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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.7% of reviews)
Small-Business (94.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Starting at $29.00 1 Seat Per Month
Canva
Star Rating
(6,780)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Browse all 4 pricing plansSimplified
Star Rating
(4,999)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (94.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $29.00 1 Seat Per Month
Browse all 3 pricing plansSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Canva excels in user-friendliness, with many praising its intuitive interface that allows users to create stunning designs quickly. One user highlighted how easy it is to drag and drop elements into pre-made templates, making it accessible even for those without artistic skills.
- Users say that Simplified is a time-saver, particularly for those needing to generate content quickly. Reviewers appreciate its AI capabilities, which help streamline tasks like creating presentations and visual content, allowing them to focus on other priorities.
- According to verified reviews, Canva's extensive customization options are a standout feature, enabling users to tailor their projects to specific needs. This flexibility is often mentioned as a reason for its popularity among small businesses looking for versatile design solutions.
- Reviewers mention that while Simplified is easy to use, it may not offer the same breadth of features as Canva, particularly in areas like video content creation and advanced design tools. Users noted that Canva's capabilities in these areas are superior, making it a better choice for comprehensive media projects.
- G2 reviewers highlight that Canva's strong market presence and high satisfaction scores reflect its reliability and effectiveness, with many users reporting positive experiences across various media formats. This is contrasted with Simplified, which, despite its strengths, has a lower overall satisfaction rating.
- Users report that both platforms offer good support, but Canva's larger user base and community resources provide a more extensive support network. This can be particularly beneficial for new users seeking guidance and inspiration as they navigate their design projects.
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)
Simplified
Simplified One
Starting at $29.00
1 Seat Per Month
Best for freelancers, solo creators
- 7 Social Media Accounts, 1 User
- 1 Brand Style & Voice
- 100K AI words
Free Trial
Canva
Free Trial is available
Simplified
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.2
5,001
9.0
723
Ease of Use
9.4
5,056
8.9
1,145
Ease of Setup
9.6
1,652
8.7
587
Ease of Admin
9.4
878
9.1
210
Quality of Support
8.8
3,711
8.9
555
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.3
809
9.1
200
Product Direction (% positive)
9.4
4,891
9.0
665
Features by Category
Reports
8.8
438
Not enough data
8.9
436
Not enough data
9.1
510
Not enough data
8.7
420
Not enough data
9.1
464
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
438
Not enough data
8.9
436
Not enough data
9.1
510
Not enough data
8.7
420
Not enough data
9.1
464
Not enough data
Reports
8.7
391
Not enough data
8.7
391
Not enough data
8.7
381
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.5
209
Not enough data
8.3
204
Not enough data
Visualization
9.2
465
Not enough data
8.9
393
Not enough data
9.1
425
Not enough data
9.1
467
Not enough data
Data Updates
8.7
381
Not enough data
9.0
423
Not enough data
Collaboration
9.4
469
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.2
469
Not enough data
Data Updates
8.7
399
Not enough data
9.0
454
Not enough data
8.6
388
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
Social Analytics
Not enough data
8.7(won by default)
5
Not enough data
8.0(won by default)
5
Not enough data
9.3(won by default)
5
Not enough data
8.3(won by default)
5
Not enough data
8.0(won by default)
5
Not enough data
8.7(won by default)
5
Not enough data
8.7(won by default)
5
Reports & Dashboards
Not enough data
9.0(won by default)
5
Not enough data
8.7(won by default)
5
Not enough data
8.0(won by default)
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Social Media Analytics
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 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
Core Conversational Capabilities - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Interaction
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
Task & Flow Management - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Learning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Deployment & Embedding - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Generation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Admin & Configuration - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
System
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AI Chatbots
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
Monitoring & Improvement - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reliability & Safety - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Template Creation
9.5
2532
9.0
116
8.7
2509
8.7
110
9.3
2548
8.9
117
9.1
2426
8.8
108
Design & Editing
8.9
2465
8.8
107
8.9
2520
8.6
108
8.9
2433
8.7
100
Ad Management
8.8
1753
8.7
96
9.1
2243
8.8
104
8.5
1510
8.8
85
Analytics
Feature Not Available
8.7
59
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Grammar
8.6
65
8.9
366
8.4
64
8.8
356
8.9
63
9.0
391
Formatting
7.7
63
8.9
286
8.2
60
8.9
318
7.8
59
8.6
248
Content
8.6
63
9.0
337
8.9
62
9.1
393
8.2
60
8.9
277
Product Type
8.6
60
9.0
275
8.3
60
8.7
211
Generative AI
9.0
55
8.2
29
8.6
54
8.5
29
Design Tools
8.5
70
Not enough data
8.9
70
Not enough data
8.6
70
Not enough data
9.4
72
Not enough data
9.1
73
Not enough data
Communication Tools
8.2
66
Not enough data
8.6
68
Not enough data
Integrations
8.6
60
Not enough data
8.8
67
Not enough data
Software Offering
8.7
67
Not enough data
8.9
67
Not enough data
8.6
68
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Collaborative Whiteboard
8.5
53
Not enough data
8.4
51
Not enough data
8.5
55
Not enough data
Platform Basics
9.1
352
9.7
6
9.1
343
9.2
6
9.5
344
9.2
6
Platform Content
8.6
328
9.2
6
9.2
366
9.4
6
9.0
341
8.9
6
9.3
339
9.4
6
Platform Additional Functionality
7.5
312
9.4
6
8.5
317
8.9
6
8.8
313
9.7
6
Generative AI
7.9
295
9.2
6
7.7
294
8.9
6
7.2
287
9.2
6
7.6
285
9.7
6
6.9
279
9.2
6
7.3
282
9.2
6
7.7
288
8.9
6
Content & Collaboration
Not enough data
8.8
137
Not enough data
8.7
157
Not enough data
8.2
57
Not enough data
8.7
113
Not enough data
8.7
119
Not enough data
9.0
185
Social Management
Not enough data
8.7
127
Not enough data
9.0
155
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7
141
Not enough data
8.7
135
Not enough data
8.8
121
Not enough data
8.2
14
Agentic AI - Social Media Management
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Voice
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Transcription
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration
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
Agentic AI - Transcription
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Responses
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
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
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
620
Not enough data
9.2
685
Not enough data
Functionality
9.4
705
Not enough data
8.8
638
Not enough data
9.0
670
Not enough data
8.9
640
Not enough data
Editing
Not enough data
8.6
49
Not enough data
9.1
49
Not enough data
9.1
55
Not enough data
9.1
50
Not enough data
9.0
50
Not enough data
8.8
52
Not enough data
9.1
55
Platform
Not enough data
9.0
51
Not enough data
8.9
50
Not enough data
9.0
50
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.5
8
Not enough data
7.7
8
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
8.6
123
Not enough data
9.1
119
Not enough data
7.8
115
Not enough data
8.0
108
Not enough data
Search
8.0
111
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
8.2
108
Not enough data
8.3
108
Not enough data
Platform
9.0
116
Not enough data
9.1
118
Not enough data
9.3
117
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Brand Asset Management
7.0
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
7.2
84
Not enough data
Image Generation
8.6
223
7.8
12
8.4
231
7.6
12
9.1
220
7.4
12
8.7
213
7.1
12
8.9
222
8.1
12
Advanced Functionality
8.7
214
7.7
11
8.1
212
6.7
11
8.1
208
7.1
11
9.1
224
8.0
11
Model
8.3
213
7.4
11
8.9
214
8.0
11
8.7
203
7.9
11
Commercial Rights & Licensing - AI Image Generators
9.5
35
Not enough data
License Type Transparency - AI Image Generators
8.9
17
Not enough data
Planning
7.9
476
8.5
14
Publishing
8.5
484
8.3
14
Social Media
8.6
495
8.2
14
Planning
7.9
500
7.9
15
Generative AI
7.5
472
8.3
15
7.4
448
8.3
15
7.3
458
8.1
15
7.3
465
8.0
15
6.7
454
7.6
14
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
289
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.7
634
Not enough data
7.2
536
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Photo Editing
7.9
267
Not enough data
Video Creation - AI Video Generation
8.4
106
7.9
12
8.1
101
7.9
12
8.3
101
7.4
12
8.9
103
8.2
11
8.3
97
6.1
12
8.3
98
6.7
11
Generative AI - AI Video Generation
7.9
103
7.5
6
Editing - AI Video Generation
8.3
102
7.9
12
8.9
100
7.9
11
Storage & Management - AI Video Generation
8.8
101
7.6
12
8.8
100
7.1
12
8.7
99
7.5
12
8.4
98
7.5
12
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
292
7.7
10
7.5
273
7.2
10
8.4
298
6.8
10
9.0
303
7.2
10
8.3
288
6.5
10
8.3
273
7.0
10
7.5
267
7.2
10
7.8
293
7.2
10
8.6
285
7.3
10
Distribution - Video Content Creation
7.7
265
7.0
10
8.0
279
7.2
10
9.0
288
7.8
10
Analytics - Video Content Creation
7.6
263
6.5
10
7.5
259
7.5
10
Training & Support - Video Content Creation
8.0
279
7.3
10
8.2
283
6.8
10
Integrations - Video Content Creation
8.6
276
7.3
10
8.5
280
7.3
10
8.1
272
7.0
10
Other - Video Content Creation
8.8
284
7.0
10
8.6
282
7.0
10
Agentic AI - Video Content Creation
7.8
173
Not enough data
7.8
171
Not enough data
Functionality - Logo Design Tools
9.3
428
Not enough data
8.9
421
Not enough data
9.0
415
Not enough data
9.2
427
Not enough data
9.0
418
Not enough data
9.1
424
Not enough data
Content Generation - AI Content Creation Platforms
8.5
145
Not enough data
8.9
142
Not enough data
8.9
142
Not enough data
Management - AI Content Creation Platforms
8.8
140
Not enough data
8.8
139
Not enough data
8.7
139
Not enough data
Customizations
9.4
82
Not enough data
9.5
75
Not enough data
7.8
67
Not enough data
8.0
70
Not enough data
Growth
7.4
64
Not enough data
7.3
64
Not enough data
8.4
66
Not enough data
7.3
64
Not enough data
7.6
63
Not enough data
Content
7.6
66
Not enough data
7.9
65
Not enough data
8.6
62
Not enough data
7.4
62
Not enough data
Support
8.5
63
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Canva and Simplified are categorized as Video Content Creation, AI Video Generators, AI Image Generators, AI Writing Assistant, Content Creation, Display Ad Design, Photo Editing, and Presentation
Unique Categories
Simplified is categorized as AI Chatbots, Transcription, Video Editing, Social Media Analytics, Social Media Suites, Social Media Management, and Chatbots
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Canva
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Simplified
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
5.1%
Education Management
4.1%
Other
65.3%
Writing and Editing
8.7%
Marketing and Advertising
7.5%
Animation
4.5%
Accounting
4.2%
Arts and Crafts
4.1%
Other
70.9%
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?
18 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
How can i optimise the long writer ? and is their a video that explains the video editor better
2 Comments
KD
Here you go https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShtGcsuz0PY&feature=emb_logo&ab_channel=SimplifiedRead more
Can I embed your services in my website..
2 Comments
KD
You can ping online support, based on your use case we can explore the optionsRead more
Can Simplified AI writer really create readers-intent content?
2 Comments
MG
Hi Ganiyu! Yes! You can try it for yourself for free at simplified.co/aiRead more
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