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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (63.5% of reviews)
Small-Business (94.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $99.99 1 License Per Month
Starting at $29.00 1 Seat Per Month
Adobe Photoshop
Star Rating
(13,130)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (63.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $99.99 1 License Per Month
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Star Rating
(4,992)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (94.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $29.00 1 Seat Per Month
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Adobe Photoshop excels in advanced editing capabilities, particularly with features like the Content-Aware Fill and advanced layer management, which are often highlighted as industry standards. However, Simplified is praised for its user-friendly interface and intuitive design tools, making it easier for beginners to create graphics quickly.
- Reviewers mention that while Adobe Photoshop has a steep learning curve, its extensive feature set, including powerful photo retouching and manipulation tools, justifies the investment for professional users. In contrast, users on G2 appreciate Simplified's ease of use, with many stating that they can achieve professional-looking designs without extensive training.
- G2 users highlight that Adobe Photoshop's support quality is solid, but some users feel that response times could be improved. Simplified, on the other hand, receives high marks for customer support, with users reporting quick and helpful responses to their inquiries.
- Users say that Adobe Photoshop's setup process is relatively straightforward, but it can be overwhelming due to the vast number of features available. Simplified is noted for its seamless setup experience, allowing users to start creating without unnecessary complications.
- Reviewers mention that Adobe Photoshop is a strong partner for businesses that require high-quality graphics and detailed editing, but some users feel that the pricing can be a barrier for small businesses. Simplified, starting at $29.00, is seen as a more accessible option for small businesses looking for effective design tools without breaking the bank.
- Users report that both products have a positive product direction, but Simplified is noted for its rapid updates and feature enhancements based on user feedback, while Adobe Photoshop's updates are often seen as more incremental, focusing on refining existing features rather than introducing new ones.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Adobe Photoshop
Creative Cloud Pro for teams
Starting at $99.99
1 License Per Month
20+ apps, including Photoshop on desktop, web, and mobile, plus Firefly creative AI for images, video, and audio, and exclusive business features.
- Create gorgeous images, rich graphics, and incredible art with Photoshop
- 20+ photo, graphic design, and video apps
- Unlimited access to standard creative AI image and vector features like Text to Image and Generative Fill
Simplified
Simplified One
Starting at $29.00
1 Seat Per Month
Best for freelancers, solo creators
- 7 Social Media Accounts, 1 User
- 1 Brand Style & Voice
- 100K AI words
Free Trial
Adobe Photoshop
Free Trial is available
Simplified
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.4
11,611
9.0
723
Ease of Use
7.8
11,653
8.9
1,145
Ease of Setup
8.5
1,732
8.7
587
Ease of Admin
8.5
1,426
9.1
210
Quality of Support
8.3
9,596
8.9
555
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
1,360
9.1
200
Product Direction (% positive)
8.6
11,462
9.0
665
Features by Category
Social Analytics
Not enough data
8.7(won by default)
5
Not enough data
8.0(won by default)
5
Not enough data
9.3(won by default)
5
Not enough data
8.3(won by default)
5
Not enough data
8.0(won by default)
5
Not enough data
8.7(won by default)
5
Not enough data
8.7(won by default)
5
Reports & Dashboards
Not enough data
9.0(won by default)
5
Not enough data
8.7(won by default)
5
Not enough data
8.0(won by default)
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Social Media Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Optimization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Logistics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Core Conversational Capabilities - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Interaction
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Task & Flow Management - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Learning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Deployment & Embedding - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Generation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Admin & Configuration - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
System
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monitoring & Improvement - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reliability & Safety - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Template Creation
Not enough data
9.0
116
Not enough data
8.7
110
Not enough data
8.9
117
Not enough data
8.8
108
Design & Editing
Not enough data
8.8
107
Not enough data
8.6
108
Not enough data
8.7
100
Ad Management
Not enough data
8.7
96
Not enough data
8.8
104
Not enough data
8.8
85
Analytics
Not enough data
8.7
59
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Grammar
Not enough data
8.9
366
Not enough data
8.8
356
Not enough data
9.0
391
Formatting
Not enough data
8.9
286
Not enough data
8.9
318
Not enough data
8.6
248
Content
Not enough data
9.0
337
Not enough data
9.1
393
Not enough data
8.9
277
Product Type
Not enough data
9.0
275
Not enough data
8.7
211
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.2
29
Not enough data
8.5
29
Platform Basics
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Platform Content
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
9.4
6
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
9.7
6
Generative AI
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Content & Collaboration
Not enough data
8.8
137
Not enough data
8.7
157
Not enough data
8.2
57
Not enough data
8.7
113
Not enough data
8.7
119
Not enough data
9.0
185
Social Management
Not enough data
8.7
127
Not enough data
9.0
155
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7
141
Not enough data
8.7
135
Not enough data
8.8
121
Not enough data
8.2
14
Agentic AI - Social Media Management
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Voice
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Transcription
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Editing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Transcription
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Responses
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Editing
Not enough data
8.6
49
Not enough data
9.1
49
Not enough data
9.1
55
Not enough data
9.1
50
Not enough data
9.0
50
Not enough data
8.8
52
Not enough data
9.1
55
Platform
Not enough data
9.0
51
Not enough data
8.9
50
Not enough data
9.0
50
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.5
8
Not enough data
7.7
8
Agentic AI - Video Editing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Audio
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Video
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Image
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Text
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Image Generation
Not enough data
7.8
12
Not enough data
7.6
12
Not enough data
7.4
12
Not enough data
7.1
12
Not enough data
8.1
12
Advanced Functionality
Not enough data
7.7
11
Not enough data
6.7
11
Not enough data
7.1
11
Not enough data
8.0
11
Model
Not enough data
7.4
11
Not enough data
8.0
11
Not enough data
7.9
11
Commercial Rights & Licensing - AI Image Generators
Not enough data
Not enough data
License Type Transparency - AI Image Generators
Not enough data
Not enough data
Planning
Not enough data
8.5
14
Publishing
Not enough data
8.3
14
Social Media
Not enough data
8.2
14
Planning
Not enough data
7.9
15
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.3
15
Not enough data
8.3
15
Not enough data
8.1
15
Not enough data
8.0
15
Not enough data
7.6
14
Agentic AI - Content Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.4
260
Not enough data
6.7
252
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Photo Editing
6.8
108
Not enough data
Video Creation - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
7.9
12
Not enough data
7.9
12
Not enough data
7.4
12
Not enough data
8.2
11
Not enough data
6.1
12
Not enough data
6.7
11
Generative AI - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
7.5
6
Editing - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
7.9
12
Not enough data
7.9
11
Storage & Management - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
7.6
12
Not enough data
7.1
12
Not enough data
7.5
12
Not enough data
7.5
12
Video creation - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
7.7
10
Not enough data
7.2
10
Not enough data
6.8
10
Not enough data
7.2
10
Not enough data
6.5
10
Not enough data
7.0
10
Not enough data
7.2
10
Not enough data
7.2
10
Not enough data
7.3
10
Distribution - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
7.0
10
Not enough data
7.2
10
Not enough data
7.8
10
Analytics - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
6.5
10
Not enough data
7.5
10
Training & Support - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
7.3
10
Not enough data
6.8
10
Integrations - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
7.3
10
Not enough data
7.3
10
Not enough data
7.0
10
Other - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
7.0
10
Not enough data
7.0
10
Agentic AI - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Adobe Photoshop and Simplified are categorized as Photo Editing
Unique Categories
Adobe Photoshop has no unique categories
Simplified is categorized as AI Video Generators, AI Image Generators, AI Chatbots, Transcription, AI Writing Assistant, Display Ad Design, Video Editing, Presentation, Social Media Analytics, Social Media Suites, Social Media Management, Chatbots, Content Creation, and Video Content Creation
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Adobe Photoshop
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Simplified
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Design
9.9%
Marketing and Advertising
9.1%
Graphic Design
7.0%
Photography
4.6%
Information Technology and Services
4.4%
Other
65.0%
Writing and Editing
8.7%
Marketing and Advertising
7.5%
Animation
4.5%
Accounting
4.2%
Arts and Crafts
4.1%
Other
70.9%
Discussions
It has a high cost for licenses.
7 Comments
RP
I agree very much. While employed the $55 USD a month was no big deal, but now retired it is more of a challenge. I am a big fan of Adobe having been a...Read more
It has a high cost for licenses.
7 Comments
SP
In my experience you get what you pay for and it is a first class quality product.Read more
How are digital artists using Adobe Photoshop's latest features to push the boundaries of digital art?
7 Comments
US
Introducing innovative features to enhance creative workflows and capabilities, Adobe Photoshop is always a step ahead with AI-Powered Tools, Augmented...Read more
How can i optimise the long writer ? and is their a video that explains the video editor better
2 Comments
KD
Here you go https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShtGcsuz0PY&feature=emb_logo&ab_channel=SimplifiedRead more
Can I embed your services in my website..
2 Comments
KD
You can ping online support, based on your use case we can explore the optionsRead more
Can Simplified AI writer really create readers-intent content?
2 Comments
MG
Hi Ganiyu! Yes! You can try it for yourself for free at simplified.co/aiRead more
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