--- description: Review of Adobe Illustrator Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Adobe Illustrator | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice GB --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Graphic Design Software](/directory/4151/graphic-design/software) > [Adobe Illustrator](/software/222562/adobe-illustrator) # Adobe Illustrator Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/222562/adobe-illustrator Page: 1 / 348\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/222562/adobe-illustrator?page=2) > Adobe Illustrator is a vector graphics and animation software that helps businesses create mobile graphics, product packagings, book illustrations and other graphics on a centralized platform. It lets staff members create letterforms and fonts with custom weight, width and slant. Adobe Illustrator allows team members to collaborate on files, track versions, create mirror images, modify spacing and other editing processes. It lets graphic designers utilize artboards to create and export custom banners in JPG and PNG file format. It lets users add layers, move objects, crop images, combine shapes, edit clipping masks, create special effects, insert shadows and more from within the unified platform. Additionally, it lets employees create designs with free-form gradients, shapes, photos, illustrations and typography. Adobe Illustrator offers iOS and Android-based mobile applications, which allows staff members to create designs remotely. It is available on a monthly subscription and support is extended via documentation, live chat, phone, email and other online measures. > > Verdict: Rated **4.8/5** by 8657 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.8/5** | 8657 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.0/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Adobe - **Founded**: 1982 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: £22.99 - **Pricing model**: Flat Rate - **Pricing Details**: Individuals US$19.99/month Latest version of selected app ProSite portfolio website Typekit desktop and web fonts 20GB of cloud storage Business US$29.99/month (per license) Choice of one creative desktop app or the entire collection of 20+ apps Team website, premium fonts, and up to 100GB of storage for collaboration 24/7 technical support Additional pricing options for students \& teachers, schools \& universities. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian - **Available Countries**: Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, India, Japan, Mexico, United Kingdom, United States ## Features - Activity Tracking - Application Management - CAD Tools - Collaboration Tools - Content Library - Content Management - Data Import/Export - Design Management - Design Templates - Document Imaging - Drag & Drop - Fashion Illustrations - File Management - For Vector Illustrations - Image Editing - Image Library - Preview Functionality - Project Management - Search/Filter - Synchronous Editing ## Integrations (5 total) - Adobe After Effects - Adobe Creative Cloud - Adobe InDesign - Adobe Photoshop - Adobe Premiere Pro ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support ## Category - [Graphic Design Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/4151/graphic-design/software) ## Related Categories - [Graphic Design Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/4151/graphic-design/software) - [Vector Graphics Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/4306/vector-graphics/software) - [Fashion Design Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/4739/fashion-design/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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I am more made mad at Adobe for attempting to remove platforms like this ----- ### "Powerful Product" — 4.0/5 > **Emily** | *6 June 2025* | Health, Wellness & Fitness | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: I like that it is the standard in the industry for use of digital art and desing work. I use it primarily for logo and content design and features like the Image Trace tool stand out as something I use almost every day. > > **Cons**: There is a huge learning curve. Even as someone who has used it for 5 plus years, there are still things I have not figured out and am still learning how to do. > > Great product, very powerful for editing design work, typography, and so on. It is a steep price in my opinion but the most powerful design software I've ever used. ----- ### "I have a job because of this product" — 5.0/5 > **Savannah** | *9 June 2023* | Nonprofit Organization Management | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Illustrator offers the most design flexibility and customizations that I have been able to find in the industry. It goes beyond that Canva or other competitors will ever be able to offer. It is more work, but it is also the landscape in which truly original content can be made\! > > **Cons**: It's UI experience is not great. The format is not intuitive and essentially needs to be explained by another human being through courses (whether in person or online). > > I have spent years learning the tool, but now I can't imagine my life or work without it. ----- ### "Illustrator is a Masterful Software" — 5.0/5 > **Maria** | *12 June 2026* | Retail | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Illustrator has had several amazing updates recently, such as removing backgrounds, and 360 turnarounds. As someone who has to create CADs to show various angles of a product, these features are invaluable to me. I now don't need to switch over to another program to help sort these issues out, everything is easily accessible within Illustrator now. > > **Cons**: I would like there to be more dynamic and varied User Interface. I don't use shortcuts, I have them visually on my screen as layers, navigator, actions, transform, swatches, it easily takes up a quarter of my screen. I would like to have more options to arrange the windows and their sizes, instead of it being set as a bar on the right of the software. > > I use Illustrator daily for my professional work, and for my personal work. It is always dependable and accurate, perfect in how it works and delivers. I couldn't be without it, and I'm excited for new updates in the future\! ----- ### "Powerful tool for people who know how to use it" — 5.0/5 > **Anna** | *25 March 2025* | Design | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: It has a lot of options for vector editing, gradient options are phenomenal, image tracing is crucial and also outlining strokes. > > **Cons**: For me it’s not my primary software and I find it not intuitive and over complicated. I do think it’s because it has a lot of advanced options but I am used to using software intuitively especially that I know InDesign very well but sometimes even similar options work very differently and sometimes are named differently. It annoys me that it is not more integrated or even friendly with InDesign. I don’t like the lack of layout options and how much slower it is to work on. It might be that I am not an illustrator though. > > I don’t like to use it but I know how powerful tool it is when you know how to use it properly. Not my primary tool. ----- Page: 1 / 348\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/222562/adobe-illustrator?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/222562/adobe-illustrator) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | | fr | | ----- ## Structured Data