Canva vs Microsoft Publisher | TrustRadius

What users are saying about

Score 9.1 out of 10

Based on 493 reviews and ratings

Score 8.2 out of 10

Based on 16 reviews and ratings

Pros

Great and easy to use templates for everything!
Beautiful illustrations to use for free (with paid subscription)
Group collaboration on projects. Easily save and send for comments from the team
Branding kit so you never have to search for fonts or colors, they're always right there

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Elizabeth Hyman

Director of Operations

Kome Sushi KitchenRestaurants, 11-50 employees

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Extremely user-friendly.
Easily converts to image files and PDF.
Simple maneuverability.
Less expensive alternative to high-end graphics programs.

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Community Relations Director

Boley Centers, Inc.Mental Health Care, 51-200 employees

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Cons

Pro Subscription: If you have team members added, then you have to opt for a pro-subscription for the entire team, and not individual.
There should be a functionality, that could differentiate between and enable it.
Canva has moved some really useful feature under paid subscription, like resize the current post to different direction, or to download the graphic with transparent direction.
It's an internal decision, but as a user, these features are pretty basic and should have continued to be free.
Canva can introduce cheaper paid plans that can include some of the Pro features that are frequently used, even if they don't include that complete photo/video library.

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Sitanshu Mehrotra

Chief Bothered Officer

WisdomTree SolutionsEducation Management, 1-10 employees

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It doesn't have similar layout as other Microsoft applications such as Word and PowerPoint.
A little expensive compared to publishing software.

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Distance Education Instructional Coordinator

Arizona Western CollegeEducation Management, 201-500 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

Canva 9.7

Based on 5 answers

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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Web Content Specialist

Scully & ScullyRetail, 51-200 employees

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Usability

Canva 9.5

Based on 13 answers

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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Graphic Designer

Shishido CreativeGraphic Design, 1-10 employees

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Reliability and Availability

Canva 10.0

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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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Web Content Specialist

Scully & ScullyRetail, 51-200 employees

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Performance

Canva 10.0

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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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Web Content Specialist

Scully & ScullyRetail, 51-200 employees

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Support Rating

Canva 8.0

Based on 28 answers

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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Verified User

Director in Research & Development

Non-Profit Organization Management Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Microsoft Publisher 8.0

Based on 6 answers

I feel Microsoft Publisher does exactly what it’s name implies, it turns you lists and info is into PDF or other versions. You can develop and email list.

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Safety and Project Manager

Century Exteriors Inc.Construction, 11-50 employees

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In-Person Training

Canva 10.0

Based on 1 answer

in-person training i cannot use this from team canva but still They follow ups using email

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Digital Marketing excutive

Web4startupsComputer Software, 51-200 employees

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Online Training

Canva 10.0

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Multiple online content already available as a traning . So it's one of the great point to love canva it's save our much woking efforts. And yes also some personal guide avaiable from team canva.

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Web4startupsComputer Software, 51-200 employees

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Implementation Rating

Canva 10.0

Based on 4 answers

Really easy to impliment eco syestem any new guy also can easily implement for make digital assets .It's really friendly and helpful tools for new guy also very helpful for experiance person it's save lots of our working efforts all those following points make our work most effortless thats why i love canva

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Web4startupsComputer Software, 51-200 employees

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Alternatives Considered

As far as I can tell, Canva is pretty unique in its offerings. More robust design platforms can do the same things, of course (Photoshop, Illustrator, etc.)...and we use those too. But for a quick-turn project to be used by multiple people with no formal design training, Canva is a great bet.

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Director of Strategic Content

University of Notre DameHigher Education, 5001-10,000 employees

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Not sure [why] it has a different name, but I briefly tried to create on my MacBook at home and used its version of Microsoft Word and was able to do similar things as in Publisher.

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Kristen Lysobey

Medical Assistant

Sound Foot and AnkleMedical Practice, 1-10 employees

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Scalability

Canva 10.0

Based on 1 answer

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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Web Content Specialist

Scully & ScullyRetail, 51-200 employees

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Return on Investment

Empowers our team to make slick, branded materials without tying up the graphic designer's time or requiring expensive software
The numerous templates make creative design easy and quick
Canva saves all of our designs, so we don't have to hunt down old files on the server

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Verified User

Program Manager in Sales

Non-Profit Organization Management Company, 51-200 employees

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Fantastic looking publisher pieces without high cost software.
Efficient for productivity.
No real learning curve.

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Community Relations Director

Boley Centers, Inc.Mental Health Care, 51-200 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

Yes

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Canva Editions & Modules

Edition

Pro	$12.95¹
Enterprise	$30.00²

Per Month
Per Month Per User

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General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Microsoft Publisher Editions & Modules

Edition

Microsoft Publisher	$139¹

one time purchase

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