Compare Adobe InDesign and Canva 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (58.1% of reviews)
Small-Business (74.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free
Adobe InDesign
Star Rating
(3,406)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (58.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Adobe InDesignCanva
Star Rating
(4,432)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (74.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
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- Users report that Adobe InDesign excels in Content Creation Tools with a score of 9.5, making it a preferred choice for professional designers who need advanced features for layout and typography. In contrast, Canva, while user-friendly, scores lower in this area, indicating it may lack some of the depth required for complex projects.
- Reviewers mention that Canva's Ease of Use is significantly higher at 9.4 compared to Adobe InDesign's 8.0. This makes Canva a go-to option for small businesses and individuals who prioritize simplicity and quick learning curves over advanced functionalities.
- G2 users highlight that Adobe InDesign's Template Creation capabilities, particularly in Image Upload and Drag & Drop Editing, score 9.5 and 9.2 respectively, showcasing its strength in creating custom layouts. Conversely, Canva's templates are more varied and user-friendly, scoring 9.5, which appeals to users looking for quick and attractive designs.
- Users on G2 report that Adobe InDesign's Publishing Formats score of 9.1 allows for a wider range of export options, which is crucial for professional publishing needs. Canva, while offering good options, does not match this versatility, making InDesign a better choice for print and digital publishing professionals.
- Reviewers mention that Canva's Stock Image Library scores 8.6, providing users with a vast selection of images for their projects, which is a significant advantage for those who need quick access to visuals. InDesign, while powerful, does not offer a built-in stock library, requiring users to source images externally.
- Users say that Adobe InDesign's Quality of Support is rated at 8.2, which some find lacking compared to Canva's 8.8. This difference suggests that users may experience more responsive support with Canva, making it a more appealing option for those who value customer service.
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Adobe InDesign
No pricing availableCanva
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)
Free Trial
Adobe InDesign
No trial information availableCanva
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.3
3,103
9.2
3,716
Ease of Use
8.0
3,113
9.4
3,738
Ease of Setup
8.8
348
9.6
781
Ease of Admin
8.6
303
9.4
600
Quality of Support
8.2
2,386
8.8
2,692
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
275
9.4
538
Product Direction (% positive)
8.6
3,070
9.3
3,607
Features by Category
Reports
Not enough data
8.8
263
Not enough data
8.8
266
Not enough data
9.1
323
Not enough data
8.8
255
Not enough data
9.0
294
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
Not enough data
8.8
263
Not enough data
8.8
266
Not enough data
9.1
323
Not enough data
8.8
255
Not enough data
9.0
294
Reports
Not enough data
8.8
232
Not enough data
8.8
236
Not enough data
8.7
227
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.9
99
Not enough data
8.4
96
Visualization
Not enough data
9.2
294
Not enough data
8.9
239
Not enough data
9.1
279
Not enough data
9.2
306
Data Updates
Not enough data
8.7
236
Not enough data
9.0
276
Collaboration
Not enough data
9.4
308
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.3
312
Data Updates
Not enough data
8.8
228
Not enough data
9.0
286
Not enough data
8.7
222
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
Not enough data
9.5
1915
Not enough data
8.6
1895
Not enough data
9.2
1912
Not enough data
9.1
1837
Design & Editing
Not enough data
8.8
1867
Not enough data
8.8
1915
Not enough data
8.9
1849
Ad Management
Not enough data
8.8
1248
Not enough data
9.0
1679
Not enough data
8.6
1020
Analytics
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Grammar
Not enough data
8.3
14
Not enough data
7.3
14
Not enough data
8.3
14
Formatting
Not enough data
7.0
14
Not enough data
8.2
13
Not enough data
7.6
12
Content
Not enough data
8.3
14
Not enough data
8.1
14
Not enough data
6.9
12
Product Type
Not enough data
7.9
12
Not enough data
7.6
13
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.5
12
Not enough data
7.8
12
Design
8.4
159
9.5
374
9.1
175
9.2
376
9.1
191
9.2
368
8.8
182
9.2
372
8.1
156
9.0
357
8.1
157
9.1
359
Platform Additional Functionality
5.9
105
8.7
318
8.0
124
9.1
360
Performance Tracking
Not enough data
8.9
438
Not enough data
8.9
401
Not enough data
9.3
460
Functionality
Not enough data
9.5
473
Not enough data
8.8
418
Not enough data
9.0
444
Not enough data
8.9
417
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
Image Generation
Not enough data
8.1
37
Not enough data
7.5
36
Not enough data
8.5
35
Not enough data
8.3
36
Not enough data
9.2
38
Advanced Functionality
Not enough data
8.6
34
Not enough data
8.1
35
Not enough data
7.5
33
Not enough data
8.8
37
Model
Not enough data
7.6
35
Not enough data
8.9
34
Not enough data
8.0
34
Planning
Not enough data
7.8
83
Publishing
Not enough data
8.3
83
Social Media
Not enough data
8.8
82
Planning
Not enough data
7.6
86
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.7
83
Not enough data
7.6
80
Not enough data
7.5
78
Not enough data
7.0
82
Not enough data
6.6
79
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.8
280
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Video Creation - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
8.5
21
Not enough data
7.3
21
Not enough data
7.7
20
Not enough data
8.5
21
Not enough data
8.1
20
Not enough data
7.9
21
Generative AI - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
7.9
21
Editing - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
8.2
21
Not enough data
8.9
21
Storage & Management - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
9.0
22
Not enough data
9.0
22
Not enough data
8.4
21
Not enough data
8.0
20
Logistics - Print Fulfillment
Not enough data
8.3
17
Not enough data
8.3
17
Customization - Print Fulfillment
Not enough data
8.4
17
Not enough data
8.4
17
Not enough data
9.0
17
Video creation - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
7.5
53
Not enough data
7.1
53
Not enough data
8.4
51
Not enough data
9.2
54
Not enough data
8.1
53
Not enough data
8.5
50
Not enough data
7.2
53
Not enough data
7.9
50
Not enough data
8.9
51
Distribution - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
7.8
51
Not enough data
8.0
50
Not enough data
9.0
50
Analytics - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
7.7
49
Not enough data
6.9
48
Training & Support - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
7.7
50
Not enough data
8.0
51
Integrations - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
8.6
49
Not enough data
8.5
49
Not enough data
8.0
50
Other - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
8.8
50
Not enough data
8.8
51
Functionality - Logo Design Tools
Not enough data
9.3
136
Not enough data
8.8
133
Not enough data
8.9
133
Not enough data
9.2
135
Not enough data
8.8
133
Not enough data
9.0
136
Content Generation - AI Content Creation Platforms
Not enough data
7.6
27
Not enough data
8.3
27
Not enough data
8.4
27
Management - AI Content Creation Platforms
Not enough data
8.7
27
Not enough data
8.5
27
Not enough data
8.5
27
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Adobe InDesign and Canva are categorized as Desktop Publishing
Unique Categories
Adobe InDesign has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Adobe InDesign
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Canva
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
Design
11.7%
Graphic Design
11.4%
Marketing and Advertising
11.1%
Higher Education
5.4%
Architecture & Planning
3.9%
Other
56.6%
Marketing and Advertising
15.0%
Information Technology and Services
6.0%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.5%
Computer Software
5.1%
Education Management
3.9%
Other
64.4%
Most Helpful Reviews
Adobe InDesign
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Jon J.
Verified User in Computer Software
InDesign is very type minded. Every typographical setting/option you can think of in terms of editorial design is available to you. For editorial layouts, brochures, and other printed material that requires a large amount of copy, InDesign is the tool of...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Lena H.
Verified User in Design
The interface is very old looking and in general the program is not user friendly for beginners. The tools are not exactly intuitive and can be improved. Or maybe descriptions on how to use the tool and what it does can be integrated into the program...
Canva
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Jayaprakash A.
Verified User in Design
I love that I can quickly create professional looking graphics without feeling. The wide range of templates, photos, and customization options make it easy to create unique designs for anything I need to ease of implementation for social media,...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Nga P.
Verified User in Capital Markets
Canva has a lot of bugs, which can be very annoying and time-consuming. Some of the bugs I FREQUENTLY face with include: suddenly unable to change text's color (despite my efforts to refresh the page many times), texts suddenly getting cramped for no reason...
Jon J.
Verified User in Computer Software
InDesign is very type minded. Every typographical setting/option you can think of in terms of editorial design is available to you. For editorial layouts, brochures, and other printed material that requires a large amount of copy, InDesign is the tool of...
Jayaprakash A.
Verified User in Design
I love that I can quickly create professional looking graphics without feeling. The wide range of templates, photos, and customization options make it easy to create unique designs for anything I need to ease of implementation for social media,...
Lena H.
Verified User in Design
The interface is very old looking and in general the program is not user friendly for beginners. The tools are not exactly intuitive and can be improved. Or maybe descriptions on how to use the tool and what it does can be integrated into the program...
Nga P.
Verified User in Capital Markets
Canva has a lot of bugs, which can be very annoying and time-consuming. Some of the bugs I FREQUENTLY face with include: suddenly unable to change text's color (despite my efforts to refresh the page many times), texts suddenly getting cramped for no reason...
Discussions
What other things do use Indesign for, besides designing a catalog.
7 comments
DG
In addition to using Indesign for catalogs, I use it for flyers, brochures and even web banners. I used to design web ads primarily with Photoshop, but I...Read more
Is InDesign part of Adobe Creative Suite?
4 comments
JB
Certainly! Please provide the text in the Unknown Language that you would like translated into English.Read more
What is the best way to keep my work organised?
3 comments
AS
I have an external hard drive that I have individual folders for each project. I do package everything together after I’m done for the day so I can pick...Read more
Can you use Canva designs for commercial purposes?
19 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
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 included in Canva Pro?
12 comments
PD
you can access premium features like Background remover,more templates,transparent image.
Read more
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