( Update: As of 2019, nearly all Adobe professional software is now available only through a Creative Cloud subscription.)įirst let’s make sure we understand the two common types of software licenses for consumer single-user software. If you want Adobe software but you don’t want to pay a regular subscription fee, do you still have options? Depending on what you need, the answer is “maybe”…although as of 2017, the non-subscription options from Adobe are fewer than ever. The Adobe transition to a subscription-based business model has been successful by many measures, although it doesn’t meet everyone’s needs.
