Microsoft Designer is 100% cheaper
than Adobe Express
$0/mo (Free (Microsoft account)) vs Adobe Express Premium at $9.99/mo — covering 60% of the 5 compared capabilities.
Same job. Way less money.
Comparison scenario
Every cheaper-than claim is tied to a defined scenario — never a bare list price.
single user, monthly billing · USD · prices as observed on official pricing pages.
Premium plan at $9.99/mo, the cheapest paid plan.
Free (Microsoft account): 0 USD/monthly.
Adobe Express costs $9.99/mo on the Premium plan at single user, monthly billing. We found 1 assessed alternative that is cheaper in this scenario; 0 of them cover at least 75% of the 5 compared capabilities.
Capability comparison
Microsoft Designer covers 60% of the 5 capabilities compared against Adobe Express. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | Microsoft Designer | Adobe Express |
|---|---|---|
| Design templates | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI generation | ✓ | ✓ |
| Brand assets | ✗ | ✓ |
| Social media designs | ✓ | ✓ |
| Text-to-video | ✗ | ✓ |
What you give up
Capabilities Adobe Express has that Microsoft Designer lacks.
- Brand assets — Store brand colors, fonts, and logos for reuse across designs.Missing from Microsoft Designer.
- Text-to-video — Generate video from a written text prompt.Missing from Microsoft Designer.
Plans & pricing, side by side
Advertised prices in USD as observed on the official pricing pages — per-seat and transaction-fee plans are marked.
| Free (Microsoft account) | Free |
| Free | Free |
| Premium | $9.99/mo |
| Teams | $19.99/seat/mo |
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Frequently asked
How much cheaper is Microsoft Designer than Adobe Express?
100% cheaper in our scenario (single user, monthly billing): $0/mo on Free (Microsoft account) vs $9.99/mo on Premium. That is $119.88 a year.
What does Microsoft Designer lack compared with Adobe Express?
Brand assets, Text-to-video — 2 of the 5 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
Adobe Express: 2026-09-07; Microsoft Designer: 2026-09-12 — on the official pricing pages.
Sources & freshness
- https://www.adobe.com/express/ (official_pricing, checked 2026-09-07)
- https://www.adobe.com/express/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-09-07)
- Microsoft Designer data last verified 2026-09-12