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Canva
(4,432)
4.7 out of 5
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Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft PowerPoint
(4,235)
4.6 out of 5
Microsoft PowerPoint
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At a Glance
Canva
Canva
Star Rating
(4,432)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (74.0% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
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Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft PowerPoint
Star Rating
(4,235)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (34.6% of reviews)
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Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Canva vs Microsoft PowerPoint

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Canva easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Canva overall.

  • Canva and Microsoft PowerPoint both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Canva is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Canva over Microsoft PowerPoint.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Canva
Canva Free
Free
Browse all 4 pricing plans
Microsoft PowerPoint
No pricing available
Free Trial
Canva
Free Trial is available
Microsoft PowerPoint
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.2
3,716
9.2
3,599
Ease of Use
9.4
3,738
9.1
3,612
Ease of Setup
9.6
781
9.2
344
Ease of Admin
9.4
600
9.1
287
Quality of Support
8.8
2,692
8.6
2,748
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.4
538
9.0
267
Product Direction (% positive)
9.3
3,607
8.5
3,520
Features by Category
Business IntelligenceHide 25 FeaturesShow 25 Features
8.9
1,401
Not enough data
Reports
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
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
Data VisualizationHide 22 FeaturesShow 22 Features
8.9
5,277
Not enough data
Reports
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
Not enough data
Reports
8.8
232
Not enough data
8.8
236
Not enough data
8.7
227
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.9
99
Not enough data
8.4
96
Not enough data
Visualization
9.2
294
Not enough data
8.9
239
Not enough data
9.1
279
Not enough data
9.2
306
Not enough data
Data Updates
8.7
236
Not enough data
9.0
276
Not enough data
Collaboration
9.4
308
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.3
312
Not enough data
Data Updates
8.8
228
Not enough data
9.0
286
Not enough data
8.7
222
Not enough data
Content MarketingHide 16 FeaturesShow 16 Features
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
Display Ad DesignHide 13 FeaturesShow 13 Features
8.9
17,137
Not enough data
Template Creation
9.5
1915
Not enough data
8.6
1895
Not enough data
9.2
1912
Not enough data
9.1
1837
Not enough data
Design & Editing
8.8
1867
Not enough data
8.8
1915
Not enough data
8.9
1849
Not enough data
Ad Management
8.8
1248
Not enough data
9.0
1679
Not enough data
8.6
1020
Not enough data
Analytics
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
AI Writing AssistantHide 13 FeaturesShow 13 Features
7.8
170
Not enough data
Grammar
8.3
14
Not enough data
7.3
14
Not enough data
8.3
14
Not enough data
Formatting
7.0
14
Not enough data
8.2
13
Not enough data
7.6
12
Not enough data
Content
8.3
14
Not enough data
8.1
14
Not enough data
6.9
12
Not enough data
Product Type
7.9
12
Not enough data
7.6
13
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.5
12
Not enough data
7.8
12
Not enough data
PresentationHide 17 FeaturesShow 17 Features
Not enough data
8.7
13,546
Platform Basics
Not enough data
9.1
1524
Not enough data
9.1
1518
Not enough data
8.9
1479
Platform Content
Not enough data
8.8
1471
Not enough data
8.5
1477
Not enough data
8.6
1422
Not enough data
8.6
1333
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.0
942
Not enough data
8.6
1222
Not enough data
8.7
1158
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Desktop PublishingHide 8 FeaturesShow 8 Features
9.1
2,884
Not enough data
Design
9.5
374
Not enough data
9.2
376
Not enough data
9.2
368
Not enough data
9.2
372
Not enough data
9.0
357
Not enough data
9.1
359
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
8.7
318
Not enough data
9.1
360
Not enough data
Design SystemsHide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features
9.0
3,051
Not enough data
Performance Tracking
8.9
438
Not enough data
8.9
401
Not enough data
9.3
460
Not enough data
Functionality
9.5
473
Not enough data
8.8
418
Not enough data
9.0
444
Not enough data
8.9
417
Not enough data
Synthetic MediaHide 22 FeaturesShow 22 Features
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
AI Image GeneratorsHide 12 FeaturesShow 12 Features
8.3
424
Not enough data
Image Generation
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
Not enough data
Advanced Functionality
8.6
34
Not enough data
8.1
35
Not enough data
7.5
33
Not enough data
8.8
37
Not enough data
Model
7.6
35
Not enough data
8.9
34
Not enough data
8.0
34
Not enough data
Content CreationHide 9 FeaturesShow 9 Features
7.7
736
Not enough data
Planning
7.8
83
Not enough data
Publishing
8.3
83
Not enough data
Social Media
8.8
82
Not enough data
Planning
7.6
86
Not enough data
Generative AI
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
Not enough data
Photo EditingHide 2 FeaturesShow 2 Features
7.8
280
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.8
280
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
AI Video GeneratorsHide 13 FeaturesShow 13 Features
8.3
272
Not enough data
Video Creation - AI Video Generation
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
Not enough data
Generative AI - AI Video Generation
7.9
21
Not enough data
Editing - AI Video Generation
8.2
21
Not enough data
8.9
21
Not enough data
Storage & Management - AI Video Generation
9.0
22
Not enough data
9.0
22
Not enough data
8.4
21
Not enough data
8.0
20
Not enough data
Print Fulfillment ServicesHide 5 FeaturesShow 5 Features
8.5
85
Not enough data
Video Content CreationHide 21 FeaturesShow 21 Features
8.1
1,066
Not enough data
Video creation - Video Content Creation
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
Not enough data
Distribution - Video Content Creation
7.8
51
Not enough data
8.0
50
Not enough data
9.0
50
Not enough data
Analytics - Video Content Creation
7.7
49
Not enough data
6.9
48
Not enough data
Training & Support - Video Content Creation
7.7
50
Not enough data
8.0
51
Not enough data
Integrations - Video Content Creation
8.6
49
Not enough data
8.5
49
Not enough data
8.0
50
Not enough data
Other - Video Content Creation
8.8
50
Not enough data
8.8
51
Not enough data
Logo Design ToolsHide 6 FeaturesShow 6 Features
9.0
806
Not enough data
Functionality - Logo Design Tools
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
Not enough data
AI Content Creation PlatformsHide 6 FeaturesShow 6 Features
8.3
162
Not enough data
Content Generation - AI Content Creation Platforms
7.6
27
Not enough data
8.3
27
Not enough data
8.4
27
Not enough data
Management - AI Content Creation Platforms
8.7
27
Not enough data
8.5
27
Not enough data
8.5
27
Not enough data
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Microsoft PowerPoint
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Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft PowerPoint is categorized as Presentation
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Canva
Canva
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
74.0%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
25.9%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
0.1%
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft PowerPoint
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
34.4%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
31.0%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
34.6%
Reviewers' Industry
Canva
Canva
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%
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft PowerPoint
Higher Education
8.8%
Information Technology and Services
7.9%
Education Management
5.7%
Marketing and Advertising
5.2%
Computer Software
4.3%
Other
68.1%
Most Helpful Reviews
Canva
Canva
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Jayaprakash A.
JA
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.
NP
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...

Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft PowerPoint
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Graphic Design
GG
Verified User in Graphic Design

there are some features that would be much appreciated in other design software, such as: - automatic paste in place (objects always paste in the same location as the source) - the ability to easily create and manipulate shapes (i.e., corner radius of...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Management Consulting
GM
Verified User in Management Consulting

Formatting is a hassle - the auto align and sizing tools are less functional than in other presenting applications.

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