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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.6% of reviews)
Small-Business (56.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
No pricing available
Canva
Star Rating
(6,489)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Browse all 4 pricing plansMicrosoft Designer
Star Rating
(23)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (56.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
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 its Content Creation Tools with a score of 9.5, making it a favorite for those looking to create visually appealing graphics quickly. In contrast, Microsoft Designer, while still strong, has a slightly lower score in this area, indicating that Canva may offer a more robust set of features for content creation.
- Reviewers mention that Canva's Template Creation capabilities are impressive, scoring 9.5, which allows users to easily customize designs. Microsoft Designer, however, has received feedback that its templates, while good, do not offer the same level of variety and customization options, scoring lower in this category.
- G2 users highlight Canva's Stock Image Library with a score of 8.6, which provides a wide range of images for users to choose from. In comparison, Microsoft Designer's library is noted to be less extensive, which may limit options for users looking for specific imagery.
- Users on G2 report that Canva's Ease of Setup is rated at 9.6, making it very user-friendly for new users. Microsoft Designer, while also easy to use, does not have a specific score for setup, suggesting that Canva may have a more streamlined onboarding process.
- Reviewers mention that Microsoft Designer shines in AI Text-to-Image capabilities, scoring 9.3, which allows for more creative and unique image generation. Canva's score in this area is lower, indicating that users may find Microsoft Designer more innovative in leveraging AI for design.
- Users say that Canva's Collaboration Features are highly rated at 9.0, making it easy for teams to work together on projects. Microsoft Designer, while offering collaboration tools, does not match the same level of user satisfaction, suggesting that Canva may be the better choice for teams needing to collaborate effectively.
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)
Microsoft Designer
No pricing availableFree Trial
Canva
Free Trial is available
Microsoft Designer
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.2
4,908
9.4
21
Ease of Use
9.4
4,960
9.3
21
Ease of Setup
9.6
1,558
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
9.4
848
Not enough data
Quality of Support
8.8
3,635
9.4
20
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.4
778
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
9.4
4,799
10.0
21
Features by Category
Reports
8.8
435
Not enough data
8.9
432
Not enough data
9.1
504
Not enough data
8.7
419
Not enough data
9.1
461
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
435
Not enough data
8.9
432
Not enough data
9.1
504
Not enough data
8.7
419
Not enough data
9.1
461
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
207
Not enough data
8.3
202
Not enough data
Visualization
9.2
462
Not enough data
8.9
392
Not enough data
9.1
424
Not enough data
9.1
465
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
2492
Not enough data
8.6
2471
Not enough data
9.3
2493
Not enough data
9.1
2399
Not enough data
Design & Editing
8.9
2435
Not enough data
8.9
2483
Not enough data
8.9
2404
Not enough data
Ad Management
8.8
1735
Not enough data
9.1
2216
Not enough data
8.5
1495
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
64
Not enough data
8.9
63
Not enough data
Formatting
7.7
63
Not enough data
8.2
60
Not enough data
7.8
59
Not enough data
Content
8.6
63
Not enough data
8.9
62
Not enough data
8.2
60
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
8.4
63
Not enough data
8.9
64
Not enough data
8.5
63
Not enough data
9.3
64
Not enough data
9.1
65
Not enough data
Communication Tools
8.1
62
Not enough data
8.5
63
Not enough data
Integrations
8.6
57
Not enough data
8.7
62
Not enough data
Software Offering
8.7
62
Not enough data
8.8
61
Not enough data
8.7
60
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Collaborative Whiteboard
8.5
49
Not enough data
8.4
47
Not enough data
8.5
50
Not enough data
Platform Basics
9.1
330
Not enough data
9.1
327
Not enough data
9.5
332
Not enough data
Platform Content
8.6
317
Not enough data
9.2
335
Not enough data
9.0
323
Not enough data
9.3
323
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
7.5
305
Not enough data
8.5
307
Not enough data
8.7
305
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.9
286
Not enough data
7.7
287
Not enough data
7.2
279
Not enough data
7.6
279
Not enough data
6.9
274
Not enough data
7.2
275
Not enough data
7.6
279
Not enough data
Design
9.5
500
Not enough data
9.2
499
Not enough data
9.3
490
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
440
Not enough data
9.2
483
Not enough data
Performance Tracking
8.8
661
Not enough data
8.7
619
Not enough data
9.2
681
Not enough data
Functionality
9.4
699
Not enough data
8.8
634
Not enough data
9.0
665
Not enough data
8.9
637
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
121
Not enough data
9.1
117
Not enough data
7.8
115
Not enough data
8.0
108
Not enough data
Search
8.0
113
Not enough data
7.7
94
Not enough data
7.0
95
Not enough data
8.0
95
Not enough data
Permissions
7.5
93
Not enough data
8.3
110
Not enough data
8.3
109
Not enough data
Platform
9.0
114
Not enough data
9.1
116
Not enough data
9.2
114
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Brand Asset Management
7.1
86
Not enough data
7.2
86
Not enough data
7.3
85
Not enough data
7.6
85
Not enough data
7.3
85
Not enough data
7.3
86
Not enough data
Image Generation
8.6
220
9.0
18
8.3
225
9.2
18
9.0
213
9.3
18
8.7
210
9.0
18
8.9
217
9.1
17
Advanced Functionality
8.7
210
8.9
17
8.0
209
7.9
17
8.1
205
8.4
17
9.1
216
9.4
17
Model
8.3
209
9.1
18
8.9
208
9.0
18
8.6
199
8.8
18
Commercial Rights & Licensing - AI Image Generators
9.0
10
Not enough data
License Type Transparency - AI Image Generators
9.0
7
Not enough data
Planning
7.9
467
Not enough data
Publishing
8.4
475
Not enough data
Social Media
8.6
482
Not enough data
Planning
7.8
490
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.5
460
Not enough data
7.3
438
Not enough data
7.3
449
Not enough data
7.2
453
Not enough data
6.7
446
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Content Creation
7.3
282
Not enough data
7.4
280
Not enough data
7.4
278
Not enough data
7.6
283
Not enough data
7.4
279
Not enough data
7.4
279
Not enough data
7.6
281
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.6
625
Not enough data
7.2
532
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Photo Editing
7.8
262
Not enough data
Video Creation - AI Video Generation
8.4
105
Not enough data
8.1
100
Not enough data
8.2
100
Not enough data
8.8
102
Not enough data
8.3
96
Not enough data
8.2
97
Not enough data
Generative AI - AI Video Generation
7.9
102
Not enough data
Editing - AI Video Generation
8.3
101
Not enough data
8.9
99
Not enough data
Storage & Management - AI Video Generation
8.8
100
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
76
Not enough data
Video creation - Video Content Creation
7.8
291
Not enough data
7.5
271
Not enough data
8.3
291
Not enough data
8.9
292
Not enough data
8.3
285
Not enough data
8.3
269
Not enough data
7.5
265
Not enough data
7.8
287
Not enough data
8.6
280
Not enough data
Distribution - Video Content Creation
7.7
264
Not enough data
8.0
274
Not enough data
9.0
281
Not enough data
Analytics - Video Content Creation
7.6
260
Not enough data
7.5
257
Not enough data
Training & Support - Video Content Creation
8.0
275
Not enough data
8.2
277
Not enough data
Integrations - Video Content Creation
8.6
271
Not enough data
8.5
272
Not enough data
8.1
267
Not enough data
Other - Video Content Creation
8.7
277
Not enough data
8.6
276
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Video Content Creation
7.8
170
Not enough data
7.8
169
Not enough data
Functionality - Logo Design Tools
9.3
420
Not enough data
8.8
417
Not enough data
8.9
412
Not enough data
9.2
420
Not enough data
9.0
412
Not enough data
9.1
418
Not enough data
Content Generation - AI Content Creation Platforms
8.5
141
Not enough data
8.9
139
Not enough data
8.9
139
Not enough data
Management - AI Content Creation Platforms
8.8
138
Not enough data
8.8
137
Not enough data
8.7
137
Not enough data
Customizations
9.4
75
Not enough data
9.5
72
Not enough data
7.9
69
Not enough data
8.1
70
Not enough data
Growth
7.5
65
Not enough data
7.4
64
Not enough data
8.5
65
Not enough data
7.3
64
Not enough data
7.7
63
Not enough data
Content
7.6
66
Not enough data
8.0
66
Not enough data
8.6
64
Not enough data
7.5
63
Not enough data
Support
8.5
63
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Canva and Microsoft Designer are categorized as AI Image Generators
Unique Categories
Canva is categorized as AI Content Creation Platforms, Logo Design Tools, Video Content Creation, AI Video Generators, Design Systems, AI Writing Assistant, Content Creation, Display Ad Design, Photo Editing, Desktop Publishing, Data Visualization, Print Fulfillment Services, Brand Asset Management, Collaborative Whiteboard, Presentation, and Website Builder
Microsoft Designer has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Canva
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Microsoft Designer
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
13.6%
Information Technology and Services
6.8%
Computer Software
5.1%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.0%
Education Management
4.1%
Other
65.3%
Information Technology and Services
13.0%
Automotive
8.7%
Apparel & Fashion
8.7%
Manufacturing
4.3%
Consulting
4.3%
Other
60.9%
Alternatives
Discussions
Can you use Canva designs for commercial purposes?
23 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
Microsoft Designer has no discussions with answers
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