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Market Segments
Small-Business (41.2% of reviews)
Small-Business (66.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free
ArcGIS StoryMaps
Star Rating
(17)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (41.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about ArcGIS StoryMapsCanva
Star Rating
(6,963)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Canva excels in user-friendliness, with many users highlighting its intuitive interface and ready-made templates that make designing quick and hassle-free. In contrast, ArcGIS StoryMaps, while praised for its configuration capabilities, is noted to have a steeper learning curve, which can be a barrier for some users.
- Users say that Canva's implementation process is remarkably smooth, with many appreciating the easy onboarding that allows them to start creating designs almost immediately. On the other hand, ArcGIS StoryMaps has received feedback indicating that its setup can be more complex, which may require additional time and effort to get accustomed to.
- Reviewers mention that Canva's extensive library of infinite templates and built-in assets significantly enhances the design experience, making it suitable for a wide range of projects. In comparison, while ArcGIS StoryMaps offers valuable features like seamless integration with GIS components, it may not provide the same level of versatility in design options.
- According to verified reviews, Canva stands out with a high satisfaction score, reflecting its ability to meet user needs effectively. Users frequently express their appreciation for features like the Text to Image AI, which adds a creative edge to their projects, whereas ArcGIS StoryMaps, despite its strengths, has a lower satisfaction rating, indicating room for improvement.
- G2 reviewers highlight that Canva's support quality is generally well-received, with users feeling supported in their design endeavors. In contrast, ArcGIS StoryMaps has been critiqued for its support services, which some users feel could be more responsive and helpful, impacting their overall experience.
- Users report that Canva is particularly favored by small businesses, with a significant portion of its user base coming from this segment, which speaks to its accessibility and affordability, especially with its free entry-level option. Meanwhile, ArcGIS StoryMaps, while also catering to small businesses, has a smaller user base and fewer reviews, which may limit insights into its effectiveness for this demographic.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
ArcGIS StoryMaps
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
ArcGIS StoryMaps
No trial information availableCanva
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.1
9
9.2
5,069
Ease of Use
8.3
9
9.4
5,127
Ease of Setup
7.0
5
9.6
1,718
Ease of Admin
6.3
5
9.4
918
Quality of Support
6.7
7
8.8
3,766
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.0
5
9.4
848
Product Direction (% positive)
4.2
6
9.4
4,954
Features by Category
Reports
Not enough data
8.8
439
Not enough data
8.9
438
Not enough data
9.1
512
Not enough data
8.7
422
Not enough data
9.1
467
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
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Building Reports
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
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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
439
Not enough data
8.9
438
Not enough data
9.1
512
Not enough data
8.7
422
Not enough data
9.1
467
Reports
Not enough data
8.7
393
Not enough data
8.8
393
Not enough data
8.7
383
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.6
211
Not enough data
8.4
206
Visualization
Not enough data
9.2
467
Not enough data
8.9
395
Not enough data
9.1
427
Not enough data
9.1
469
Data Updates
Not enough data
8.7
383
Not enough data
9.0
425
Collaboration
Not enough data
9.4
471
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.2
471
Data Updates
Not enough data
8.7
400
Not enough data
9.0
456
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
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Productivity Tools
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Creation
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Optimization
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Logistics
Not enough data
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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
2550
Not enough data
8.7
2525
Not enough data
9.3
2597
Not enough data
9.1
2434
Design & Editing
Not enough data
8.9
2479
Not enough data
8.9
2536
Not enough data
8.9
2447
Ad Management
Not enough data
8.8
1758
Not enough data
9.1
2256
Not enough data
8.5
1514
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
67
Not enough data
8.5
67
Not enough data
8.9
65
Formatting
Not enough data
7.8
64
Not enough data
8.2
62
Not enough data
7.9
61
Content
Not enough data
8.6
64
Not enough data
8.9
65
Not enough data
8.3
61
Product Type
Not enough data
8.7
62
Not enough data
8.4
62
Generative AI
Not enough data
9.0
57
Not enough data
8.7
56
Design Tools
Not enough data
8.5
73
Not enough data
8.9
73
Not enough data
8.6
73
Not enough data
9.4
76
Not enough data
9.2
77
Communication Tools
Not enough data
8.3
69
Not enough data
8.7
71
Integrations
Not enough data
8.7
63
Not enough data
8.8
71
Software Offering
Not enough data
8.7
71
Not enough data
8.9
70
Not enough data
8.6
71
Agentic AI - Collaborative Whiteboard
Not enough data
8.6
56
Not enough data
8.5
54
Not enough data
8.6
58
Platform Basics
Not enough data
9.2
362
Not enough data
9.1
349
Not enough data
9.5
353
Platform Content
Not enough data
8.6
331
Not enough data
9.2
372
Not enough data
9.0
345
Not enough data
9.3
347
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
7.5
314
Not enough data
8.5
320
Not enough data
8.8
317
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.0
297
Not enough data
7.7
295
Not enough data
7.3
288
Not enough data
7.7
286
Not enough data
7.0
279
Not enough data
7.3
282
Not enough data
7.7
289
Design
Not enough data
9.5
512
Not enough data
9.2
505
Not enough data
9.3
498
Not enough data
9.2
498
Not enough data
9.1
484
Not enough data
9.2
487
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.8
447
Not enough data
9.2
488
Performance Tracking
Not enough data
8.8
665
Not enough data
8.7
621
Not enough data
9.2
685
Functionality
Not enough data
9.4
708
Not enough data
8.8
639
Not enough data
9.0
674
Not enough data
8.9
641
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
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Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
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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
8.6
127
Not enough data
9.1
124
Not enough data
7.7
120
Not enough data
8.1
112
Search
Not enough data
8.0
113
Not enough data
7.6
92
Not enough data
7.0
93
Not enough data
8.0
94
Permissions
Not enough data
7.4
91
Not enough data
8.3
109
Not enough data
8.4
110
Platform
Not enough data
9.0
120
Not enough data
9.2
120
Not enough data
9.3
120
Agentic AI - Brand Asset Management
Not enough data
7.1
85
Not enough data
7.3
85
Not enough data
7.4
84
Not enough data
7.5
84
Not enough data
7.2
84
Not enough data
7.3
85
Image Generation
Not enough data
8.6
227
Not enough data
8.4
237
Not enough data
9.1
225
Not enough data
8.7
217
Not enough data
8.9
228
Advanced Functionality
Not enough data
8.7
217
Not enough data
8.1
215
Not enough data
8.2
211
Not enough data
9.1
229
Model
Not enough data
8.3
215
Not enough data
8.9
216
Not enough data
8.7
205
Commercial Rights & Licensing - AI Image Generators
Not enough data
9.6
50
License Type Transparency - AI Image Generators
Not enough data
9.2
23
Planning
Not enough data
7.9
479
Publishing
Not enough data
8.5
488
Social Media
Not enough data
8.7
500
Planning
Not enough data
7.9
507
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.5
477
Not enough data
7.4
451
Not enough data
7.3
463
Not enough data
7.3
469
Not enough data
6.8
459
Agentic AI - Content Creation
Not enough data
7.4
291
Not enough data
7.5
289
Not enough data
7.4
288
Not enough data
7.7
294
Not enough data
7.4
289
Not enough data
7.4
289
Not enough data
7.6
293
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.7
633
Not enough data
7.2
535
Agentic AI - Photo Editing
Not enough data
7.9
267
Video Creation - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
8.5
107
Not enough data
8.1
102
Not enough data
8.3
102
Not enough data
8.9
104
Not enough data
8.4
98
Not enough data
8.3
99
Generative AI - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
7.9
104
Editing - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
8.3
103
Not enough data
8.9
101
Storage & Management - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
8.8
102
Not enough data
8.8
101
Not enough data
8.7
100
Not enough data
8.4
99
Logistics - Print Fulfillment
Not enough data
8.8
76
Not enough data
8.6
74
Agentic AI - Print Fulfillment Services
Not enough data
7.9
42
Customization - Print Fulfillment
Not enough data
8.7
75
Not enough data
8.8
75
Not enough data
9.3
77
Video creation - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
7.8
294
Not enough data
7.6
275
Not enough data
8.4
299
Not enough data
9.0
303
Not enough data
8.3
290
Not enough data
8.3
273
Not enough data
7.5
268
Not enough data
7.8
293
Not enough data
8.6
285
Distribution - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
7.8
266
Not enough data
8.0
279
Not enough data
9.0
288
Analytics - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
7.6
264
Not enough data
7.5
260
Training & Support - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
8.0
279
Not enough data
8.2
283
Integrations - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
8.6
276
Not enough data
8.5
280
Not enough data
8.1
273
Other - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
8.8
285
Not enough data
8.6
282
Agentic AI - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
7.8
174
Not enough data
7.8
172
Functionality - Logo Design Tools
Not enough data
9.3
429
Not enough data
8.9
422
Not enough data
9.0
416
Not enough data
9.2
430
Not enough data
9.0
420
Not enough data
9.1
425
Content Generation - AI Content Creation Platforms
Not enough data
8.6
149
Not enough data
9.0
148
Not enough data
8.9
147
Management - AI Content Creation Platforms
Not enough data
8.9
144
Not enough data
8.9
143
Not enough data
8.8
143
Customizations
Not enough data
9.5
86
Not enough data
9.5
79
Not enough data
7.9
69
Not enough data
8.1
73
Growth
Not enough data
7.5
66
Not enough data
7.4
66
Not enough data
8.5
69
Not enough data
7.4
66
Not enough data
7.7
66
Content
Not enough data
7.6
68
Not enough data
8.0
67
Not enough data
8.6
64
Not enough data
7.5
64
Support
Not enough data
8.6
65
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
ArcGIS StoryMaps and Canva are categorized as Desktop Publishing
Unique Categories
ArcGIS StoryMaps is categorized as Other Marketing
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, Photo Editing, Data Visualization, Print Fulfillment Services, Brand Asset Management, Collaborative Whiteboard, Presentation, and Website Builder
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
ArcGIS StoryMaps
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
Information Technology and Services
23.5%
Telecommunications
11.8%
Marketing and Advertising
11.8%
Environmental Services
11.8%
Research
5.9%
Other
35.3%
Marketing and Advertising
13.7%
Information Technology and Services
6.8%
Computer Software
5.1%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.0%
Education Management
4.1%
Other
65.2%
Alternatives
Discussions
What is ArcGIS StoryMaps used for?
2 Comments
AK
multimedia-rich articles and reports. It's an effective way to present data and news stories in a visually compelling and geospatially relevant...Read more
ArcGIS StoryMaps has no more discussions with answers
Can you use Canva designs for commercial purposes?
24 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?
20 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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