Why Adobe forces their users to sign up for a year? Rolling subscriptions are commonplace...

[Guest]

I'm a hobbyist and I appreciate that Lightroom is a great product and among the best ones I have ever used (even though the newest version is a few steps backwards in term of useability). However, it is a commonplace that subscription services are using flexible, monthly rolling contracts that I can cancel/renew any time without penalty (Netflix, Prime, etc). When will Adobe arrive to the 21st century and respect their users instead of prisoning them in annual contracts? 

[kglad]

adobe has monthly subscriptions with no annual commitment. 

but like almost everyone else they offer a lower monthly cost for an annual commitment.

[John T Smith · Accepted solution]

SOME programs are available Monthly https://community.adobe.com/t5/Get-Started/Being-charged-for-a-full-year-when-i-m-on-month-to-month/... - links and pictures
-the special Photography Plan is ONLY available on an annual plan, with monthly or 1 annual payment
https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/help/manage-cc-individual-membership.html

[Piotr382292688lmc]

There are no monthly plans. It's really annoying that you force people to subscribe to year when they need to use Lightroom 3-4 times per year and threating them with penalties for breaking the subscription. You still try to charge my credit card everyday and don't let me cancel the plan. I won't pay and won't pay any penalties. If you continue to treat customers this way, they will switch to cracked versions of Ligtroom and PS.

And all you need is a simple solution for this type of customers who rarely use your applications - a subscription for 10 runs of Lightroom and PS, e.g. for $10, means $1 for 1 use

[kglad]

again, there are monthly plans.  not all plans have monthly offerings but, for example, the 3rd plan listed (acrobat) has a monthly plan