Strategic
Adobe acquisitions
Adobe is a software company that acquires other businesses. We track 74 of its acquisitions; the most recent was Rilo in Sep 2026. It buys most often in consumer and creator tools, marketing technology, productivity and collaboration.
adobe.com ↗Acquisitions tracked
74
Most recent deal
Sep 2026
Deal size
Not disclosed
Based in
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What Adobe buys
Buys companies in consumer software, martech and productivity software.
Buying activity
- 32021
- 02022
- 12023
- 02024
- 12025
- 32026
74 dated deals on record since 1990, most recently Sep 2026. We list the deals we can source, so earlier years may be incomplete.
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All Adobe acquisitions
2026 · 3
| Company | Date | Category | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rilo | Sep 2, 2026 | Consumer and creator tools | — | seedtable.com |
| Topaz Labs | Jun 25, 2026 | Consumer and creator tools | — | seedtable.com |
| Semrush | Apr 28, 2026 | Marketing technology | — | cbinsights.com |
2025 · 1
| Company | Date | Category | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Film Impact | Sep 2025 | Media and telecom | — | en.wikipedia.org |
2023 · 1
| Company | Date | Category | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rephrase.ai | 2023 | AI and machine learning | — | en.wikipedia.org |
2021 · 3
| Company | Date | Category | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abstract Notebooks | Dec 23, 2021 | Productivity and collaboration | — | en.wikipedia.org |
| ContentCal | Dec 8, 2021 | Marketing technology | — | seedtable.com |
| Frame.io | Aug 19, 2021 | Marketing technology | — | seedtable.com |
2020 · 1
| Company | Date | Category | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workfront | Nov 9, 2020 | Productivity and collaboration | — | seedtable.com |
2019 · 1
| Company | Date | Category | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegorithmic | Jan 23, 2019 | Marketing technology | — | seedtable.com |
2018 · 4
| Company | Date | Category | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marketo | Sep 20, 2018 | Marketing technology | — | seedtable.com |
| Magento | May 21, 2018 | E-commerce and retail | — | seedtable.com |
| Uru | Apr 29, 2018 | Marketing technology | — | en.wikipedia.org |
| Sayspring | Apr 16, 2018 | Marketing technology | — | en.wikipedia.org |
2016 · 2
| Company | Date | Category | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TubeMogul | Nov 10, 2016 | Marketing technology | — | seedtable.com |
| Livefyre | May 10, 2016 | Marketing technology | — | en.wikipedia.org |
2015 · 2
| Company | Date | Category | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mixamo | Jun 1, 2015 | AI and machine learning | — | en.wikipedia.org |
| Fotolia | Jan 28, 2015 | Consumer and creator tools | $800.0M | en.wikipedia.org |
2014 · 1
| Company | Date | Category | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aviary | Sep 22, 2014 | Consumer and creator tools | — | en.wikipedia.org |
2013 · 2
| Company | Date | Category | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satellite | Jul 31, 2013 | Marketing technology | — | en.wikipedia.org |
| Neolane | Jun 27, 2013 | Marketing technology | — | seedtable.com |
2012 · 1
| Company | Date | Category | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behance | Dec 20, 2012 | Consumer and creator tools | — | seedtable.com |
2011 · 7
| Company | Date | Category | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Efficient Frontier Technology | Nov 30, 2011 | Marketing technology | — | en.wikipedia.org |
| Auditude | Nov 1, 2011 | Marketing technology | $120.0M | en.wikipedia.org |
| Nitobi | Oct 3, 2011 | Developer tools and infrastructure | — | en.wikipedia.org |
| Typekit | Oct 3, 2011 | Consumer and creator tools | — | en.wikipedia.org |
| Iridas Technology | Sep 8, 2011 | Consumer and creator tools | — | en.wikipedia.org |
| EchoSign | Jul 18, 2011 | Legal and compliance | — | en.wikipedia.org |
| Demdex | Jan 18, 2011 | Marketing technology | — | en.wikipedia.org |
2010 · 1
| Company | Date | Category | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day Software | Jul 28, 2010 | Marketing technology | $240.0M | en.wikipedia.org |
2009 · 2
| Company | Date | Category | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omniture | Sep 15, 2009 | Data and analytics | — | seedtable.com |
| Business Catalyst | Aug 31, 2009 | Marketing technology | — | en.wikipedia.org |
2008 · 1
| Company | Date | Category | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YaWah | Sep 15, 2008 | Consumer and creator tools | — | en.wikipedia.org |
2007 · 3
| Company | Date | Category | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virtual Ubiquity | Oct 1, 2007 | Developer tools and infrastructure | — | en.wikipedia.org |
| Scene7 | May 31, 2007 | Marketing technology | — | en.wikipedia.org |
| Skysoft | Mar 23, 2007 | Media and telecom | $1.0M | en.wikipedia.org |
2006 · 4
| Company | Date | Category | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serious Magic Inc. | Oct 19, 2006 | Consumer and creator tools | — | en.wikipedia.org |
| InterAKT | Sep 5, 2006 | Developer tools and infrastructure | — | en.wikipedia.org |
| Pixmantec | Jun 26, 2006 | Consumer and creator tools | — | en.wikipedia.org |
| Trade and Technologies France | Apr 21, 2006 | Productivity and collaboration | — | en.wikipedia.org |
2005 · 2
| Company | Date | Category | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navisware | Dec 16, 2005 | Productivity and collaboration | — | en.wikipedia.org |
| Macromedia | Dec 3, 2005 | Developer tools and infrastructure | $3.6B | en.wikipedia.org |
2004 · 2
| Company | Date | Category | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OKYZ | Dec 7, 2004 | Education | — | en.wikipedia.org |
| Q-Link Technologies, Inc. | May 3, 2004 | Productivity and collaboration | — | en.wikipedia.org |
2003 · 2
| Company | Date | Category | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow Dragon Software-Tech | Nov 10, 2003 | Productivity and collaboration | — | en.wikipedia.org |
| Syntrillium Software | May 2003 | Consumer and creator tools | — | en.wikipedia.org |
2002 · 1
| Company | Date | Category | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accelio | Apr 15, 2002 | Marketing technology | $72.0M | en.wikipedia.org |
2001 · 1
| Company | Date | Category | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fotiva | Dec 5, 2001 | Consumer and creator tools | — | en.wikipedia.org |
1999 · 4
| Company | Date | Category | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macromedia Pathware | Aug 30, 1999 | Developer tools and infrastructure | — | en.wikipedia.org |
| Why Interactive | May 20, 1999 | Consumer and creator tools | $4.4M | en.wikipedia.org |
| ChangeMedia | Mar 24, 1999 | Media and telecom | — | en.wikipedia.org |
| GoLive Systems | Jan 4, 1999 | Consumer and creator tools | — | en.wikipedia.org |
1997 · 4
| Company | Date | Category | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DigiDox | Sep 16, 1997 | Productivity and collaboration | — | en.wikipedia.org |
| HyWay Ferranti | Sep 5, 1997 | Productivity and collaboration | — | en.wikipedia.org |
| Sandcastle | Mar 14, 1997 | Marketing technology | $3.5M | en.wikipedia.org |
| MasterSoft | Feb 5, 1997 | Media and telecom | $3.0M | en.wikipedia.org |
1996 · 2
| Company | Date | Category | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ares Software | May 20, 1996 | Productivity and collaboration | — | en.wikipedia.org |
| Luminous | Mar 28, 1996 | Consumer and creator tools | — | en.wikipedia.org |
1995 · 4
| Company | Date | Category | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frame Technology | Oct 30, 1995 | Productivity and collaboration | $566.6M | en.wikipedia.org |
| Fractal Design | Aug 8, 1995 | Consumer and creator tools | $2.0M | en.wikipedia.org |
| Siebel Systems | Apr 19, 1995 | Sales and CRM | — | en.wikipedia.org |
| Photoshop | 1995 | Consumer and creator tools | — | en.wikipedia.org |
1994 · 4
| Company | Date | Category | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaserTools | Sep 9, 1994 | Productivity and collaboration | — | en.wikipedia.org |
| Aldus | Aug 31, 1994 | Consumer and creator tools | — | seedtable.com |
| Crosswise | Mar 1, 1994 | Productivity and collaboration | — | en.wikipedia.org |
| Compumation | 1994 | Consumer and creator tools | — | en.wikipedia.org |
1993 · 1
| Company | Date | Category | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| After Hours Software | 1993 | Consumer and creator tools | — | en.wikipedia.org |
1992 · 4
| Company | Date | Category | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verity | Sep 21, 1992 | — | — | en.wikipedia.org |
| OCR Systems | Jun 29, 1992 | AI and machine learning | — | en.wikipedia.org |
| LaserTools-Language Tech | Jun 1, 1992 | Productivity and collaboration | — | en.wikipedia.org |
| Nonlinear Technologies | 1992 | Consumer and creator tools | — | en.wikipedia.org |
1991 · 1
| Company | Date | Category | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MacroMind | Nov 1, 1991 | Consumer and creator tools | — | en.wikipedia.org |
1990 · 2
| Company | Date | Category | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BluePoint Technologies | Jun 20, 1990 | Consumer and creator tools | — | en.wikipedia.org |
| Emerald City Software | Mar 19, 1990 | Consumer and creator tools | — | en.wikipedia.org |