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Compare Adobe Photoshop and Canva 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (63.5% of reviews)
Small-Business (66.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $99.99 1 License Per Month
Free
Adobe Photoshop
Star Rating
(13,142)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (63.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $99.99 1 License Per Month
Browse all 2 pricing plansCanva
Star Rating
(6,623)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Browse all 4 pricing plansSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Adobe Photoshop excels in providing a comprehensive set of tools for professional users, with many praising its new select tool and compatibility with other creative software, which enhances workflow efficiency for complex projects.
- Users say that Canva stands out for its ease of use, particularly for beginners. Many appreciate how intuitive the platform is, allowing users to create visually appealing designs quickly, even without prior design experience.
- According to verified reviews, Adobe Photoshop is recognized for its robust features, but some users mention that it can be overwhelming for new users. In contrast, Canva's extensive library of templates and icons makes it a go-to tool for quick presentations and social media graphics.
- Reviewers mention that while Adobe Photoshop has a higher overall satisfaction score, Canva's free entry-level pricing makes it accessible for small businesses and individuals looking to create professional designs without a financial commitment.
- Users highlight that Adobe Photoshop's recent AI features, like Gemini and Firefly, add versatility to its already powerful toolkit, but some find the learning curve steep. Meanwhile, Canva's Magic Eraser feature is praised for its simplicity and effectiveness, making it easy to edit images without extensive training.
- G2 reviewers note that Adobe Photoshop has a solid reputation among professionals, but its setup process can be more complex compared to Canva, which is often described as having a quick and straightforward onboarding experience with helpful resources available for new users.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Adobe Photoshop
Creative Cloud Pro for teams
Starting at $99.99
1 License Per Month
20+ apps, including Photoshop on desktop, web, and mobile, plus Firefly creative AI for images, video, and audio, and exclusive business features.
- Create gorgeous images, rich graphics, and incredible art with Photoshop
- 20+ photo, graphic design, and video apps
- Unlimited access to standard creative AI image and vector features like Text to Image and Generative Fill
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)
Free Trial
Adobe Photoshop
Free Trial is available
Canva
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.4
11,622
9.2
4,946
Ease of Use
7.8
11,665
9.4
4,999
Ease of Setup
8.5
1,744
9.6
1,594
Ease of Admin
8.5
1,428
9.4
860
Quality of Support
8.3
9,606
8.8
3,666
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
1,363
9.3
790
Product Direction (% positive)
8.6
11,474
9.4
4,837
Features by Category
Reports
Not enough data
8.8
435
Not enough data
8.9
432
Not enough data
9.1
506
Not enough data
8.7
419
Not enough data
9.1
462
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
435
Not enough data
8.9
432
Not enough data
9.1
506
Not enough data
8.7
419
Not enough data
9.1
462
Reports
Not enough data
8.7
390
Not enough data
8.7
390
Not enough data
8.7
380
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.5
207
Not enough data
8.3
202
Visualization
Not enough data
9.2
462
Not enough data
8.9
392
Not enough data
9.1
424
Not enough data
9.1
465
Data Updates
Not enough data
8.7
380
Not enough data
9.0
422
Collaboration
Not enough data
9.4
468
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.2
468
Data Updates
Not enough data
8.7
398
Not enough data
9.0
453
Not enough data
8.6
387
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
Not enough data
9.5
2507
Not enough data
8.6
2484
Not enough data
9.3
2515
Not enough data
9.1
2409
Design & Editing
Not enough data
8.9
2448
Not enough data
8.9
2498
Not enough data
8.9
2414
Ad Management
Not enough data
8.8
1741
Not enough data
9.1
2227
Not enough data
8.5
1499
Analytics
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Grammar
Not enough data
8.6
64
Not enough data
8.4
63
Not enough data
8.8
62
Formatting
Not enough data
7.7
62
Not enough data
8.1
59
Not enough data
7.8
58
Content
Not enough data
8.6
62
Not enough data
8.9
61
Not enough data
8.1
59
Product Type
Not enough data
8.6
59
Not enough data
8.3
59
Generative AI
Not enough data
9.0
54
Not enough data
8.6
53
Design Tools
Not enough data
8.4
65
Not enough data
8.9
65
Not enough data
8.5
65
Not enough data
9.3
67
Not enough data
9.1
68
Communication Tools
Not enough data
8.1
63
Not enough data
8.5
65
Integrations
Not enough data
8.6
58
Not enough data
8.7
63
Software Offering
Not enough data
8.6
63
Not enough data
8.8
63
Not enough data
8.6
62
Agentic AI - Collaborative Whiteboard
Not enough data
8.4
50
Not enough data
8.4
48
Not enough data
8.5
51
Platform Basics
Not enough data
9.1
340
Not enough data
9.1
334
Not enough data
9.5
336
Platform Content
Not enough data
8.6
319
Not enough data
9.2
347
Not enough data
9.0
329
Not enough data
9.3
329
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
7.5
307
Not enough data
8.5
309
Not enough data
8.7
307
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.9
288
Not enough data
7.6
288
Not enough data
7.2
281
Not enough data
7.6
279
Not enough data
6.9
274
Not enough data
7.2
275
Not enough data
7.6
281
Design
Not enough data
9.5
502
Not enough data
9.2
500
Not enough data
9.2
491
Not enough data
9.2
495
Not enough data
9.0
481
Not enough data
9.2
483
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.8
441
Not enough data
9.2
483
Performance Tracking
Not enough data
8.8
660
Not enough data
8.7
619
Not enough data
9.2
682
Functionality
Not enough data
9.4
701
Not enough data
8.8
635
Not enough data
9.0
666
Not enough data
8.9
637
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
Not enough data
8.6
121
Not enough data
9.1
118
Not enough data
7.8
114
Not enough data
8.0
108
Search
Not enough data
8.0
111
Not enough data
7.6
91
Not enough data
7.0
92
Not enough data
8.0
92
Permissions
Not enough data
7.4
90
Not enough data
8.2
108
Not enough data
8.3
107
Platform
Not enough data
9.0
114
Not enough data
9.1
117
Not enough data
9.3
116
Agentic AI - Brand Asset Management
Not enough data
7.0
83
Not enough data
7.2
83
Not enough data
7.4
82
Not enough data
7.5
82
Not enough data
7.2
82
Not enough data
7.2
83
Image Generation
Not enough data
8.6
218
Not enough data
8.3
225
Not enough data
9.0
212
Not enough data
8.7
208
Not enough data
8.9
215
Advanced Functionality
Not enough data
8.7
209
Not enough data
8.0
207
Not enough data
8.1
203
Not enough data
9.1
216
Model
Not enough data
8.3
207
Not enough data
8.8
206
Not enough data
8.6
198
Commercial Rights & Licensing - AI Image Generators
Not enough data
9.2
17
License Type Transparency - AI Image Generators
Not enough data
8.5
10
Planning
Not enough data
7.9
469
Publishing
Not enough data
8.4
476
Social Media
Not enough data
8.6
486
Planning
Not enough data
7.9
492
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.5
463
Not enough data
7.4
439
Not enough data
7.3
450
Not enough data
7.2
455
Not enough data
6.7
447
Agentic AI - Content Creation
Not enough data
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
Generative AI
7.5
268
7.6
625
6.7
255
7.2
532
Agentic AI - Photo Editing
6.9
114
7.9
261
Video Creation - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
8.4
103
Not enough data
8.0
98
Not enough data
8.2
98
Not enough data
8.8
100
Not enough data
8.3
94
Not enough data
8.3
95
Generative AI - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
7.8
100
Editing - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
8.2
99
Not enough data
8.9
97
Storage & Management - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
8.8
98
Not enough data
8.8
97
Not enough data
8.6
96
Not enough data
8.4
95
Logistics - Print Fulfillment
Not enough data
8.8
74
Not enough data
8.5
73
Agentic AI - Print Fulfillment Services
Not enough data
7.8
40
Customization - Print Fulfillment
Not enough data
8.7
73
Not enough data
8.8
72
Not enough data
9.3
74
Video creation - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
7.8
290
Not enough data
7.5
271
Not enough data
8.3
292
Not enough data
8.9
294
Not enough data
8.3
284
Not enough data
8.3
268
Not enough data
7.5
264
Not enough data
7.8
288
Not enough data
8.6
280
Distribution - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
7.7
263
Not enough data
7.9
274
Not enough data
9.0
282
Analytics - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
7.6
260
Not enough data
7.5
256
Training & Support - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
8.0
274
Not enough data
8.2
278
Integrations - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
8.5
271
Not enough data
8.5
273
Not enough data
8.1
268
Other - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
8.7
278
Not enough data
8.6
276
Agentic AI - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
7.8
170
Not enough data
7.8
168
Functionality - Logo Design Tools
Not enough data
9.3
420
Not enough data
8.8
418
Not enough data
8.9
412
Not enough data
9.2
422
Not enough data
9.0
414
Not enough data
9.1
420
Content Generation - AI Content Creation Platforms
Not enough data
8.5
142
Not enough data
8.9
139
Not enough data
8.9
139
Management - AI Content Creation Platforms
Not enough data
8.8
137
Not enough data
8.8
136
Not enough data
8.7
136
Customizations
Not enough data
9.4
74
Not enough data
9.5
70
Not enough data
7.9
66
Not enough data
8.0
69
Growth
Not enough data
7.4
63
Not enough data
7.3
63
Not enough data
8.4
63
Not enough data
7.3
63
Not enough data
7.6
62
Content
Not enough data
7.5
65
Not enough data
7.9
63
Not enough data
8.6
61
Not enough data
7.4
61
Support
Not enough data
8.5
61
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Adobe Photoshop and Canva are categorized as Photo Editing
Unique Categories
Adobe Photoshop has no 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, Desktop Publishing, Data Visualization, Print Fulfillment Services, Brand Asset Management, Collaborative Whiteboard, Presentation, and Website Builder
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Adobe Photoshop
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
9.9%
Marketing and Advertising
9.1%
Graphic Design
7.0%
Photography
4.5%
Information Technology and Services
4.4%
Other
65.0%
Marketing and Advertising
13.6%
Information Technology and Services
6.8%
Computer Software
5.2%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.0%
Education Management
4.1%
Other
65.3%
Discussions
How are digital artists using Adobe Photoshop's latest features to push the boundaries of digital art?
8 Comments
US
Introducing innovative features to enhance creative workflows and capabilities, Adobe Photoshop is always a step ahead with AI-Powered Tools, Augmented...Read more
It has a high cost for licenses.
7 Comments
RP
I agree very much. While employed the $55 USD a month was no big deal, but now retired it is more of a challenge. I am a big fan of Adobe having been a...Read more
It has a high cost for licenses.
7 Comments
SP
In my experience you get what you pay for and it is a first class quality product.Read more
Can you use Canva designs for commercial purposes?
24 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?
18 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
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