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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.5% of reviews)
Small-Business (68.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
No pricing available
Canva
Star Rating
(6,246)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
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Star Rating
(1,458)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (68.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Canva excels in ease of use with a score of 9.4, making it ideal for beginners, while GIMP's score of 7.5 indicates a steeper learning curve, as reviewers mention that GIMP's interface can be overwhelming for new users.
- Reviewers mention that Canva's drag-and-drop editing feature is highly intuitive, scoring 9.2, which allows users to create designs quickly, whereas GIMP's more complex editing tools, while powerful, can lead to frustration for those unfamiliar with graphic design software.
- G2 users highlight Canva's extensive template library with a score of 9.5, which provides a wide variety of pre-designed options for users, while GIMP lacks this feature, leading some users to feel they need to create designs from scratch.
- Users on G2 report that Canva's collaboration features, scoring 9.0, are superior, allowing multiple users to work on a project simultaneously, while GIMP's collaboration capabilities are limited, making it less suitable for team projects.
- Reviewers mention that Canva's stock image library, scoring 8.6, offers a vast selection of images that can be easily integrated into designs, whereas GIMP users often need to source images externally, which can be time-consuming.
- Users say that GIMP shines in customization and advanced editing capabilities, with a score of 8.6 for customization, allowing for detailed adjustments that professional designers appreciate, while Canva's focus on simplicity may not meet the needs of users looking for in-depth editing options.
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)
GIMP
No pricing availableFree Trial
Canva
Free Trial is available
GIMP
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.2
4,856
8.6
1,279
Ease of Use
9.4
4,908
7.5
1,284
Ease of Setup
9.6
1,506
8.7
147
Ease of Admin
9.4
835
8.4
125
Quality of Support
8.8
3,588
7.5
893
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.4
765
8.5
106
Product Direction (% positive)
9.4
4,748
7.7
1,254
Features by Category
Reports
8.8
433
Not enough data
8.8
430
Not enough data
9.1
500
Not enough data
8.7
417
Not enough data
9.1
459
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
433
Not enough data
8.8
430
Not enough data
9.1
500
Not enough data
8.7
417
Not enough data
9.1
459
Not enough data
Reports
8.7
389
Not enough data
8.7
389
Not enough data
8.7
379
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.5
204
Not enough data
8.3
200
Not enough data
Visualization
9.2
459
Not enough data
8.9
390
Not enough data
9.0
422
Not enough data
9.1
463
Not enough data
Data Updates
8.7
378
Not enough data
9.0
421
Not enough data
Collaboration
9.4
466
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.2
466
Not enough data
Data Updates
8.7
396
Not enough data
9.0
451
Not enough data
8.6
385
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
2467
Not enough data
8.6
2449
Not enough data
9.3
2459
Not enough data
9.1
2381
Not enough data
Design & Editing
8.9
2415
Not enough data
8.9
2460
Not enough data
8.9
2385
Not enough data
Ad Management
8.8
1721
Not enough data
9.1
2196
Not enough data
8.5
1482
Not enough data
Analytics
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Grammar
8.6
64
Not enough data
8.4
63
Not enough data
8.8
62
Not enough data
Formatting
7.7
62
Not enough data
8.1
59
Not enough data
7.8
58
Not enough data
Content
8.6
62
Not enough data
8.9
61
Not enough data
8.1
59
Not enough data
Product Type
8.6
59
Not enough data
8.3
59
Not enough data
Generative AI
9.0
54
Not enough data
8.6
53
Not enough data
Design Tools
8.6
58
Not enough data
8.9
58
Not enough data
8.4
58
Not enough data
9.3
58
Not enough data
9.1
58
Not enough data
Communication Tools
8.1
57
Not enough data
8.5
58
Not enough data
Integrations
8.6
53
Not enough data
8.7
57
Not enough data
Software Offering
8.7
57
Not enough data
8.9
56
Not enough data
8.8
55
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Collaborative Whiteboard
8.5
45
Not enough data
8.5
43
Not enough data
8.6
46
Not enough data
Platform Basics
9.1
311
Not enough data
9.0
312
Not enough data
9.5
313
Not enough data
Platform Content
8.6
304
Not enough data
9.2
312
Not enough data
9.0
309
Not enough data
9.2
308
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
7.4
296
Not enough data
8.5
297
Not enough data
8.7
292
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.9
276
Not enough data
7.6
277
Not enough data
7.1
273
Not enough data
7.6
271
Not enough data
6.9
269
Not enough data
7.2
270
Not enough data
7.6
271
Not enough data
Design
9.5
498
Not enough data
9.2
498
Not enough data
9.3
489
Not enough data
9.2
494
Not enough data
9.0
481
Not enough data
9.1
481
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
8.8
439
Not enough data
9.2
482
Not enough data
Performance Tracking
8.8
654
Not enough data
8.8
615
Not enough data
9.2
674
Not enough data
Functionality
9.4
692
Not enough data
8.8
629
Not enough data
9.0
660
Not enough data
9.0
631
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
8.5
113
Not enough data
9.1
111
Not enough data
7.8
110
Not enough data
8.1
106
Not enough data
Search
8.0
109
Not enough data
7.7
90
Not enough data
7.1
92
Not enough data
8.0
91
Not enough data
Permissions
7.5
90
Not enough data
8.2
106
Not enough data
8.3
107
Not enough data
Platform
9.0
111
Not enough data
9.1
110
Not enough data
9.2
108
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Brand Asset Management
7.1
84
Not enough data
7.3
84
Not enough data
7.3
83
Not enough data
7.6
83
Not enough data
7.3
83
Not enough data
7.4
84
Not enough data
Image Generation
8.6
215
Not enough data
8.4
218
Not enough data
9.0
207
Not enough data
8.7
205
Not enough data
8.9
211
Not enough data
Advanced Functionality
8.7
205
Not enough data
8.1
205
Not enough data
8.1
201
Not enough data
9.1
209
Not enough data
Model
8.3
205
Not enough data
8.9
202
Not enough data
8.6
196
Not enough data
Commercial Rights & Licensing - AI Image Generators
Not enough data
Not enough data
License Type Transparency - AI Image Generators
Not enough data
Not enough data
Planning
7.9
459
Not enough data
Publishing
8.4
467
Not enough data
Social Media
8.6
471
Not enough data
Planning
7.8
482
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.5
451
Not enough data
7.3
430
Not enough data
7.3
441
Not enough data
7.2
444
Not enough data
6.7
440
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Content Creation
7.3
276
Not enough data
7.4
273
Not enough data
7.4
272
Not enough data
7.6
274
Not enough data
7.3
271
Not enough data
7.3
271
Not enough data
7.5
273
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.6
617
6.5
32
7.2
528
5.8
32
Agentic AI - Photo Editing
7.8
255
5.6
6
Video Creation - AI Video Generation
8.4
103
Not enough data
8.1
100
Not enough data
8.3
100
Not enough data
8.8
102
Not enough data
8.3
96
Not enough data
8.3
97
Not enough data
Generative AI - AI Video Generation
7.8
101
Not enough data
Editing - AI Video Generation
8.2
100
Not enough data
8.9
99
Not enough data
Storage & Management - AI Video Generation
8.8
98
Not enough data
8.8
99
Not enough data
8.6
98
Not enough data
8.4
97
Not enough data
Logistics - Print Fulfillment
8.8
76
Not enough data
8.5
75
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Print Fulfillment Services
7.8
42
Not enough data
Customization - Print Fulfillment
8.7
75
Not enough data
8.8
74
Not enough data
9.3
75
Not enough data
Video creation - Video Content Creation
7.8
283
Not enough data
7.5
265
Not enough data
8.3
282
Not enough data
8.9
284
Not enough data
8.2
279
Not enough data
8.3
264
Not enough data
7.5
262
Not enough data
7.7
280
Not enough data
8.6
274
Not enough data
Distribution - Video Content Creation
7.7
260
Not enough data
8.0
271
Not enough data
9.0
274
Not enough data
Analytics - Video Content Creation
7.6
255
Not enough data
7.5
254
Not enough data
Training & Support - Video Content Creation
8.0
271
Not enough data
8.2
269
Not enough data
Integrations - Video Content Creation
8.6
268
Not enough data
8.5
265
Not enough data
8.1
263
Not enough data
Other - Video Content Creation
8.7
270
Not enough data
8.6
270
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Video Content Creation
7.8
168
Not enough data
7.8
165
Not enough data
Functionality - Logo Design Tools
9.3
412
Not enough data
8.8
410
Not enough data
8.9
406
Not enough data
9.2
412
Not enough data
9.0
407
Not enough data
9.1
411
Not enough data
Content Generation - AI Content Creation Platforms
8.5
137
Not enough data
8.8
135
Not enough data
8.9
136
Not enough data
Management - AI Content Creation Platforms
8.8
135
Not enough data
8.8
135
Not enough data
8.7
135
Not enough data
Customizations
9.4
71
Not enough data
9.5
70
Not enough data
7.9
68
Not enough data
8.1
70
Not enough data
Growth
7.4
64
Not enough data
7.4
64
Not enough data
8.5
64
Not enough data
7.3
64
Not enough data
7.7
63
Not enough data
Content
7.6
66
Not enough data
8.0
65
Not enough data
8.6
63
Not enough data
7.5
63
Not enough data
Support
8.5
62
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Canva and GIMP are categorized as Photo Editing
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, and Website Builder
GIMP is categorized as Drawing
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Canva
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
GIMP
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
6.7%
Computer Software
5.2%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.1%
Higher Education
4.1%
Other
65.3%
Design
9.3%
Computer Software
7.9%
Information Technology and Services
5.6%
Graphic Design
5.5%
Marketing and Advertising
5.3%
Other
66.5%
Alternatives
Discussions
Can you use Canva designs for commercial purposes?
21 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?
16 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
should gimp release mobile app
3 Comments
JG
It probably will but step by step. Remmember that is an open-source software! I guess it will exist one day, but not whit all the features you have in the...Read more
What is the best way to use this software?
3 Comments
SR
gimp.org has many tutorials to help you get started.Read more
How can i personalize shortcuts in gimp, im unable to find any option to do it.
1 Comment
IM
Go to the Edit menu and select Shortcuts. Then you can select the menu items and add your custom shortcut keys. Always check the tickbox Save keyboard...Read more
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