Adobe Illustrator publishes 2 tiers and no free plan. The cheapest paid tier is $22.99/mo and the top published tier is $59.99/mo. In Design Tools the median entry price is $12/mo, so Adobe Illustrator sits at the 75th percentile of its category. Verified 2026-04-26 from the vendor pricing page.
Source: ComparEdge (CC BY 4.0). Verified 2026-04-26. Prices change — confirm on the vendor page before quoting.
Illustrator $22.99/mo · All Apps $59.99/mo The entry paid tier is $22.99/mo, verified 2026-04-26.
No. Adobe Illustrator has no free tier, which puts it in the minority: 43% of Design Tools products offer one.
Against the Design Tools median entry price of $12/mo, Adobe Illustrator at $22.99/mo is above the market. The category range runs from $9.99 to $22.99.
Paid only. Skipping the free tier trades top-of-funnel volume for buyer quality. Entry prices here sit above the dataset median because price itself is the qualifier.
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