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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (64.6% of reviews)
Small-Business (66.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free
Adobe Photoshop Express
Star Rating
(441)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (64.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Adobe Photoshop ExpressCanva
Star Rating
(6,588)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Canva excels in its Content Creation Tools with a score of 9.5, making it easier for small businesses to create visually appealing content quickly. In contrast, Adobe Photoshop Express, while offering solid tools, scores lower at 8.4, which may hinder users looking for a seamless content creation experience.
- Reviewers mention that Canva's Drag & Drop Editing feature, rated at 9.2, is intuitive and user-friendly, allowing even those with minimal design experience to create professional-looking graphics. Adobe Photoshop Express, however, has a more complex interface that some users find less accessible, scoring 8.5 in this area.
- G2 users highlight Canva's extensive Template Library, which scores 9.5, providing a wide variety of pre-designed templates that cater to different needs. Adobe Photoshop Express, while it has templates, does not offer the same breadth, scoring only 8.6, which may limit creative options for users.
- Users on G2 report that Canva's Collaboration Features are robust, with a score of 9.0, allowing teams to work together seamlessly on projects. In contrast, Adobe Photoshop Express, with a score of 8.7, lacks some collaborative functionalities that could enhance teamwork.
- Reviewers mention that Canva's Stock Image Library is rated at 8.6, providing users with a rich selection of images to choose from, which is essential for creating engaging content. Adobe Photoshop Express, while it has stock images, does not match this offering, scoring lower at 7.9, which may limit users' creative resources.
- Users say that Canva's Ease of Use is a standout feature, scoring 9.4, making it particularly appealing for small businesses and individuals who need quick results. Adobe Photoshop Express, while still user-friendly, scores 8.9, indicating that it may require a bit more time to learn for new users.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Adobe Photoshop Express
No pricing availableCanva
Canva Free
Free
Everything you need to start designing
- Easy drag-and-drop editor
- 1M+ professionally-designed templates
- 1000+ design types (social posts, presentations and more)
Free Trial
Adobe Photoshop Express
No trial information availableCanva
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
310
9.2
4,918
Ease of Use
8.9
315
9.4
4,971
Ease of Setup
9.1
74
9.6
1,568
Ease of Admin
8.8
39
9.4
851
Quality of Support
8.5
260
8.8
3,645
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.6
37
9.4
781
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
287
9.4
4,809
Features by Category
Reports
Not enough data
8.8
434
Not enough data
8.8
431
Not enough data
9.1
503
Not enough data
8.7
418
Not enough data
9.1
460
Self Service
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Building Reports
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reports
Not enough data
8.8
434
Not enough data
8.8
431
Not enough data
9.1
503
Not enough data
8.7
418
Not enough data
9.1
460
Reports
Not enough data
8.7
389
Not enough data
8.7
389
Not enough data
8.7
379
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.5
206
Not enough data
8.3
201
Visualization
Not enough data
9.2
461
Not enough data
8.9
391
Not enough data
9.1
423
Not enough data
9.1
464
Data Updates
Not enough data
8.7
379
Not enough data
9.0
421
Collaboration
Not enough data
9.4
467
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.2
467
Data Updates
Not enough data
8.7
397
Not enough data
9.0
452
Not enough data
8.6
386
Communication
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Productivity Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Optimization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Logistics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Template Creation
Not enough data
9.5
2497
Not enough data
8.6
2475
Not enough data
9.3
2498
Not enough data
9.1
2402
Design & Editing
Not enough data
8.9
2439
Not enough data
8.9
2488
Not enough data
8.9
2406
Ad Management
Not enough data
8.8
1734
Not enough data
9.1
2220
Not enough data
8.5
1494
Analytics
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Grammar
Not enough data
8.6
64
Not enough data
8.4
63
Not enough data
8.8
62
Formatting
Not enough data
7.7
62
Not enough data
8.1
59
Not enough data
7.8
58
Content
Not enough data
8.6
62
Not enough data
8.9
61
Not enough data
8.1
59
Product Type
Not enough data
8.6
59
Not enough data
8.3
59
Generative AI
Not enough data
9.0
54
Not enough data
8.6
53
Design Tools
Not enough data
8.4
63
Not enough data
8.9
64
Not enough data
8.4
63
Not enough data
9.3
64
Not enough data
9.1
65
Communication Tools
Not enough data
8.1
62
Not enough data
8.5
63
Integrations
Not enough data
8.6
57
Not enough data
8.7
62
Software Offering
Not enough data
8.6
62
Not enough data
8.8
61
Not enough data
8.6
60
Agentic AI - Collaborative Whiteboard
Not enough data
8.4
49
Not enough data
8.3
47
Not enough data
8.5
50
Platform Basics
Not enough data
9.1
333
Not enough data
9.0
328
Not enough data
9.5
332
Platform Content
Not enough data
8.6
315
Not enough data
9.2
337
Not enough data
9.0
323
Not enough data
9.2
323
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
7.5
304
Not enough data
8.5
306
Not enough data
8.7
304
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.9
285
Not enough data
7.6
286
Not enough data
7.1
278
Not enough data
7.6
277
Not enough data
6.9
273
Not enough data
7.2
274
Not enough data
7.6
279
Design
Not enough data
9.5
500
Not enough data
9.2
499
Not enough data
9.3
489
Not enough data
9.2
493
Not enough data
9.0
480
Not enough data
9.1
481
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.8
440
Not enough data
9.2
482
Performance Tracking
Not enough data
8.8
660
Not enough data
8.7
619
Not enough data
9.2
680
Functionality
Not enough data
9.4
698
Not enough data
8.8
634
Not enough data
9.0
665
Not enough data
8.9
637
Audio
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Video
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Image
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Text
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Editing
Not enough data
8.5
119
Not enough data
9.0
115
Not enough data
7.8
113
Not enough data
8.0
106
Search
Not enough data
8.0
111
Not enough data
7.6
92
Not enough data
7.0
93
Not enough data
7.9
93
Permissions
Not enough data
7.4
91
Not enough data
8.2
108
Not enough data
8.3
107
Platform
Not enough data
9.0
112
Not enough data
9.1
114
Not enough data
9.2
112
Agentic AI - Brand Asset Management
Not enough data
7.0
84
Not enough data
7.2
84
Not enough data
7.4
83
Not enough data
7.5
83
Not enough data
7.2
83
Not enough data
7.3
84
Image Generation
Not enough data
8.6
218
Not enough data
8.3
224
Not enough data
9.0
211
Not enough data
8.7
208
Not enough data
8.9
215
Advanced Functionality
Not enough data
8.7
208
Not enough data
8.0
207
Not enough data
8.1
203
Not enough data
9.1
215
Model
Not enough data
8.3
207
Not enough data
8.8
206
Not enough data
8.6
197
Commercial Rights & Licensing - AI Image Generators
Not enough data
8.9
12
License Type Transparency - AI Image Generators
Not enough data
9.2
8
Planning
Not enough data
7.9
466
Publishing
Not enough data
8.4
474
Social Media
Not enough data
8.6
483
Planning
Not enough data
7.8
489
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.5
461
Not enough data
7.3
438
Not enough data
7.3
448
Not enough data
7.2
453
Not enough data
6.7
446
Agentic AI - Content Creation
Not enough data
7.3
282
Not enough data
7.4
280
Not enough data
7.4
278
Not enough data
7.6
283
Not enough data
7.3
279
Not enough data
7.4
280
Not enough data
7.6
281
Generative AI
7.2
60
7.6
624
7.1
58
7.2
531
Agentic AI - Photo Editing
6.3
9
7.9
261
Video Creation - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
8.4
103
Not enough data
8.0
98
Not enough data
8.2
98
Not enough data
8.8
100
Not enough data
8.3
94
Not enough data
8.3
95
Generative AI - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
7.8
100
Editing - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
8.2
99
Not enough data
8.9
97
Storage & Management - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
8.8
98
Not enough data
8.8
97
Not enough data
8.6
96
Not enough data
8.4
95
Logistics - Print Fulfillment
Not enough data
8.7
75
Not enough data
8.5
74
Agentic AI - Print Fulfillment Services
Not enough data
7.8
41
Customization - Print Fulfillment
Not enough data
8.7
74
Not enough data
8.8
73
Not enough data
9.3
75
Video creation - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
7.8
291
Not enough data
7.5
271
Not enough data
8.3
291
Not enough data
8.9
293
Not enough data
8.3
285
Not enough data
8.3
269
Not enough data
7.5
265
Not enough data
7.8
288
Not enough data
8.6
280
Distribution - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
7.7
264
Not enough data
7.9
274
Not enough data
9.0
282
Analytics - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
7.6
260
Not enough data
7.5
257
Training & Support - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
8.0
275
Not enough data
8.2
278
Integrations - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
8.6
271
Not enough data
8.5
272
Not enough data
8.1
267
Other - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
8.7
277
Not enough data
8.6
276
Agentic AI - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
7.8
170
Not enough data
7.8
169
Functionality - Logo Design Tools
Not enough data
9.3
420
Not enough data
8.8
415
Not enough data
8.9
411
Not enough data
9.2
420
Not enough data
9.0
411
Not enough data
9.1
418
Content Generation - AI Content Creation Platforms
Not enough data
8.5
141
Not enough data
8.9
138
Not enough data
8.9
138
Management - AI Content Creation Platforms
Not enough data
8.8
136
Not enough data
8.8
135
Not enough data
8.7
135
Customizations
Not enough data
9.4
73
Not enough data
9.5
70
Not enough data
7.9
67
Not enough data
8.1
69
Growth
Not enough data
7.4
63
Not enough data
7.4
63
Not enough data
8.5
63
Not enough data
7.3
63
Not enough data
7.6
62
Content
Not enough data
7.6
65
Not enough data
8.0
64
Not enough data
8.6
62
Not enough data
7.4
62
Support
Not enough data
8.5
62
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Adobe Photoshop Express and Canva are categorized as Photo Editing
Unique Categories
Adobe Photoshop Express has no unique categories
Canva is categorized as AI Content Creation Platforms, Logo Design Tools, Video Content Creation, AI Video Generators, AI Image Generators, Design Systems, AI Writing Assistant, Content Creation, Display Ad Design, Desktop Publishing, Data Visualization, Print Fulfillment Services, Brand Asset Management, Collaborative Whiteboard, Presentation, and Website Builder
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Adobe Photoshop Express
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Canva
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Marketing and Advertising
10.7%
Graphic Design
7.9%
Information Technology and Services
7.5%
Photography
6.1%
Design
5.8%
Other
62.0%
Marketing and Advertising
13.6%
Information Technology and Services
6.8%
Computer Software
5.1%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.0%
Education Management
4.1%
Other
65.3%
Discussions
What is Adobe Photoshop Express used for?
3 Comments
RM
Editing photos, posts for social media platforms, etc. It allows the user to augment the photos, etc by adding filters as per requirements.Read more
Is there a way to save your own/favorite default presets to use the app even quicker?
1 Comment
AM
- Open the Photoshop Express app and open an image.
- Make the edits you want to save as a preset.
- Tap the "My Looks" button in the bottom toolbar.
-...Read more
can I use Photoshop express to make quick designs?
1 Comment
DM
Kind of. It's not like it's big brother desktop version. It's meant to edit photos. So it will force you to edit a photo. A workaround would be to create a...Read more
Can you use Canva designs for commercial purposes?
23 Comments
HD
Definitely you can use canva design for commercial purpose. But you have to make sure which branding and all using under design have no copyright issue and...Read more
What is included in Canva Pro?
16 Comments
PD
you can access premium features like Background remover,more templates,transparent image.
Read more
How do I curve text in Canva?
15 Comments
JT
Hi,
I have been using Canva for over a year now and I don't think they have a feature yet that allows you to create curved text. The most you can do is...Read more
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