Can I pay upfront for the year instead of monthly billing?

purchase an annual plan paid yearly.

in the future, to find the best place to post your message, use the list here, https://community.adobe.com/

p.s. i don't think the adobe website, and forums in particular, are easy to navigate, so don't spend a lot of time searching that forum list. do your best and we'll move the post (like this one has already been moved) if it helps you get responses.

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You need to ask program questions in the forum for the program you are using
To ask in the forum for your program please start at https://community.adobe.com/
Moving from Using the Community (which is about the forums) to the Account forum

When you buy a subscription you are given 3 options

Annual with one payment

Annual with monthly payments... pay 1/2 the remaining time if you cancel early

Monthly (at a higher cost) with cancel after any month