Canva Reviews

The biggest perk of using Canva is its user-friendliness. You don’t need to be a professional designer to understand how it works and everything is in a logical place. Of course, it also helps that the software comes with over 400,000 pre-built templates that you can use for social media posts, blogs, presentations, and even videos.

Canva offers a stock library of more than 75 million pictures, graphics, audio tracks, and video snippets. In short, you’ll be able to create all types of media without leaving the platform. In fact, Canva allows you to directly post on social media and even schedule posts to go online when your audience is most engaged.

Businesses are also able to take advantage of the tools available for teamwork. Coworkers can edit a particular design together, easily share images with others, and create shared folders for seamless file management. Plus, you can upload a brand kit with the company’s colors and logos so that everyone stays on brand while using the editor.

Editing

Editing images with Canva is child’s play due to the platform’s drag-and-drop editor. But that doesn’t mean the software is too simple. Canva has everything you need to make the most of your designs. For instance, you can add effects or filters to images, as well as adjust their settings, so your pictures will soon look like they’ve been professionally edited. For example, the background remover accurately knows what to delete without your input.

Most design elements provided are also editable. Although Canva doesn’t allow for many changes, it still lets you change the design element’s color, size, and angle. Unfortunately, since the platform doesn’t come with drawing tools, designing your own icons with Canva is out of the question. But on the bright side, animating visuals to create small gifs takes just one click.

The icing on the cake is Canva’s video editing tools. Even though you won’t be editing the Harry Potter movies on Canva, the platform still provides a great way to create small clips or even YouTube videos. You can edit a clip’s length, add transitions and overlays, and include music or voice-overs. Of course, you can upload your own videos into Canva, but the platform’s video and royalty-free music libraries are also gigantic.

Canva‘s pricing is as straightforward as its platform. First, there’s the free account, which includes basic editing options and a limited selection of its templates and images. Then, there’s the Pro subscription that unlocks everything Canva has to offer. You can get Pro by paying for either a monthly or an annual subscription, with the latter offering a 23% discount, translating into $9.99 per month. Moreover, Canva allows you to test all premium features for 30 days at zero cost.

Although the Pro version will suffice for small businesses, the pricing structure is a bit different. The price for the first user is still $9.99, but adding extra users only costs $4.99 per user per month. There’s also an Enterprise plan for businesses that need extra team management features and unlimited storage, but you’ll need to contact the sales team to get a personalized plan. The same is true for any company with over 100 employees. Finally, eligible non-profit organizations can take advantage of Canva’s Pro features for free.