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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.7% of reviews)
Small-Business (68.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
No pricing available
Canva
Star Rating
(6,770)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
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Star Rating
(1,468)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (68.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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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 for quick project creation. One user mentioned, "I really like Canva's user interface; it's very, very easy to use and very intuitive," making it a top choice for those who may not have design experience.
- Users say GIMP stands out for being a completely free and open-source option, which is a significant advantage for budget-conscious users. Reviewers appreciate its powerful tools for photo editing and graphic design, stating, "What I love most about GIMP is that it’s completely free and open source, yet it still provides powerful tools for photo editing."
- According to verified reviews, Canva's extensive library of templates and customization options makes it ideal for a variety of projects, from social media posts to business presentations. Users have noted, "You can quickly create beautiful projects like posters or social media posts by picking a pre-made template," which enhances productivity.
- Reviewers mention that while GIMP offers advanced editing features like layers and masks, its learning curve can be steep for new users. One user noted, "It's a good free Adobe Photoshop alternative," but some may find it challenging to navigate without prior experience in graphic design.
- G2 reviewers highlight Canva's strong support and community resources, with a quality of support score that reflects its commitment to helping users succeed. Users have expressed satisfaction with the assistance available, stating, "Canva is popular. It is very easy to use, even if you are not an artist."
- Users report that GIMP, while powerful, may not meet the needs of those looking for quick and easy solutions. One reviewer mentioned, "I like how easily GIMP can edit photos," but the overall experience may not be as seamless as Canva's, especially for users who prioritize speed and ease of use.
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
4,992
8.6
1,286
Ease of Use
9.4
5,047
7.5
1,292
Ease of Setup
9.6
1,644
8.7
155
Ease of Admin
9.4
874
8.4
125
Quality of Support
8.8
3,704
7.5
897
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.3
804
8.5
106
Product Direction (% positive)
9.4
4,883
7.7
1,261
Features by Category
Reports
8.8
437
Not enough data
8.9
435
Not enough data
9.1
509
Not enough data
8.7
419
Not enough data
9.1
463
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
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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
437
Not enough data
8.9
435
Not enough data
9.1
509
Not enough data
8.7
419
Not enough data
9.1
463
Not enough data
Reports
8.7
390
Not enough data
8.7
390
Not enough data
8.7
380
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.5
208
Not enough data
8.3
203
Not enough data
Visualization
9.2
464
Not enough data
8.9
392
Not enough data
9.1
424
Not enough data
9.1
466
Not enough data
Data Updates
8.7
380
Not enough data
9.0
422
Not enough data
Collaboration
9.4
468
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.2
468
Not enough data
Data Updates
8.7
398
Not enough data
9.0
453
Not enough data
8.6
387
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
2526
Not enough data
8.6
2503
Not enough data
9.3
2541
Not enough data
9.1
2421
Not enough data
Design & Editing
8.9
2460
Not enough data
8.9
2515
Not enough data
8.9
2428
Not enough data
Ad Management
8.8
1748
Not enough data
9.1
2238
Not enough data
8.5
1505
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
8.4
67
Not enough data
8.9
67
Not enough data
8.5
68
Not enough data
9.3
70
Not enough data
9.1
71
Not enough data
Communication Tools
8.2
64
Not enough data
8.6
66
Not enough data
Integrations
8.6
58
Not enough data
8.7
65
Not enough data
Software Offering
8.6
64
Not enough data
8.8
65
Not enough data
8.5
65
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Collaborative Whiteboard
8.4
50
Not enough data
8.4
48
Not enough data
8.4
52
Not enough data
Platform Basics
9.1
350
Not enough data
9.1
341
Not enough data
9.5
342
Not enough data
Platform Content
8.6
325
Not enough data
9.2
362
Not enough data
9.0
339
Not enough data
9.3
337
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
7.5
310
Not enough data
8.5
315
Not enough data
8.7
310
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.9
293
Not enough data
7.7
292
Not enough data
7.2
285
Not enough data
7.6
283
Not enough data
6.9
277
Not enough data
7.3
280
Not enough data
7.7
286
Not enough data
Design
9.5
507
Not enough data
9.2
502
Not enough data
9.2
494
Not enough data
9.2
495
Not enough data
9.0
482
Not enough data
9.2
484
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
8.8
443
Not enough data
9.2
485
Not enough data
Performance Tracking
8.8
661
Not enough data
8.7
618
Not enough data
9.2
683
Not enough data
Functionality
9.4
704
Not enough data
8.8
636
Not enough data
9.0
668
Not enough data
8.9
638
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
8.6
123
Not enough data
9.1
119
Not enough data
7.8
115
Not enough data
8.0
108
Not enough data
Search
8.0
111
Not enough data
7.6
91
Not enough data
7.0
92
Not enough data
8.0
93
Not enough data
Permissions
7.4
90
Not enough data
8.2
108
Not enough data
8.3
108
Not enough data
Platform
9.0
116
Not enough data
9.1
118
Not enough data
9.3
117
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Brand Asset Management
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
Not enough data
Image Generation
8.6
220
Not enough data
8.4
229
Not enough data
9.1
217
Not enough data
8.7
210
Not enough data
8.9
219
Not enough data
Advanced Functionality
8.7
211
Not enough data
8.0
209
Not enough data
8.1
205
Not enough data
9.1
221
Not enough data
Model
8.3
210
Not enough data
8.9
211
Not enough data
8.6
200
Not enough data
Commercial Rights & Licensing - AI Image Generators
9.5
31
Not enough data
License Type Transparency - AI Image Generators
8.7
13
Not enough data
Planning
7.9
472
Not enough data
Publishing
8.4
480
Not enough data
Social Media
8.6
490
Not enough data
Planning
7.9
495
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.5
468
Not enough data
7.4
444
Not enough data
7.3
454
Not enough data
7.2
461
Not enough data
6.7
450
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Content Creation
7.3
284
Not enough data
7.4
282
Not enough data
7.4
280
Not enough data
7.6
287
Not enough data
7.4
282
Not enough data
7.4
283
Not enough data
7.6
286
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.6
631
6.5
35
7.2
534
5.9
33
Agentic AI - Photo Editing
7.9
264
6.8
10
Video Creation - AI Video Generation
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
Not enough data
Generative AI - AI Video Generation
7.8
100
Not enough data
Editing - AI Video Generation
8.2
99
Not enough data
8.9
97
Not enough data
Storage & Management - AI Video Generation
8.8
98
Not enough data
8.8
97
Not enough data
8.6
96
Not enough data
8.4
95
Not enough data
Logistics - Print Fulfillment
8.8
74
Not enough data
8.5
73
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Print Fulfillment Services
7.8
40
Not enough data
Customization - Print Fulfillment
8.7
73
Not enough data
8.8
73
Not enough data
9.3
75
Not enough data
Video creation - Video Content Creation
7.8
290
Not enough data
7.5
271
Not enough data
8.3
295
Not enough data
8.9
300
Not enough data
8.3
286
Not enough data
8.3
271
Not enough data
7.5
265
Not enough data
7.8
291
Not enough data
8.6
282
Not enough data
Distribution - Video Content Creation
7.7
263
Not enough data
8.0
276
Not enough data
9.0
285
Not enough data
Analytics - Video Content Creation
7.6
261
Not enough data
7.5
256
Not enough data
Training & Support - Video Content Creation
8.0
276
Not enough data
8.2
279
Not enough data
Integrations - Video Content Creation
8.5
273
Not enough data
8.5
276
Not enough data
8.1
268
Not enough data
Other - Video Content Creation
8.7
281
Not enough data
8.6
278
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Video Content Creation
7.8
170
Not enough data
7.8
168
Not enough data
Functionality - Logo Design Tools
9.3
427
Not enough data
8.9
421
Not enough data
9.0
415
Not enough data
9.2
426
Not enough data
9.0
418
Not enough data
9.1
424
Not enough data
Content Generation - AI Content Creation Platforms
8.5
142
Not enough data
8.9
139
Not enough data
8.9
139
Not enough data
Management - AI Content Creation Platforms
8.8
137
Not enough data
8.8
136
Not enough data
8.7
136
Not enough data
Customizations
9.4
82
Not enough data
9.5
75
Not enough data
7.9
66
Not enough data
8.0
69
Not enough data
Growth
7.4
63
Not enough data
7.3
63
Not enough data
8.5
66
Not enough data
7.3
63
Not enough data
7.6
62
Not enough data
Content
7.5
65
Not enough data
8.0
64
Not enough data
8.6
61
Not enough data
7.4
61
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
5.1%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.1%
Education Management
4.2%
Other
65.3%
Design
9.2%
Computer Software
7.9%
Information Technology and Services
5.6%
Graphic Design
5.4%
Marketing and Advertising
5.2%
Other
66.7%
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?
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
What is the best way to use this software?
3 Comments
SR
gimp.org has many tutorials to help you get started.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 GIMP used for?
2 Comments
AC
Gimp is an open-source photo editor, a free alternative to PhotoshopRead more
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