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Affordable CS5 Alternatives

The best affordable Adobe CS5 alternative is the academic version — e.g. CS5 Web Premium costs $1799 retail, $599 to upgrade from CS4 (more from earlier versions), and $549 brand new at Academic prices. Design Standard is $1499 vs $449. (There are even cheaper "Student & Teacher" options, but they can't be upgraded and shouldn't be used for commercial work.) If you aren't eligible for an academic discoun, then things get more complicated.