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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.6% of reviews)
Small-Business (38.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
No pricing available
Canva
Star Rating
(6,415)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
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Star Rating
(1,957)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (38.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Microsoft WordCanva vs Microsoft Word
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Canva easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Canva overall.
- Reviewers felt that Microsoft Word meets the needs of their business better than Canva.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, Canva and Microsoft Word provide similar levels of assistance.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Canva over Microsoft Word.
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 Word
No pricing availableFree Trial
Canva
Free Trial is available
Microsoft Word
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.2
4,898
9.4
1,417
Ease of Use
9.4
4,950
9.2
1,429
Ease of Setup
9.6
1,547
9.4
271
Ease of Admin
9.4
847
9.2
148
Quality of Support
8.8
3,627
8.8
1,139
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.4
777
9.0
140
Product Direction (% positive)
9.4
4,789
8.9
1,327
Features by Category
Reports
8.8
434
Not enough data
8.8
431
Not enough data
9.1
503
Not enough data
8.7
418
Not enough data
9.1
460
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
434
Not enough data
8.8
431
Not enough data
9.1
503
Not enough data
8.7
418
Not enough data
9.1
460
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
206
Not enough data
8.3
201
Not enough data
Visualization
9.2
461
Not enough data
8.9
391
Not enough data
9.1
423
Not enough data
9.1
464
Not enough data
Data Updates
8.7
379
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
397
Not enough data
9.0
452
Not enough data
8.6
386
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
2489
Not enough data
8.6
2468
Not enough data
9.3
2488
Not enough data
9.1
2396
Not enough data
Design & Editing
8.9
2432
Not enough data
8.9
2480
Not enough data
8.9
2401
Not enough data
Ad Management
8.8
1733
Not enough data
9.1
2214
Not enough data
8.5
1493
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
62
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
326
Not enough data
9.1
325
Not enough data
9.5
330
Not enough data
Platform Content
8.6
315
Not enough data
9.2
331
Not enough data
9.0
320
Not enough data
9.2
321
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
7.5
303
Not enough data
8.5
305
Not enough data
8.7
303
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.9
284
Not enough data
7.7
285
Not enough data
7.2
277
Not enough data
7.6
277
Not enough data
6.9
272
Not enough data
7.2
273
Not enough data
7.6
277
Not enough data
Design
Not enough data
8.3
650
Not enough data
8.6
662
Not enough data
8.4
630
Collaboration
Not enough data
8.2
586
Not enough data
7.8
523
File Types
Not enough data
9.1
658
Not enough data
8.6
642
Not enough data
8.3
484
Edit & Revise
Not enough data
8.7
623
Not enough data
8.4
608
Not enough data
9.2
665
Integrate & Embed
Not enough data
8.3
498
Not enough data
8.3
476
Not enough data
8.5
516
Operating System
Not enough data
9.3
631
Not enough data
8.5
433
Not enough data
7.6
333
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.5
126
Not enough data
7.7
124
Not enough data
6.8
122
Not enough data
7.0
121
Not enough data
6.7
119
Agentic AI - Document Creation
Not enough data
6.5
41
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
658
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
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
7.5
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
9.2
113
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
217
Not enough data
8.4
222
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
213
Not enough data
Model
8.3
206
Not enough data
8.9
205
Not enough data
8.6
196
Not enough data
Commercial Rights & Licensing - AI Image Generators
9.0
7
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
479
Not enough data
Planning
7.8
488
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.5
457
Not enough data
7.3
435
Not enough data
7.3
446
Not enough data
7.2
450
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
280
Not enough data
7.4
276
Not enough data
7.3
276
Not enough data
7.6
278
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.6
622
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
105
Not enough data
8.1
100
Not enough data
8.2
99
Not enough data
8.8
102
Not enough data
8.3
96
Not enough data
8.3
96
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
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
289
Not enough data
7.5
269
Not enough data
8.3
289
Not enough data
8.9
292
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
263
Not enough data
8.0
273
Not enough data
9.0
279
Not enough data
Analytics - Video Content Creation
7.6
258
Not enough data
7.5
255
Not enough data
Training & Support - Video Content Creation
8.0
273
Not enough data
8.2
275
Not enough data
Integrations - Video Content Creation
8.6
269
Not enough data
8.5
270
Not enough data
8.1
265
Not enough data
Other - Video Content Creation
8.7
275
Not enough data
8.6
274
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Video Content Creation
7.8
169
Not enough data
7.8
167
Not enough data
Functionality - Logo Design Tools
9.3
417
Not enough data
8.8
415
Not enough data
8.9
410
Not enough data
9.2
418
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
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 Word share no categories
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, Presentation, and Website Builder
Microsoft Word is categorized as Document Creation
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Canva
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Microsoft Word
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
9.7%
Computer Software
7.2%
Higher Education
5.9%
Education Management
3.9%
Marketing and Advertising
3.8%
Other
69.4%
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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.
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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 Microsoft Word the ideal software for working with digital documents?
3 Comments
CF
Particularly, I think that Microsoft Word is indeed the best for creating digital documents since it offers a wide variety of tools that allow for a very...Read more
What is the Advanced Use of MS Word?
3 Comments
FN
One of my most used functions in MS Word is the ability to design and create forms and templates for my small business. These docs and forms can be shared...Read more
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