14 days (Try now) | 14 days (Try now) |
| Adobe Express | – | ✔ |
| Cloud storage | 1TB | 1TB |
| Generative credits | 500/month | 1000/month |
| 20+ Creative Cloud apps | – | ✔ |
If you buy more licenses, the price increases linearly—there are no bulk discounts for larger teams. For instance, for a team of ten, you’ll pay $379.90 per month.
Get a 14-day free trial of After Effects for Teams or Creative Cloud All Apps for Teams.
After Effects price: FAQs
Here are answers to some After Effects pricing questions I haven’t answered yet.
Can I buy After Effects outright?
Adobe no longer offers After Effects as a one-time purchase; it is now available exclusively through a subscription model introduced with Adobe Creative Cloud in 2013.
Is there an After Effects free trial?
Adobe offers a free trial of After Effects, allowing you to test the software before committing to a subscription. During this trial period, you can explore the features and interface to determine if it meets your needs.
Should I get Adobe Stock with After Effects?
During the purchase stage of After Effects, Adobe will offer to include 10 Adobe Stock music and SFX or 1 video with your After Effects subscription for $29.99 per month and with a 1-month free trial.
Adobe Stock is natively integrated into most Creative Cloud apps, including After Effects, which allows you to browse and import images, videos, templates, audio, and more in After Effects without having to use a browser. At the same time, you can use watermarked previews of any number of assets and only license the ones that make it to the final version.
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- The best Adobe software for video editing
- Best Adobe Creative Cloud discounts right now
- How much does Adobe Premiere Pro cost?
- How to get Premiere Pro free trial
- How to get Adobe Creative Cloud free trial
