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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.7% of reviews)
Enterprise (49.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free Trial
Canva
Star Rating
(6,853)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
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Star Rating
(312)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (49.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial
Free Trial is available
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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 those without design experience to create professional-looking graphics 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 PlayPlay is particularly strong in video content creation, with feedback noting its quick and easy setup process. One reviewer appreciated the platform's ability to produce professional results, stating, "I find it quick and easy to use... the AI voice-over works well as it sounds human."
- According to verified reviews, Canva has a significantly larger user base, which contributes to its higher G2 Score. With nearly 6,000 reviews compared to PlayPlay's 310, users feel more confident in the reliability and overall satisfaction of Canva's offerings.
- Reviewers mention that while both platforms are easy to use, Canva's extensive library of templates and design elements gives it an edge for users looking to create a variety of content types, from presentations to social media posts. One user noted, "Canva is one of the best platforms because it is very easy to use, even for beginners."
- Users highlight that PlayPlay's focus on video editing is complemented by its evolving features, making it a solid choice for teams needing to produce high-quality videos quickly. A user remarked, "There are some really impressive out-of-the-box screens that are simple to adapt to my needs."
- G2 reviewers indicate that while Canva has a slight edge in overall support quality, PlayPlay's customer support is highly rated, with users appreciating the responsiveness and helpfulness of the support team. One user stated, "The initial setup was also easy," reflecting a positive onboarding 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)
PlayPlay
Free Trial (7 Days)
Free Trial
Start today and get a taste of the PlayPlay magic for yourself! Free for 7 days. No credit cards required.
- Create unlimited videos for 7 days
- Full access to PlayPlay’s premium features: video templates, Getty library, branding tools, AI-powered tools, and more
Free Trial
Canva
Free Trial is available
PlayPlay
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.2
5,035
8.9
276
Ease of Use
9.4
5,091
9.4
283
Ease of Setup
9.5
1,686
9.5
122
Ease of Admin
9.4
894
9.3
44
Quality of Support
8.8
3,740
9.5
266
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.3
825
9.2
45
Product Direction (% positive)
9.4
4,923
9.8
282
Features by Category
Reports
8.8
439
Not enough data
8.9
437
Not enough data
9.1
512
Not enough data
8.7
422
Not enough data
9.1
467
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
439
Not enough data
8.9
437
Not enough data
9.1
512
Not enough data
8.7
422
Not enough data
9.1
467
Not enough data
Reports
8.7
392
Not enough data
8.7
392
Not enough data
8.7
382
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.5
210
Not enough data
8.3
205
Not enough data
Visualization
9.2
466
Not enough data
8.9
394
Not enough data
9.1
427
Not enough data
9.1
468
Not enough data
Data Updates
8.7
382
Not enough data
9.0
424
Not enough data
Collaboration
9.4
470
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.2
470
Not enough data
Data Updates
8.7
401
Not enough data
9.0
455
Not enough data
8.6
389
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
2541
Not enough data
8.7
2520
Not enough data
9.3
2573
Not enough data
9.1
2434
Not enough data
Design & Editing
8.9
2470
Not enough data
8.9
2525
Not enough data
8.9
2438
Not enough data
Ad Management
8.8
1757
Not enough data
9.1
2250
Not enough data
8.5
1511
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
66
Not enough data
8.4
65
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
63
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
71
Not enough data
8.9
71
Not enough data
8.6
71
Not enough data
9.4
74
Not enough data
9.1
75
Not enough data
Communication Tools
8.2
67
Not enough data
8.6
69
Not enough data
Integrations
8.7
61
Not enough data
8.8
69
Not enough data
Software Offering
8.7
69
Not enough data
8.9
68
Not enough data
8.6
69
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Collaborative Whiteboard
8.5
54
Not enough data
8.4
52
Not enough data
8.5
56
Not enough data
Platform Basics
9.1
356
Not enough data
9.1
347
Not enough data
9.5
349
Not enough data
Platform Content
8.6
330
Not enough data
9.2
371
Not enough data
9.0
345
Not enough data
9.3
341
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
7.5
312
Not enough data
8.5
317
Not enough data
8.8
314
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.9
295
Not enough data
7.7
294
Not enough data
7.2
287
Not enough data
7.7
286
Not enough data
6.9
279
Not enough data
7.3
282
Not enough data
7.7
288
Not enough data
Platform Interoperability
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Video Functionality
Not enough data
9.2
57
Agentic AI - Video Advertising
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
Campaign Management
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.0
49
Not enough data
8.4
42
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.8
107
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Targeting
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Platform
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.9
104
Not enough data
9.1
115
Not enough data
8.9
100
Not enough data
8.4
115
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.8
40
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Platform Interoperability
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Social Media Advertising
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
Social Functionality
Not enough data
9.1(won by default)
89
Campaign Management
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.0(won by default)
49
Not enough data
8.4(won by default)
42
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.8(won by default)
107
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Targeting
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Platform
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.9(won by default)
104
Not enough data
9.1(won by default)
115
Not enough data
8.9(won by default)
100
Not enough data
8.4(won by default)
115
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.8(won by default)
40
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Design
9.5
507
Not enough data
9.2
502
Not enough data
9.2
494
Not enough data
9.2
495
Not enough data
9.0
482
Not enough data
9.2
484
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
8.8
443
Not enough data
9.2
485
Not enough data
Performance Tracking
8.8
663
Not enough data
8.7
619
Not enough data
9.2
684
Not enough data
Functionality
9.4
707
Not enough data
8.8
637
Not enough data
9.0
669
Not enough data
8.9
639
Not enough data
Editing
Not enough data
8.1
124
Not enough data
8.5
124
Not enough data
8.7
135
Not enough data
8.2
115
Not enough data
8.7
41
Not enough data
8.8
137
Not enough data
8.9
137
Platform
Not enough data
9.0
113
Not enough data
9.0
126
Not enough data
9.0
117
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.1
71
Not enough data
8.5
69
Agentic AI - Video Editing
Not enough data
6.7
12
Not enough data
6.8
11
Not enough data
6.8
11
Not enough data
6.8
11
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
123
Not enough data
9.1
119
Not enough data
7.8
116
Not enough data
8.0
108
Not enough data
Search
8.0
110
Not enough data
7.6
90
Not enough data
7.0
91
Not enough data
8.0
92
Not enough data
Permissions
7.4
89
Not enough data
8.2
107
Not enough data
8.3
107
Not enough data
Platform
9.0
115
Not enough data
9.1
117
Not enough data
9.3
118
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Brand Asset Management
7.0
83
Not enough data
7.2
83
Not enough data
7.4
82
Not enough data
7.5
82
Not enough data
7.2
82
Not enough data
7.2
83
Not enough data
Image Generation
8.6
224
Not enough data
8.4
234
Not enough data
9.1
222
Not enough data
8.7
214
Not enough data
8.9
224
Not enough data
Advanced Functionality
8.7
214
Not enough data
8.1
212
Not enough data
8.1
208
Not enough data
9.1
226
Not enough data
Model
8.3
213
Not enough data
8.9
214
Not enough data
8.7
203
Not enough data
Commercial Rights & Licensing - AI Image Generators
9.5
43
Not enough data
License Type Transparency - AI Image Generators
9.0
19
Not enough data
Planning
7.9
475
Feature Not Available
Publishing
8.5
483
Feature Not Available
Social Media
8.6
494
Feature Not Available
Planning
7.9
500
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
7.5
472
8.0
95
7.4
447
8.0
94
7.3
459
7.7
72
7.2
465
7.3
72
6.7
455
7.7
94
Agentic AI - Content Creation
7.3
287
Not enough data
7.5
285
Not enough data
7.4
283
Not enough data
7.7
290
Not enough data
7.4
285
Not enough data
7.4
286
Not enough data
7.6
290
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.7
633
Not enough data
7.2
535
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Photo Editing
7.9
267
Not enough data
Video Creation - AI Video Generation
8.4
106
Not enough data
8.1
101
Not enough data
8.3
101
Not enough data
8.9
103
Not enough data
8.3
97
Not enough data
8.3
98
Not enough data
Generative AI - AI Video Generation
7.9
103
Not enough data
Editing - AI Video Generation
8.3
102
Not enough data
8.9
100
Not enough data
Storage & Management - AI Video Generation
8.8
101
Not enough data
8.8
100
Not enough data
8.7
99
Not enough data
8.4
98
Not enough data
Logistics - Print Fulfillment
8.8
74
Not enough data
8.5
73
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Print Fulfillment Services
7.8
40
Not enough data
Customization - Print Fulfillment
8.7
73
Not enough data
8.8
73
Not enough data
9.3
75
Not enough data
Video creation - Video Content Creation
7.8
291
8.0
103
7.5
273
8.4
103
8.4
296
8.6
109
9.0
304
8.9
108
8.3
287
Feature Not Available
8.3
271
8.7
106
7.5
266
8.0
92
7.8
291
7.8
106
8.6
283
8.4
102
Distribution - Video Content Creation
7.7
264
8.2
96
8.0
277
8.3
94
9.0
287
8.7
100
Analytics - Video Content Creation
7.6
262
Feature Not Available
7.5
258
7.4
93
Training & Support - Video Content Creation
8.0
277
8.1
99
8.2
282
9.4
102
Integrations - Video Content Creation
8.6
274
8.8
60
8.5
278
Feature Not Available
8.1
271
Feature Not Available
Other - Video Content Creation
8.8
283
8.5
97
8.6
280
8.4
91
Agentic AI - Video Content Creation
7.8
172
7.1
8
7.8
170
7.1
8
Functionality - Logo Design Tools
9.3
431
Not enough data
8.9
421
Not enough data
9.0
415
Not enough data
9.2
429
Not enough data
9.0
419
Not enough data
9.1
425
Not enough data
Content Generation - AI Content Creation Platforms
8.6
145
Not enough data
8.9
144
Not enough data
8.9
143
Not enough data
Management - AI Content Creation Platforms
8.8
140
Not enough data
8.8
139
Not enough data
8.8
139
Not enough data
Customizations
9.4
86
Not enough data
9.5
78
Not enough data
7.8
68
Not enough data
8.0
71
Not enough data
Growth
7.4
64
Not enough data
7.4
65
Not enough data
8.5
69
Not enough data
7.3
64
Not enough data
7.6
63
Not enough data
Content
7.6
66
Not enough data
8.0
66
Not enough data
8.6
62
Not enough data
7.4
62
Not enough data
Support
8.5
65
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Canva and PlayPlay are categorized as Video Content Creation and Content Creation
Unique Categories
Canva is categorized as AI Content Creation Platforms, Logo Design Tools, AI Video Generators, AI Image Generators, Design Systems, AI Writing Assistant, Display Ad Design, Photo Editing, Desktop Publishing, Data Visualization, Print Fulfillment Services, Brand Asset Management, Collaborative Whiteboard, Presentation, and Website Builder
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Canva
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
PlayPlay
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%
Information Technology and Services
6.6%
Marketing and Advertising
5.9%
Banking
5.9%
Financial Services
5.3%
Computer Software
5.0%
Other
71.3%
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
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