specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Adobe Creative Suite
providerId: adobe-creative-suite
created: '2026-05-04'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-04, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
method: generated
modified: '2026-05-05'
reconciled: false
tags:
  - FinOps
  - FOCUS
  - Creative Suite
  - Legacy
notes: >-
  Creative Suite is a discontinued perpetual-license product. No active
  billing surface; no FinOps levers. This artifact is retained for catalog
  completeness only and points consumers to the adobe-creative-cloud repo
  for the active replacement.
description: >-
  Creative Suite is no longer commercially available. There is no active
  billing model. Customers should reference the adobe-creative-cloud
  FinOps artifact for the current Adobe creative-tools cost surface.
sources:
  - https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-suite/kb/creative-suite-end-support.html
alignedWith:
  framework: FinOps Foundation Framework
  frameworkUrl: https://www.finops.org/framework/
  dataSpec: FOCUS
  dataSpecVersion: '1.3'
  dataSpecUrl: https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
publisherName: Adobe Inc.
serviceCategory: Creative SaaS (Discontinued)
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Discontinued (Perpetual License)
  billingFrequency: One-Time
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
    - Purchase
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Adobe Creative Suite
  ServiceCategory: Creative SaaS (Discontinued)
  ProviderName: Adobe
  PublisherName: Adobe Inc.
  InvoiceIssuerName: Adobe Inc.
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Purchase
meters:
  - name: legacy_license
    description: Historical CS6 perpetual license (no longer sold)
    unit: license
    aggregation: sum
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: >-
      Inventory remaining CS6 installs in asset-management tooling;
      reclassify any active spend as legacy / unsupported.
  - name: Allocation
    description: >-
      Existing CS6 installs should be tracked per device / user for
      sunset-planning purposes only.
  - name: Optimization
    description: >-
      Migrate users to Creative Cloud subscriptions; the security and
      compatibility risk of running unsupported CS6 is no longer cost-justified.
  - name: Accountability
    description: >-
      IT / security team owns the migration roadmap from CS6 to Creative Cloud.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com