Compare Canva and Issuu 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.7% of reviews)
Small-Business (71.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
$19.00 Per Month
Canva
Star Rating
(7,018)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Browse all 4 pricing plansIssuu
Star Rating
(111)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (71.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$19.00 Per Month
Browse all 4 pricing plansSummary
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 and the availability of infinite templates for various design needs. This makes it a go-to choice for those who want to create professional designs quickly and without hassle.
- Users say that Issuu stands out for its ability to create high-quality flip books and magazines, which are particularly useful for showcasing products or services. Reviewers appreciate the platform's professional presentation that avoids distracting advertisements, enhancing the overall visual quality.
- According to verified reviews, Canva's extensive library of built-in assets and ready templates significantly reduces the time needed for design projects, making it ideal for small businesses looking to streamline their marketing efforts.
- Reviewers mention that while Issuu is effective for creating engaging magazine formats, it may not be as versatile as Canva for general design tasks. Users have noted that Canva's features, such as the Text to Image AI, provide a broader range of creative options.
- Users highlight that Canva's quick implementation process and ease of setup are major advantages, with many finding it simple to get started and begin creating right away. This is particularly beneficial for small businesses that may not have dedicated design resources.
- G2 reviewers note that while Issuu offers solid support and a good user experience, Canva's overall satisfaction ratings are significantly higher, reflecting a more favorable reception among users who value a comprehensive design tool that meets a variety of needs.
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)
Issuu
Starter
$19.00
Per Month
Remove the distractions
Get the features you need to start:
- Publish and host unlimited flipbooks
- Embed flipbooks on your website
- Share flipbooks in fullscreen
Free Trial
Canva
Free Trial is available
Issuu
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.2
5,096
8.9
76
Ease of Use
9.4
5,154
9.0
77
Ease of Setup
9.6
1,747
9.2
41
Ease of Admin
9.4
942
9.0
40
Quality of Support
8.8
3,789
9.0
65
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.4
873
9.1
40
Product Direction (% positive)
9.4
4,979
8.3
61
Features by Category
Reports
8.8
437
Not enough data
8.9
438
Not enough data
9.1
513
Not enough data
8.7
422
Not enough data
9.1
466
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
437
Not enough data
8.9
438
Not enough data
9.1
513
Not enough data
8.7
422
Not enough data
9.1
466
Not enough data
Reports
8.7
392
Not enough data
8.8
392
Not enough data
8.7
382
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.6
210
Not enough data
8.4
205
Not enough data
Visualization
9.2
466
Not enough data
8.9
394
Not enough data
9.1
426
Not enough data
9.2
467
Not enough data
Data Updates
8.7
382
Not enough data
9.0
423
Not enough data
Collaboration
9.4
470
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.2
469
Not enough data
Data Updates
8.7
400
Not enough data
9.0
456
Not enough data
8.6
388
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
2560
Not enough data
8.7
2534
Not enough data
9.3
2621
Not enough data
9.1
2438
Not enough data
Design & Editing
8.9
2485
Not enough data
8.9
2542
Not enough data
8.9
2451
Not enough data
Ad Management
8.8
1758
Not enough data
9.1
2262
Not enough data
8.5
1513
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
65
Not enough data
8.4
65
Not enough data
8.9
63
Not enough data
Formatting
7.7
62
Not enough data
8.2
60
Not enough data
7.8
59
Not enough data
Content
8.6
62
Not enough data
8.9
63
Not enough data
8.2
59
Not enough data
Product Type
8.6
60
Not enough data
8.3
60
Not enough data
Generative AI
9.0
55
Not enough data
8.6
54
Not enough data
Design Tools
8.5
72
Not enough data
8.9
72
Not enough data
8.6
73
Not enough data
9.3
77
Not enough data
9.2
78
Not enough data
Communication Tools
8.3
68
Not enough data
8.6
70
Not enough data
Integrations
8.7
62
Not enough data
8.8
71
Not enough data
Software Offering
8.7
71
Not enough data
8.9
71
Not enough data
8.6
72
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Collaborative Whiteboard
8.6
56
Not enough data
8.5
53
Not enough data
8.5
57
Not enough data
File Conversion
Not enough data
9.5
26
Not enough data
8.7
13
Flipbook Types
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.2
22
Not enough data
8.5
16
On-Premise Type
Not enough data
9.5
26
Not enough data
9.0
20
Sales Tools
Not enough data
9.0
26
Not enough data
8.1
9
Software Offering
Not enough data
8.9
22
Not enough data
8.8
11
Platform Basics
9.2
362
Not enough data
9.1
349
Not enough data
9.5
355
Not enough data
Platform Content
8.6
329
Not enough data
9.2
375
Not enough data
9.0
343
Not enough data
9.3
346
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
7.5
312
Not enough data
8.5
320
Not enough data
8.8
316
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.0
295
Not enough data
7.7
294
Not enough data
7.2
287
Not enough data
7.7
284
Not enough data
6.9
277
Not enough data
7.3
280
Not enough data
7.7
287
Not enough data
Content Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Content Experience Platforms
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
Optimization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Design
9.5
512
Not enough data
9.2
504
Not enough data
9.2
497
Not enough data
9.2
497
Not enough data
9.1
483
Not enough data
9.2
487
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
8.8
447
Not enough data
9.2
487
Not enough data
Performance Tracking
8.8
663
Not enough data
8.7
619
Not enough data
9.2
683
Not enough data
Functionality
9.4
706
Not enough data
8.8
637
Not enough data
9.0
672
Not enough data
8.9
639
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
128
Not enough data
9.1
125
Not enough data
7.7
121
Not enough data
8.0
110
Not enough data
Search
8.0
111
Not enough data
7.6
90
Not enough data
7.0
92
Not enough data
8.0
93
Not enough data
Permissions
7.4
90
Not enough data
8.2
107
Not enough data
8.3
108
Not enough data
Platform
9.0
118
Not enough data
9.1
118
Not enough data
9.3
119
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Brand Asset Management
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
Not enough data
Image Generation
8.6
226
Not enough data
8.4
237
Not enough data
9.1
224
Not enough data
8.7
216
Not enough data
8.9
227
Not enough data
Advanced Functionality
8.7
216
Not enough data
8.1
214
Not enough data
8.2
210
Not enough data
9.1
229
Not enough data
Model
8.3
214
Not enough data
8.9
215
Not enough data
8.7
204
Not enough data
Commercial Rights & Licensing - AI Image Generators
9.5
59
Not enough data
License Type Transparency - AI Image Generators
9.3
26
Not enough data
Planning
7.9
477
Not enough data
Publishing
8.5
486
Not enough data
Social Media
8.7
500
Not enough data
Planning
7.9
506
6.7
7
Generative AI
7.5
475
Not enough data
7.4
449
Not enough data
7.3
462
Not enough data
7.3
467
Not enough data
6.8
457
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Content Creation
7.4
290
Not enough data
7.5
288
Not enough data
7.4
287
Not enough data
7.7
294
Not enough data
7.4
288
Not enough data
7.4
288
Not enough data
7.6
292
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.7
632
Not enough data
7.2
534
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Photo Editing
7.9
267
Not enough data
Video Creation - AI Video Generation
8.5
108
Not enough data
8.1
103
Not enough data
8.3
103
Not enough data
8.9
105
Not enough data
8.4
99
Not enough data
8.4
100
Not enough data
Generative AI - AI Video Generation
7.9
105
Not enough data
Editing - AI Video Generation
8.3
104
Not enough data
9.0
102
Not enough data
Storage & Management - AI Video Generation
8.8
103
Not enough data
8.9
102
Not enough data
8.7
101
Not enough data
8.5
100
Not enough data
Logistics - Print Fulfillment
8.8
75
Not enough data
8.5
73
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Print Fulfillment Services
7.8
41
Not enough data
Customization - Print Fulfillment
8.7
74
Not enough data
8.8
74
Not enough data
9.3
76
Not enough data
Video creation - Video Content Creation
7.8
293
Not enough data
7.6
274
Not enough data
8.4
299
Not enough data
9.0
303
Not enough data
8.3
289
Not enough data
8.3
273
Not enough data
7.5
267
Not enough data
7.8
294
Not enough data
8.6
285
Not enough data
Distribution - Video Content Creation
7.7
265
Not enough data
8.0
278
Not enough data
9.0
288
Not enough data
Analytics - Video Content Creation
7.6
263
Not enough data
7.5
259
Not enough data
Training & Support - Video Content Creation
8.0
278
Not enough data
8.3
283
Not enough data
Integrations - Video Content Creation
8.6
276
Not enough data
8.5
280
Not enough data
8.1
273
Not enough data
Other - Video Content Creation
8.8
285
Not enough data
8.6
282
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Video Content Creation
7.8
174
Not enough data
7.9
172
Not enough data
Functionality - Logo Design Tools
9.3
429
Not enough data
8.9
421
Not enough data
9.0
414
Not enough data
9.2
429
Not enough data
9.0
420
Not enough data
9.2
424
Not enough data
Content Generation - AI Content Creation Platforms
8.6
148
Not enough data
9.0
147
Not enough data
8.9
147
Not enough data
Management - AI Content Creation Platforms
8.9
143
Not enough data
8.9
142
Not enough data
8.8
142
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Content Distribution
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
Planning
7.9
506
6.7
7
Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Metrics
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
Agentic AI - Content Analytics
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
Customizations
9.5
85
Not enough data
9.5
78
Not enough data
7.8
67
Not enough data
8.0
71
Not enough data
Growth
7.4
64
Not enough data
7.3
64
Not enough data
8.5
67
Not enough data
7.3
64
Not enough data
7.6
64
Not enough data
Content
7.6
66
Not enough data
8.0
66
Not enough data
8.6
62
Not enough data
7.4
62
Not enough data
Support
8.5
63
Not enough data
Editing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Other Content Features
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
Canva and Issuu are categorized as Content Creation
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, Display Ad Design, Photo Editing, Desktop Publishing, Data Visualization, Print Fulfillment Services, Brand Asset Management, Collaborative Whiteboard, Presentation, and Website Builder
Issuu is categorized as Flipbook, Content Distribution, Content Experience Platforms, Content Analytics, and CMS Tools
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Canva
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Issuu
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%
Non-Profit Organization Management
8.8%
Marketing and Advertising
7.8%
Real Estate
6.9%
Publishing
6.9%
Fine Art
4.9%
Other
64.7%
Discussions
Can you use Canva designs for commercial purposes?
24 Comments
MS
Yes provided you have signed up for the PRO Version to use licensed photosRead more
What is included in Canva Pro?
22 Comments
JS
1000's of Templates, Elements, graphics, photographs, designsRead 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
Is there anything better than Issuu?
2 Comments
TB
Issuu has been an amazing new marketing system for us for 2 years now. The best yet their support is the best. They help us implement new functions ever...Read more
What can Issuu do?
2 Comments
RC
Publish PDF newsletters online with elegance so people can read them online with the look and feel of paper Read more
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