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Are you a non profit? Want to get your hands on Adobe’s Creative Suite 6 or the brand new Creative Cloud? I did some research to find the answers and prices you are looking for.
Creative Suite 6 vs Creative Cloud
Before you decide what to buy you need to understand the differences between the two options.
Creative Suite
- 1 time fee, own it forever
- 4 different flavors (Design Standard, Design & Web, Production, Master)
- No upgrades
Creative Cloud
- 12 month contract, once contract ends your software expires
- 1 version (includes everything in master collection plus online storage and touch apps)
- Free upgrades, anytime a new version comes out you get it first.
Here is a side by side comparison of what included in each suite and the creative cloud.
Non Profit Pricing:
You can get non profit pricing for any of these suite’s or the cloud from many different companies. However I recommend using CDW.com, they are very reputably company and the have an Canadian site for our friends to the North! You will need to call to set up your account or to buy Non Profit software, contact Dave Nozar the Non-Profit Account Manager @ 877.667.0833 (This is not a paid endorsement, and I do not get and money for referrals).
- Design & Web Suite: $565 (regularly priced $1,899)
- Production Suite: $565 (regularly priced $1,899)
- Master Collection: $950 (regularly priced $2,599)
- Creative Cloud (12 month subscription): $487 (regularly priced $600)
Important Notes about Non Profit Creative Cloud
There are 2 versions of the creative cloud, the normal one and the team ready version(will transition to team version when released in 3rd or 4th quarter). The regular one sold only at adobe.com is a single use, single person license. The Team ready version allows for a company, organization or church to buy the cloud for their team. It has extra management features like, license redistribution if a staff member leaves, cloud storage management(give 2gbs to one person and 12gbs to another) and multiple cloud sharing.
The Non Profit version of the Creative Cloud is the Team ready version. Also many of you know that adobe is running a deal for current suite owners to move to the Creative Cloud for discounted price for the 1st year. This is tempting but the price only lasts for a year then it goes back up to the regular price.
How To Buy
Again to get the Non Profit prices for anything you need to call Dave Nozar the Non-Profit Account Manager @ 877.667.0833, he will hook you up with any version you are looking for. CDW also offers upgrade guarantees, which basically means you pay $100 – 200 extra and you get any future version of the creative suites for free. That is how I got cs5.5 and cs6 for free when I bought CS5.
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‘CDW also offers upgrade guarantees, which basically means you pay $100 – 200 extra and you get any future version of the creative suites for free. ‘
Im in the UK, with this offer i would quite like to buy it from CDW, am i able to do this? If not do you know anywhere in the UK that also offers upgrade guarantees?
Thanks for the great summery!
Andy
Thank you for this. I spent a very frustrating week communicating with Adobe trying to figure out how this was going to work. Glad to hear that things seem to be straightened out! Now, TO THE CLOUD!!!
Andy you will need to contact CDW with that question, not sure if there service the UK or not. But they might know who does or have more information for you!
Thanks Brad will investigate further,
Andy
did you find out if they offer to the UK? We're looking for this software but based in the UK too! Thanks,
Alex
Dave said he couldn't sell it to the UK, but was going to pass my details onto someone who could. Haven't heard anything else from them yet.
Andy
any luck yet?
Unfortunately i have heard nothing – i don't know if we can buy it as a US customer to get the free upgrades?
Andy
Do you recommend getting team ready if there is only one person at church getting it? it still looks cheaper than the commercial one user subscription, unless not for profits are able to get student and teacher pricing?
This is what I've found out concerning UK…. http://aboutaboyo.com/2012/05/12/an-answer-to-the…
Student/teacher pricing is only for students and teachers and you are not allowed to use it for your church production. Like wise you are not allowed to create for profit works with your non profit adobe software.
If you want all of the programs and always want to be up do date then I would get the cloud, if not i would maybe go with the just the production suite since you can use it forever with out paying more. But the choice really is yours.
Hi Brad, if you buy an academic version of Creative Suite, you can use it for profit since they anticipate you paying for the upgrade on the next version that comes out. CS1-2 used to involve paperwork, but since CS3 (or maybe CS4), they just require an upgrade to the next version to make it a "retail" copy instead of academic. Right now, there is no feature differentiation in academic vs retail versions—just price. Very handy for students!
Interesting, but if your a church go with the non profit from day 1, they will never make you go to the full priced retail version, and as churches we should be above board and buy what is meant for us. But like you said the only difference is price not features. Which is awesome!
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Hey Brad – do you have an email address for Dave Nozar
davenoz[at]cdw[dot]com
Is that Creative Cloud (12 month subscription): $487 (regularly priced $600) for one person? What does pricing look like for the team Creative Cloud you mention?
That is the team edition but it is only for one person. You can add more people (same cost per person) , which allows each of those people would be able to share clouds and work together.
Hope that makes sense
Yes. Thanks.
Does the non profit include one or two licenses? Could we use it on more than one? Thanks for the info, this helps a lot!
You can use this on two machines, personal and work machine. However these need to be for one personal only, you are not supposed to share this with other staff members.
I just purchased Adobe Creative Suite 6 Master Collection (32-bit) the complete set for $149.95, downloaded version 6+ gigs with Serial Number. A price I just could not pass up. Oh, and I live in Texas. Price does seem to fluctuate, last week it was $200 ish. As an artist who does free work for my church group I did not want to pay more. I debated this for about 3 weeks while I looked around and then purchased it this morning (CyberMonday).
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Overview
What is Master Collection?
Adobe Creative Suite 6 Master Collection software delivers unprecedented performance with blazing-fast 64-bit native support and GPU acceleration. Groundbreaking new creative tools provide innovative ways to design for the latest devices. With exceptional power and precision, you can create inspiring experiences that go anywhere.
Design without limits
Tackle any creative challenge that comes your way. Use the ultimate professional toolset to explore new ways to design amazing print, web, and video experiences.
Work at the speed of your imagination
Work fluidly on your most complex projects with tools newly optimized for speed and performance. Reengineered features let you create with significantly fewer steps for maximum efficiency.
Deliver virtually anywhere
Reach more people in more places by designing to the latest web, mobile, and video standards. Create stunning, responsive experiences that fluidly adapt to virtually all screen sizes and form factors.
ADOBE ENCORE IS NOT INCLUDED!
I just purchased Adobe Creative Suite 6 Master Collection (32-bit) the complete set for $149.95
Seriously $149? I see it's OEM. Is it still working? It's $149 now.
Is this for real? I am debating purchasing from them but I am a re seller and I cannot believe it would be that cheap and still work. Please let me know if you can aj1a at capecod dot com
If you Google the site, you get many scam reports. I would highly recommend buying from a trustworthy site.
I didn't know adobe has something like this. Thanks for sharing.
I hope I could fine a NON-PROFIT reseller here in our area. ASIA – Philippines.. 
God bless you more sir Brad..
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Good info and thanks for the article