• Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Adobe products can be subscribed to à la cart.

    But who knows, Adobe might have left their licensing model alone. It was very successful.

    And that said, Figma’s licensing is shady as fuck once you get into organizational licenses. I’d honestly prefer Adobe’s model from an enterprise perspective. Figma gives organizations free tools for years, then starts charging for them once a company has adopted them. And admins can’t block the adoption of tools they know Figma will eventually charge for.

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        11 months ago

        Adobe arguably has less shady enterprise licensing, but not better individual licensing.

        That said, I would argue that the main reason Figma has become the tool of choice is because Figma was able to move quick and build out useful features faster than Sketch or Adobe. That’s what put them in the lead for UX tools.

        Their bate and switch licensing shenanigans are a new thing, and something that came after they secured market dominance. The shady enterprise licensing stuff is a way to milk existing customers for more money.