The AI-Powered Adobe Express Alternative

Skip the Adobe ecosystem complexity. Krumzi generates social media designs from text descriptions — no templates, no subscriptions stacking. Try free.

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Why is Krumzi the best alternative to Adobe Express?

1

Krumzi generates complete designs from a text description — Adobe Express requires you to already know what you want

Adobe Express is a template picker plus editor. Even the AI Assistant beta is Premium-only and English-US-only. Krumzi builds the entire design from your brief — layout, typography, colors, composition — without requiring any design knowledge or template browsing.

2

No Adobe ecosystem, no subscriptions that balloon to $40-75/month

Adobe's $9.99/mo entry point balloons to $40-75/mo when you add the full Creative Cloud stack. There is a 50% early termination penalty on annual plans. Krumzi pricing is transparent with no stacking — what you see is what you pay.

3

Purpose-built for social media by non-designers

Adobe Express tries to serve everyone: students, print designers, enterprise teams. Krumzi has one mission: social media graphics from text descriptions in under 60 seconds. That focus means better results for the specific job you need done.

Feature Comparison

Feature
KrumziKrumzi
Adobe ExpressAdobe Express
AI text-to-design
AI makes all design decisions
Template library
350,000+
Full editor after generation
Brand Kit auto-applied
Manual apply
Multi-model AI
Claude, GPT, Gemini
AI image generation
Adobe Firefly
Video creation
Background removal
Adobe Stock integration
200M+ assets
Social media scheduler
No ecosystem lock-in
Time to finished design
Under 60 seconds
20+ minutes

Pricing Comparison

KrumziKrumzi

Free

$0forever

  • 50 AI credits (one-time)
  • Image editor
  • Watermarked exports
  • Basic AI models

Pro

$19/month

  • 500 AI credits/month
  • Image + Video editor
  • Brand Kit
  • 4K exports, no watermark
  • All AI models

Ultra

$49/month

  • 2,000 AI credits/month
  • Everything in Pro
  • Claude Opus access
  • Priority support
Adobe ExpressAdobe Express

Free

$0/month

  • 100K+ templates
  • 25 AI credits/month
  • 5 GB storage
  • Basic design tools

Premium

$9.99/month

  • All templates
  • 200M+ Adobe Stock assets
  • 250 AI credits/month
  • 100 GB storage

Teams

$9.99/user/month

  • 1 TB per user
  • 4,000 AI credits
  • Admin Console
  • Team collaboration

But why do you need a Adobe Express alternative?

We don't hate Adobe Express. It's a great product for many people. But it's not ideal for everyone. Here's an honest breakdown.

Switch to Krumzi if you...

  • Non-designers overwhelmed by Adobe Express interface and options
  • Creators posting consistently who need speed over flexibility
  • Small business owners without a design background
  • Anyone paying $30-75/mo in stacked Adobe subscriptions
  • People who tried Canva or Adobe Express and abandoned them

Stay with Adobe Express if you...

  • Existing Creative Cloud subscribers (Express Premium is included)
  • Designers needing Adobe Firefly photo editing capabilities
  • Teams needing enterprise governance (Admin Console, SSO, HIPAA)
  • Print designers working within the Adobe ecosystem
  • Users who need access to 200M+ Adobe Stock assets

Frequently Asked Questions

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