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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (53.8% of reviews)
Small-Business (66.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$39.00 Per Year
Free
Camtasia
Star Rating
(1,659)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (53.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$39.00 Per Year
Free Trial is available
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Star Rating
(6,874)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
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- Users say Camtasia shines in video editing capabilities, particularly for educational content. Reviewers appreciate its extensive library of assets that make videos dynamic and engaging, with one user noting, "Easy to edit and produce educational videos with lots of assets for making videos dynamic and engaging."
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- Reviewers mention that Camtasia has made significant improvements in its captioning and AI-assisted editing features, making it easier for users to produce polished videos. One user highlighted, "Camtasia has improved its captioning capabilities and added AI-assisted audio and text editing, along with improvements for other features."
- Users report that while both platforms offer solid support, Canva's community and resources are particularly robust, helping users navigate challenges quickly. One reviewer noted, "The best part I like about Canva is its UI and UX, which is easy to understand and easy to use."
- According to recent feedback, Camtasia's learning curve is manageable, with many users finding it easy to learn thanks to its supportive resources. A user mentioned, "Camtasia is very easy to learn and it has great support videos and articles to back you up!"
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Camtasia
Starter
$39.00
Per Year
For better screen captures
- Image capabilities:
- Capture full-screen, window, region, panoramic, and steps
- Video capabilities:
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
Camtasia
Free Trial is available
Canva
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.0
1,427
9.2
5,041
Ease of Use
9.0
1,456
9.4
5,097
Ease of Setup
9.3
619
9.6
1,691
Ease of Admin
9.0
263
9.4
897
Quality of Support
8.8
1,013
8.8
3,745
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
251
9.3
827
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
1,404
9.4
4,928
Features by Category
Reports
Not enough data
8.8
440
Not enough data
8.9
438
Not enough data
9.1
513
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
440
Not enough data
8.9
438
Not enough data
9.1
513
Not enough data
8.7
423
Not enough data
9.1
468
Reports
Not enough data
8.7
393
Not enough data
8.7
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
428
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
402
Not enough data
9.0
456
Not enough data
8.6
390
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
2541
Not enough data
8.7
2521
Not enough data
9.3
2578
Not enough data
9.1
2433
Design & Editing
Not enough data
8.9
2469
Not enough data
8.9
2525
Not enough data
8.9
2437
Ad Management
Not enough data
8.8
1755
Not enough data
9.1
2248
Not enough data
8.5
1509
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
67
Not enough data
8.4
66
Not enough data
8.9
64
Formatting
Not enough data
7.7
64
Not enough data
8.2
61
Not enough data
7.8
60
Content
Not enough data
8.6
64
Not enough data
8.9
64
Not enough data
8.2
61
Product Type
Not enough data
8.7
61
Not enough data
8.3
61
Generative AI
Not enough data
9.0
56
Not enough data
8.6
55
Design Tools
Not enough data
8.5
72
Not enough data
8.9
72
Not enough data
8.6
72
Not enough data
9.4
75
Not enough data
9.1
76
Communication Tools
Not enough data
8.3
68
Not enough data
8.6
70
Integrations
Not enough data
8.7
62
Not enough data
8.8
70
Software Offering
Not enough data
8.7
70
Not enough data
8.9
69
Not enough data
8.6
70
Agentic AI - Collaborative Whiteboard
Not enough data
8.5
55
Not enough data
8.5
53
Not enough data
8.5
57
Platform Basics
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.5
772
Not enough data
8.1
674
Not enough data
Platform Content
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.5
767
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
7.9
635
Not enough data
7.5
562
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Screen and Video Capture
6.1
36
Not enough data
Platform Basics
Not enough data
9.1
356
Not enough data
9.1
346
Not enough data
9.5
348
Platform Content
Not enough data
8.6
329
Not enough data
9.2
370
Not enough data
9.0
344
Not enough data
9.3
340
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
7.5
311
Not enough data
8.5
316
Not enough data
8.8
313
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.0
294
Not enough data
7.7
293
Not enough data
7.2
286
Not enough data
7.7
285
Not enough data
6.9
278
Not enough data
7.3
281
Not enough data
7.7
287
Design
Not enough data
9.5
508
Not enough data
9.2
503
Not enough data
9.2
495
Not enough data
9.2
496
Not enough data
9.0
483
Not enough data
9.2
485
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.8
444
Not enough data
9.2
486
Performance Tracking
Not enough data
8.8
664
Not enough data
8.8
620
Not enough data
9.2
685
Functionality
Not enough data
9.4
708
Not enough data
8.8
638
Not enough data
9.0
670
Not enough data
8.9
640
Platform Features
9.4
102
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.5
101
Not enough data
8.3
97
Not enough data
9.5
103
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Organization
7.6
94
Not enough data
7.4
93
Not enough data
8.2
94
Not enough data
Customization
7.9
94
Not enough data
8.6
93
Not enough data
8.4
94
Not enough data
Analytics
6.7
92
Not enough data
6.7
91
Not enough data
6.7
92
Not enough data
Editing
8.0
540
Not enough data
7.2
461
Not enough data
8.2
544
Not enough data
8.0
488
Not enough data
8.4
502
Not enough data
9.1
580
Not enough data
8.8
552
Not enough data
Platform
8.6
520
Not enough data
8.8
533
Not enough data
7.3
441
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.3
367
Not enough data
6.0
363
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Video Editing
6.1
38
Not enough data
6.1
39
Not enough data
6.8
38
Not enough data
6.3
39
Not enough data
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
124
Not enough data
9.1
120
Not enough data
7.8
117
Not enough data
8.1
109
Search
Not enough data
8.0
111
Not enough data
7.6
91
Not enough data
7.0
92
Not enough data
8.0
93
Permissions
Not enough data
7.4
90
Not enough data
8.3
108
Not enough data
8.3
108
Platform
Not enough data
9.0
116
Not enough data
9.1
118
Not enough data
9.3
119
Agentic AI - Brand Asset Management
Not enough data
7.1
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
225
Not enough data
8.4
235
Not enough data
9.1
223
Not enough data
8.7
215
Not enough data
8.9
225
Advanced Functionality
Not enough data
8.7
215
Not enough data
8.1
213
Not enough data
8.1
209
Not enough data
9.1
226
Model
Not enough data
8.3
214
Not enough data
8.9
215
Not enough data
8.7
204
Commercial Rights & Licensing - AI Image Generators
Not enough data
9.5
44
License Type Transparency - AI Image Generators
Not enough data
9.1
20
Planning
5.9
195
7.9
476
Publishing
7.8
205
8.5
484
Social Media
7.2
202
8.6
495
Planning
5.8
207
7.9
501
Generative AI
5.7
157
7.5
473
5.5
154
7.4
448
5.4
153
7.3
460
5.3
151
7.2
466
5.4
151
6.7
456
Agentic AI - Content Creation
6.0
28
7.4
288
5.9
28
7.5
286
5.9
28
7.4
284
6.1
28
7.7
291
6.1
28
7.4
286
6.0
28
7.4
287
6.0
28
7.6
291
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.7
632
Not enough data
7.2
534
Agentic AI - Photo Editing
Not enough data
7.9
267
Video Creation - AI Video Generation
7.4
13
8.4
106
8.2
13
8.1
101
8.1
13
8.3
101
8.3
13
8.9
103
Feature Not Available
8.3
97
7.3
13
8.3
98
Generative AI - AI Video Generation
Feature Not Available
7.9
103
Editing - AI Video Generation
8.5
13
8.3
102
8.5
13
8.9
100
Storage & Management - AI Video Generation
9.0
13
8.8
101
7.4
13
8.8
100
7.2
13
8.7
99
8.1
13
8.4
98
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
41
Customization - Print Fulfillment
Not enough data
8.7
73
Not enough data
8.8
74
Not enough data
9.3
76
Video creation - Video Content Creation
9.2
357
7.8
292
7.4
335
7.6
274
8.1
345
8.4
297
7.7
336
9.0
305
Feature Not Available
8.3
288
8.3
220
8.3
272
6.6
323
7.5
267
7.0
333
7.8
292
7.7
323
8.6
284
Distribution - Video Content Creation
Feature Not Available
7.7
265
7.8
320
8.0
278
8.6
336
9.0
288
Analytics - Video Content Creation
Feature Not Available
7.6
263
6.4
307
7.5
259
Training & Support - Video Content Creation
7.4
313
8.0
278
8.1
314
8.2
283
Integrations - Video Content Creation
7.8
212
8.6
275
7.6
318
8.5
279
6.3
198
8.1
272
Other - Video Content Creation
Feature Not Available
8.8
284
Feature Not Available
8.6
281
Agentic AI - Video Content Creation
6.3
23
7.8
173
6.1
22
7.8
171
Functionality - Logo Design Tools
Not enough data
9.3
432
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
426
Content Generation - AI Content Creation Platforms
Not enough data
8.6
145
Not enough data
9.0
144
Not enough data
9.0
143
Management - AI Content Creation Platforms
Not enough data
8.9
140
Not enough data
8.9
139
Not enough data
8.8
139
Customizations
Not enough data
9.4
86
Not enough data
9.5
79
Not enough data
7.9
69
Not enough data
8.0
72
Growth
Not enough data
7.4
65
Not enough data
7.4
66
Not enough data
8.5
70
Not enough data
7.4
65
Not enough data
7.6
64
Content
Not enough data
7.6
67
Not enough data
8.0
67
Not enough data
8.6
63
Not enough data
7.4
63
Support
Not enough data
8.6
66
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Camtasia and Canva are categorized as Video Content Creation, AI Video Generators, and Content Creation
Unique Categories
Canva is categorized as AI Content Creation Platforms, Logo Design Tools, AI Image Generators, Design Systems, AI Writing Assistant, 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
Camtasia
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
Computer Software
14.2%
Information Technology and Services
8.6%
Higher Education
6.9%
Marketing and Advertising
5.6%
E-Learning
5.1%
Other
59.6%
Marketing and Advertising
13.6%
Information Technology and Services
6.9%
Computer Software
5.3%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.0%
Education Management
4.1%
Other
65.1%
Discussions
Is Camtasia easy to use?
6 Comments
RM
Obviously, if you have any video editing experience (DaVinci Resolve, Adobe Premiere Pro, or other products), you will be able to navigate the program quite...Read more
Can you get Camtasia for free?
5 Comments
TJ
Yes you can get Camtasia for free for 30 days, which is sufficient to evaluate the product if it works for you.
You may want to check this page...Read more
What other products are using to compliment Camtasia?
4 Comments
DY
Our company also uses Finalcut pro to edit video content and Adobe audition for higher quality audio for VO and longer narration.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?
19 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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