Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
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
Sprout Social
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
Sprout Social provides social media management, marketing, customer care, data and intelligence, and employee advocacy solutions for brands and agencies, including Ticketmaster, Chipotle, Grubhub, Subaru, and Zendesk. Sprout’s platform is used to simplify social publishing, engagement, reviews, analytics and listening for customers. Sprout also provides customer success and technical support, to deliver consistent value to all users. Any organization, regardless of size or industry, receives…
$249
per month per user
Pricing
CanvaSprout Social
Editions & Modules
Pro
$12.95
per month
Enterprise
$30.00
Per Month Per User
Standard
$199 annual / $249 monthly
per user/per month
Professional
$299 annual / $399 monthly
per user/per month
Advanced
$399 annual / $499 monthly
per user/per month
Free Trial
Free
for 30 days
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
CanvaSprout Social
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
CanvaSprout Social
Considered Both Products
Canva

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Sprout Social
Chose Sprout Social
More robust reporting and a very in-depth training, learning, and support area.
Chose Sprout Social
Sprout Social is much more robust than the other tools we've tried. It has better reporting, scheduling, tagging, and approval processes.
Chose Sprout Social
Sprout Social is much more intuitive and easier to use, and has more features that are more effective.
Chose Sprout Social
Although the products are very similar, I've just found Sprout Social more intuitive to use. The dashboards they provide and how they've streamlined processes within the platform, prove for a very positive user experience for us. In my opinion, everything is simply laid out, …
Chose Sprout Social
Sprout is more user-friendly, covers more platforms, and is simple to navigate.
Chose Sprout Social
Our organization previously used Spredfast (now Khoros), which was useful but limited in functionality. A few years ago we transitioned to Sprout Social, which at the time appeared to be a more dynamic product and an overall better fit for our organization. I can't speak to the …
Chose Sprout Social
Sprout Social had a much better UI and also enabled us to scale. I liked the Sprout social platform due to the ease of use and adoption across our team. It seemed better fit for agency management. However, Hootsuite has improved their offering and with the change in social …
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
CanvaSprout Social
Listening/monitoring
Comparison of Listening/monitoring features of Product A and Product B
Canva
-
Ratings
Sprout Social
8.7
71 Ratings
12% above category average
Boolean keyword searches00 Ratings8.352 Ratings
Filtering out noise/spam00 Ratings8.461 Ratings
Sentiment analysis00 Ratings8.941 Ratings
Broad channel coverage00 Ratings9.351 Ratings
Publishing
Comparison of Publishing features of Product A and Product B
Canva
-
Ratings
Sprout Social
8.8
86 Ratings
7% above category average
Content planning and scheduling00 Ratings9.686 Ratings
Audience targeting00 Ratings8.370 Ratings
Content optimization00 Ratings8.275 Ratings
Workflow management00 Ratings9.078 Ratings
Engagement
Comparison of Engagement features of Product A and Product B
Canva
-
Ratings
Sprout Social
8.5
81 Ratings
4% above category average
Automated routing and prioritization00 Ratings8.345 Ratings
Customer interaction histories00 Ratings8.772 Ratings
Bulk actions00 Ratings8.467 Ratings
Marketing
Comparison of Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Canva
-
Ratings
Sprout Social
7.8
59 Ratings
1% below category average
Lead generation00 Ratings8.644 Ratings
Content marketing00 Ratings9.055 Ratings
Paid media management00 Ratings6.23 Ratings
Campaigns and promotions00 Ratings7.24 Ratings
Channel coverage/integration
Comparison of Channel coverage/integration features of Product A and Product B
Canva
-
Ratings
Sprout Social
9.0
87 Ratings
5% above category average
Twitter00 Ratings9.281 Ratings
Facebook00 Ratings9.187 Ratings
LinkedIn00 Ratings9.278 Ratings
Google+00 Ratings9.928 Ratings
Instagram00 Ratings8.776 Ratings
Pinterest00 Ratings9.021 Ratings
YouTube00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Reporting/analytics
Comparison of Reporting/analytics features of Product A and Product B
Canva
-
Ratings
Sprout Social
8.7
87 Ratings
10% above category average
Campaign success analytics00 Ratings8.881 Ratings
Real-time tracking00 Ratings8.680 Ratings
Competitor analysis00 Ratings8.974 Ratings
Account management
Comparison of Account management features of Product A and Product B
Canva
-
Ratings
Sprout Social
8.8
84 Ratings
8% above category average
Role-based user permissions & privileges00 Ratings9.381 Ratings
Mobile access00 Ratings8.374 Ratings
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GIMP
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Enterprises
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Score 9.4 out of 10
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User Ratings
CanvaSprout Social
Likelihood to Recommend
8.8
(172 ratings)
9.1
(144 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.0
(7 ratings)
9.1
(63 ratings)
Usability
9.2
(12 ratings)
8.9
(71 ratings)
Availability
10.0
(1 ratings)
7.7
(8 ratings)
Performance
10.0
(1 ratings)
8.0
(7 ratings)
Support Rating
6.9
(15 ratings)
5.7
(38 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(3 ratings)
Implementation Rating
10.0
(2 ratings)
10.0
(11 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
8.3
(8 ratings)
Product Scalability
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
CanvaSprout Social
Likelihood to Recommend
Canva
I would say that Canva is best suited for beginner and Novice level applications. If you're an experienced designer, there's definitely no point in using Canva as it's developed for designers entering the field. OR, if you want to experience that flexibility while you designing and let the creativity flow, You shouldn't consider Canva as your Choice. If you feel like delivering quick and not spend your time on deciding on 'How to Design', then you should go for Canva.
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Sprout Social
Sprout Social is well-suited for users with all levels of experience in social media publishing. It has a simple user interface and a great structure for approving content from new users. On the other hand, Sprout Social can be clunky for social listening when you're monitoring a specific news topic. It can be difficult to filter relevant content and exclude irrelevant posts.
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Pros
Canva
  • Provides readily accessible approved fonts and colors for our university publications.
  • A great selection of templates to select from.
  • Lots of resources for design, like photos, clip art, backgrounds, and other design elements.
  • The ability to share your design with others at the university.
  • The ability to download your design as a png, pdf, jpg, svg, even MP4 video or gif.
  • Easy to edit and alter the design and not lose what you had by creating clones of previous designs and then make the changes.
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Sprout Social
  • Ease of use
  • Ability to duplicate, edit and repost content.
  • The design tools that easily allow you to crop photos according to the sizes for each social channel in a click of the button.
  • New added features in photos to help with SEO - alt text, descriptions, etc.
  • Like the new tagging and campaigns
  • Listening tools are easy to use.
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Cons
Canva
  • Some pretty basic fonts are missing from the database, which proves to be annoying when trying to stay on brand
  • Pre-grouping sections of templates can be a hassle to figure out
  • Creating your own template from scratch can have it's hiccups, but that could be my lack of design experience.
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Sprout Social
  • The publishing tool can be a bit quirky when you have edits and need to re-assign the workflow.
  • I believe they are adding it, but it would be nice to be able to edit posts for the different platforms in one window.
  • The reporting can be overwhelming because it offers so much.
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Likelihood to Renew
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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Sprout Social
While I am currently no longer working with the company in which I was employed and utilized Sprout Social, I do know that the company is still utilizing Sprout Social on a daily basis and I do not foresee a time when the subscription would be cancelled.
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Usability
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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Sprout Social
The tools themselves are fully comprehensive, and you have the scope to adapt them to your own individual ways of working. However, being part of a team that focuses on different aspects means there can sometimes be redundant features that could get in the way of the most optimal workflow for that user, and therefore, the UX can be a little more complex than necessary.
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Reliability and Availability
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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Sprout Social
Uptime was OK, but given the fact that we are in Europe, there were some specific problems: They tended to take the system down for maintenance during the night in the US, which was during our workday. This was definitely problematic and hard to explain to our clients.
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Performance
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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Sprout Social
It is quick to post, however you have to refresh the page every time you add a new scheduled item.
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Support Rating
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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Sprout Social
Sprout Social's customer support is extremely responsive. They're also always looking for suggestions on how they can make the product better and will actually take your ideas to their team to see if they're worth implementing. I've never had an issue that couldn't be resolved by them in a timely manner.
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Online Training
Canva
No answers on this topic
Sprout Social
Their training is good, but the promotion of it is even better. I don't need or have the time for training, but I was always happy to know it was there. They did a great job sending updates out and making me aware when there was a new feature that I may want training for. As for the training I never used it, so I can't comment on that
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Implementation Rating
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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Sprout Social
Make sure you do it all the way. Do not break it into phases. Pour yourself a coffee, start it in the morning and you'll be done before you finish that coffee.
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Alternatives Considered
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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Sprout Social
I selected Sprout Social because the analytic reporting is much better (with more detailed results). I also went with Sprout Social because I was able to add many, many more accounts than I was able to with Hootsuite. On that platform, I was limited unless I paid into a much higher tier.
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Scalability
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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Sprout Social
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Return on Investment
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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Sprout Social
  • The activity of all our social networks improved significantly after the arrival of Sprout Social, now we can make more publications in less time for all our clients.
  • The high costs of Sprout Social memberships and the cost of adding a new team member to the system has had a negative impact on us. I hope I can pay less to use Sprout Social as the fees are currently too high.
  • I have generated greater satisfaction for our clients thanks to the fact that we keep active various campaigns on our social networks with this Sprout Social system.
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ScreenShots

Sprout Social Screenshots

Screenshot of Sprout’s social media publishing tools, used to schedule and post messages to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and LinkedIn simultaneously from a single Compose window.