Software from companies like Adobe Microsoft and others can be quite pricey especially those with monthly yearly fees that can add up over time.
Thus in this blog post i'll show you three alternatives to those popular programs all of which are available for Windows, Mac and Linux

Alternative to Microsoft 365

Microsoft 365 which includes their office programs word, excel and PowerPoint is very popular; but having to pay for other services you'll probably never use is overkill. in this category I have two free alternatives for you:

Libre Office

Libre office with alternatives for Microsoft word excel and PowerPoint it's compatible with Microsoft office file types it lets you open office documents edit them and you can even save your documents in a format that can be read by people.

Only Office

Only office another one of our favorites that's been gaining popularity over thelast couple of years. Just like libre office only office includes compatibility with the popular microsoft office formats. In addition only office allows for real-time collaboration with others which is handy if you're working in a team environment.

Alternative to Adobe Photoshop

If you're looking for image editing software adobe Photoshop is the most well known and feature packed. It comes with a steep cost as well with plans that start at around 21 dollars per month.
Some of the free alternatives to Photoshop are:

GNU Image Manipulation Program

The best free alternative to Photoshop is GIMP. Its features and an expansive tool set allows you to do almost everything that Photoshop can but there is a high learning curve.

Krita

If you're someone who's a digital painter another free photoshop alternative is krita. It's feature packed as well with over 100 brushes stabilizers and also allows you to work with layers.

Using virtualization software like vmware is a great way to try out other operating systems and software in a sandbox without doing harm to your primary system.
VMware workstation for windows and Linux is one of the most popular with pricing that starts at $149 and for mac OS the name of vmware's product is called fusion the pricing for this also starts at $149
Best free alternative to VMWare is virtual-box which is available for all three of the major platforms Windows, Mac and Linux

If you're looking for high quality video editing software you have many choices final cut Vegas pro and adobe premiere pro. Adobe premiere pro for example lets you work with any file format, add transitions and special effects and edit on unlimited tracks.
The pricing for premiere pro starts at around twenty one dollars per month. A comparable free alternative to premiere pro final cut and vegas pro is davinci resolve
Davinci resolve have two versions available Davinci resolve and Davinci resolve studio davinci resolve is the free one it includes just about every feature you probably ever need

When working with scalable vector graphics to create logos, icons or any other type of professional quality vectors, Adobe Illustrator is what many people use. Just like many other adobe products Illustrator will set you back around $ 21 per month

The best free alternative to illustrator for creating vector graphics is Inkscape. It includes a ton of features for object creation and manipulation. These can be filled with solid colors radial or linear color gradients and patterns all of which are compliant with the svg format
Inkscape does have a steep learning curve thankfully they do have tutorials on their site that will teach you how to use it

If you're into 3d modeling maya from autodesk has long been the industry standard for 3d computer graphics it's been used for video games, animated films, tv shows and movies. It's not cheap either Maya will take a bite out of your wallet at $215 per month or $1700 per year

By far the best free alternative to Maya for creating 3D computer graphics is Blender. It's been around a long time its initial release was way back in 1994 and has been free and open source the entire time.
Blender is no slouch with many users saying it's now better than Maya. It has just about every feature and tool you would ever need and has been used to make full length animated films.
When you get started check out their support page which includes a user manual tutorials and links to the various communities associated with blender.

Audition is yet another overpriced product from adobe. The software is a multi-track audio recorder mixer and editor that's becoming more popular with pod-casters.
Its pricing is around 21 dollars per month the best free alternative audio editor to audition is audacity. It's been around since the year 2000 and quite frankly it's so good that there really is no need to use a paid product like audition with audacity you can record audio, import edit and combine sound files, remove noise etc.
It includes hundreds of effects and you can install plugins to enhance its functionality