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Canva
Star Rating
(6,954)4.7 out of 5
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Star Rating
(863)4.6 out of 5
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Small-Business (88.1% of reviews)
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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 that allows even those without design experience to create professional-looking graphics effortlessly. One user mentioned, "I love that I can just pick a template, drag and drop elements, and have a great-looking design ready."
- Users say that Descript offers a unique audio editing experience, allowing users to edit audio by words rather than traditional methods. This feature has been praised for its efficiency, with one reviewer stating, "Editing audio by words... was soooo much faster."
- According to verified reviews, Canva's extensive template library and design tools are a significant advantage, making it a go-to for creating a variety of content, from presentations to social media posts. Users appreciate the wide range of options, with one noting, "Canva is one of the best platforms because it is very easy to use, even for beginners."
- Reviewers mention that while Descript is easy to use, it may not have the same breadth of design capabilities as Canva. Users have pointed out that it is more focused on audio and video editing, which may limit its appeal for those looking for comprehensive graphic design tools.
- G2 reviewers highlight Canva's strong support and community resources, which enhance the user experience. Many users feel that the platform is a good partner in their creative endeavors, with one stating, "The best part I like about Canva is its UI and UX, which is easy to understand and easy to use."
- Users report that Descript's transcription and screen recording features are standout elements, making it a solid choice for content creators focused on video and audio. One user remarked, "It was very easy to use, and the prompts made me feel like an expert!"
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
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)
Descript
Free
$0.00
Get started on your creative journey with text-based editing and give our AI tools a spin.
- 1 media hour / month
Free Trial
Canva
Free Trial is available
Descript
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.2
5,064
8.9
691
Ease of Use
9.4
5,122
8.5
710
Ease of Setup
9.6
1,714
9.0
458
Ease of Admin
9.4
916
8.5
117
Quality of Support
8.8
3,762
8.4
467
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.4
846
8.7
108
Product Direction (% positive)
9.4
4,950
9.1
672
Features by Category
Reports
8.8
441
Not enough data
8.9
440
Not enough data
9.1
514
Not enough data
8.7
423
Not enough data
9.1
469
Not enough data
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
8.8
441
Not enough data
8.9
440
Not enough data
9.1
514
Not enough data
8.7
423
Not enough data
9.1
469
Not enough data
Reports
8.7
393
Not enough data
8.8
393
Not enough data
8.7
383
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.6
213
Not enough data
8.4
208
Not enough data
Visualization
9.2
467
Not enough data
8.9
395
Not enough data
9.1
427
Not enough data
9.1
470
Not enough data
Data Updates
8.7
384
Not enough data
9.0
426
Not enough data
Collaboration
9.4
472
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.2
471
Not enough data
Data Updates
8.7
401
Not enough data
9.0
458
Not enough data
8.6
390
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
9.5
2548
Not enough data
8.7
2525
Not enough data
9.3
2595
Not enough data
9.1
2435
Not enough data
Design & Editing
8.9
2479
Not enough data
8.9
2536
Not enough data
8.9
2449
Not enough data
Ad Management
8.8
1758
Not enough data
9.1
2254
Not enough data
8.5
1516
Not enough data
Analytics
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Grammar
8.7
67
Not enough data
8.5
67
Not enough data
8.9
65
Not enough data
Formatting
7.8
64
Not enough data
8.2
62
Not enough data
7.9
61
Not enough data
Content
8.6
64
Not enough data
8.9
65
Not enough data
8.3
61
Not enough data
Product Type
8.7
62
Not enough data
8.4
62
Not enough data
Generative AI
9.0
57
Not enough data
8.7
56
Not enough data
Design Tools
8.5
74
Not enough data
8.9
74
Not enough data
8.6
73
Not enough data
9.4
78
Not enough data
9.2
77
Not enough data
Communication Tools
8.3
69
Not enough data
8.7
71
Not enough data
Integrations
8.7
65
Not enough data
8.8
73
Not enough data
Software Offering
8.8
73
Not enough data
8.9
70
Not enough data
8.6
73
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Collaborative Whiteboard
8.6
56
Not enough data
8.5
54
Not enough data
8.6
58
Not enough data
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.3
129
Not enough data
8.6
136
Not enough data
7.1
116
Platform Content
Not enough data
7.4
111
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7
138
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.5
134
Not enough data
8.0
110
Agentic AI - Screen and Video Capture
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Basics
9.2
361
7.8
21
9.1
350
8.8
24
9.5
351
9.3
23
Platform Content
8.6
330
7.5
19
9.2
373
7.9
22
9.0
346
8.2
21
9.3
347
8.9
24
Platform Additional Functionality
7.5
314
7.4
19
8.5
320
6.1
19
8.8
316
8.3
21
Generative AI
8.0
297
8.4
20
7.7
295
7.5
17
7.3
288
7.1
17
7.7
286
8.2
19
7.0
279
6.1
17
7.3
282
7.5
21
7.7
289
6.8
18
Voice
Not enough data
8.0
315
Not enough data
7.9
399
Transcription
Not enough data
8.3
377
Not enough data
8.6
360
Not enough data
8.8
342
Not enough data
7.9
174
Editing
Not enough data
8.4
316
Not enough data
7.9
159
Not enough data
8.8
378
Not enough data
7.5
141
Integration
Not enough data
8.3
281
Not enough data
7.3
242
Not enough data
8.6
322
Not enough data
8.1
268
Not enough data
7.5
255
Agentic AI - Transcription
Not enough data
7.3
13
Not enough data
8.1
13
Not enough data
8.1
13
Integration
Not enough data
7.9
106
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Speech Output
Not enough data
8.6
124
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
123
Not enough data
7.7
61
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.7
106
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
Audio Format
Not enough data
7.9
113
Not enough data
8.5
119
Not enough data
8.6
54
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.1
89
Not enough data
Not enough data
Design
9.5
510
Not enough data
9.2
504
Not enough data
9.2
496
Not enough data
9.2
497
Not enough data
9.1
483
Not enough data
9.2
486
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
8.8
445
Not enough data
9.2
487
Not enough data
Performance Tracking
8.8
665
Not enough data
8.7
622
Not enough data
9.2
686
Not enough data
Functionality
9.4
709
Not enough data
8.8
640
Not enough data
9.0
675
Not enough data
8.9
641
Not enough data
Platform Features
Not enough data
8.4
50
Not enough data
7.9
47
Not enough data
7.8
50
Not enough data
7.9
47
Not enough data
8.6
49
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Organization
Not enough data
8.4
47
Not enough data
8.2
44
Not enough data
8.6
46
Customization
Not enough data
7.8
47
Not enough data
8.2
49
Not enough data
8.1
47
Analytics
Not enough data
7.5
42
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.7
43
Editing
Not enough data
7.8
272
Not enough data
9.0
285
Not enough data
7.6
262
Not enough data
7.9
244
Not enough data
8.2
263
Not enough data
8.7
291
Not enough data
8.8
270
Platform
Not enough data
8.6
250
Not enough data
8.7
263
Not enough data
8.1
233
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.8
227
Not enough data
7.7
230
Agentic AI - Video Editing
Not enough data
8.5
25
Not enough data
8.5
22
Not enough data
8.3
21
Not enough data
8.3
20
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
8.6
129
Not enough data
9.1
125
Not enough data
7.7
120
Not enough data
8.1
113
Not enough data
Search
8.0
114
Not enough data
7.6
92
Not enough data
7.0
93
Not enough data
8.1
96
Not enough data
Permissions
7.4
92
Not enough data
8.3
110
Not enough data
8.4
110
Not enough data
Platform
9.0
120
Not enough data
9.1
122
Not enough data
9.3
120
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Brand Asset Management
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
Not enough data
Image Generation
8.6
227
Not enough data
8.4
237
Not enough data
9.1
226
Not enough data
8.7
217
Not enough data
8.9
228
Not enough data
Advanced Functionality
8.7
217
Not enough data
8.1
215
Not enough data
8.2
211
Not enough data
9.1
230
Not enough data
Model
8.3
216
Not enough data
8.9
216
Not enough data
8.7
205
Not enough data
Commercial Rights & Licensing - AI Image Generators
9.6
50
Not enough data
License Type Transparency - AI Image Generators
9.2
23
Not enough data
Planning
7.9
480
6.4
114
Publishing
8.5
488
7.7
123
Social Media
8.7
502
7.3
124
Planning
7.9
505
6.2
117
Generative AI
7.5
476
7.5
125
7.4
451
7.5
123
7.3
463
7.8
123
7.3
469
6.4
112
6.8
459
6.5
111
Agentic AI - Content Creation
7.4
291
7.8
10
7.5
289
7.6
9
7.4
287
8.0
9
7.7
294
8.1
9
7.4
289
8.3
8
7.4
289
8.3
9
7.6
293
8.3
9
Generative AI
7.7
633
Not enough data
7.2
535
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Photo Editing
7.9
267
Not enough data
Video Creation - AI Video Generation
8.5
107
8.2
20
8.1
102
7.8
16
8.3
102
7.7
15
8.9
104
8.1
20
8.4
98
6.7
15
8.3
99
6.6
15
Generative AI - AI Video Generation
7.9
104
7.8
15
Editing - AI Video Generation
8.3
103
8.8
20
8.9
101
9.3
20
Storage & Management - AI Video Generation
8.8
102
8.8
20
8.8
101
8.2
19
8.7
100
8.1
15
8.4
99
7.8
15
Logistics - Print Fulfillment
8.8
76
Not enough data
8.6
74
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Print Fulfillment Services
7.9
42
Not enough data
Customization - Print Fulfillment
8.7
75
Not enough data
8.8
75
Not enough data
9.3
77
Not enough data
Video creation - Video Content Creation
7.8
294
8.0
196
7.6
275
8.9
214
8.4
299
7.4
183
9.0
303
7.3
193
8.3
290
7.7
200
8.3
273
7.8
185
7.5
268
8.1
184
7.8
293
7.6
187
8.6
285
8.0
181
Distribution - Video Content Creation
7.8
266
Feature Not Available
8.0
279
7.4
170
9.0
288
8.8
203
Analytics - Video Content Creation
7.6
264
Feature Not Available
7.5
260
6.2
163
Training & Support - Video Content Creation
8.0
279
7.1
185
8.2
283
7.9
181
Integrations - Video Content Creation
8.6
276
8.0
195
8.5
280
7.8
187
8.1
273
6.9
159
Other - Video Content Creation
8.8
285
7.7
179
8.6
282
7.6
166
Agentic AI - Video Content Creation
7.8
174
8.1
6
7.8
172
7.8
6
Functionality - Logo Design Tools
9.3
429
Not enough data
8.9
423
Not enough data
9.0
416
Not enough data
9.2
430
Not enough data
9.0
420
Not enough data
9.1
425
Not enough data
Voice cloning - Voice Dubbing
Not enough data
8.9
11
Not enough data
9.1
9
Not enough data
9.2
8
Agentic AI - Video Translation
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Real-time preview - Voice Dubbing
Not enough data
9.4
9
Security and Privacy - Voice Dubbing
Not enough data
9.4
8
Not enough data
9.2
8
Output - Voice Dubbing
Not enough data
9.4
9
Not enough data
9.6
8
Not enough data
9.3
9
Content Generation - AI Content Creation Platforms
8.6
149
Not enough data
9.0
148
Not enough data
8.9
147
Not enough data
Management - AI Content Creation Platforms
8.9
144
Not enough data
8.9
143
Not enough data
8.8
143
Not enough data
Text to Video Generation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Emotion and Gesture control
Not enough data
Not enough data
Real-time rendering
Not enough data
Not enough data
Live streaming
Not enough data
Not enough data
Script-based automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Video Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Editing
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Storage & 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
Core Recording & Tracking
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Live Collaboration & Direction
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Post & Editing Support
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI & Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customizations
9.5
86
Not enough data
9.5
79
Not enough data
7.9
69
Not enough data
8.1
73
Not enough data
Growth
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
Not enough data
Content
7.6
68
Not enough data
8.0
67
Not enough data
8.6
64
Not enough data
7.5
64
Not enough data
Support
8.6
65
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Canva and Descript are categorized as Video Content Creation, AI Video Generators, Content Creation, and Presentation
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, and Website Builder
Descript is categorized as Virtual Recording Studio, Screen and Video Capture, Video Editing, Text to Speech, AI Avatar Generators, Video Translation, Audio Editing, Transcription, and Video Communications
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Canva
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Descript
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
13.7%
Information Technology and Services
6.9%
Computer Software
5.1%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.0%
Education Management
4.1%
Other
65.2%
Marketing and Advertising
12.0%
Media Production
10.1%
Professional Training & Coaching
6.2%
Computer Software
5.8%
Consulting
5.2%
Other
60.6%
Discussions
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
Can you add in another video to an existing project?
2 Comments
KY
We are a well-trained service provider who takes care of the risks associated with fitting electronic parts so our technician will arrive at your place and...Read more
In my trained AI Overdub Voice
1 Comment
RL
Yes, it can. Training your Overdub voice takes about 30 minutes of audio recording (and then a few hours of processing time). Once it is complete, you can...Read more
Why is combining multiple audio files into one track so difficult?
1 Comment
TP
YES! I struggle with it tooRead more
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