Compare Canva and PicMonkey 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.7% of reviews)
Small-Business (76.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Starting at $7.99 Per Month
Canva
Star Rating
(6,933)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Browse all 4 pricing plansPicMonkey
Star Rating
(420)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (76.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $7.99 Per Month
Browse all 2 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 that allows even beginners to create professional-looking designs effortlessly. One user mentioned, "I love that I can just pick a template, drag and drop elements, and have a great-looking design ready."
- Users say that PicMonkey also offers an intuitive experience, particularly for creating social media graphics and marketing materials. Reviewers appreciate its clean interface and ready-to-use templates, which make it easy for those without design experience to produce high-quality work.
- According to verified reviews, Canva's extensive library of templates and design elements is a standout feature, making it a go-to choice for users who frequently create various types of content, from presentations to flyers. One user noted, "Canva is one of the best platforms because it is very easy to use, even for beginners."
- Reviewers mention that while PicMonkey provides a solid range of photo editing options, it doesn't quite match the breadth of features available in Canva. Users appreciate the "endless options for photo editing" in PicMonkey, but many feel Canva's offerings are more comprehensive for diverse design needs.
- G2 reviewers highlight that Canva's strong support and community resources contribute to a positive user experience, with many users feeling well-supported in their design endeavors. In contrast, while PicMonkey's support is rated positively, it doesn't receive the same level of acclaim, with users noting it could be improved.
- Users report that Canva's free entry-level pricing is a significant advantage, allowing users to access a wide range of features without any upfront cost. PicMonkey, starting at $7.99, is seen as less accessible for those just starting out, which may deter some potential users.
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)
PicMonkey
PicMonkey Basic Monthly or Annual
Starting at $7.99
Per Month
Basic is PicMonkey’s monthly or annual paid subscription which includes access to many of PicMonkey’s powerful phot editing and graphic design features.
- Basic editing tools
- Primo effects
- Free templates
Free Trial
Canva
Free Trial is available
PicMonkey
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.2
5,064
8.7
354
Ease of Use
9.4
5,120
9.2
354
Ease of Setup
9.5
1,712
9.2
44
Ease of Admin
9.4
907
9.3
31
Quality of Support
8.8
3,762
8.6
265
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.3
838
9.1
29
Product Direction (% positive)
9.4
4,950
8.0
345
Features by Category
Reports
8.8
441
Not enough data
8.9
439
Not enough data
9.1
514
Not enough data
8.7
424
Not enough data
9.1
469
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
441
Not enough data
8.9
439
Not enough data
9.1
514
Not enough data
8.7
424
Not enough data
9.1
469
Not enough data
Reports
8.7
394
Not enough data
8.7
394
Not enough data
8.7
384
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.6
212
Not enough data
8.4
207
Not enough data
Visualization
9.2
468
Not enough data
8.9
396
Not enough data
9.1
429
Not enough data
9.1
470
Not enough data
Data Updates
8.7
384
Not enough data
9.0
426
Not enough data
Collaboration
9.4
472
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.2
472
Not enough data
Data Updates
8.7
403
Not enough data
9.0
457
Not enough data
8.6
391
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
2549
Not enough data
8.7
2527
Not enough data
9.3
2593
Not enough data
9.1
2440
Not enough data
Design & Editing
8.9
2476
Not enough data
8.9
2533
Not enough data
8.9
2446
Not enough data
Ad Management
8.8
1759
Not enough data
9.1
2255
Not enough data
8.5
1514
Not enough data
Analytics
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Grammar
8.7
68
Not enough data
8.5
67
Not enough data
8.9
65
Not enough data
Formatting
7.8
65
Not enough data
8.2
62
Not enough data
7.9
61
Not enough data
Content
8.6
65
Not enough data
8.9
65
Not enough data
8.2
62
Not enough data
Product Type
8.7
62
Not enough data
8.4
62
Not enough data
Generative AI
9.0
57
Not enough data
8.7
56
Not enough data
Design Tools
8.5
73
Not enough data
8.9
73
Not enough data
8.6
73
Not enough data
9.4
76
Not enough data
9.2
77
Not enough data
Communication Tools
8.3
69
Not enough data
8.7
71
Not enough data
Integrations
8.7
63
Not enough data
8.8
71
Not enough data
Software Offering
8.7
71
Not enough data
8.9
70
Not enough data
8.6
71
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Collaborative Whiteboard
8.6
56
Not enough data
8.5
54
Not enough data
8.6
58
Not enough data
Platform Basics
9.2
361
Not enough data
9.1
351
Not enough data
9.5
353
Not enough data
Platform Content
8.6
332
Not enough data
9.2
374
Not enough data
9.1
348
Not enough data
9.3
346
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
7.5
314
Not enough data
8.5
320
Not enough data
8.8
316
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.0
297
Not enough data
7.7
295
Not enough data
7.3
288
Not enough data
7.7
286
Not enough data
7.0
279
Not enough data
7.3
282
Not enough data
7.7
289
Not enough data
Design
9.5
510
Not enough data
9.2
505
Not enough data
9.2
496
Not enough data
9.2
498
Not enough data
9.0
484
Not enough data
9.2
487
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
8.8
446
Not enough data
9.2
488
Not enough data
Performance Tracking
8.8
666
Not enough data
8.7
622
Not enough data
9.2
686
Not enough data
Functionality
9.4
709
Not enough data
8.8
639
Not enough data
9.0
674
Not enough data
8.9
641
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
8.1
112
Not enough data
Search
8.0
113
Not enough data
7.6
92
Not enough data
7.0
93
Not enough data
8.0
94
Not enough data
Permissions
7.4
91
Not enough data
8.3
109
Not enough data
8.4
110
Not enough data
Platform
9.0
120
Not enough data
9.2
120
Not enough data
9.3
122
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Brand Asset Management
7.1
85
Not enough data
7.3
85
Not enough data
7.4
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
226
Not enough data
8.4
235
Not enough data
9.1
225
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
215
Not enough data
8.9
216
Not enough data
8.7
205
Not enough data
Commercial Rights & Licensing - AI Image Generators
9.5
50
Not enough data
License Type Transparency - AI Image Generators
9.2
22
Not enough data
Planning
7.9
478
Not enough data
Publishing
8.5
487
Not enough data
Social Media
8.7
499
Not enough data
Planning
7.9
504
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.5
475
Not enough data
7.4
450
Not enough data
7.3
462
Not enough data
7.3
468
Not enough data
6.8
458
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Content Creation
7.4
290
Not enough data
7.5
288
Not enough data
7.4
286
Not enough data
7.7
293
Not enough data
7.4
288
Not enough data
7.4
289
Not enough data
7.6
293
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.7
634
7.0
11
7.2
536
5.7
9
Agentic AI - Photo Editing
7.9
268
6.7
8
Video Creation - AI Video Generation
8.5
107
Not enough data
8.1
102
Not enough data
8.3
102
Not enough data
8.9
104
Not enough data
8.4
98
Not enough data
8.3
99
Not enough data
Generative AI - AI Video Generation
7.9
104
Not enough data
Editing - AI Video Generation
8.3
103
Not enough data
8.9
101
Not enough data
Storage & Management - AI Video Generation
8.8
102
Not enough data
8.8
101
Not enough data
8.7
100
Not enough data
8.4
99
Not enough data
Logistics - Print Fulfillment
8.8
76
Not enough data
8.6
74
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Print Fulfillment Services
7.9
42
Not enough data
Customization - Print Fulfillment
8.7
75
Not enough data
8.8
75
Not enough data
9.3
77
Not enough data
Video creation - Video Content Creation
7.8
294
Not enough data
7.6
275
Not enough data
8.4
299
Not enough data
9.0
306
Not enough data
8.3
290
Not enough data
8.3
273
Not enough data
7.5
268
Not enough data
7.8
293
Not enough data
8.6
285
Not enough data
Distribution - Video Content Creation
7.8
266
Not enough data
8.0
279
Not enough data
9.0
289
Not enough data
Analytics - Video Content Creation
7.6
264
Not enough data
7.5
260
Not enough data
Training & Support - Video Content Creation
8.0
279
Not enough data
8.2
284
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
7.8
172
Not enough data
Functionality - Logo Design Tools
9.3
433
Not enough data
8.9
423
Not enough data
9.0
417
Not enough data
9.2
432
Not enough data
9.0
423
Not enough data
9.1
427
Not enough data
Content Generation - AI Content Creation Platforms
8.6
147
Not enough data
8.9
146
Not enough data
9.0
145
Not enough data
Management - AI Content Creation Platforms
8.9
142
Not enough data
8.9
141
Not enough data
8.8
141
Not enough data
Customizations
9.4
88
Not enough data
9.5
81
Not enough data
7.9
70
Not enough data
8.1
74
Not enough data
Growth
7.5
66
Not enough data
7.4
67
Not enough data
8.5
70
Not enough data
7.4
66
Not enough data
7.7
66
Not enough data
Content
7.6
68
Not enough data
8.0
68
Not enough data
8.6
64
Not enough data
7.5
64
Not enough data
Support
8.6
67
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Canva and PicMonkey are categorized as Photo Editing
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, Desktop Publishing, Data Visualization, Print Fulfillment Services, Brand Asset Management, Collaborative Whiteboard, Presentation, and Website Builder
PicMonkey has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Canva
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
PicMonkey
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
6.9%
Computer Software
5.3%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.0%
Education Management
4.1%
Other
65.0%
Marketing and Advertising
10.8%
Design
9.4%
Graphic Design
6.7%
Photography
5.2%
Retail
3.7%
Other
64.3%
Discussions
Can you use Canva designs for commercial purposes?
24 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?
19 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
Please let us save the picture in specific folder (different on the picmonkey one
1 Comment
SG
click the download instead link below export. this will allow you to select a folder.Read more
Is PicMonkey safe to use?
1 Comment
MA
It software easy to use product.it has many features. I like to use it Read more
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