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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.5% of reviews)
Enterprise (34.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
No pricing available
Canva
Star Rating
(6,376)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
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Star Rating
(4,267)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (34.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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- Users report that Canva excels in ease of use with a score of 9.4, making it a favorite among small businesses for quick and intuitive design tasks, while Microsoft PowerPoint, with a score of 9.1, is noted for its more complex features that may require a steeper learning curve.
- Reviewers mention that Canva's template library is extensive, scoring 9.2, which allows users to create visually appealing presentations quickly. In contrast, PowerPoint's library, scoring 8.5, is seen as less diverse, leading some users to feel limited in their design options.
- G2 users highlight Canva's auto-save feature, scoring 9.5, as a significant advantage, ensuring that their work is continuously saved without manual intervention. PowerPoint's auto-save, with a score of 8.9, is effective but not as seamless, leading to occasional user concerns about losing progress.
- Reviewers mention that while both products have strong presenter tools, PowerPoint shines with a score of 9.1, offering advanced features like Presenter View and slide show controls, which are essential for professional presentations. Canva, scoring 8.3, is seen as more basic in this area.
- Users on G2 report that Canva's quality of support, scoring 8.8, is generally responsive and helpful, especially for small businesses. In comparison, PowerPoint's support, with a score of 8.6, is viewed as adequate but sometimes slower to respond to user inquiries.
- Reviewers mention that Canva's AI features, while innovative, score lower in areas like AI Text Generation (7.2) and AI Image-to-Text (6.5) compared to PowerPoint, which scores higher in these categories (7.7 and 7.6 respectively), indicating that PowerPoint may offer more robust AI capabilities for users looking for advanced functionalities.
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 PowerPoint
No pricing availableFree Trial
Canva
Free Trial is available
Microsoft PowerPoint
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.2
4,882
9.2
3,628
Ease of Use
9.4
4,934
9.1
3,642
Ease of Setup
9.6
1,531
9.2
376
Ease of Admin
9.4
841
9.1
291
Quality of Support
8.8
3,612
8.6
2,772
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.4
771
9.0
271
Product Direction (% positive)
9.4
4,774
8.5
3,550
Features by Category
Reports
8.8
433
Not enough data
8.8
430
Not enough data
9.1
501
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
501
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
205
Not enough data
8.3
201
Not enough data
Visualization
9.2
460
Not enough data
8.9
390
Not enough data
9.0
422
Not enough data
9.1
464
Not enough data
Data Updates
8.7
378
Not enough data
9.0
421
Not enough data
Collaboration
9.4
467
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.2
467
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
2481
Not enough data
8.6
2462
Not enough data
9.3
2477
Not enough data
9.1
2393
Not enough data
Design & Editing
8.9
2428
Not enough data
8.9
2474
Not enough data
8.9
2397
Not enough data
Ad Management
8.8
1730
Not enough data
9.1
2208
Not enough data
8.5
1490
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
8.5
61
Not enough data
8.9
61
Not enough data
8.5
61
Not enough data
9.3
61
Not enough data
9.1
61
Not enough data
Communication Tools
8.1
60
Not enough data
8.5
61
Not enough data
Integrations
8.6
55
Not enough data
8.8
60
Not enough data
Software Offering
8.7
60
Not enough data
8.8
59
Not enough data
8.7
58
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Collaborative Whiteboard
8.5
47
Not enough data
8.4
45
Not enough data
8.5
48
Not enough data
Platform Basics
9.1
323
9.1
1551
9.0
322
9.1
1546
9.5
326
8.9
1507
Platform Content
8.6
314
8.8
1497
9.2
325
8.5
1504
9.0
319
8.6
1449
9.2
319
8.6
1358
Platform Additional Functionality
7.5
303
8.0
967
8.5
305
8.6
1247
8.7
302
8.7
1185
Generative AI
7.9
284
7.5
85
7.7
284
7.5
85
7.2
277
7.1
84
7.6
276
7.7
84
6.9
272
6.6
80
7.2
273
7.1
81
7.6
277
7.2
80
Design
9.5
498
Not enough data
9.2
497
Not enough data
9.3
489
Not enough data
9.2
493
Not enough data
9.0
480
Not enough data
9.1
480
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
8.8
438
Not enough data
9.2
482
Not enough data
Performance Tracking
8.8
657
Not enough data
8.7
618
Not enough data
9.2
678
Not enough data
Functionality
9.4
697
Not enough data
8.8
632
Not enough data
9.0
663
Not enough data
9.0
635
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
119
Not enough data
9.1
116
Not enough data
7.8
114
Not enough data
8.0
107
Not enough data
Search
8.0
112
Not enough data
7.7
93
Not enough data
7.0
94
Not enough data
8.0
94
Not enough data
Permissions
7.5
92
Not enough data
8.3
109
Not enough data
8.3
108
Not enough data
Platform
9.0
113
Not enough data
9.1
115
Not enough data
9.3
112
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Brand Asset Management
7.1
85
Not enough data
7.3
85
Not enough data
7.3
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
216
Not enough data
8.4
221
Not enough data
9.0
210
Not enough data
8.7
207
Not enough data
8.9
214
Not enough data
Advanced Functionality
8.7
207
Not enough data
8.1
206
Not enough data
8.1
202
Not enough data
9.1
212
Not enough data
Model
8.3
206
Not enough data
8.9
204
Not enough data
8.6
196
Not enough data
Commercial Rights & Licensing - AI Image Generators
8.7
5
Not enough data
License Type Transparency - AI Image Generators
Not enough data
Not enough data
Planning
7.9
464
Not enough data
Publishing
8.4
472
Not enough data
Social Media
8.6
477
Not enough data
Planning
7.8
487
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.5
455
Not enough data
7.3
434
Not enough data
7.3
445
Not enough data
7.2
448
Not enough data
6.7
443
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Content Creation
7.3
280
Not enough data
7.4
277
Not enough data
7.4
276
Not enough data
7.6
279
Not enough data
7.4
276
Not enough data
7.3
276
Not enough data
7.6
278
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.7
620
Not enough data
7.2
530
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Photo Editing
7.8
259
Not enough data
Video Creation - AI Video Generation
8.4
104
Not enough data
8.0
99
Not enough data
8.2
99
Not enough data
8.8
101
Not enough data
8.3
95
Not enough data
8.3
96
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
98
Not enough data
8.6
97
Not enough data
8.4
96
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
288
Not enough data
7.5
269
Not enough data
8.4
288
Not enough data
8.9
291
Not enough data
8.3
283
Not enough data
8.3
267
Not enough data
7.5
264
Not enough data
7.8
286
Not enough data
8.6
279
Not enough data
Distribution - Video Content Creation
7.7
262
Not enough data
8.0
273
Not enough data
9.0
279
Not enough data
Analytics - Video Content Creation
7.6
257
Not enough data
7.5
255
Not enough data
Training & Support - Video Content Creation
8.0
273
Not enough data
8.2
273
Not enough data
Integrations - Video Content Creation
8.6
269
Not enough data
8.5
269
Not enough data
8.1
265
Not enough data
Other - Video Content Creation
8.7
275
Not enough data
8.6
273
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Video Content Creation
7.8
169
Not enough data
7.8
166
Not enough data
Functionality - Logo Design Tools
9.3
417
Not enough data
8.8
414
Not enough data
8.9
410
Not enough data
9.2
417
Not enough data
9.0
410
Not enough data
9.1
416
Not enough data
Content Generation - AI Content Creation Platforms
8.5
140
Not enough data
8.9
138
Not enough data
8.9
138
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
74
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 PowerPoint are categorized as Presentation
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, Photo Editing, Desktop Publishing, Data Visualization, Print Fulfillment Services, Brand Asset Management, Collaborative Whiteboard, and Website Builder
Microsoft PowerPoint has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Canva
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Microsoft PowerPoint
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%
Higher Education
4.1%
Other
65.4%
Higher Education
8.8%
Information Technology and Services
8.0%
Education Management
5.7%
Marketing and Advertising
5.2%
Computer Software
4.3%
Other
68.0%
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
how to embed a video in powerpoint
3 Comments
LT
Click on the slide that you want to embed the video in. From the tool bar click insert and move to the far right to media and then click video then select on...Read more
Is it possible to create explanatory videos using power point?
3 Comments
SA
yes it is possible by using recording optionsRead more
how to show video in powerpoint
3 Comments
PW
<a href="https://youtu.be/G2mazmRaC5M"> Excellent post. </a> This article is really very interesting and effective. I think its must be helpful for us....Read more
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