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Small-Business (66.8% of reviews)
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Free
Starting at $29.00 1 Seat Per Month
Canva
Star Rating
(7,210)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.8% of reviews)
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Entry-Level Pricing
Free
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Star Rating
(5,008)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (94.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $29.00 1 Seat Per Month
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Canva excels in user experience, with many praising its intuitive interface and extensive template library. Users appreciate how easy it is to create professional designs quickly, highlighting features like the Text to Image functionality and the variety of templates available for different needs.
- According to verified reviews, Simplified is recognized for its all-in-one platform that combines various marketing tools, making it convenient for users who want to manage content creation and scheduling without switching apps. Reviewers specifically mention the AI video generator as a standout feature that simplifies video creation for social media.
- Users say that Canva's high G2 Score reflects its overall quality and satisfaction, with many noting the platform's ease of use and quick setup. This is particularly beneficial for small businesses looking to create marketing materials without a steep learning curve.
- Reviewers mention that while Simplified offers a range of features, it sometimes lacks the depth and polish found in Canva's offerings. For instance, users have pointed out that while Simplified provides templates, Canva's options are more diverse and user-friendly, allowing for greater customization.
- G2 reviewers highlight that Canva's support quality is generally well-received, with users appreciating the resources available for troubleshooting and learning. In contrast, while Simplified's support is rated positively, some users feel it could be more responsive, especially when dealing with complex issues.
- According to recent feedback, Canva's collaborative features are a significant advantage, allowing teams to work together seamlessly on projects. Users have noted that this functionality enhances productivity, making it easier to share designs and gather feedback compared to Simplified's more limited collaboration tools.
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
5,180
9.0
724
Ease of Use
9.4
5,246
8.9
1,146
Ease of Setup
9.6
1,834
8.7
588
Ease of Admin
9.4
1,027
9.1
211
Quality of Support
8.8
3,853
9.0
556
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.4
954
9.1
201
Product Direction (% positive)
9.4
5,052
9.0
666
Features by Category
Reports
8.8
437
Not enough data
8.9
439
Not enough data
9.1
514
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
437
Not enough data
8.9
439
Not enough data
9.1
514
Not enough data
8.7
423
Not enough data
9.1
468
Not enough data
Reports
8.7
392
Not enough data
8.8
392
Not enough data
8.7
382
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.5
210
Not enough data
8.3
204
Not enough data
Visualization
9.2
466
Not enough data
8.9
393
Not enough data
9.1
427
Not enough data
9.2
468
Not enough data
Data Updates
8.7
382
Not enough data
9.0
423
Not enough data
Collaboration
9.4
470
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.2
469
Not enough data
Data Updates
8.7
401
Not enough data
9.0
457
Not enough data
8.6
389
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
2579
9.0
117
8.7
2551
8.7
111
9.3
2688
8.9
117
9.1
2447
8.8
108
Design & Editing
8.9
2499
8.8
107
8.9
2558
8.6
108
8.9
2459
8.7
100
Ad Management
8.8
1765
8.7
96
9.1
2272
8.8
104
8.5
1518
8.8
85
Analytics
Feature Not Available
8.7
59
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Grammar
8.7
64
8.9
366
8.4
64
8.8
356
8.9
62
9.0
391
Formatting
7.7
61
8.9
286
8.2
59
8.9
318
7.8
58
8.6
248
Content
8.6
61
9.0
337
8.9
62
9.1
394
8.2
58
8.9
277
Product Type
8.7
59
9.0
275
8.3
59
8.7
211
Generative AI
9.0
55
8.3
30
8.6
53
8.5
29
Design Tools
8.5
69
Not enough data
9.0
70
Not enough data
8.5
71
Not enough data
9.3
74
Not enough data
9.2
76
Not enough data
Communication Tools
8.2
66
Not enough data
8.6
68
Not enough data
Integrations
8.6
59
Not enough data
8.7
69
Not enough data
Software Offering
8.7
69
Not enough data
8.9
70
Not enough data
8.6
72
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Collaborative Whiteboard
8.6
53
Not enough data
8.4
51
Not enough data
8.5
54
Not enough data
Platform Basics
9.2
374
9.7
6
9.1
355
9.2
6
9.5
368
9.2
6
Platform Content
8.6
333
9.2
6
9.3
389
9.4
6
9.0
348
8.9
6
9.3
355
9.4
6
Platform Additional Functionality
7.5
311
9.4
6
8.6
324
8.9
6
8.8
319
9.7
6
Generative AI
7.9
299
9.2
6
7.6
295
8.9
6
7.2
288
9.2
6
7.6
285
9.7
6
6.9
277
9.2
6
7.3
282
9.2
6
7.6
290
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
513
Not enough data
9.2
505
Not enough data
9.3
498
Not enough data
9.2
497
Not enough data
9.1
484
Not enough data
9.2
488
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
8.8
448
Not enough data
9.2
487
Not enough data
Performance Tracking
8.8
664
Not enough data
8.7
617
Not enough data
9.2
683
Not enough data
Functionality
9.4
707
Not enough data
8.8
637
Not enough data
9.0
674
Not enough data
8.9
641
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
8.7
134
Not enough data
9.1
129
Not enough data
7.7
125
Not enough data
8.0
114
Not enough data
Search
8.0
114
Not enough data
7.6
92
Not enough data
7.0
94
Not enough data
8.0
96
Not enough data
Permissions
7.4
92
Not enough data
8.3
109
Not enough data
8.4
110
Not enough data
Platform
9.0
121
Not enough data
9.1
121
Not enough data
9.3
122
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Brand Asset Management
6.9
85
Not enough data
7.1
85
Not enough data
7.4
84
Not enough data
7.4
84
Not enough data
7.3
85
Not enough data
7.3
84
Not enough data
Image Generation
8.6
228
7.8
12
8.3
241
7.6
12
9.1
227
7.4
12
8.7
218
7.1
12
8.9
230
8.1
12
Advanced Functionality
8.7
218
7.7
11
8.1
216
6.7
11
8.1
210
7.1
11
9.1
231
8.0
11
Model
8.3
215
7.4
11
8.9
218
8.0
11
8.7
206
7.9
11
Commercial Rights & Licensing - AI Image Generators
9.5
73
Not enough data
License Type Transparency - AI Image Generators
9.3
35
Not enough data
Planning
7.9
483
8.5
14
Publishing
8.5
492
8.3
14
Social Media
8.7
511
8.2
14
Planning
7.9
512
7.9
15
Generative AI
7.5
482
8.3
15
7.4
456
8.3
15
7.3
468
8.1
15
7.2
472
8.1
16
6.7
461
7.6
14
Agentic AI - Content Creation
7.4
294
Not enough data
7.5
291
Not enough data
7.5
290
Not enough data
7.7
296
Not enough data
7.4
290
Not enough data
7.4
290
Not enough data
7.6
296
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.6
634
Not enough data
7.2
536
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Photo Editing
7.9
269
Not enough data
Video Creation - AI Video Generation
8.5
102
7.9
12
8.1
97
7.9
12
8.3
97
7.4
12
8.9
99
8.2
11
8.3
93
6.1
12
8.3
95
6.7
11
Generative AI - AI Video Generation
7.9
99
7.5
6
Editing - AI Video Generation
8.3
99
7.9
12
9.0
97
7.9
11
Storage & Management - AI Video Generation
8.8
99
7.6
12
8.9
97
7.1
12
8.6
97
7.5
12
8.4
96
7.5
12
Logistics - Print Fulfillment
8.8
76
Not enough data
8.6
74
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Print Fulfillment Services
7.8
41
Not enough data
Customization - Print Fulfillment
8.6
75
Not enough data
8.8
75
Not enough data
9.3
77
Not enough data
Video creation - Video Content Creation
7.8
295
7.7
10
7.5
275
7.2
10
8.4
302
6.8
10
9.0
304
7.2
10
8.2
290
6.5
10
8.3
274
7.0
10
7.5
268
7.2
10
7.8
295
7.2
10
8.6
285
7.3
10
Distribution - Video Content Creation
7.7
265
7.0
10
8.0
278
7.2
10
9.0
290
7.8
10
Analytics - Video Content Creation
7.7
263
6.5
10
7.5
258
7.5
10
Training & Support - Video Content Creation
8.0
278
7.3
10
8.2
283
6.8
10
Integrations - Video Content Creation
8.6
276
7.3
10
8.5
281
7.3
10
8.1
273
7.0
10
Other - Video Content Creation
8.8
286
7.0
10
8.6
282
7.0
10
Agentic AI - Video Content Creation
7.8
175
Not enough data
7.9
173
Not enough data
Functionality - Logo Design Tools
9.3
430
Not enough data
8.9
421
Not enough data
9.0
413
Not enough data
9.2
429
Not enough data
9.0
420
Not enough data
9.2
424
Not enough data
Content Generation - AI Content Creation Platforms
8.6
148
Not enough data
8.9
148
Not enough data
9.0
148
Not enough data
Management - AI Content Creation Platforms
8.9
143
Not enough data
8.9
142
Not enough data
8.8
142
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
Platform basics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customizations
9.5
89
Not enough data
9.5
80
Not enough data
7.8
68
Not enough data
8.1
72
Not enough data
Growth
7.4
64
Not enough data
7.4
65
Not enough data
8.5
68
Not enough data
7.4
65
Not enough data
7.7
65
Not enough data
Content
7.6
67
Not enough data
8.1
67
Not enough data
8.6
62
Not enough data
7.5
62
Not enough data
Support
8.6
64
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
6.9%
Computer Software
5.1%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.0%
Education Management
4.1%
Other
65.2%
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
MS
Yes provided you have signed up for the PRO Version to use licensed photosRead more
What is included in Canva Pro?
23 Comments
JS
1000's of Templates, Elements, graphics, photographs, designsRead more
What are the features of Canva?
16 Comments
MW
Infographics, Collaborative projects, slide themes, lots of free high quality photos and graphics to create your own. Deployment for educations really really...Read more
When you will take paraphase or rewrite tool in this website (I am eagarly waiting)
2 Comments
FA
Eagerly waiting for youRead more
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