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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.8% of reviews)
Small-Business (87.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free 1 Users Per Month
Canva
Star Rating
(6,883)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Browse all 4 pricing plansRiverside
Star Rating
(1,663)4.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (87.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free 1 Users Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 4 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 drag-and-drop interface. One user mentioned, "You don’t need to be a designer to create something that looks professional," making it a go-to choice for beginners and non-designers alike.
- Users say Riverside shines in its seamless setup and functionality for podcasting. Reviewers appreciate how easy it is to invite guests and record sessions, with one stating, "Honestly, if you’re looking to podcast, this service is a game changer," indicating its strong focus on audio content creation.
- According to verified reviews, Canva has a significantly higher overall satisfaction score, reflecting its broad appeal among small businesses. Users frequently mention its versatility for creating various content types, from presentations to social media graphics, which enhances its value for diverse marketing needs.
- Reviewers mention that while Riverside offers excellent support and quality, Canva's support is still highly rated, though slightly lower. Users appreciate Riverside's responsive assistance, but some Canva users feel that the platform's extensive resources and community support are also quite beneficial.
- G2 reviewers highlight that both platforms are easy to set up, but Canva's extensive template library and design tools give it an edge for users looking to create visually appealing content quickly. One user noted, "I can just pick a template, drag and drop elements, and have a great-looking design ready," showcasing its efficiency.
- Users report that Riverside's focus on audio and video quality is impressive, with features that cater specifically to podcasters. However, Canva's broader range of creative tools and features for visual content creation makes it a more versatile option for users who need to produce various types of media.
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)
Riverside
Free
Free
1 Users Per Month
- Unlimited recording & editing
- Separate tracks for the first 2 hours of recording*
- Up to 720p recording
Free Trial
Canva
Free Trial is available
Riverside
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.2
5,049
9.4
1,534
Ease of Use
9.4
5,105
9.4
1,582
Ease of Setup
9.6
1,698
9.5
1,064
Ease of Admin
9.4
900
9.5
296
Quality of Support
8.8
3,751
9.4
1,323
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.4
831
9.5
283
Product Direction (% positive)
9.4
4,936
9.8
1,565
Features by Category
Reports
8.8
440
Not enough data
8.9
438
Not enough data
9.1
513
Not enough data
8.7
423
Not enough data
9.1
468
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
440
Not enough data
8.9
438
Not enough data
9.1
513
Not enough data
8.7
423
Not enough data
9.1
468
Not enough data
Reports
8.7
393
Not enough data
8.7
393
Not enough data
8.7
383
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.6
211
Not enough data
8.4
206
Not enough data
Visualization
9.2
467
Not enough data
8.9
395
Not enough data
9.1
428
Not enough data
9.1
469
Not enough data
Data Updates
8.7
383
Not enough data
9.0
425
Not enough data
Collaboration
9.4
471
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.2
471
Not enough data
Data Updates
8.7
402
Not enough data
9.0
456
Not enough data
8.6
390
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
2546
Not enough data
8.7
2524
Not enough data
9.3
2584
Not enough data
9.1
2437
Not enough data
Design & Editing
8.9
2475
Not enough data
8.9
2530
Not enough data
8.9
2441
Not enough data
Ad Management
8.8
1758
Not enough data
9.1
2252
Not enough data
8.5
1512
Not enough data
Analytics
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Host Tools
Not enough data
9.0
84
Not enough data
8.8
77
Not enough data
9.6
90
Attendee Tools
Not enough data
8.3
70
Not enough data
8.4
72
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Post-Event Tools
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Integrations
Not enough data
8.4
74
Not enough data
8.6
68
Agentic AI - Webinar
Not enough data
8.6
44
Not enough data
8.1
43
Not enough data
8.1
42
Not enough data
8.3
45
Not enough data
8.4
43
Grammar
8.6
67
Not enough data
8.4
66
Not enough data
8.9
64
Not enough data
Formatting
7.7
64
Not enough data
8.2
61
Not enough data
7.8
60
Not enough data
Content
8.6
64
Not enough data
8.9
64
Not enough data
8.2
61
Not enough data
Product Type
8.7
61
Not enough data
8.3
61
Not enough data
Generative AI
9.0
56
Not enough data
8.6
55
Not enough data
Design Tools
8.5
72
Not enough data
8.9
72
Not enough data
8.6
72
Not enough data
9.4
75
Not enough data
9.1
76
Not enough data
Communication Tools
8.3
68
Not enough data
8.6
70
Not enough data
Integrations
8.7
62
Not enough data
8.8
70
Not enough data
Software Offering
8.7
70
Not enough data
8.9
69
Not enough data
8.6
70
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Collaborative Whiteboard
8.5
55
Not enough data
8.5
53
Not enough data
8.5
57
Not enough data
Software Options
Not enough data
9.2
117
Not enough data
9.2
114
Not enough data
9.0
112
Not enough data
8.8
103
Audience Tools
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.0
111
Not enough data
8.8
101
Streamer Tools
Not enough data
9.5
113
Not enough data
9.3
106
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Live Stream
Not enough data
8.6
52
Not enough data
8.4
51
Platform Basics
Not enough data
9.1
575
Not enough data
9.5
699
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Platform Content
Not enough data
8.5
465
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.2
612
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.7
526
Not enough data
8.4
455
Agentic AI - Screen and Video Capture
Not enough data
8.5
152
Platform Basics
9.1
358
Not enough data
9.1
348
Not enough data
9.5
350
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
342
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
7.5
311
Not enough data
8.5
317
Not enough data
8.8
313
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.0
295
Not enough data
7.7
293
Not enough data
7.2
286
Not enough data
7.7
285
Not enough data
6.9
278
Not enough data
7.3
281
Not enough data
7.7
287
Not enough data
Voice
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.0
311
Transcription
Not enough data
9.3
316
Not enough data
9.2
304
Not enough data
9.1
302
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Editing
Not enough data
8.6
298
Not enough data
8.3
286
Not enough data
8.7
306
Not enough data
7.7
259
Integration
Not enough data
8.5
257
Not enough data
7.9
239
Not enough data
9.0
281
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
255
Agentic AI - Transcription
Not enough data
8.3
88
Not enough data
8.3
85
Not enough data
8.3
87
Design
9.5
508
Not enough data
9.2
503
Not enough data
9.2
495
Not enough data
9.2
496
Not enough data
9.0
483
Not enough data
9.2
485
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
8.8
444
Not enough data
9.2
486
Not enough data
Performance Tracking
8.8
665
Not enough data
8.7
621
Not enough data
9.2
685
Not enough data
Functionality
9.4
708
Not enough data
8.8
638
Not enough data
9.0
672
Not enough data
8.9
640
Not enough data
Platform Features
Not enough data
9.4
114
Not enough data
8.5
106
Not enough data
8.9
97
Not enough data
8.6
94
Not enough data
9.1
102
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Organization
Not enough data
8.7
100
Not enough data
8.7
97
Not enough data
9.0
100
Customization
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
103
Analytics
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Editing
Not enough data
9.0
466
Not enough data
9.2
481
Not enough data
8.6
432
Not enough data
8.2
408
Not enough data
8.6
434
Not enough data
9.1
494
Not enough data
9.1
465
Platform
Not enough data
8.9
447
Not enough data
9.0
437
Not enough data
8.4
414
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.1
314
Not enough data
8.0
326
Agentic AI - Video Editing
Not enough data
8.6
199
Not enough data
8.2
192
Not enough data
8.5
193
Not enough data
8.6
193
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
126
Not enough data
9.1
122
Not enough data
7.7
119
Not enough data
8.0
110
Not enough data
Search
8.0
112
Not enough data
7.6
91
Not enough data
7.0
92
Not enough data
8.0
93
Not enough data
Permissions
7.4
90
Not enough data
8.3
108
Not enough data
8.3
108
Not enough data
Platform
9.0
117
Not enough data
9.1
118
Not enough data
9.3
120
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Brand Asset Management
7.1
84
Not enough data
7.2
84
Not enough data
7.4
83
Not enough data
7.5
83
Not enough data
7.2
83
Not enough data
7.3
84
Not enough data
Image Generation
8.6
225
Not enough data
8.4
234
Not enough data
9.1
223
Not enough data
8.7
215
Not enough data
8.9
226
Not enough data
Advanced Functionality
8.7
215
Not enough data
8.1
213
Not enough data
8.1
209
Not enough data
9.1
228
Not enough data
Model
8.3
214
Not enough data
8.9
215
Not enough data
8.7
204
Not enough data
Commercial Rights & Licensing - AI Image Generators
9.5
48
Not enough data
License Type Transparency - AI Image Generators
9.1
21
Not enough data
Planning
7.9
476
Feature Not Available
Publishing
8.5
485
8.6
673
Social Media
8.6
496
Feature Not Available
Planning
7.9
502
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
7.5
473
8.3
524
7.4
448
8.2
495
7.3
460
8.4
497
7.2
466
7.3
463
6.7
456
7.4
463
Agentic AI - Content Creation
7.4
288
8.0
190
7.5
286
7.6
186
7.4
284
7.9
186
7.7
291
7.7
187
7.4
286
7.9
190
7.4
287
7.8
187
7.6
291
7.7
190
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
75
Not enough data
8.5
73
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Print Fulfillment Services
7.8
41
Not enough data
Customization - Print Fulfillment
8.7
74
Not enough data
8.8
74
Not enough data
9.3
76
Not enough data
Video creation - Video Content Creation
7.8
293
Not enough data
7.6
274
Not enough data
8.4
298
Not enough data
9.0
305
Not enough data
8.3
289
Not enough data
8.3
272
Not enough data
7.5
267
Not enough data
7.8
292
Not enough data
8.6
284
Not enough data
Distribution - Video Content Creation
7.7
265
Not enough data
8.0
278
Not enough data
9.0
288
Not enough data
Analytics - Video Content Creation
7.6
263
Not enough data
7.5
259
Not enough data
Training & Support - Video Content Creation
8.0
278
Not enough data
8.2
283
Not enough data
Integrations - Video Content Creation
8.6
275
Not enough data
8.5
279
Not enough data
8.1
272
Not enough data
Other - Video Content Creation
8.8
284
Not enough data
8.6
281
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Video Content Creation
7.8
173
Not enough data
7.8
171
Not enough data
Functionality - Logo Design Tools
9.3
432
Not enough data
8.9
422
Not enough data
9.0
416
Not enough data
9.2
430
Not enough data
9.0
420
Not enough data
9.1
426
Not enough data
Content Generation - AI Content Creation Platforms
8.6
145
Not enough data
9.0
144
Not enough data
9.0
143
Not enough data
Management - AI Content Creation Platforms
8.9
140
Not enough data
8.9
139
Not enough data
8.8
139
Not enough data
Customizations
9.4
86
Not enough data
9.5
79
Not enough data
7.9
69
Not enough data
8.0
72
Not enough data
Growth
7.4
65
Not enough data
7.4
66
Not enough data
8.5
69
Not enough data
7.4
65
Not enough data
7.6
64
Not enough data
Content
7.6
67
Not enough data
8.0
67
Not enough data
8.6
63
Not enough data
7.4
63
Not enough data
Support
8.6
66
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Canva and Riverside are categorized as Content Creation
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, Display Ad Design, Photo Editing, Desktop Publishing, Data Visualization, Print Fulfillment Services, Brand Asset Management, Collaborative Whiteboard, Presentation, and Website Builder
Riverside is categorized as Audio Editing, Video Editing, Webinar, Screen and Video Capture, Transcription, Live Stream, and Video Communications
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Canva
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Riverside
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
65.1%
Entertainment
9.1%
Media Production
8.8%
Marketing and Advertising
8.6%
Broadcast Media
6.8%
Computer Software
5.6%
Other
61.1%
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
What is Riverside FM?
2 Comments
F
One of the best options if you need to do a Video Podcast.
You can invite guests, record the video and audio, edit and download the result as video(with...Read more
How does Riverside FM work?
1 Comment
JC
Think of ZOOM, but better, with better audio and video quality, its one of the best tools to not only create Podcast, Videocast, but also video SOPs.Read more
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