Vyond vs Adobe Express
Vyond and Adobe Express side by side, as of September 2026: what each one costs, what it's made for, and when smooth.video, a free animation tool that runs in your browser with no account, does the job instead.
Vyond vs Adobe Express at a glance
| Vyond | Adobe Express | smooth.video | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | From US$58 a month billed yearly, or US$99 billed monthly | Free plan, Premium at US$9.99 a month | Free, no paid plan |
| Transparent video | GIF and WebM, on paid plans | Not supported | Free, as WebM |
As of September 2026. Plans change, so check those of Vyond and Adobe Express before you decide.
Vyond
- Free option
- A trial, with watermarked exports
- Account
- Required
- Export resolution
- Up to 1080p
- Characters with lip sync, AI avatars
- Yes
- SCORM export
- Yes
When Vyond fits better
You make training or internal videos with characters that talk, need AI avatars, publish to a learning platform as SCORM, or share brand controls across a company. smooth.video has none of those.
Vyond vs smooth.videoAdobe Express
- Built for
- Every kind of design: social posts, flyers, PDFs, presentations, video
- Motion
- In, Loop and Out presets, with duration, speed and intensity
- Photoshop files
- PSD and Illustrator files placed linked or converted
- Where your files live
- In Adobe's cloud, 5 GB on the free plan
- Templates and stock
- 100,000+ templates and Adobe Stock
- Generative AI
- Firefly, with monthly credits
When Adobe Express fits better
You need matching flyers, posts and presentations from a huge library of templates and stock, you work with Photoshop and Illustrator files that stay linked, or you want AI to generate images. Animation is a finishing touch.
Adobe Express vs smooth.videoWhen smooth.video fits better
You need motion graphics, not characters: a title, a stat, a lower third, a logo reveal or an overlay for a video you're already making, and a yearly contract doesn't make sense for it.
The animation is the deliverable: an intro, a lower third, an animated stat, a Reel. You want to decide exactly where each element is at each moment, and a transparent export to put over video.
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- Can smooth.video export SCORM?
- No. It exports video files, which you can upload anywhere a video is accepted.
- Does it have characters or avatars?
- No. It animates text, images, video, shapes and drawings.
- Is there a free trial?
- There's no need for one: everything is free, with no time limit and no watermark.
- Can I bring my Adobe Express designs in?
- Yes, as images: download your design or its parts as PNG, add them to a scene and animate them in smooth.video.
- Can I animate a Photoshop file?
- Yes. Drop the PSD into the editor and each layer becomes its own element, in place, ready to animate.
- Is there a watermark?
- No. Every export is free and clean, transparent WebM included.