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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.5% of reviews)
Small-Business (88.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free
Canva
Star Rating
(6,285)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Browse all 4 pricing plansRenderforest
Star Rating
(443)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (88.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Browse all 4 pricing plansSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Canva excels in its drag-and-drop editing feature, making it incredibly user-friendly for creating designs quickly. In contrast, Renderforest's screen recorder feature has received mixed reviews, with some users finding it less intuitive.
- Reviewers mention that Canva's stock image library is extensive and diverse, which enhances the creative process. On the other hand, Renderforest's stock image library is noted to be more limited, which can restrict design options.
- G2 users highlight Canva's superior template creation capabilities, with a wide variety of customizable templates available. Renderforest, while offering templates, does not match the breadth and flexibility that Canva provides.
- Users on G2 appreciate Canva's auto-save functionality, which ensures that their work is continuously saved, reducing the risk of data loss. Renderforest's auto-save feature is less emphasized, leading to concerns about potential data loss during longer projects.
- Reviewers say that Canva's collaboration tools are robust, allowing multiple users to co-edit designs seamlessly. In contrast, Renderforest's collaboration features are seen as less comprehensive, which may hinder teamwork on projects.
- Users report that Canva's quality of support is rated lower than Renderforest's, with many users finding Renderforest's support team more responsive and helpful in resolving issues.
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)
Renderforest
Forever Free
Free
Start growing your business by creating HD720 videos, branding, presentations, and graphics.
- HD videos with Renderforest watermark
- 3 mins video duration
- 10 min text-to-speech
Free Trial
Canva
Free Trial is available
Renderforest
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.2
4,867
9.1
331
Ease of Use
9.4
4,919
9.4
334
Ease of Setup
9.6
1,516
9.4
111
Ease of Admin
9.4
837
9.6
98
Quality of Support
8.8
3,599
9.6
315
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.4
767
9.4
98
Product Direction (% positive)
9.4
4,759
9.3
313
Features by Category
Reports
8.8
433
Not enough data
8.8
430
Not enough data
9.1
501
Not enough data
8.7
417
Not enough data
9.1
459
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
433
Not enough data
8.8
430
Not enough data
9.1
501
Not enough data
8.7
417
Not enough data
9.1
459
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
205
Not enough data
8.3
201
Not enough data
Visualization
9.2
460
Not enough data
8.9
390
Not enough data
9.0
422
Not enough data
9.1
464
Not enough data
Data Updates
8.7
378
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
396
Not enough data
9.0
451
Not enough data
8.6
385
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
2473
Not enough data
8.6
2456
Not enough data
9.3
2467
Not enough data
9.1
2387
Not enough data
Design & Editing
8.9
2421
Not enough data
8.9
2466
Not enough data
8.9
2391
Not enough data
Ad Management
8.8
1726
Not enough data
9.1
2201
Not enough data
8.5
1487
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
64
Not enough data
8.4
63
Not enough data
8.8
62
Not enough data
Formatting
7.7
62
Not enough data
8.1
59
Not enough data
7.8
58
Not enough data
Content
8.6
62
Not enough data
8.9
61
Not enough data
8.1
59
Not enough data
Product Type
8.6
59
Not enough data
8.3
59
Not enough data
Generative AI
9.0
54
Not enough data
8.6
53
Not enough data
Design Tools
8.6
59
Not enough data
8.9
59
Not enough data
8.5
59
Not enough data
9.3
59
Not enough data
9.2
59
Not enough data
Communication Tools
8.2
58
Not enough data
8.6
59
Not enough data
Integrations
8.7
54
Not enough data
8.7
58
Not enough data
Software Offering
8.7
58
Not enough data
8.9
57
Not enough data
8.8
56
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Collaborative Whiteboard
8.5
45
Not enough data
8.5
43
Not enough data
8.6
46
Not enough data
Platform Basics
9.1
315
8.6
49
9.0
315
8.7
49
9.5
316
9.2
51
Platform Content
8.6
307
7.9
41
9.2
317
8.4
53
9.0
313
8.2
51
9.2
312
8.3
41
Platform Additional Functionality
7.5
299
Feature Not Available
8.5
301
8.4
41
8.7
296
8.8
43
Generative AI
7.9
277
8.0
16
7.6
278
8.2
16
7.1
273
8.4
16
7.6
272
7.8
15
6.9
269
7.4
15
7.2
270
7.6
16
7.6
273
7.5
16
Design
9.5
498
9.4
12
9.2
498
8.8
12
9.3
489
8.8
12
9.2
494
8.8
11
9.0
481
9.5
10
9.1
481
9.7
12
Platform Additional Functionality
8.8
439
8.6
11
9.2
482
8.8
13
Performance Tracking
8.8
655
Not enough data
8.8
616
Not enough data
9.2
675
Not enough data
Functionality
9.4
693
Not enough data
8.8
630
Not enough data
9.0
661
Not enough data
9.0
632
Not enough data
Editing
Not enough data
8.4
40
Not enough data
8.6
36
Not enough data
9.0
45
Not enough data
8.2
39
Not enough data
8.7
36
Not enough data
8.8
44
Not enough data
8.6
42
Platform
Not enough data
9.0
42
Not enough data
9.0
43
Not enough data
9.1
36
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.5
14
Not enough data
8.1
15
Agentic AI - Video Editing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
8.5
116
Not enough data
9.0
114
Not enough data
7.8
112
Not enough data
8.0
107
Not enough data
Search
8.0
111
Not enough data
7.6
92
Not enough data
7.0
94
Not enough data
8.0
93
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
113
Not enough data
9.3
111
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
216
Not enough data
8.4
219
Not enough data
9.0
208
Not enough data
8.7
206
Not enough data
8.9
212
Not enough data
Advanced Functionality
8.7
206
Not enough data
8.1
205
Not enough data
8.1
201
Not enough data
9.1
210
Not enough data
Model
8.3
206
Not enough data
8.9
203
Not enough data
8.6
196
Not enough data
Commercial Rights & Licensing - AI Image Generators
Not enough data
Not enough data
License Type Transparency - AI Image Generators
Not enough data
Not enough data
Planning
7.9
462
Not enough data
Publishing
8.4
470
Not enough data
Social Media
8.6
474
Not enough data
Planning
7.8
485
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.5
452
Not enough data
7.3
431
Not enough data
7.3
442
Not enough data
7.2
446
Not enough data
6.7
441
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Content Creation
7.3
278
Not enough data
7.4
275
Not enough data
7.4
274
Not enough data
7.6
276
Not enough data
7.3
273
Not enough data
7.3
273
Not enough data
7.5
275
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.6
618
Not enough data
7.2
528
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Photo Editing
7.8
257
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.8
12
Not enough data
7.8
12
Agentic AI - Animation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Video Creation - AI Video Generation
8.4
104
Not enough data
8.1
100
Not enough data
8.3
100
Not enough data
8.8
102
Not enough data
8.3
96
Not enough data
8.3
97
Not enough data
Generative AI - AI Video Generation
7.8
101
Not enough data
Editing - AI Video Generation
8.2
100
Not enough data
8.9
99
Not enough data
Storage & Management - AI Video Generation
8.8
98
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
75
Not enough data
Video creation - Video Content Creation
7.8
285
7.2
17
7.5
267
6.6
17
8.4
283
8.5
18
8.9
286
8.5
18
8.3
281
8.1
17
8.3
265
8.0
17
7.5
263
6.4
17
7.8
282
8.0
18
8.6
275
7.4
17
Distribution - Video Content Creation
7.7
261
7.1
17
8.0
272
6.8
17
9.0
276
8.7
17
Analytics - Video Content Creation
7.6
256
7.4
17
7.5
254
7.0
17
Training & Support - Video Content Creation
8.0
272
6.7
17
8.2
271
8.4
18
Integrations - Video Content Creation
8.6
268
8.1
17
8.5
267
8.0
17
8.1
264
7.9
17
Other - Video Content Creation
8.7
273
7.1
17
8.6
272
7.2
17
Agentic AI - Video Content Creation
7.8
168
Not enough data
7.8
165
Not enough data
Functionality - Logo Design Tools
9.3
415
Not enough data
8.8
413
Not enough data
8.9
409
Not enough data
9.2
415
Not enough data
9.0
410
Not enough data
9.1
414
Not enough data
Content Generation - AI Content Creation Platforms
8.5
139
Not enough data
8.9
137
Not enough data
8.9
138
Not enough data
Management - AI Content Creation Platforms
8.8
136
Not enough data
8.8
136
Not enough data
8.7
136
Not enough data
Customizations
9.4
72
9.4
17
9.5
71
9.2
17
7.9
68
Feature Not Available
8.1
70
9.1
15
Growth
7.4
64
8.5
13
7.4
64
8.1
13
8.5
64
8.8
15
7.3
64
Feature Not Available
7.7
63
8.9
14
Content
7.6
66
8.9
15
8.0
65
8.8
15
8.6
63
8.8
14
7.5
63
7.9
12
Support
8.5
63
9.6
17
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Canva and Renderforest are categorized as Video Content Creation, Desktop Publishing, Presentation, and Website Builder
Unique Categories
Canva is categorized as AI Content Creation Platforms, Logo Design Tools, AI Video Generators, AI Image Generators, Design Systems, AI Writing Assistant, Content Creation, Display Ad Design, Photo Editing, Data Visualization, Print Fulfillment Services, Brand Asset Management, and Collaborative Whiteboard
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Canva
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Renderforest
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
13.7%
Information Technology and Services
6.7%
Computer Software
5.2%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.0%
Higher Education
4.1%
Other
65.3%
Marketing and Advertising
11.0%
Information Technology and Services
6.6%
Music
5.6%
Entertainment
4.2%
Animation
4.0%
Other
68.6%
Discussions
Can you use Canva designs for commercial purposes?
21 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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