How to Cancel Adobe Express in 2026 (Canva Does More for Less)
Updated 2026-02-19 · 5 min read
🎨 Adobe's Canva Clone
Adobe Express is Adobe's answer to Canva — but it arrived late and charges $9.99/month for Premium while Canva's free tier is more generous. If you're already paying for Creative Cloud ($59.99/month), Express Premium is included — making a standalone subscription pure waste.
Adobe Express Pricing (2026)
Free: Basic templates, limited stock photos, Adobe watermark on some exports
Included with: Creative Cloud All Apps ($59.99/month) — check if you already have it
Included with: Adobe Firefly Premium — another overlap to check
Student pricing: $4.99/month for Premium
How to Cancel
Go to account.adobe.com → sign in
Click Plans & Products
Find Adobe Express Premium
Click Cancel plan
Adobe shows 3-4 retention screens — keep clicking through
Confirm cancellation
⚠️ Adobe ETF Applies
Like all Adobe products, annual plans billed monthly have an early termination fee of 50% of remaining months. Wait for your renewal date or switch to monthly billing first (cancel → re-subscribe monthly → cancel after 1 month). See our Adobe CC cancellation guide for the ETF waiver strategy.
Adobe Express vs Canva (Head to Head)
Templates: Canva Free has 250,000+ vs Express Free ~1,000. Canva wins massively.
Stock photos: Canva Free includes millions. Express Free is very limited.
AI features: Both have AI image generation. Canva's Magic Design is more polished.
Video editing: Canva Free handles video. Express Free is very basic for video.
Brand kit: Canva Pro ($13/mo) vs Express Premium ($10/mo) — similar features.
Collaboration: Canva allows real-time collaboration on free. Express requires Premium.
Winner: Canva Free beats Adobe Express Premium for most use cases.
Free Design Alternatives
Canva (free): 250K+ templates, drag-and-drop, video, presentations, social media — the obvious replacement
Figma (free): 3 files, professional design tool — overkill for social posts but excellent for serious design
Google Slides: Free — surprisingly good for social media graphics and presentations
GIMP: Free, open-source Photoshop alternative — steeper learning curve but professional results
Pixlr: Free web-based photo editor — handles most Express-level tasks
The Adobe Subscription Audit
Adobe charges appear as multiple line items. Check your bank statement for ALL of these:
Adobe Express Premium ($9.99/mo)
Adobe Firefly Premium ($4.99/mo)
Adobe Creative Cloud ($59.99/mo) — INCLUDES both Express and Firefly
Adobe Acrobat Pro ($22.99/mo)
Adobe Stock ($29.99/mo)
Total possible overlap: $127.95/month if you have all five
💡 The Canva Free Challenge
Before canceling, try recreating your last 3 Adobe Express projects in Canva Free. If you can (you probably can), cancel Express. Canva's free tier is genuinely one of the most generous in all of SaaS — 250K+ templates, real-time collaboration, video editing, and presentation tools for $0.
🔍 Design Tool Subscription Audit
Adobe Express, Canva Pro, Figma, Sketch, InVision — design subscriptions overlap heavily. Upload your bank statement to JustCancel to find every design tool charge and eliminate redundancies.