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Market Segments
Small-Business (66.6% of reviews)
Enterprise (49.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
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Canva
Star Rating
(6,549)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.6% of reviews)
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Entry-Level Pricing
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Star Rating
(307)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (49.0% of reviews)
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Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial
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- Users report that Canva excels in its extensive template library, with a score of 8.9, making it easier for small businesses to create visually appealing content quickly. In contrast, PlayPlay's template score of 9.1 is noted for its modern and engaging designs, particularly favored by enterprise users.
- Reviewers mention that PlayPlay offers superior AI text generation capabilities, scoring 8.1 compared to Canva's 7.3. Users appreciate PlayPlay's ability to generate relevant content quickly, which is particularly beneficial for video production.
- G2 users highlight that Canva's ease of setup is impressive, scoring 9.6, which is ideal for small businesses looking to get started without a steep learning curve. PlayPlay, while still user-friendly with a score of 9.4, is noted to require a bit more time to familiarize with its features.
- Reviewers say that PlayPlay shines in customer support, scoring 9.3, with many users praising the responsiveness and helpfulness of the support team. Canva, while still providing good support at 8.8, has received feedback indicating that response times can vary.
- Users on G2 report that both platforms offer strong collaboration features, each scoring 8.5. However, PlayPlay's collaborative tools are particularly highlighted for their effectiveness in team environments, making it a preferred choice for enterprises.
- Reviewers mention that PlayPlay's engagement metrics score of 7.5 is slightly better than Canva's 7.0, with users appreciating PlayPlay's analytics tools that help track content performance across various channels, which is crucial for enterprise-level marketing strategies.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Canva
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Free
Everything you need to start designing
- Easy drag-and-drop editor
- 1M+ professionally-designed templates
- 1000+ design types (social posts, presentations and more)
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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
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Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.2
4,920
8.9
275
Ease of Use
9.4
4,973
9.4
282
Ease of Setup
9.6
1,570
9.5
121
Ease of Admin
9.4
852
9.3
44
Quality of Support
8.8
3,647
9.5
265
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.4
782
9.2
45
Product Direction (% positive)
9.4
4,811
9.8
281
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
2499
Not enough data
8.6
2476
Not enough data
9.3
2500
Not enough data
9.1
2404
Not enough data
Design & Editing
8.9
2441
Not enough data
8.9
2490
Not enough data
8.9
2408
Not enough data
Ad Management
8.8
1735
Not enough data
9.1
2221
Not enough data
8.5
1495
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
64
Not enough data
8.9
65
Not enough data
8.4
64
Not enough data
9.3
65
Not enough data
9.1
66
Not enough data
Communication Tools
8.1
63
Not enough data
8.5
64
Not enough data
Integrations
8.6
58
Not enough data
8.7
63
Not enough data
Software Offering
8.7
63
Not enough data
8.8
62
Not enough data
8.6
61
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Collaborative Whiteboard
8.4
50
Not enough data
8.4
48
Not enough data
8.5
51
Not enough data
Platform Basics
9.1
334
Not enough data
9.1
330
Not enough data
9.5
334
Not enough data
Platform Content
8.6
317
Not enough data
9.2
338
Not enough data
9.0
324
Not enough data
9.2
324
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
7.5
305
Not enough data
8.5
307
Not enough data
8.7
305
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.9
287
Not enough data
7.7
288
Not enough data
7.2
279
Not enough data
7.6
279
Not enough data
6.9
274
Not enough data
7.2
275
Not enough data
7.7
281
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
501
Not enough data
9.2
500
Not enough data
9.3
490
Not enough data
9.2
494
Not enough data
9.0
481
Not enough data
9.1
482
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
8.8
441
Not enough data
9.2
483
Not enough data
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
Editing
Not enough data
8.1
123
Not enough data
8.5
123
Not enough data
8.7
134
Not enough data
8.2
114
Not enough data
8.7
41
Not enough data
8.8
136
Not enough data
8.9
136
Platform
Not enough data
9.0
113
Not enough data
9.0
125
Not enough data
9.0
116
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.1
71
Not enough data
8.5
68
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
8.5
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
8.9
12
Not enough data
License Type Transparency - AI Image Generators
9.2
8
Not enough data
Planning
7.9
467
Feature Not Available
Publishing
8.4
475
Feature Not Available
Social Media
8.6
484
Feature Not Available
Planning
7.8
490
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
7.5
462
8.0
95
7.3
439
8.0
94
7.3
449
7.7
72
7.2
454
7.3
71
6.7
447
7.7
93
Agentic AI - Content Creation
7.3
283
Not enough data
7.4
281
Not enough data
7.4
279
Not enough data
7.6
284
Not enough data
7.4
280
Not enough data
7.4
281
Not enough data
7.6
282
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.6
625
Not enough data
7.2
532
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Photo Editing
7.9
262
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
292
8.0
103
7.5
272
8.4
103
8.3
292
8.6
109
9.0
294
8.9
107
8.3
286
Feature Not Available
8.3
270
8.7
105
7.5
266
8.0
92
7.8
289
7.7
105
8.6
281
8.4
101
Distribution - Video Content Creation
7.7
265
8.2
96
8.0
275
8.3
94
9.0
283
8.7
99
Analytics - Video Content Creation
7.6
261
Feature Not Available
7.5
258
7.4
93
Training & Support - Video Content Creation
8.0
276
8.1
99
8.2
279
9.4
101
Integrations - Video Content Creation
8.6
272
8.8
59
8.5
273
Feature Not Available
8.1
268
Feature Not Available
Other - Video Content Creation
8.7
278
8.5
97
8.6
277
8.4
91
Agentic AI - Video Content Creation
7.8
171
7.1
8
7.8
170
7.1
8
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
142
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 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
6.8%
Computer Software
5.1%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.0%
Education Management
4.1%
Other
65.4%
Information Technology and Services
6.6%
Marketing and Advertising
6.0%
Banking
6.0%
Financial Services
5.3%
Computer Software
5.0%
Other
71.2%
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
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