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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.6% of reviews)
Mid-Market (52.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
No pricing available
Canva
Star Rating
(6,549)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Browse all 4 pricing plansSmore
Star Rating
(18)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (52.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Canva excels in its Content Creation Tools, scoring a remarkable 9.5, which allows for a seamless design experience. In contrast, Smore's content creation capabilities, while solid, do not reach the same level of user satisfaction.
- Reviewers mention that Canva's Template Creation features, particularly its Drag & Drop Editing and extensive Stock Image Library, provide a more intuitive and flexible design process compared to Smore, which has received lower ratings in these areas.
- G2 users highlight that Smore shines in Quality of Support, with a score of 9.4, indicating that users feel well-supported. Conversely, Canva's support quality, rated at 8.8, is seen as less responsive, which can be a drawback for users needing immediate assistance.
- Reviewers mention that Canva's Performance Tracking features, such as its Dashboard and Asset Performance tools, are more robust, allowing users to effectively monitor their design impact. Smore, while functional, does not offer the same depth in performance analytics.
- Users on G2 report that Canva's Design Templates are highly versatile, scoring 9.5, which allows for a wide range of creative possibilities. In contrast, Smore's templates, while useful, do not provide the same level of variety and customization options.
- Users say that Canva's Ease of Setup is rated at 9.6, making it a user-friendly choice for beginners. Smore, with a perfect score of 10.0 in this area, also offers an easy setup, but users feel that Canva's overall onboarding experience is slightly more intuitive.
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)
Smore
No pricing availableFree Trial
Canva
Free Trial is available
Smore
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.2
4,920
9.2
12
Ease of Use
9.4
4,973
9.4
13
Ease of Setup
9.6
1,570
10.0
5
Ease of Admin
9.4
852
10.0
5
Quality of Support
8.8
3,647
9.4
9
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.4
782
10.0
5
Product Direction (% positive)
9.4
4,811
8.9
11
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
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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
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
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
Not enough data
Publishing
8.4
475
Not enough data
Social Media
8.6
484
Not enough data
Planning
7.8
490
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.5
462
Not enough data
7.3
439
Not enough data
7.3
449
Not enough data
7.2
454
Not enough data
6.7
447
Not enough data
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
Not enough data
7.5
272
Not enough data
8.3
292
Not enough data
9.0
294
Not enough data
8.3
286
Not enough data
8.3
270
Not enough data
7.5
266
Not enough data
7.8
289
Not enough data
8.6
281
Not enough data
Distribution - Video Content Creation
7.7
265
Not enough data
8.0
275
Not enough data
9.0
283
Not enough data
Analytics - Video Content Creation
7.6
261
Not enough data
7.5
258
Not enough data
Training & Support - Video Content Creation
8.0
276
Not enough data
8.2
279
Not enough data
Integrations - Video Content Creation
8.6
272
Not enough data
8.5
273
Not enough data
8.1
268
Not enough data
Other - Video Content Creation
8.7
278
Not enough data
8.6
277
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Video Content Creation
7.8
171
Not enough data
7.8
170
Not enough data
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 Smore are categorized as Desktop Publishing
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, Content Creation, Display Ad Design, Photo Editing, Data Visualization, Print Fulfillment Services, Brand Asset Management, Collaborative Whiteboard, Presentation, and Website Builder
Smore has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Canva
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Smore
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%
Primary/Secondary Education
47.1%
Education Management
41.2%
Photography
5.9%
E-Learning
5.9%
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Other
0.0%
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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
What is Smore used for?
1 Comment
AB
I don't reccommend Smore. Their cancellation policy is ridiculous, and their customer service is not helpful. Read more
Smore has no more discussions with answers
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