Canva vs Recraft

Compared on	Canva Free plan · from $12/person/mo VisitRemove	Recraft Free plan · from $10/mo VisitRemove
What it is	Online design tool with templates, stock media and AI features	AI image and vector graphics generator for designers and marketers
Free plan	5GB cloud storage; up to 20 Standard or Premium AI uses (monthly allowance); 1 Brand Kit (3 colours only); 1.6M+ templates	Limited free credits that reset daily; 3 generations per style per day; 3 image uploads a day; up to 2 images per generation; no parallel generation; Recraft models only; images are public, owned by Recraft and not for commercial use
Cheapest paid plan	$12/person/mo billed annually (Pro)Canva pricing	$10/mo billed annually (Basic)Recraft pricing
What it covers	Published as US$144/year for one person (yearly billing); the monthly-billing price was not shown on the US pricing page as fetched.	$120 billed annually; 1,000 credits per month; prices exclude VAT.
Free trial	Free trial offered for Pro and Business (length not stated on the pricing page)	None stated
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android, macOS, Windows	Web, API
Integrations (vendor's figure)	Not stated	Not stated
Open source	No	No
Good for	Making social media graphics and ads from templates Keeping team designs on brand with shared Brand Kits Scheduling social posts from the same tool used to design them	Creating icon sets and illustrations in one consistent style Producing vector art for websites and marketing materials Generating on-brand marketing images with custom colour palettes
Watch out for	Free plan: 5GB storage and up to 20 Standard or Premium AI uses per month Ultra AI tools and Design in bulk are not available on Free SSO and SCIM provisioning require the Enterprise plan	Free plan images are public, owned by Recraft and not for commercial use Free plan is limited to Recraft models and 3 generations per style per day Video generation requires Pro or Teams
Made by	Canva	Recraft, Inc.

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