Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Adobe Stock
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
Adobe Stock consists of curated asset collections that allow users to explore diverse collections of high-resolution, royalty-free, stock assets for use in digital projects.
$29
per month
Canva
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
Canva is a popular, simple online graphic design tool. Users can import images, use templates to design banners and logos, or pay to use Canva's premium stock images/paid templates (elements starting at $1).
$12.95
per month
Picsart
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
For visuals and product listings, Picsart's photo editing tools offer solutions for a variety of businesses. While Picsart's capabilities are available through web or mobile, Picsart Enterprise offers photo and video editing APIs and SDKs, integrated through a variety of services (e.g. Zapier, Make, etc.) for a variety of additional use cases.
$13
per month
Pricing
Adobe StockCanvaPicsart
Editions & Modules
Individuals
Starting at $29
per month
Teams
Starting at $29.99
per month
Pro
$12.95
per month
Enterprise
$30.00
Per Month Per User
Picsart Plus
$13
per month
Picsart Pro
$15
per month
Picsart Enterprise - API Services
$95
per month 10k credits
Picsart Enterprise - Print Solutions
from $99
per month 1000 credits included
Picsart Enterprise - Marketing Solutions
from $99
per month 1000 credits included
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Adobe StockCanvaPicsart
Free Trial
NoNoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
Adobe StockCanvaPicsart
Considered Multiple Products
Adobe Stock
Chose Adobe Stock
Adobe Stock has a more robust catalog of photos, illustrations, and fonts than Canva. They also have photos that are not over used and you may likely see them on someone else’s website or marketing collateral. I also feel confident that the creative behind the photos used on …
Chose Adobe Stock
I think across the board, Adobe Stock is in line with all of these. It does seem to have better (and more) options than tools like Pixabay, but there are instances where we find something niche and specific on Pixabay that we did not find on Adobe Stock. I think Getty and Canva
Chose Adobe Stock
We selected Stock as we have the entire suite of Adobe products and this pairs nicely as well as with its ability to easily integrate into PPT presentations and the Microsoft suite of products.
Chose Adobe Stock
I've always had an easier time finding quality photos I needed on Adobe Stock. Other services like Shutterstock work fine, it's a personal preference for the catalogue of resources that Adobe curated vs other services.
Chose Adobe Stock
For on-demand buying, Adobe Stock wins in flexibility and per-image rates. Shutterstock offers the simpler buying method, though. Shutterstock has a larger collection of stock images, lower prices, and cheaper extended licenses if you buy them in bulk. Adobe Stock is better …
Chose Adobe Stock
Adobe Stock offers a more robust set of stock images. They also have a very useful search feature to help us quickly locate the image we want to use in our content. The quality of the images also appears to be better - a larger database, and higher-quality images to pick from.
Canva

No answer on this topic

Picsart
Chose Picsart
Make your photo editing game stand out with Picsart, the one app with almost limitless features that lets you be truly creative with your photos. With Canva though you can design with millions of stock photographs most of these are available in a Pro version so I end up using …
Chose Picsart
I have used Pixlr earlier but Picsart has more features than Pixlr. More effects, more stickers, and fonts on Picsart with high resolution image creation. Support also best at Picsart tool and they are improving customer experience time to time with new features.
Chose Picsart
  • Picsart is better in the free version, it offers a lot of features and edits.
  • The filters are good and you can make collage very easily.
  • The app is more user friendly and it is quick to edit any photos and certificate in the tool.
Chose Picsart
Picsart provides many more tools, such as the large amounts of templates that are personally my favorite part of using this app. When using Pixlr, I always struggled getting the correct dimensions when needed. When using Picsart, it is incredibly easy and I can choose the size …
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User Ratings
Adobe StockCanvaPicsart
Likelihood to Recommend
7.9
(69 ratings)
9.8
(174 ratings)
8.2
(12 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.0
(1 ratings)
8.0
(7 ratings)
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Usability
8.1
(6 ratings)
10.0
(14 ratings)
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Availability
9.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
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Performance
8.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
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Support Rating
6.0
(1 ratings)
6.9
(15 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
Configurability
7.0
(1 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
4.0
(1 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
6.0
(1 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
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Vendor pre-sale
5.0
(1 ratings)
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User Testimonials
Adobe StockCanvaPicsart
Likelihood to Recommend
Adobe
If you're looking for quality professional images for sales and marketing collateral, presentations, social media pages, and graphics, it's great. If you have a very specific industry or subject, sometimes it is too cumbersome to find what you need. They need a better variety of people in their images as well.
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Canva
They are suited to serve the non-profit space, offering premium features at no charge for up to 50 users. They provide tools for non-graphic designers that help to create appealing and attractive pieces. For those who are unsure about where to start with a project, Canva offers templates that can be edited to suit the current need.
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Picsart, Inc
In my experience, I have used PicsArt in lots of projects which helped me to complete the projects on time with satisfactory results. Mostly I use the Android app which is super easy to use. I have created multiple templates for my business. But I think it should remove the watermark on video editing also in the free version. It helped us to create unique pre-designed templates with step by step process. Apart from that, I have never faced any issues with this tool.
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Pros
Adobe
  • Presents a huge collection of distinctive graphics with all sorts of options to fit the user's particular need of the day.
  • Allows for easy grab-and-go, cut-and-paste of the sample proofs so that a graphic designer can work up an idea and present it to the team before purchasing it.
  • Operates a user-friendly platform so that team members who haven't used the program but is suddenly needed to jump in on a project can figure it out quickly.
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Canva
  • It helps you find the right design and helps you start with the right template
  • It helps in creating for all platforms, basically you need to create the design only once and Canva takes care of the rest by resizing the design for whichever platform you want to publish it to.
  • It also comes with a content planner which is extremely helpful for obvious reasons. It relieves you from the hassle of posting when the right time hits.
  • There's a Brand feature which is also extremely fascinating as it helps you store all your brand information (even color) at the same place.
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Picsart, Inc
  • Basic Photo Editing - more robust than your basic iPhone photo editing tools, but much simpler (yet still powerful) and user-friendly than Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom.
  • Filters - a large variety of simple and complex photo filters with the ability to adjust the strength. A nice blend of filters can really enhance a photo without making it look heavily filtered.
  • User friendly - all across the board, this app is super easy to use and really powerful too. I can't imagine editing a photo on my phone without it.
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Cons
Adobe
  • I really do wish Adobe Stock would offer editorial-based content. There are no historical photos, photos of world figures, or other event-based content. We have to go to Getty for that.
  • Their video offerings are OK, but there is room for improvement.
  • The current enter-level monthly plan does not provide for any video downloads at all.
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Canva
  • I have a hard time coming up with any improvements, perhaps increase the number of free elements to use in design.
  • Maybe, Canva should check if you start editing a previous document to see if you want to change the current design or create a new one as a clone of the current document (design).
  • I'm sorry, I really can't think of a 3rd. Overall, I really like working in Canva.
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Picsart, Inc
  • There are a lot of features available to only paying subscribers, but all those features still appear for the nonpaying user, marked by the crown icon. Particularly with filters and stickers, it can be annoying to scroll through the majority of locked options to find the handful that is free. A filter option would be nice.
  • It would be nice to have access to previous projects where you could still go back and undo edits you've made. The draft feature seems to only be good for one project at a time.
  • Layers would be nice. That way when you use a sticker or add a photo on top and go on to make more edits, you could still move them around instead of just having to undo everything and re-add the stick or additional photo.
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Likelihood to Renew
Adobe
Because it is easy to use, has a robust database of all kinds of photos, has industry photos that we serve clients in, is quick and easy to download the licensed images, easy to find similar images, cost effective, acts as a source of quality images we can use on high resolution art.
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Canva
The ease of use makes Canva a powerful tool for manipulating images, creating original content, and testing ideas without requiring the involvement of graphic design or more time-intensive image editing software such as Photoshop. While it doesn't have the full functionality of a mature software, such as Photoshop, The speed and simplicity of Canva makes it a necessity in a business of any size
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Picsart, Inc
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Usability
Adobe
the user interface is very basic their filter function is difficult for beginners to use although after sometime of use you wont find any problem in that, their library is good but again. they still have to work on their library volume with current quality standards. apart from interface which is a personal perspective everything is amazing in this platform.
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Canva
It is super easy to use, but it could be limiting if you're on a small device. It is easier on a bigger device because you can resize graphics and text easier than with your fingers on a small device. I do think it's perfect and easy for non-designers who don't have any training. As long as you have a good eye for visuals, Canva is a wonderful substitute for graphics programs on-the-go.
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Picsart, Inc
No answers on this topic
Reliability and Availability
Adobe
It's always available
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Canva
I have yet to encounter Canva being offline in at least 6 years of using it regularly. They also announce well in advance if there may be upgrades to the code and the hours during which there may be issues accessing the service.
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Picsart, Inc
No answers on this topic
Performance
Adobe
It loads quickly and we have not had any issues
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Canva
I haven't ever had issues with a slow-loading site and there haven't been any lag issues within the software. There have been maybe a handful of times over the past six years where I have tried to upload a large image and it will slow down as it loads the last megabyte, but I have yet to have the system time out or require any interference by me
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Picsart, Inc
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Adobe
Never really used it.
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Canva
Overall, Canva is easy to use, easy to train others to use, allows for creativity with a professional look without enormous associated costs. The mobile apps works almost as easily, but at a minimum allows for easy review and downloading in a pinch. Really, anyone can learn to use Canva quickly and will immediately benefit from the results.
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Picsart, Inc
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
Adobe
No answers on this topic
Canva
Remember to download the mobile app onto your phone for easy image manipulation on the go. Adding company colors, logos, and typefaces to your company account is an easy process. When images are uploaded, these can also be shared between accounts within a company, as can canvases you've created for easy editing among teams.
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Picsart, Inc
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Alternatives Considered
Adobe
In comparison to other options, Adobe Stock is far more user-friendly. Adobe Stock has helped me find quality photos. One-stop licensing's convenience and variety were important. Instead of buying photos per image, we usually find something similar at Adobe and license it under our subscription. I prefer Adobe's curated resources over other services. Adobe Stock's filters make finding the right image easy.
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Canva
Canva is faster and easy to use. There aren't complex menus like Adobe products and everything is generally intuitive. Menus are mostly open and visible or relatively small. Small changes to the program add to it's usability rather than detract. I also appreciate that Canva helps the user become more creative through use. By giving you editable examples through templates you can choose to re-design something ir create something from scratch w/ a similar concept or feel. Canva often gives me ideas that I can implement into my design or into the entire project even. I also like how Canva is intuitive in it's approach. The program gives you suggestions when it comes to graphics, etc. without getting in your way if you know what you already want
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Picsart, Inc
I used Lucidchart to develop architect-level integration flow diagrams to visualise integration flow. But Picsart has a user-friendly UI to develop and edit HQ pictures as per business requirements but some options are an enterprise where we need to pay and purchase those features and filters to use them while editing images.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Adobe
It's a little expensive
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Canva
No answers on this topic
Picsart, Inc
No answers on this topic
Scalability
Adobe
It's very easy to integrate
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Canva
Very easy to add accounts and share content between them. Collaboration is also easy to manage and can be done on a project-by-project basis. The cloud-based software means it is incredibly fast to add a coworker and have them editing images within minutes. A live internet connection is required to access Canva so this is something to consider if expecting to use the software while on journeys without access to wifi etc
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Picsart, Inc
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
Adobe
  • I used stock photos for my blog posting on medium and website creation. I found adobe stock a very amazing site for high-quality images.
  • It has resolved the issue where I would spend countless hours looking for a photo on Google or other stock-image websites, no other stock photos website is perfect and stunning like Adobe Stock. Overall, it's a fantastic time-saver.
  • Overall, I found images impact more than words while blog posting on medium and other social media, so I can say that Adobe Stock helps me in growing my startup…
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Canva
  • As far as ROI is concerned, Canva has proven itself time and time again as having a positive impact for business.
  • Just yesterday, I had to prepare an hour-long presentation on the fly; the great reviews of the presentation and the materials (all made in Canva) only served to advertise for Canva and it proves that Canva is a smart investment.
  • I don't think in the time that I have been a Canva pro user that I can say that my ROI has been negatively impacted. Highest recommendation. The software more the casually pays for itself time and time again.
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Picsart, Inc
  • It has a positive impact of decreasing time taken to create graphics for presentations
  • It has a positive impact of decreasing time taken to create annotated videos with text and sound
  • It lacks advanced editing features, hence has a somewhat negative impact by not facilitating imagination of users
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