Adobe Express vs. Canvas X Draw (Windows)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Adobe Express
Score 8.8 out of 10
N/A
Adobe Creative Cloud Express (formerly Adobe Spark) is a task-based, web and mobile product used to create and share rich multimedia content – from social media posts and stories to invitations to marketing materials like logos, flyers and banners.
$0
Canvas X Draw (Windows)
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
A technical illustration and Graphic Design software platform, Canvas X Draw for Windows delivers an array of functionality in a single application developed to sit at the heart of illustration and documentation workflows.
$199
per year per user
Pricing
Adobe ExpressCanvas X Draw (Windows)
Editions & Modules
Free
$0.00
Premium
$9.99 / $99.99
per month
Teams
$9.99
per month per user
Canvas X Draw (Windows) - 1 year Subscription
$199
per year per user
Canvas X Draw (Windows) - 3 Year Subscription
$499.00
per 3 years per user
Canvas X Draw (Windows) - Perpetual License
$599
one-time fee per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Adobe ExpressCanvas X Draw (Windows)
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsContact Adobe directly for Enterprise pricing plan details.
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User Ratings
Adobe ExpressCanvas X Draw (Windows)
Likelihood to Recommend
8.8
(233 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.5
(15 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.2
(27 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
4.6
(12 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
4.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
9.5
(6 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Professional Services
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Adobe ExpressCanvas X Draw (Windows)
Likelihood to Recommend
Adobe
I find that if you're mostly working with non-designers,Adobe Express is a fantastic use case for them. If you're working with designers, it's great for quick, easy tasks, but nothing particularly in depth. It's not the best for social media videos, it lacks a bit of the functionality that CapCut or InShot has, but overall it's fairly good for getting the assets to add to a video, but not being the final export.
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Canvas GFX
Best of Canvas X Draw : I recommend Canvas X Draw to students who are pursuing engineering. They provide great customer service. They do offer a non-subscription service which is great for students. The all-in-one graphic design and illustration technically for multi framework Where Canvas X Draw can do better: They have fewer fill options. The offset path function option is not there.
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Pros
Adobe
  • Brand Kit: provides quick access to approved fonts, logos, colors, and other assets
  • Libraries: syncs will with other Adobe Tools
  • Animation: provides a decent collection of modifiable motions for objects in the design
  • Social Media-ready Layouts: being able to design graphics of multiple sizes/Layouts within the same document is a GOD-SEND
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Canvas GFX
  • Custom brushes
  • Patterns
  • Wide variety of filters
  • Search option
  • Copy data directly into your tables from Excel or other sources
  • Extensive collection of symbols
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Cons
Adobe
  • It could have a search bar which searches through other Adobe products (esp for Stock images, videos, audio) from within Adobe Express.
  • It could make it so switching between Adobe products from within Adobe Express almost like a tab function is smooth.
  • It could partner with other companies to allow for company specific events in exchange for valuable products or programs.
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Canvas GFX
  • Do not copy on work computer
  • Trouble reading old Canvas files
  • Cost is on the higher side
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Likelihood to Renew
Adobe
I foresee Adobe Express becoming the "go-to" platform for everyone except professional, high-level designers. It is a relatively easy-to-use tool that allows users to create a wide variety of visuals quickly. Because it is a template-driven tool, the in-house design team has the ability to make brand kit available to keep visuals on point
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Canvas GFX
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Usability
Adobe
The user interface is pretty straightforward to use. It has easy to navigate navigations, and the canvas UX is also pretty good. One thing i would like to add it to use shortcuts to add elements on canvas. Like if I am on canvas and I press 'T' on my keyboard the text box should be added automatically
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Canvas GFX
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Adobe
Overall, the Adobe Creative Cloud Express is worth a try and may be a good fit for many organizations and businesses. At a monthly rate, the cost is not prohibitive, but the tools are somewhat limited and not necessarily worthwhile when compared to standard applications and software that are often available free or through a package of services commonly found on workplace computers.
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Canvas GFX
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Alternatives Considered
Adobe
In my opinion, Adobe Express blows it away. Canva is great and all and gets the job done. But it lacks the additional value offered by Adobe Express and Adobe. Canva's stock asset library doesn't come close to Adobe's stock asset library, and the Creative Cloud makes using other products with Adobe Express seamless. Adobe Express all the way!
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Canvas GFX
Canvas x Draw is more cost-effective compared to Adobe Illustrator. Customer service of Canvas X Draw is best. It provides a non-subscription version which is not there in other tools. Canvas X Draw is easier to use and understand than Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator. The layering feature is the best for Canvas X Draw
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Adobe
Adobe Creative Cloud Express is included with an Adobe Creative Cloud account. Our company has a corporate team membership so it is nice to have a professional and powerful tool that anyone on our team can use for free. The pricing structure of giving the tool away for free will be fundamental to users utilizing the tool. Similar tools, such as Canva, cost significantly more but do not offer the same features
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Canvas GFX
No answers on this topic
Professional Services
Adobe
The professional services for Adobe Creative Cloud Express is top notch and should be highly commended. I am thoroughly impressed with how far Adobe has come. In the past, I had several issues with how something were handled, but in the past few years things have been better than ever and they get no complaints from me
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Canvas GFX
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
Adobe
  • Positive: Time and working for a nonprofit with minimal staff this is essential.
  • Negative: There are certain features that I need to find in other Adobe products like layer masking.
  • Positive: It makes content creation less intimidating for our newer staff.
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Canvas GFX
  • It has a lot of designs and options, but is a fairly easy to use software
  • Great compatibility
  • Sometimes it malfunctions
  • Layouts, fonts and logos are amazing
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