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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.6% of reviews)
Small-Business (76.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Starting at $7.99 Per Month
Canva
Star Rating
(6,425)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
(415)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (76.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $7.99 Per Month
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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, PicMonkey's tools, while effective, scored lower at 8.4, indicating that users find Canva's offerings more robust and user-friendly.
- Reviewers mention that Canva's Template Creation features, particularly its extensive library of templates, received a high score of 9.5, which users appreciate for saving time. PicMonkey, while offering good templates, scored 8.9, suggesting that Canva provides a more diverse selection.
- G2 users highlight Canva's superior Ease of Use with a score of 9.4, which many find intuitive and straightforward. PicMonkey, with a score of 9.2, is also user-friendly but does not quite match the seamless experience that Canva offers.
- Users on G2 report that Canva's Stock Image Library is extensive and well-integrated, scoring 8.6, which enhances the design process. PicMonkey's library, while decent, scored lower at 7.9, indicating that users may find Canva's resources more comprehensive.
- Reviewers mention that Canva's Collaboration features, scoring 9.0, allow for real-time editing and sharing, making it ideal for teams. PicMonkey's collaboration tools, scoring 8.8, are effective but may not offer the same level of functionality for team projects.
- Users say that Canva's Quality of Support is rated at 8.8, with many praising the responsiveness and helpfulness of the support team. PicMonkey, with a score of 8.6, also provides good support, but some users feel that Canva's service is slightly more reliable.
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
4,905
8.7
350
Ease of Use
9.4
4,957
9.2
350
Ease of Setup
9.6
1,554
9.1
40
Ease of Admin
9.4
848
9.3
29
Quality of Support
8.8
3,633
8.6
261
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.4
778
9.1
27
Product Direction (% positive)
9.4
4,796
8.0
341
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
2490
Not enough data
8.6
2469
Not enough data
9.3
2491
Not enough data
9.1
2397
Not enough data
Design & Editing
8.9
2433
Not enough data
8.9
2481
Not enough data
8.9
2402
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
328
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
332
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
9.5
499
Not enough data
9.2
498
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
439
Not enough data
9.2
482
Not enough data
Performance Tracking
8.8
659
Not enough data
8.7
618
Not enough data
9.2
679
Not enough data
Functionality
9.4
698
Not enough data
8.8
633
Not enough data
9.0
664
Not enough data
8.9
636
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
219
Not enough data
8.3
224
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
215
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
8.9
9
Not enough data
License Type Transparency - AI Image Generators
8.9
6
Not enough data
Planning
7.9
465
Not enough data
Publishing
8.4
473
Not enough data
Social Media
8.6
480
Not enough data
Planning
7.8
488
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.5
458
Not enough data
7.3
436
Not enough data
7.3
447
Not enough data
7.2
451
Not enough data
6.7
444
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Content Creation
7.3
280
Not enough data
7.4
278
Not enough data
7.4
276
Not enough data
7.6
281
Not enough data
7.4
277
Not enough data
7.3
277
Not enough data
7.6
279
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.6
624
6.3
9
7.2
531
5.7
9
Agentic AI - Photo Editing
7.8
261
5.6
6
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
290
Not enough data
7.5
270
Not enough data
8.3
290
Not enough data
8.9
292
Not enough data
8.3
284
Not enough data
8.3
268
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
280
Not enough data
Analytics - Video Content Creation
7.6
259
Not enough data
7.5
256
Not enough data
Training & Support - Video Content Creation
8.0
274
Not enough data
8.2
276
Not enough data
Integrations - Video Content Creation
8.6
270
Not enough data
8.5
271
Not enough data
8.1
266
Not enough data
Other - Video Content Creation
8.7
276
Not enough data
8.6
275
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Video Content Creation
7.8
169
Not enough data
7.8
168
Not enough data
Functionality - Logo Design Tools
9.3
419
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
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 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
6.8%
Computer Software
5.1%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.0%
Education Management
4.1%
Other
65.3%
Marketing and Advertising
10.9%
Design
9.5%
Graphic Design
6.7%
Photography
5.0%
Retail
3.7%
Other
64.2%
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
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
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