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Adobe Firefly

Composite Score
8.2 /10
CX Score
8.5 /10
Category
Adobe Firefly
8.2 /10

What is Adobe Firefly?

Firefly is a separate family of creative generative AI models coming to Adobe products, with an initial focus on image and text effect generation. Adobe Firefly uses generative AI and simple text prompts to create the highest quality output — beautiful images, text effects, and fresh color palettes.

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Adobe Firefly Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

87 Likeliness to Recommend

97 Plan to Renew

83 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value


Emotional Footprint Overview

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product Experience:
95%
Negotiation and Contract:
88%
Conflict Resolution:
92%
Strategy & Innovation:
91%
Service Experience:
94%

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+93 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Adobe Firefly?

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3% Negative
5% Neutral
92% Positive

Pros

  • Performance Enhancing
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Respectful

Feature Ratings

Average 83

Import and Export Capabilities

88

Design Optimization

85

Generative Design

84

Graphics Editing

84

Multi-Device Support

82

Multi-Need Content Support

81

Accessibility Checks

80

Content Library

80

Collaboration Tools

79

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 80

Ease of Implementation

85

Quality of Features

84

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

82

Ease of IT Administration

81

Usability and Intuitiveness

81

Ease of Data Integration

80

Vendor Support

79

Business Value Created

79

Breadth of Features

78

Availability and Quality of Training

77

Ease of Customization

76

Adobe Firefly Reviews

Dewang S.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: End User of Application
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2025

Smart, Seamless Design Companion

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Adobe Firefly from other similar products?

It's seamless integration into my Creative Cloud workflow which makes my work easier. The AI tools feel built for designers, not just for making pretty images, but for real design tasks like text effects, pattern generation, and vector coloring.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite aspect of Adobe Firefly is its seamless integration with Photoshop and other Adobe apps. Being able to generate AI content like images, textures, or fill-ins and instantly refine or edit it in Photoshop without leaving the Adobe ecosystem.

What do you dislike most about this product?

What I dislike the most about Firefly is its limited creative freedom unlike other similar AI tools.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I would say that Adobe Firefly is best for designers already using Creative Cloud. It’s easy to use, great for commercial-safe content, and works best when combined with apps like Photoshop or Illustrator.

Pros

  • Performance Enhancing
  • Inspires Innovation
  • Caring
  • Respectful

Chloe A.

  • Role: Sales Marketing
  • Industry: Retail
  • Involvement: Business Leader or Manager
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2025

Creative Spark: When Firefly Enters the Chat!

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Adobe Firefly from other similar products?

Firefly has become the creative team’s favorite toy—and honestly, I get it. As someone who’s all about keywords and structure, I didn’t think I’d have a use for an AI art generator. But once I saw what it could do for campaign visuals, thumbnails, and even custom graphics for SEO-driven landing pages, I started sneaking it into my own projects.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The text-to-image prompts are shockingly good when you give them a clear direction. And the integration with the rest of Adobe Creative Cloud makes it easier for the designers to take a Firefly image, pull it into Photoshop, and clean it up in minutes. We’ve even had moments where the AI output sparked an entirely new concept for a blog header or visual storytelling hook.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Firefly sometimes struggles with more abstract prompts, and human figures still end up in uncanny valley territory if you push it too far.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I’d recommend Firefly to any agency trying to blend speed, creativity, and consistency. It won’t replace your design team (and shouldn’t), but it gives them—and us—superpowers when we need to move fast without sacrificing style. It's not just for pretty pictures. It's productivity disguised as art.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Enables Productivity

Ayub K.

  • Role: Consultant
  • Industry: Engineering
  • Involvement: End User of Application
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Feb 2025

Adobe Firefly: Impressive, Yet Evolving

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Adobe Firefly from other similar products?

In comparison to other generative AI tools like Stable Difusion and DALL-E, Adobe Firefly stands out because of it's simplicity and ease of integration with other Adobe products

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite aspect of Adobe Firefly is it's simplicity and the fact that it is easy to integrate and work with other Adobe products. At the same time, it is easy to generate stylized text and vector graphics using Adobe Firefly

What do you dislike most about this product?

While Adobe Firefly is great in many ways, having a relatively low resolution for generative images is a limitation that should not be ignored. Adobe Firefly is also relatively expensive as it's not charged as a stand alone platform

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

In order to get most out of Adobe Firefly, be low are some suggestions that will help you get started quickly; Begin by familiarizing with the software by going through the available material and tutorials Use simple prompts- Adobe Firefly works very well when you provide simple and clear prompts Integrate Adobe Firefly with other Adobe products such as Photoshop and Illustrator in order to get most out of the software

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing

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