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Adobe Illustrator vs Productive

Adobe Illustrator logo

Adobe Illustrator

Design Tools

Professional vector graphics software

From
$22.99/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Productive logo

Productive

Professional Services

Run projects, budgets and resources in one place

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Adobe Illustrator listed on UK G-Cloud as part of Adobe Creative Cloud (which bundles Illustrator) at £58 to £80 per licence per month, via reseller ServiceKey; Productive essential plan is capped at 5 account-level custom fields and 1 CRM pipeline versus 15 fields and 3 pipelines on Professional

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Adobe Illustrator and Productive actually diverge.

Attributes where Adobe Illustrator and Productive differ
AttributeAdobe IllustratorProductive
Starting price$22.99/monthOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptionquote
PlatformsWindows, Macos, IosWeb
CategoryDesign ToolsProfessional Services
Founded1982Unknown

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Adobe Illustrator

  • Vector drawing
  • Bezier tools
  • Shape tools
  • Typography
  • Gradients & effects
  • Symbols & instances
  • Artboards
  • 3D capabilities

Only in Productive

Nothing recorded that Adobe Illustrator does not also cover.

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Adobe Illustrator

  • Logo designnot Productive
  • Vector illustrationnot Productive
  • Icon designnot Productive
  • Print designnot Productive

Productive

No use cases recorded yet. See the Productive review.

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Adobe Illustrator

  • Listed on UK G-Cloud as part of Adobe Creative Cloud (which bundles Illustrator) at £58 to £80 per licence per month, via reseller ServiceKey

Productive

  • Essential plan is capped at 5 account-level custom fields and 1 CRM pipeline versus 15 fields and 3 pipelines on Professional
  • Ultimate tier for complex organizations is quote-only, listed as Let's talk with no published price

Pricing, plan by plan

Adobe Illustrator

$22.99/month
  • Single App$22.99/month
    • Illustrator desktop app
    • 100GB cloud storage
    • Adobe Fonts
  • All Apps$59.99/month
    • All Creative Cloud apps
    • 100GB cloud storage
    • Adobe Stock trial

Productive

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Productive review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Adobe Illustrator if

  • You need vector drawing.
  • You work on Windows, Macos, Ios.
  • You also want bezier tools.
Adobe Illustrator review

Choose Productive if

Nothing in the data separates Productive from Adobe Illustrator on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Productive review

Questions people ask

Is Adobe Illustrator or Productive better?
Neither clearly leads. Adobe Illustrator starts at $22.99/month and Productive at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Adobe Illustrator or Productive?
Adobe Illustrator starts at $22.99/month and Productive at On request.
Does Adobe Illustrator or Productive run on more platforms?
Adobe Illustrator runs on Windows, Macos, Ios. Productive runs on Web.
What is Adobe Illustrator best used for?
Adobe Illustrator is most often used for logo design, vector illustration, icon design, print design. Of those, logo design and vector illustration are not what Productive is typically brought in for.
What can Adobe Illustrator do that Productive cannot?
Adobe Illustrator covers Vector drawing, Bezier tools, Shape tools, Typography.
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