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Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Photoshop

Gold Standard

If you can imagine it, you can create it with Photoshop

4.6 · Top-rated on G2 & Capterra
| Creative Tools | 10000000 users
✦ The world's most advanced photo editing and manipulation software ⏱ Live in 15 minutes Needs good internet AVS 10/100 Aheri Value Score (AVS) Our 1-100 score for MSMEs. Calculated from time saved, free plan quality, emerging market payment support, ease of use, and price. Higher is better value for small businesses. Founded 1988

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Starting from

$19.99/mo

Photoshop, Lightroom, 1TB Cloud Storage

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Quick answer

Adobe Photoshop is the industry standard for image editing, graphic design, and digital art. With integrated Adobe Firefly AI, it now offers revolutionary tools like Generative Fill to automate complex retouching tasks in seconds.

ROI Estimate

Eliminate the cost of reshooting products when a small detail is wrong: just use AI to fix the existing photo in seconds.

Risk Reversal

They offer a 7 day free trial and a photography bundle that is significantly cheaper than the single app price.

The Catch

The software is powerful and deep. While AI makes it easier, the full interface can be overwhelming for a complete beginner without watching a few tutorials.

Cost of Doing Nothing

Hiring a professional retoucher for 50 product photos costs 500 dollars minimum. Doing it yourself with Photoshop AI takes 2 hours total. You save 400 dollars every time you do your own editing.

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The Problem Adobe Photoshop Solves

The Pain

You are struggling to make your product photos look professional. You have tried cheap apps that make everything look filtered and fake, and you are tired of spending 4 hours trying to remove a single person from the background of a perfect shot. Your marketing materials look 'okay' but they don't have that high end, polished look that builds trust with premium customers.

The Fix

Adobe Photoshop gives you the power of a professional studio on your laptop. With the new 'Generative Fill', you can just circle a part of your photo and type what you want to change: and the AI makes it happen instantly. You can add objects, change the lighting, or expand a landscape to fit a website banner with one click. It handles the lighting, shadows, and perspective automatically, so your edits look 100 percent real. Whether you are retouching a portrait or building a complex ad campaign, Photoshop ensures your brand looks world class.

What is Adobe Photoshop?

Photoshop is the definitive image editing tool for professionals. It provides pixel perfect control over every aspect of an image, from basic color correction to complex multi layer compositing. The latest versions integrate generative AI to handle tedious tasks like object removal and background expansion automatically.

Pros and Cons

+ What We Love

  • Unmatched pixel level control
  • Revolutionary Generative Fill AI
  • Industry standard for creative work
  • Powerful layer based editing system
  • Advanced color grading tools
  • Massive ecosystem of plugins and brushes
  • Integrated Adobe Stock access
  • Seamless workflow with Lightroom
  • High resolution professional output
  • Huge library of online tutorials

- Watch Out For

  • ! High monthly subscription cost
  • ! Resource intensive (needs a good PC)
  • ! Interface can be complex for beginners
  • ! No perpetual license option
  • ! Mobile app is a separate experience

What Can You Do With Adobe Photoshop? (Examples)

A few ways MSME owners and entrepreneurs use Adobe Photoshop — this is not an exhaustive list.

Remove unwanted people from photos
Change the sky in an outdoor shot
Retouch skin and hair for portraits
Expand backgrounds for web banners
Create complex digital composites
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A wedding photographer in South Africa used Photoshop's Generative Fill to remove a distracting trash can and a photobomber from a couple's favorite shot, delivering a 'perfect' memory that would have been impossible to fix manually. Real-world use case
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Adobe Photoshop Pricing

$19.99/mo

Photoshop, Lightroom, 1TB Cloud Storage

$22.99/mo

Full Photoshop, 100GB Cloud, AI credits

$59.99/mo

20+ apps, 1TB Cloud, 1000 AI credits

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Who Is Adobe Photoshop For?

Best For

  • Photographers
  • Digital Artists
  • Social Media Managers
  • Ad Designers
  • Web Designers
  • E-commerce Owners
  • Marketing Teams
  • Video Producers

Not Ideal For

  • {"persona":"Logo designers","alternative":"Illustrator"}
  • {"persona":"Vector artists","alternative":"Illustrator"}
  • {"persona":"Quick template users","alternative":"Canva"}
  • {"persona":"Video editors","alternative":"Premiere Pro"}
  • {"persona":"Budget hobbyists","alternative":"GIMP"}

Adobe Photoshop Integrations

Tools Adobe Photoshop connects with — and what that connection actually does for your business.

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AI Capabilities in Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Photoshop has integrated AI features built directly into the product. Here is what each one does for your business.

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Our Verdict

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Photoshop is the one tool that every business owner should have access to if they want to control their own visual narrative and professional image.

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Aheri Systems team review

"Generative Fill has turned hours of manual work into seconds of AI magic."

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Quick Facts

Category Creative Tools
Pricing $22.99/mo
Free Plan Paid only
No Card N/A
Access Web
Skill Level Intermediate
Setup Time 15 minutes
Time Saved 10 hours/week
Founded 1988
HQ San Jose, California
Users 10000000

Before You Sign Up

What the marketing page does not tell you.

Wins vs Loses

Standard Photo Retouching Apps

Hidden Costs

Photography bundle starts at 19.99 dollars per month (includes Lightroom): Single app is 22.99 dollars per month.

Africa & Emerging Markets

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Your Data

Cloud asset storage with enterprise grade security and global redundancy for creative projects.

Pricing and features verified: 2024-05-21

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I buy Photoshop once? +
No, it is currently only available as a monthly or annual subscription.
Is Photoshop better than Canva? +
Canva is for quick templates: Photoshop is for professional, pixel level image manipulation.
What is Generative Fill? +
It is an AI tool that lets you add or remove objects just by typing a text prompt.
Does it work on a basic laptop? +
It is resource intensive: it works best on computers with at least 16GB of RAM.
Is Lightroom included? +
It is included in the 'Photography' bundle, which is the best value for photographers.
Can I edit videos in Photoshop? +
It has basic video features, but Premiere Pro is much better for video editing.
What is the difference between AI and PS? +
Illustrator (AI) is for vectors like logos: Photoshop (PS) is for pixel based photos.
Is my data safe in the cloud? +
Yes, Adobe uses enterprise grade security and global redundancy for cloud assets.
Can I use it offline? +
Yes, once installed, the desktop app works offline: it only needs to check your license once a month.
Is there a free version? +
There is no free forever version, but there is a 7 day free trial of the full software.

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