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Compare Box and Canva 
Featured Products
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (40.6% of reviews)
Small-Business (66.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$5.00 Per Month
Free
Box
Star Rating
(5,158)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (40.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$5.00 Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 6 pricing plansCanva
Star Rating
(6,642)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Browse all 4 pricing plansBox vs Canva
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Canva easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Canva overall.
- Reviewers felt that Canva meets the needs of their business better than Box.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Canva is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Canva over Box.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Box
Business Starter
$5.00
Per Month
Secure file collaboration, storage and native e-signatures for up to 10 users
- 100 GB of storage
- 2 GB file upload
- 25 file versions
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
Box
Free Trial is available
Canva
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
4,376
9.2
4,952
Ease of Use
8.7
4,420
9.4
5,005
Ease of Setup
8.7
1,085
9.6
1,600
Ease of Admin
8.7
986
9.4
863
Quality of Support
8.4
3,019
8.8
3,672
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
878
9.3
793
Product Direction (% positive)
7.6
4,273
9.4
4,843
Features by Category
Signature Process
9.2
57
Not enough data
9.1
53
Not enough data
9.3
57
Not enough data
9.2
56
Not enough data
8.8
54
Not enough data
9.2
50
Not enough data
9.0
54
Not enough data
9.3
51
Not enough data
Agentic AI - E-Signature
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
Security and Scalability
9.0
55
Not enough data
9.2
55
Not enough data
9.2
54
Not enough data
Platform
8.8
63
Not enough data
9.2
68
Not enough data
9.0
60
Not enough data
9.3
68
Not enough data
8.8
60
Not enough data
Reports
Not enough data
8.8
435
Not enough data
8.9
432
Not enough data
9.1
506
Not enough data
8.7
419
Not enough data
9.1
462
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
435
Not enough data
8.9
432
Not enough data
9.1
506
Not enough data
8.7
419
Not enough data
9.1
462
Reports
Not enough data
8.7
390
Not enough data
8.7
390
Not enough data
8.7
380
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.5
207
Not enough data
8.3
202
Visualization
Not enough data
9.2
462
Not enough data
8.9
392
Not enough data
9.1
424
Not enough data
9.1
465
Data Updates
Not enough data
8.7
380
Not enough data
9.0
422
Collaboration
Not enough data
9.4
468
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.2
468
Data Updates
Not enough data
8.7
398
Not enough data
9.0
453
Not enough data
8.6
387
File Management
8.6
2949
Not enough data
8.7
3313
Not enough data
8.9
3268
Not enough data
8.3
3167
Not enough data
8.5
2266
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Cloud Content Collaboration
7.3
47
Not enough data
8.0
51
Not enough data
7.6
47
Not enough data
Collaboration
8.7
2853
Not enough data
9.1
3404
Not enough data
7.8
2642
Not enough data
8.3
2555
Not enough data
Administration
8.8
2004
Not enough data
8.7
1858
Not enough data
8.7
1790
Not enough data
8.6
2044
Not enough data
8.7
1667
Not enough data
9.1
2127
Not enough data
Platform
8.9
813
Not enough data
8.5
611
Not enough data
8.6
573
Not enough data
8.5
497
Not enough data
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
2509
Not enough data
8.6
2485
Not enough data
9.3
2519
Not enough data
9.1
2410
Design & Editing
Not enough data
8.9
2449
Not enough data
8.9
2499
Not enough data
8.9
2415
Ad Management
Not enough data
8.8
1742
Not enough data
9.1
2228
Not enough data
8.5
1500
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
65
Not enough data
8.9
65
Not enough data
8.5
65
Not enough data
9.3
68
Not enough data
9.1
68
Communication Tools
Not enough data
8.1
63
Not enough data
8.5
65
Integrations
Not enough data
8.6
58
Not enough data
8.7
63
Software Offering
Not enough data
8.6
63
Not enough data
8.8
63
Not enough data
8.6
62
Agentic AI - Collaborative Whiteboard
Not enough data
8.4
50
Not enough data
8.4
48
Not enough data
8.5
51
Platform Basics
Not enough data
9.1
341
Not enough data
9.1
335
Not enough data
9.5
337
Platform Content
Not enough data
8.6
320
Not enough data
9.2
349
Not enough data
9.0
331
Not enough data
9.3
330
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
7.5
308
Not enough data
8.5
310
Not enough data
8.7
308
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.9
289
Not enough data
7.6
289
Not enough data
7.2
282
Not enough data
7.6
280
Not enough data
6.9
275
Not enough data
7.2
276
Not enough data
7.6
282
Responses
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Automation - AI Agents
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Autonomy - AI Agents
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Design
Not enough data
9.5
502
Not enough data
9.2
500
Not enough data
9.2
491
Not enough data
9.2
495
Not enough data
9.0
481
Not enough data
9.2
483
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.8
441
Not enough data
9.2
483
Performance Tracking
Not enough data
8.8
660
Not enough data
8.7
619
Not enough data
9.2
682
Functionality
Not enough data
9.4
701
Not enough data
8.8
635
Not enough data
9.0
666
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
8.6
121
Not enough data
9.1
118
Not enough data
7.8
114
Not enough data
8.0
108
Search
Not enough data
8.0
111
Not enough data
7.6
91
Not enough data
7.0
92
Not enough data
8.0
92
Permissions
Not enough data
7.4
90
Not enough data
8.2
108
Not enough data
8.3
107
Platform
Not enough data
9.0
114
Not enough data
9.1
117
Not enough data
9.3
116
Agentic AI - Brand Asset Management
Not enough data
7.0
83
Not enough data
7.2
83
Not enough data
7.4
82
Not enough data
7.5
82
Not enough data
7.2
82
Not enough data
7.2
83
Image Generation
Not enough data
8.6
219
Not enough data
8.3
226
Not enough data
9.0
213
Not enough data
8.7
209
Not enough data
8.9
216
Advanced Functionality
Not enough data
8.7
210
Not enough data
8.0
208
Not enough data
8.1
204
Not enough data
9.1
217
Model
Not enough data
8.3
208
Not enough data
8.8
207
Not enough data
8.6
199
Commercial Rights & Licensing - AI Image Generators
Not enough data
9.3
19
License Type Transparency - AI Image Generators
Not enough data
8.6
11
Planning
Not enough data
7.9
470
Publishing
Not enough data
8.4
477
Social Media
Not enough data
8.6
487
Planning
Not enough data
7.9
493
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.5
464
Not enough data
7.4
440
Not enough data
7.3
451
Not enough data
7.2
457
Not enough data
6.7
448
Agentic AI - Content Creation
Not enough data
7.3
283
Not enough data
7.4
281
Not enough data
7.4
279
Not enough data
7.6
284
Not enough data
7.4
280
Not enough data
7.4
281
Not enough data
7.6
283
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.6
626
Not enough data
7.2
532
Agentic AI - Photo Editing
Not enough data
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
8.8
74
Not enough data
8.5
73
Agentic AI - Print Fulfillment Services
Not enough data
7.8
40
Customization - Print Fulfillment
Not enough data
8.7
73
Not enough data
8.8
72
Not enough data
9.3
74
Video creation - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
7.8
290
Not enough data
7.5
271
Not enough data
8.3
292
Not enough data
8.9
296
Not enough data
8.3
284
Not enough data
8.3
268
Not enough data
7.5
264
Not enough data
7.8
288
Not enough data
8.6
280
Distribution - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
7.7
263
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
256
Training & Support - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
8.0
274
Not enough data
8.2
278
Integrations - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
8.5
271
Not enough data
8.5
273
Not enough data
8.1
268
Other - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
8.7
278
Not enough data
8.6
276
Agentic AI - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
7.8
170
Not enough data
7.8
168
Functionality - Logo Design Tools
Not enough data
9.3
420
Not enough data
8.8
418
Not enough data
8.9
412
Not enough data
9.2
422
Not enough data
9.0
414
Not enough data
9.1
420
Content Generation - AI Content Creation Platforms
Not enough data
8.5
142
Not enough data
8.9
139
Not enough data
8.9
139
Management - AI Content Creation Platforms
Not enough data
8.8
137
Not enough data
8.8
136
Not enough data
8.7
136
Agentic AI - Enterprise Content Management (ECM)
7.3
15
Not enough data
8.0
14
Not enough data
7.9
14
Not enough data
File Management
9.0
112
Not enough data
8.5
95
Not enough data
8.3
92
Not enough data
8.7
104
Not enough data
8.9
110
Not enough data
8.6
98
Not enough data
8.3
92
Not enough data
8.2
90
Not enough data
8.4
87
Not enough data
8.8
110
Not enough data
8.9
106
Not enough data
8.7
103
Not enough data
Workflow
8.4
94
Not enough data
8.3
96
Not enough data
8.5
99
Not enough data
8.8
99
Not enough data
8.6
90
Not enough data
Platform
8.6
91
Not enough data
8.9
107
Not enough data
8.6
89
Not enough data
8.7
88
Not enough data
8.6
89
Not enough data
Customizations
Not enough data
9.4
75
Not enough data
9.5
70
Not enough data
7.9
66
Not enough data
8.0
69
Growth
Not enough data
7.4
63
Not enough data
7.3
63
Not enough data
8.4
63
Not enough data
7.3
63
Not enough data
7.6
62
Content
Not enough data
7.5
65
Not enough data
7.9
63
Not enough data
8.6
61
Not enough data
7.4
61
Support
Not enough data
8.5
61
Agentic AI - AI Agents
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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Box and Canva share no categories
Unique Categories
Box is categorized as AI Agents For Business Operations, Enterprise Content Management (ECM), E-Signature, and Cloud Content Collaboration
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, Desktop Publishing, Data Visualization, Print Fulfillment Services, Brand Asset Management, Collaborative Whiteboard, Presentation, and Website Builder
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Box
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
Higher Education
9.3%
Information Technology and Services
7.5%
Computer Software
6.3%
Education Management
5.6%
Marketing and Advertising
5.5%
Other
65.8%
Marketing and Advertising
13.7%
Information Technology and Services
6.7%
Computer Software
5.2%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.0%
Education Management
4.2%
Other
65.2%
Discussions
How does this service differ from Dropbox?
4 Comments
SP
The services are similar to users, but Box has a lot of security integrations & features that tend to make it more IT-friendly. Depends how you want it to...Read more
Is there a way to sync multiple box accounts?
3 Comments
SM
I'm not specifically sure about syncing folders, but you can give access to people via email address. Read more
Is there any way this app could be cheaper?
3 Comments
SS
The best way is to get a coupon code. However with my personal experience with the app I would suggest to go ahead with Dropbox. It’s expensive but has all...Read more
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?
18 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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