{"id":58785,"date":"2025-05-22T15:13:57","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T13:13:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/?p=58785"},"modified":"2025-05-22T15:41:44","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T13:41:44","slug":"adobe-creative-cloud-important-licensing-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/lu\/adobe-creative-cloud-important-licensing-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"Adobe Creative Cloud: Important Licensing Changes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Effective <strong>July 1, 2025<\/strong>, several <strong>important changes<\/strong> will be implemented for the <strong>Adobe Creative Cloud for Teams and Adobe Creative Cloud for Enterprises<\/strong> offerings across <strong>all routes to market<\/strong>, including VIP Marketplace in commercial and government market segments.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2925\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/media\/2013\/04\/Adobe-Creative-Cloud-Event.jpg\" alt=\"Adobe Creative Cloud Event\" width=\"710\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/media\/2013\/04\/Adobe-Creative-Cloud-Event.jpg 710w, https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/media\/2013\/04\/Adobe-Creative-Cloud-Event-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/media\/2013\/04\/Adobe-Creative-Cloud-Event-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/media\/2013\/04\/Adobe-Creative-Cloud-Event-624x360.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Changes<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28525 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/media\/2022\/12\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2022-11-30-Graphics-Website-Adobe-Creative-Cloud-Logo.webp\" alt=\"Adobe Creative Cloud\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/media\/2022\/12\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2022-11-30-Graphics-Website-Adobe-Creative-Cloud-Logo.webp 125w, https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/media\/2022\/12\/elementor\/thumbs\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2022-11-30-Graphics-Website-Adobe-Creative-Cloud-Logo-pz3e40rsqudzbwt2r3i0ooeledlh4j6xpa3qpmhv90.webp 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 125px) 100vw, 125px\" \/><\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Creative Cloud for Teams Pro Edition (now Creative Cloud Pro Plus for Teams):<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Rebranding<\/strong>: Creative Cloud for Teams Pro Edition will be rebranded to <strong>Creative Cloud Pro Plus for Teams<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>+ More monthly generative AI credits included<\/strong>: Users will now receive <strong>4000 monthly generative credits<\/strong> per user.<\/li>\n<li><strong>+ Premium <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/lu\/adobe-firefly-within-adobe-express-illustrator-photoshop\/\">Adobe Firefly<\/a> generative AI Features<\/strong>: Users now have <strong>access<\/strong> to <strong>Premium Adobe Firefly generative AI Features.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>+ Unlimited <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/lu\/adobe-stock-firefly-powered-workflows-available\/\">Adobe Stock<\/a> standard assets<\/strong>: Users will now benefit from <strong>unlimited access to Adobe Stock standard assets<\/strong>. This means users can access a vast library of high-quality images, graphics, and other assets without additional costs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Creative Cloud for Enterprise <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/lu\/adobe-creative-cloud-for-enterprise-edition-4\/\">Edition 4<\/a>:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>&#8211; Price Increase<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/lu\/adobe-creative-cloud-for-enterprise-licensing-changes-new-editions-and-price-changes\/\">Creative Cloud for Enterprise <strong>Edition 4<\/strong><\/a><strong> and Edition 4 Plus<\/strong> will <strong>increase about 7 to 8% in price<\/strong>, with the exact amount varying based on regionality.<\/li>\n<li><strong>+ More monthly generative AI credits included<\/strong>: Users will now receive <strong>4000 monthly generative credits<\/strong> per user.<\/li>\n<li><strong>+ Premium Adobe Firefly generative AI Features<\/strong>: Users now have <strong>access<\/strong> to <strong>Premium Adobe Firefly generative AI Features.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>+ Unlimited Adobe Stock standard assets<\/strong>: Users will now benefit from <strong>unlimited access to Adobe Stock standard assets<\/strong>. This means users can access a vast library of high-quality images, graphics, and other assets without additional costs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8211; Less Generative AI credits for some Single App plans<\/strong>: The generative AI credit entitlements for most Single Apps for Teams will be updated. New subscribers will receive <strong>25 monthly generative credits<\/strong> for specific <strong>Single Apps<\/strong> plans, a change from the previous 500 monthly generative AI credits. Find more below. There will be no changes to the pricing of Creative Cloud single app for Teams plans (including Pro versions). Existing subscribers of any paid Creative Cloud single apps for Teams plan will retain the monthly generative credits they currently get with their plan.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Generative Credit notifications<\/strong>: Starting June 17, 2025, Adobe will begin <strong>enforcing credit limits<\/strong> across Creative Cloud worldwide. In this course, Adobe will take the following measures for <strong>educating customers about generative credit usage<\/strong> in Adobe products:\n<ul>\n<li>All generative AI <strong>features<\/strong> that consume credits will have a <strong>symbol<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Customers will be <strong>notified<\/strong> when they begin to use a generative AI feature for the <strong>first time<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Customers will know when they are at <strong>90% of their monthly credit limit<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Customers will <strong>never be charged for additional credits without consent<\/strong>. Paywalls will appear on the screen, and customers can either purchase additional credits or dismiss the paywall notification.<\/li>\n<li>Credits will <strong>reset each month<\/strong> based on the customer anniversary date.<\/li>\n<li>Customers <strong>can view their credit amount anytime<\/strong> via the Adobe Account menu in products.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"width: 800px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-58785-1\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/media\/2025\/05\/Adobe-Creative-Cloud.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/media\/2025\/05\/Adobe-Creative-Cloud.mp4\">https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/media\/2025\/05\/Adobe-Creative-Cloud.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>New Creative Cloud lineup:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The below table shows the <strong>new B2B lineup of Creative Cloud offerings<\/strong> <strong>in Europe<\/strong>. Please be informed, that, as of July 1, 2025, there is a different product lineup in the United States than depicted below.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Changes in <strong>bold<\/strong> formatting:<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><strong>Creative Cloud for teams<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Creative Cloud Pro Plus for teams (new name)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Creative Cloud for Enterprise Edition 4<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Category<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>For Teams<\/td>\n<td>For Teams<\/td>\n<td>For Enterprise<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Pricing changes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Previous price levels apply<\/td>\n<td>Previous price levels apply<\/td>\n<td><strong>Increased price<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>20+ Creative apps and services<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Included<\/td>\n<td>Included<\/td>\n<td>Included<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Core Firefly capabilities<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Included<\/td>\n<td>Included<\/td>\n<td>Included<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Monthly Firefly generative credit allocation per user<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>1000<\/td>\n<td><strong>4000 <\/strong>(was 3000)<\/td>\n<td><strong>4000 <\/strong>(was 3000)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Monthly Standard Adobe Firefly generative AI Feature Generations<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>1000<\/p>\n<p>i.e. the above Credits<\/td>\n<td>Unlimited<\/td>\n<td>Unlimited<\/p>\n<p>+ Object Composites, Style Kits, Lip Sync<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Access to Premium Adobe Firefly generative AI Features<\/strong><strong> to support audio and video use cases<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Not Included<\/td>\n<td><strong>Included<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Included<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Unlimited access to Adobe Stock Standard Assets<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Not Included<\/td>\n<td><strong>Included<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Included<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Unlimited access to Adobe Stock Audio, Video and Premium assets <\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Not Included<\/td>\n<td>Not Included<\/td>\n<td>Not Included<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>IP indemnification (Adobe Stock and Firefly)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Not Included<\/td>\n<td>Up to $10k per asset<\/td>\n<td>Up to $10k per asset (VIP), Up to $3M per asset (ETLA)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Admin Features and Controls<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Baseline<\/td>\n<td>Baseline<\/td>\n<td>Advanced;<\/p>\n<p>Single Sign-On (SSO)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Less Generative AI credits for some Single App plans<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Starting July 1, 2025, new subscribers of <strong>some<\/strong> Creative Cloud <strong>single app for Teams plans<\/strong> will have <strong>25 monthly generative credits<\/strong>. This is Adobe&#8217;s attempt to the attractiveness of Creative Cloud offers in comparison.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Affected Plans<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The following Creative Cloud single app for Teams plans are <strong>impacted<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Photoshop Single App<\/li>\n<li>Illustrator Single App<\/li>\n<li>Premiere Single App<\/li>\n<li>InDesign Single App<\/li>\n<li>Lightroom Single App<\/li>\n<li>After Effects Single App<\/li>\n<li>Audition Single App<\/li>\n<li>Animate Single App<\/li>\n<li>Dreamweaver Single App<\/li>\n<li>InCopy Single App<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Unaffected plans<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There will be no changes to monthly generative credits for new or existing subscribers of the following Teams-plans:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Express Premium<\/li>\n<li>Adobe Stock (all plans)<\/li>\n<li>Substance 3D Collection<\/li>\n<li>Acrobat Standard\/Pro<\/li>\n<li>Creative Cloud Pro Edition for Teams Single App (all plans)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>When and how will these changes take effect?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Customers with <strong>anniversary dates before July 1<\/strong> (2025-07-01) will <strong>renew under the current Creative Cloud offers<\/strong>, while those with <strong>anniversary dates on or after July 1<\/strong> (2025-07-01) will renew using the <strong>new Creative Cloud offers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>What should I do now?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To adapt to the upcoming changes in Adobe Creative Cloud for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/lu\/microsoft-365-and-teams-new-subscription-structure-in-europe\/\">Teams licensing<\/a>, you should <strong>evaluate your current subscriptions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Review your current Adobe Creative Cloud subscriptions and consider whether any changes or upgrades are needed to align with the new offerings.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On July 1, 2025, these changes take effect. Hence, renew or add new subscriptions before that date to make use of the current licensing conditions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Get help from the experts in Adobe licensing<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-56609\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/media\/2025\/03\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2021-10-15-Graphics-Office-People-011-scaled-1-800x343.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/media\/2025\/03\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2021-10-15-Graphics-Office-People-011-scaled-1-800x343.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/media\/2025\/03\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2021-10-15-Graphics-Office-People-011-scaled-1-500x214.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/media\/2025\/03\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2021-10-15-Graphics-Office-People-011-scaled-1-150x64.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/media\/2025\/03\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2021-10-15-Graphics-Office-People-011-scaled-1-768x329.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/media\/2025\/03\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2021-10-15-Graphics-Office-People-011-scaled-1-1536x658.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/media\/2025\/03\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2021-10-15-Graphics-Office-People-011-scaled-1-2048x878.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Feel free to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/contact\/\">reach out to us<\/a> to <strong>get an individualized simulation<\/strong> for your business case in order to compare all your options and to make an informed decision.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Effective July 1, 2025, several important changes will be implemented for the Adobe Creative Cloud for Teams and Adobe Creative Cloud for Enterprises offerings across all routes to market, including [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":42432,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[158,677],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-58785","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-adobe-creative-cloud","category-adobe-firefly"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58785","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58785"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58785\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58798,"href":"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58785\/revisions\/58798"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42432"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58785"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58785"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58785"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}