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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.6% of reviews)
Small-Business (47.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
No pricing available
Canva
Star Rating
(6,511)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Browse all 4 pricing plansMicrosoft Publisher
Star Rating
(994)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (47.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Canva excels in its drag-and-drop editing feature, making it incredibly user-friendly for those without design experience, while Microsoft Publisher's layout editor is seen as less intuitive, with some reviewers mentioning a steeper learning curve.
- Reviewers mention that Canva's stock image library is extensive and frequently updated, providing a wealth of resources for content creation, whereas users on G2 note that Microsoft Publisher's image options are more limited, which can hinder creativity.
- G2 users highlight Canva's superior template variety, with many praising the modern and diverse designs available, while Microsoft Publisher's templates are often described as outdated and less appealing.
- Users say that Canva's collaboration features are robust, allowing multiple users to work on a project simultaneously, which is a significant advantage over Microsoft Publisher, where collaboration is more cumbersome and less seamless.
- Reviewers mention that Canva's content creation tools are highly rated, particularly for social media graphics, while Microsoft Publisher is often viewed as more suited for traditional print materials, limiting its versatility in digital content creation.
- Users report that Canva's quality of support is generally better, with a higher rating for responsiveness and helpfulness compared to Microsoft Publisher, where some users have expressed frustration with the support experience.
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 Publisher
No pricing availableFree Trial
Canva
Free Trial is available
Microsoft Publisher
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.2
4,915
8.7
888
Ease of Use
9.4
4,968
8.8
896
Ease of Setup
9.6
1,565
9.1
81
Ease of Admin
9.4
851
9.0
73
Quality of Support
8.8
3,642
8.4
636
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.4
781
8.5
59
Product Direction (% positive)
9.4
4,806
7.2
882
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
2495
Not enough data
8.6
2473
Not enough data
9.3
2496
Not enough data
9.1
2400
Not enough data
Design & Editing
8.9
2437
Not enough data
8.9
2486
Not enough data
8.9
2406
Not enough data
Ad Management
8.8
1734
Not enough data
9.1
2218
Not enough data
8.5
1494
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
332
Not enough data
9.1
329
Not enough data
9.5
332
Not enough data
Platform Content
8.6
316
Not enough data
9.2
336
Not enough data
9.0
323
Not enough data
9.3
323
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
7.5
304
Not enough data
8.5
306
Not enough data
8.7
304
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.9
286
Not enough data
7.7
287
Not enough data
7.2
278
Not enough data
7.6
278
Not enough data
6.9
273
Not enough data
7.2
274
Not enough data
7.7
280
Not enough data
Design
9.5
501
8.8
72
9.2
500
8.7
73
9.3
490
8.6
70
9.2
494
8.7
68
9.0
481
8.3
63
9.1
482
8.0
68
Platform Additional Functionality
8.8
441
7.1
46
9.2
483
8.7
59
Performance Tracking
8.8
662
Not enough data
8.8
620
Not enough data
9.2
682
Not enough data
Functionality
9.4
700
Not enough data
8.8
635
Not enough data
9.0
666
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
8.5
120
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
7.4
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
9.2
113
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Brand Asset Management
7.1
85
Not enough data
7.2
85
Not enough data
7.4
84
Not enough data
7.6
84
Not enough data
7.2
84
Not enough data
7.3
85
Not enough data
Image Generation
8.6
219
Not enough data
8.3
225
Not enough data
9.0
212
Not enough data
8.7
209
Not enough data
8.9
216
Not enough data
Advanced Functionality
8.7
209
Not enough data
8.0
208
Not enough data
8.1
204
Not enough data
9.1
216
Not enough data
Model
8.3
208
Not enough data
8.8
207
Not enough data
8.6
198
Not enough data
Commercial Rights & Licensing - AI Image Generators
8.8
11
Not enough data
License Type Transparency - AI Image Generators
9.2
8
Not enough data
Planning
7.9
466
Not enough data
Publishing
8.4
474
Not enough data
Social Media
8.6
482
Not enough data
Planning
7.8
489
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.5
460
Not enough data
7.3
438
Not enough data
7.3
448
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
280
Not enough data
7.6
281
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.6
624
Not enough data
7.2
531
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Photo Editing
7.9
261
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
7.9
101
Not enough data
Editing - AI Video Generation
8.3
100
Not enough data
8.9
98
Not enough data
Storage & Management - AI Video Generation
8.8
99
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
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
9.0
293
Not enough data
8.3
285
Not enough data
8.3
269
Not enough data
7.5
265
Not enough data
7.8
288
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
282
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
278
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
422
Not enough data
8.8
417
Not enough data
8.9
412
Not enough data
9.2
422
Not enough data
9.0
412
Not enough data
9.1
420
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
137
Not enough data
8.8
136
Not enough data
8.7
136
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 Publisher are categorized as Desktop Publishing
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, Data Visualization, Print Fulfillment Services, Brand Asset Management, Collaborative Whiteboard, Presentation, and Website Builder
Microsoft Publisher has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Canva
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Microsoft Publisher
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%
Higher Education
9.2%
Non-Profit Organization Management
6.4%
Education Management
5.7%
Information Technology and Services
3.3%
Hospital & Health Care
3.3%
Other
72.1%
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
What is the best way to design a business card using Microsoft Publisher?
5 Comments
TC
[foe](http://foo.bar)
[url=googl.com]Google[/url]
<a href="https://abc.com">abc</a>
https://www.google.com
[site->http://riseup.net]Read more
How do you download new new templates to use on publisher?
2 Comments
JC
There is not a specific update or download for adding templates to Publisher, all new content is managed by an ondemand system.
With internet access,...Read more
how to use microsoft publisher
1 Comment
CW
At my office, I have used this program to make templates for our advertisements. Whether we are creating print publications or facebook ads, it helps to have...Read more
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