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Canva: pricing, features and alternatives
Online design tool with templates, stock media and AI features
What is Canva?
Canva is a browser-based design tool with desktop and mobile apps. People start from templates and stock photos, videos and graphics, then edit with drag and drop to make social posts, ads and over 1,000 other design types. Paid plans add premium content, more brand kits and storage, and a larger monthly AI allowance; Business adds team admin tools.
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
Key features
- Drag-and-drop editor covering 1,000+ design types
- Templates: 1.6M+ on Free, 3.6M+ including premium on paid plans
- AI tools such as resize, translate and background removal on Pro
- Brand Kits: 1 on Free (3 colours), 5 on Pro, 100 on Business
- Social content scheduling on Pro
- Canva Offline for working without a connection
Limitations to know about
- 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
Canva pricing
Canva has a free plan. Paid plans start at $12 per person a month billed annually (Pro).
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 5GB storage, up to 20 Standard or Premium AI uses, 1 Brand Kit |
| Pro | US$144/year for one person | Premium templates and assets, 100GB storage, 5 Brand Kits, 10x Free's AI allowance |
| Business | US$250/year per person | Team admin tools, 100 Brand Kits, 500GB storage, 20x Free's AI allowance |
| Enterprise | Contact sales | SSO and SCIM, 1TB storage, 1,000 Brand Kits |
Free plan limits: 5GB cloud storage; up to 20 Standard or Premium AI uses (monthly allowance); 1 Brand Kit (3 colours only); 1.6M+ templates
What a team pays: For a team of five on Pro: $60 a month billed annually ($720 a year).
Canva alternatives
Adobe Firefly
Adobe's generative AI app for images, video and audio, with credit-based plans
Recraft
AI image and vector graphics generator for designers and marketers
Ideogram
AI image generator with credit-based plans and a developer API
Leonardo.Ai
AI image and video generation platform, part of Canva since 2024
CapCut
Video and photo editor with AI tools, on web, desktop and mobile
Midjourney
AI image and video generator sold as a monthly or yearly subscription
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Frequently asked questions
Is Canva free?
Canva has a free plan. 5GB cloud storage; up to 20 Standard or Premium AI uses (monthly allowance); 1 Brand Kit (3 colours only); 1.6M+ templates. Paid plans start at $12/person/mo billed annually.
How much does Canva cost?
Canva's cheapest paid plan, Pro, costs $12 per person a month billed annually. Published as US$144/year for one person (yearly billing); the monthly-billing price was not shown on the US pricing page as fetched. There is also an enterprise plan priced on request. Prices as published on Canva's pricing page on 23 September 2026.
What is Canva used for?
Canva is a browser-based design tool with desktop and mobile apps. People use it for making social media graphics and ads from templates, keeping team designs on brand with shared Brand Kits and scheduling social posts from the same tool used to design them.
What are the alternatives to Canva?
Tools that do a similar job include Adobe Firefly, Recraft, Ideogram, Leonardo.Ai and CapCut. Each has its own page here with its plans, limits and prices.
Who makes Canva?
Canva is made by Canva, based in Sydney, Australia. The company was founded in 2013.
Sources
Every fact on this page comes from the pages below, read on the dates shown: Canva's own pages first, and a named public reference where they are silent.
- canva.com/pricing/ (pricing (USD), plan limits, features, free trial) read 23 September 2026
- canva.com/download/ (platforms) read 23 September 2026
- canva.com/about/ (founded year) read 23 September 2026
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canva (headquarters) read 23 September 2026
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