Compare Adobe Photoshop and Canva
Featured Products
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (63.4% of reviews)
Small-Business (66.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $99.99 1 License Per Month
Free
Adobe Photoshop
Star Rating
(13,341)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (63.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $99.99 1 License Per Month
Browse all 2 pricing plans
Canva
Star Rating
(7,423)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
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Summary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Adobe Photoshop excels in its comprehensive feature set, with users highlighting its ability to handle multiple images simultaneously and the RGB Graph for color grading, making it a powerful tool for professional photo editing and mockup creation.
- Users say that Canva stands out for its user-friendly interface, which simplifies the design process. Many appreciate the extensive library of templates that allow for quick customization, making it ideal for creating marketing materials without needing advanced design skills.
- Reviewers mention that while Adobe Photoshop offers a rich set of tools, it can be more complex to navigate, which may pose a challenge for beginners. In contrast, Canva's straightforward design approach is often praised for its accessibility, especially for those new to graphic design.
- According to verified reviews, Adobe Photoshop has a strong reputation for quality and depth, with users noting its long-standing presence in the industry. However, some users feel that its steep learning curve can be a barrier, especially for small businesses looking for quick solutions.
- Users highlight that Canva's ease of setup and administration is a significant advantage, with many finding it quick to get started and manage projects. This is particularly beneficial for small businesses that need to produce content rapidly without extensive training.
- G2 reviewers indicate that while both products receive high marks for support, Canva's customer service is often noted as being more responsive and helpful, which can be crucial for users who may need assistance during their design process.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Adobe Photoshop
Creative Cloud Pro for teams
Starting at $99.99
1 License Per Month
20+ apps, including Photoshop on desktop, web, and mobile, plus Firefly creative AI for images, video, and audio, and exclusive business features.
- Create gorgeous images, rich graphics, and incredible art with Photoshop
- 20+ photo, graphic design, and video apps
- Unlimited access to standard creative AI image and vector features like Text to Image and Generative Fill
Canva
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
Free Trial is available
Canva
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.4
11,792
9.2
5,272
Ease of Use
7.8
11,837
9.4
5,341
Ease of Setup
8.5
1,919
9.6
1,922
Ease of Admin
8.5
1,438
9.4
1,110
Quality of Support
8.3
9,752
8.8
3,919
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
1,373
9.4
1,035
Product Direction (% positive)
8.6
11,617
9.4
5,133
Features by Category
Reports
Not enough data
8.8
437
Not enough data
8.9
439
Not enough data
9.1
515
Not enough data
8.7
423
Not enough data
9.1
468
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
437
Not enough data
8.9
439
Not enough data
9.1
515
Not enough data
8.7
423
Not enough data
9.1
468
Reports
Not enough data
8.7
392
Not enough data
8.8
392
Not enough data
8.7
382
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.5
210
Not enough data
8.3
204
Visualization
Not enough data
9.2
466
Not enough data
8.9
393
Not enough data
9.1
427
Not enough data
9.2
468
Data Updates
Not enough data
8.7
382
Not enough data
9.0
423
Collaboration
Not enough data
9.4
470
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.2
470
Data Updates
Not enough data
8.7
402
Not enough data
9.0
458
Not enough data
8.6
389
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
2599
Not enough data
8.7
2577
Not enough data
9.3
2753
Not enough data
9.1
2461
Design & Editing
Not enough data
8.9
2518
Not enough data
8.9
2577
Not enough data
8.9
2478
Ad Management
Not enough data
8.8
1773
Not enough data
9.1
2294
Not enough data
8.5
1523
Analytics
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Grammar
Not enough data
8.7
65
Not enough data
8.4
65
Not enough data
8.9
63
Formatting
Not enough data
7.7
62
Not enough data
8.2
60
Not enough data
7.8
59
Content
Not enough data
8.7
62
Not enough data
8.9
63
Not enough data
8.2
59
Product Type
Not enough data
8.7
60
Not enough data
8.3
60
Generative AI
Not enough data
9.0
56
Not enough data
8.6
54
Design Tools
Not enough data
8.5
70
Not enough data
9.0
71
Not enough data
8.5
72
Not enough data
9.3
75
Not enough data
9.2
77
Communication Tools
Not enough data
8.2
67
Not enough data
8.6
69
Integrations
Not enough data
8.6
60
Not enough data
8.8
70
Software Offering
Not enough data
8.7
70
Not enough data
8.9
71
Not enough data
8.7
73
Agentic AI - Collaborative Whiteboard
Not enough data
8.6
54
Not enough data
8.4
52
Not enough data
8.5
55
Platform Basics
Not enough data
9.2
389
Not enough data
9.1
363
Not enough data
9.6
378
Platform Content
Not enough data
8.6
337
Not enough data
9.3
402
Not enough data
9.1
355
Not enough data
9.3
368
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
7.5
313
Not enough data
8.6
332
Not enough data
8.8
327
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.9
302
Not enough data
7.7
299
Not enough data
7.2
290
Not enough data
7.7
287
Not enough data
6.9
279
Not enough data
7.3
284
Not enough data
7.7
292
Design
Not enough data
9.5
520
Not enough data
9.2
512
Not enough data
9.2
504
Not enough data
9.2
503
Not enough data
9.1
490
Not enough data
9.2
495
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.8
454
Not enough data
9.2
492
Performance Tracking
Not enough data
8.8
666
Not enough data
8.7
617
Not enough data
9.2
686
Functionality
Not enough data
9.4
710
Not enough data
8.8
637
Not enough data
9.1
677
Not enough data
8.9
643
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
8.7
141
Not enough data
9.2
135
Not enough data
7.7
129
Not enough data
8.0
116
Search
Not enough data
8.0
116
Not enough data
7.7
94
Not enough data
7.0
96
Not enough data
8.0
98
Permissions
Not enough data
7.5
94
Not enough data
8.3
111
Not enough data
8.4
113
Platform
Not enough data
9.0
124
Not enough data
9.1
126
Not enough data
9.3
126
Agentic AI - Brand Asset Management
Not enough data
7.0
87
Not enough data
7.2
87
Not enough data
7.5
86
Not enough data
7.5
86
Not enough data
7.3
87
Not enough data
7.3
86
Image Generation
Not enough data
8.6
232
Not enough data
8.4
247
Not enough data
9.1
233
Not enough data
8.7
224
Not enough data
9.0
235
Advanced Functionality
Not enough data
8.7
223
Not enough data
8.1
221
Not enough data
8.2
215
Not enough data
9.1
237
Model
Not enough data
8.4
220
Not enough data
8.9
222
Not enough data
8.7
210
Commercial Rights & Licensing - AI Image Generators
Not enough data
9.4
80
License Type Transparency - AI Image Generators
Not enough data
9.2
39
Planning
Not enough data
7.9
488
Publishing
Not enough data
8.5
497
Social Media
Not enough data
8.7
524
Planning
Not enough data
7.9
521
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.6
489
Not enough data
7.4
461
Not enough data
7.4
474
Not enough data
7.3
478
Not enough data
6.8
467
Agentic AI - Content Creation
Not enough data
7.4
299
Not enough data
7.5
295
Not enough data
7.5
297
Not enough data
7.7
301
Not enough data
7.5
297
Not enough data
7.5
294
Not enough data
7.7
301
Generative AI
7.9
388
7.7
637
6.8
277
7.2
538
Agentic AI - Photo Editing
7.6
181
7.9
271
Video Creation - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
8.5
105
Not enough data
8.1
98
Not enough data
8.3
98
Not enough data
8.9
101
Not enough data
8.4
93
Not enough data
8.3
95
Generative AI - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
8.0
100
Editing - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
8.3
100
Not enough data
9.0
98
Storage & Management - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
8.8
100
Not enough data
8.9
97
Not enough data
8.7
97
Not enough data
8.5
96
Logistics - Print Fulfillment
Not enough data
8.8
78
Not enough data
8.6
75
Agentic AI - Print Fulfillment Services
Not enough data
7.9
42
Customization - Print Fulfillment
Not enough data
8.6
76
Not enough data
8.8
76
Not enough data
9.3
79
Video creation - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
7.9
298
Not enough data
7.6
280
Not enough data
8.4
309
Not enough data
9.0
313
Not enough data
8.3
295
Not enough data
8.3
278
Not enough data
7.5
270
Not enough data
7.8
303
Not enough data
8.6
288
Distribution - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
7.7
267
Not enough data
8.0
282
Not enough data
9.0
297
Analytics - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
7.7
265
Not enough data
7.5
260
Training & Support - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
8.1
280
Not enough data
8.3
286
Integrations - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
8.6
282
Not enough data
8.5
286
Not enough data
8.1
276
Other - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
8.8
291
Not enough data
8.6
285
Agentic AI - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
7.9
178
Not enough data
7.9
177
Functionality - Logo Design Tools
Not enough data
9.3
435
Not enough data
8.9
424
Not enough data
9.0
418
Not enough data
9.3
434
Not enough data
9.1
425
Not enough data
9.2
428
Content Generation - AI Content Creation Platforms
Not enough data
8.7
158
Not enough data
9.0
156
Not enough data
9.0
156
Management - AI Content Creation Platforms
Not enough data
8.9
150
Not enough data
8.9
146
Not enough data
8.8
146
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
Platform basics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customizations
Not enough data
9.6
93
Not enough data
9.6
83
Not enough data
7.9
70
Not enough data
8.2
73
Growth
Not enough data
7.6
66
Not enough data
7.5
66
Not enough data
8.6
70
Not enough data
7.4
65
Not enough data
7.8
65
Content
Not enough data
7.7
68
Not enough data
8.1
69
Not enough data
8.7
62
Not enough data
7.6
62
Support
Not enough data
8.7
65
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Adobe Photoshop and Canva are categorized as Photo Editing
Unique Categories
Adobe Photoshop 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, Website Builder, and AI Presentation Tools
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Adobe Photoshop
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
Design
9.9%
Marketing and Advertising
9.1%
Graphic Design
7.0%
Photography
4.5%
Information Technology and Services
4.5%
Other
65.0%
Marketing and Advertising
13.7%
Information Technology and Services
6.9%
Computer Software
5.2%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.0%
Education Management
4.1%
Other
65.0%
Alternatives
Discussions
How are digital artists using Adobe Photoshop's latest features to push the boundaries of digital art?
8 Comments
P
One of the best tool in the digital creation.Read more
It has a high cost for licenses.
7 Comments
SP
In my experience you get what you pay for and it is a first class quality product.Read more
It has a high cost for licenses.
7 Comments
SA
Adobe is offering special price of US$19.99/mo (for the 1st year) for all Creative Cloud applications for students and teachers.
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Can you use Canva designs for commercial purposes?
24 Comments
MS
Yes provided you have signed up for the PRO Version to use licensed photosRead more
What is included in Canva Pro?
23 Comments
JS
1000's of Templates, Elements, graphics, photographs, designsRead more
What are the features of Canva?
16 Comments
MW
Infographics, Collaborative projects, slide themes, lots of free high quality photos and graphics to create your own. Deployment for educations really really...Read more
