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What is Canva?

Canva is an AI-powered visual communication and design platform that provides tools for creating graphics, presentations, documents, videos, websites, spreadsheets, and marketing content. The software combines a drag-and-drop design editor with customizable templates, stock photography, illustrations, fonts, animations, and other creative assets. Its Visual Suite includes Canva Docs for document creation, Presentations for slide development, Whiteboards for visual collaboration, and Canva Sheets for working with structured data. Video editing capabilities allow users to trim footage, add transitions, insert captions, apply effects, and combine audio and visual elements into multimedia projects. Canva AI provides conversational tools for generating and modifying designs, creating written content, producing images and videos, and refining layouts through natural language instructions. Its Canva Design Model generates layered, editable design elements, allowing users to modify AI-generated content within the standard design editor. Canva Code enables users to create interactive websites, landing pages, calculators, dashboards, and other responsive experiences from text prompts or imported HTML. Canva Sheets supports spreadsheet creation, formula generation, data visualization, automated analysis, and bulk generation of branded content using structured information. Brand management capabilities include Brand Kits, shared templates, approved fonts and colors, logo libraries, and tools for applying consistent branding across organizational materials. Collaboration and workflow features include real-time co-editing, commenting, shared workspaces, design approvals, content scheduling, and administrative controls for managing users and permissions. Canva is available through web browsers, desktop applications, and mobile devices, with subscription options for individuals, teams, educational institutions, nonprofits, and enterprises.

Pricing

Price Starts At:
$10 per month
Price Overview:
Billed monthly, annual cost is $180. Canva Teams $100/person/year.
Free Version:
Free Version available.
Free Trial Offered?:
Yes

Integrations

Offers API?:
Yes, Canva provides an API

Screenshots and Video

Company Facts

Company Name:
Canva
Date Founded:
2012
Company Location:
Australia
Company Website:
www.canva.com
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Product Details

Deployment
SaaS
Windows
Mac
iPhone
iPad
Android
Chromebook
Training Options
Documentation Hub
Webinars
Video Library
Support
Web-Based Support

Product Details

Target Company Sizes
Individual
1-10
11-50
51-200
201-500
501-1000
1001-5000
5001-10000
10001+
Target Organization Types
Mid Size Business
Small Business
Enterprise
Freelance
Nonprofit
Government
Startup
Supported Languages
Arabic
Armenian
Catalan
Chinese (Mandarin)
Chinese (Simplified)
Danish
Dutch
English
Finnish
French
German
Greek
Hebrew
Hungarian
Icelandic
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Malayalam
Maori
Norwegian
Persian
Portuguese
Russian
Slovenian
Spanish
Swedish
Thai
Turkish
Ukrainian
Welsh
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Canva Categories and Features

Web to Print Software

Customizable Templates
Templates
Website Management

Web Design Software

Collaborative Editing
Content Management
Drag & Drop
Element Libraries
Templates

Video Editing Software

Audio Tools
Collaboration
Media Library
Social Sharing
Speed Adjustment
Split / Merge
Text Overlay

Storyboard Software

Artwork Library
Audio Recording
Collaboration Tools
Graphic / Video Editing
Image Import
Project Management
Script Import

Social Media Management Software

Content Management
Multi-User Collaboration
Post Scheduling

Social Media Advertising Platform

Ad Creation
Bulk Advertising
Campaign Management
Collaboration Tools
Digital Asset Management

Presentation Software

Animations & Transitions
Collaboration Tools
Content Library
Customizable Templates
Media Library
Offline Editing
Offline Presenting
Screen Sharing
Templates
Video Content

Menu Software

Color-Coding / Upselling Tools
Digital Signage / Menu Boards
Menu Design Tools
Menu Item Management
Pre-Made Menu Templates
Printed/Paper Menus
Tablet Menus

Label Printing Software

Design Tools
Templates

Graphic Design Software

Data Visualization
Filtering
Image Database
Image Editor
Templates

Document Collaboration Software

Autosave
Chat / Messaging
Cloud Storage
Comments / Annotations
Edit / Change Tracking
Electronic Signature
Multiple File Formats
Pre-made Templates
User Tagging

Data Visualization Software

Content Management
Filtered Views
Visual Discovery

Business Card Software

Design Templates
Image Editor
Print Management

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  • Reviewer Name: Navneet Singh N.
    Position: Student
    Has used product for: 1-2 Years
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
    Feature Set 5 out of 5 stars
    Layout 5 out of 5 stars
    Ease Of Use 5 out of 5 stars
    Cost 4 out of 5 stars
    Customer Service 5 out of 5 stars
    Would you Recommend to Others? 9 out of 10

    Long list of great templates

    5 out of 5 stars Date: Nov 10 2020
    Summary

    The most beautiful thing I like about this product is the templates, you get a variety of beautiful templates to choose from. And the pricing is also great similar products are available in the market for a very high cost.

    Positive

    Great templates to select from for your project
    Very very easy to use
    Free of cost for basic usage
    Easy to use

    Negative

    I have been using it for more than 1 and a half year and it just working awesome for me.

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Reviewer
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 100 - 499
    Feature Set 4 out of 5 stars
    Layout 5 out of 5 stars
    Ease Of Use 5 out of 5 stars
    Cost 3 out of 5 stars
    Customer Service 4 out of 5 stars
    Would you Recommend to Others? 8 out of 10

    Excellent design software

    5 out of 5 stars Date: Jun 26 2020
    Summary

    Canva is an excellent app that'll help you whip up quick graphics for all your needs, for social media or otherwise. With the huge collection of templates, and a little bit of creativity, anybody can create an original design within minutes.

    Positive

    • Huge assortment of highly customizable templates
    • Excellent drag-and-drop interface allows even beginners to design pretty graphics
    • Has a good collection of fonts
    • Everything is stored in the cloud real-time so you don't need to worry about saving your work
    • The elements features gives you access to a wide collection of free png graphics and design elements.
    • It integrates in-app with free stock photography sites like unsplash and pixabay
    • It is free for the most part
    • Can easily share your designs to various platforms
    • Has an excellent blog with loads of amazing tutorials to help master the software

    Negative

    • Adding your own fonts requires upgradation, which can be expensive
    • Can get glitchy sometimes
    • Doesn't work offline, even for basic needs
    • Exports only in png format in the free version

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  • Reviewer Name: Fred K.
    Position: Finance Director
    Has used product for: 1-2 Years
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
    Feature Set 4 out of 5 stars
    Layout 5 out of 5 stars
    Ease Of Use 5 out of 5 stars
    Cost 5 out of 5 stars
    Customer Service 5 out of 5 stars
    Would you Recommend to Others? 10 out of 10

    Game changer for small business design

    4 out of 5 stars Date: Dec 11 2020
    Summary

    Canva has become my default software for all things donor facing in our non profit. It's makes it so easy to create and customize print and web materials. It puts incredible powerful tools in your hands at a great price point.

    Positive

    Canva Pro has so many templates, photos, and design elements built in that even the most amateur user can create professional looking marketing materials at a fraction of the cost of hiring out their design work.

    Using Canva not only lets our non profit create new beautiful materials, it lets us update those materials for the web or print quickly and to collaborate with other team members.

    The access to millions of searchable stock photos included with Canva pro is a huge value add. The subscription price compared to expensive design software is excellent.

    Negative

    Mail Merge is a weakness if you are creating business documents through Canva. You can make great looking letters, but you're limited in your download options to pdfs, and image files of many formats. If you need to customize those documents using MS office products, you'll have to come up with a creative work around.

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Business Development
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
    Feature Set 5 out of 5 stars
    Layout 5 out of 5 stars
    Ease Of Use 5 out of 5 stars
    Cost 4 out of 5 stars
    Customer Service 4 out of 5 stars
    Would you Recommend to Others? 10 out of 10

    Love it!

    5 out of 5 stars Date: May 27 2020
    Summary

    Easy to use, great selection of features and design aspects, and versatile in what you can make - recommended!

    Positive

    I love Canva and I've used it in a lot of different jobs. It's great to make something quick or more elaborate.

    Negative

    I don't like how changing the size of a design after you've started making it is not part of the free version - but I guess they have to charge somewhere!

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Teacher Assistant
    Has used product for: 1-2 Years
    Uses the product: Yearly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 26 - 99
    Feature Set 5 out of 5 stars
    Layout 5 out of 5 stars
    Ease Of Use 5 out of 5 stars
    Cost 5 out of 5 stars
    Customer Service 5 out of 5 stars
    Would you Recommend to Others? 10 out of 10

    Make beautiful looking graphics easily

    5 out of 5 stars Date: Nov 10 2020
    Summary

    I highly recommend giving this a try if you're on a budget and need to make a lot of graphics. We used this to make flyers to put up around the school for different events we had coming up through the year, and to use as digital flyers posted to BAND for the kids and parents to see. They looked so much better than what some of the other staff put up around the school for sure.

    Positive

    Canva already gives you some really pretty stuff to work from right off the bat. It's easy to edit and make something that looks really professional without having to pay much. If you have a really tight budget, you can make some really nice looking stuff without having to hire a graphic designer.

    Negative

    It takes a little getting used to, and the base designs to learn a little feminine and hipster-y, but you can change it to suit whatever aesthetics you need it to do with some effort. The price may seem a little steep to those not used to looking into having a professional designer do work for you, despite it actually being really cheap, and may not be a good fit for a really small project that only need one poster or flyer done quickly.

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  • Reviewer Name: Aryan V.
    Position: Engineer
    Has used product for: 1-2 Years
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 100 - 499
    Feature Set 5 out of 5 stars
    Layout 5 out of 5 stars
    Ease Of Use 5 out of 5 stars
    Cost 3 out of 5 stars
    Customer Service 4 out of 5 stars
    Would you Recommend to Others? 9 out of 10

    A free alternative to Adobe Illustrator for both beginners and professionals

    5 out of 5 stars Date: Dec 19 2020
    Summary

    Being a graphic designer myself, I will absolutely recommend Canva to users who are beginners in graphic designing. Even professional designers can use it to create designs quickly on a short notice, with no loss in the quality of their work. There are more features added daily so a user can solely rely on Canva for all their graphic needs.

    Positive

    Canva is the perfect online solution for beginner to intermediate level graphic designing. All the resources are available on the site itself making it easier for a user to design efficiently and quickly. There are more than enough resources available such as high-quality images, illustrations, and animated objects with more resources being added regularly in the updates. A user can simply use the available templates for various uses such as designing resumes, posters, intros, etc. This is really helpful for new users who don't have any experience in graphic designing.

    Negative

    Canva is an online platform so you need an active internet connection to use it and access the resources. Some resources are locked and they can only be unlocked by buying the pro package which is not very costly but the fact that we can easily find the resources on other sites for free makes the pro package an unnecessary cost.

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  • Reviewer Name: Aqeel A.
    Position: Student
    Has used product for: Less than 6 months
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
    Feature Set 5 out of 5 stars
    Layout 5 out of 5 stars
    Ease Of Use 4 out of 5 stars
    Cost 5 out of 5 stars
    Customer Service 5 out of 5 stars
    Would you Recommend to Others? 10 out of 10

    Great for creative minds

    4 out of 5 stars Updated: Jul 09 2020
    Summary

    Canva can be used to create beautiful posters and flyers. It can be really easy to make one provided the in-app templates. Getting started with all the rings and bells takes time as it require one's patience to really get the flow.

    Positive

    - Tons of varieties of templates for various uses and occasions.
    - Great controls for editing and creating.
    - Sync across desktop and mobile for seamless working.

    Negative

    - Syncing and seamless editing can sometimes get glitchy.
    - Need to improve on search suggestions.

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  • Reviewer Name: Anchit R.
    Position: Web developer
    Has used product for: 6-12 Months
    Uses the product: Monthly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 100 - 499
    Feature Set 4 out of 5 stars
    Layout 5 out of 5 stars
    Ease Of Use 5 out of 5 stars
    Cost 5 out of 5 stars
    Customer Service 5 out of 5 stars
    Would you Recommend to Others? 9 out of 10

    Quick and easy to generate

    4 out of 5 stars Date: May 27 2020
    Summary

    Canvas is fantastic graphics designer and video editor tool. It give you tons to different templates to choose. It helps me to generate event invitation card within few minutes. It's available on cross-platform. Makes your business logo for free. Overall canvas is well packaged art and design tool.

    Positive

    Hundreds of design templates available.
    Minimalistic User interface.
    Free to generate business logo.
    Very easy to edit video with beautiful effects.
    Available on mobile and desktop.

    Negative

    Mobile app is sometimes very bugged. Data connection not available error even you are connected.

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  • Reviewer Name: Aditya S.
    Position: Intern
    Has used product for: 1-2 Years
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
    Feature Set 5 out of 5 stars
    Layout 5 out of 5 stars
    Ease Of Use 5 out of 5 stars
    Cost 5 out of 5 stars
    Customer Service 5 out of 5 stars
    Would you Recommend to Others? 10 out of 10

    Great Tool

    5 out of 5 stars Date: Nov 09 2020
    Summary

    I have been using it for a year for making college posters and it is a great tool to use. I would recommend this to everyone.

    Positive

    Easy to use.
    Free alternative to graphic designing tools.
    Great user interface and experience.
    Attractive Templates.

    Negative

    I have been using this for around 2 years and found no cons till now.

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  • Reviewer Name: Mahesh N.
    Position: System Analyst
    Has used product for: 6-12 Months
    Uses the product: Monthly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 10,000 - 19,999
    Feature Set 5 out of 5 stars
    Layout 5 out of 5 stars
    Ease Of Use 5 out of 5 stars
    Cost 5 out of 5 stars
    Customer Service 5 out of 5 stars
    Would you Recommend to Others? 10 out of 10

    Makes professional edited photos

    5 out of 5 stars Date: May 29 2020
    Summary

    Overall it's makes my photo editing very easygoing. It makes any photo highly edited and give a beautiful touch. You should try.

    Positive

    Making professional designs is easier than ever at a fraction of the cost. Canva is faster and more efficient than using freelance designers. Highly recommend for beginners through marketing professionals.

    Negative

    Sometimes when choosing to download the image it does not include the most up to date changes.

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  • Reviewer Name: Kunal R.
    Position: Manager
    Has used product for: 1-2 Years
    Uses the product: Monthly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 26 - 99
    Feature Set 5 out of 5 stars
    Layout 5 out of 5 stars
    Ease Of Use 5 out of 5 stars
    Cost 5 out of 5 stars
    Customer Service 5 out of 5 stars
    Would you Recommend to Others? 10 out of 10

    Intuitive Infographic photo maker

    5 out of 5 stars Date: Jul 13 2020
    Summary

    Canva is a handy graphics and banner maker tool. It offers an excellent editor platform to design business banner and infographics photos for the representation of business information. This tool is my favorite editor.

    Positive

    It offers an intuitive way to create business infographics photos. It supports multi-platform to design on any device. Templates are very unique and minimalistic.

    Negative

    It worked great for me. Nothing to share about the cons.

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