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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.4% of reviews)
Small-Business (47.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
No pricing available
Canva
Star Rating
(5,245)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
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Star Rating
(991)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (47.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Canva excels in its drag-and-drop editing feature, making it incredibly user-friendly for those without design experience, while Microsoft Publisher's layout editor is seen as less intuitive, with some reviewers mentioning a steeper learning curve.
- Reviewers mention that Canva's stock image library is extensive and frequently updated, providing a wealth of resources for content creation, whereas users on G2 note that Microsoft Publisher's image options are more limited, which can hinder creativity.
- G2 users highlight Canva's superior template variety, with many praising the modern and diverse designs available, while Microsoft Publisher's templates are often described as outdated and less appealing.
- Users say that Canva's collaboration features are robust, allowing multiple users to work on a project simultaneously, which is a significant advantage over Microsoft Publisher, where collaboration is more cumbersome and less seamless.
- Reviewers mention that Canva's content creation tools are highly rated, particularly for social media graphics, while Microsoft Publisher is often viewed as more suited for traditional print materials, limiting its versatility in digital content creation.
- Users report that Canva's quality of support is generally better, with a higher rating for responsiveness and helpfulness compared to Microsoft Publisher, where some users have expressed frustration with the support experience.
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Canva
Canva Free
Free
Everything you need to start designing
- Easy drag-and-drop editor
- 1M+ professionally-designed templates
- 1000+ design types (social posts, presentations and more)
Microsoft Publisher
No pricing availableFree Trial
Canva
Free Trial is available
Microsoft Publisher
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.2
4,348
8.7
885
Ease of Use
9.4
4,379
8.8
893
Ease of Setup
9.6
1,014
9.1
78
Ease of Admin
9.4
708
9.0
73
Quality of Support
8.8
3,151
8.4
634
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.3
640
8.5
59
Product Direction (% positive)
9.3
4,239
7.2
880
Features by Category
Reports
8.8
356
Not enough data
8.8
355
Not enough data
9.1
424
Not enough data
8.7
342
Not enough data
9.0
384
Not enough data
Self Service
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Building Reports
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reports
8.8
356
Not enough data
8.8
355
Not enough data
9.1
424
Not enough data
8.7
342
Not enough data
9.0
384
Not enough data
Reports
8.7
321
Not enough data
8.8
323
Not enough data
8.7
313
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.6
144
Not enough data
8.2
139
Not enough data
Visualization
9.2
390
Not enough data
8.9
324
Not enough data
9.0
360
Not enough data
9.1
398
Not enough data
Data Updates
8.7
317
Not enough data
9.0
360
Not enough data
Collaboration
9.3
401
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.2
402
Not enough data
Data Updates
8.7
319
Not enough data
9.0
376
Not enough data
8.6
309
Not enough data
Communication
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Productivity Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Optimization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Logistics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Template Creation
9.5
2183
Not enough data
8.6
2166
Not enough data
9.2
2182
Not enough data
9.1
2101
Not enough data
Design & Editing
8.9
2137
Not enough data
8.9
2185
Not enough data
8.9
2114
Not enough data
Ad Management
8.8
1455
Not enough data
9.0
1927
Not enough data
8.6
1223
Not enough data
Analytics
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Grammar
8.3
28
Not enough data
7.8
27
Not enough data
8.6
27
Not enough data
Formatting
7.3
27
Not enough data
8.2
25
Not enough data
7.4
24
Not enough data
Content
8.7
26
Not enough data
8.7
26
Not enough data
7.6
24
Not enough data
Product Type
8.6
24
Not enough data
8.1
25
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.7
24
Not enough data
8.1
23
Not enough data
Design Tools
8.9
9
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
9.4
9
Not enough data
9.6
9
Not enough data
Communication Tools
8.5
9
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
Integrations
9.4
6
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
Software Offering
9.4
9
Not enough data
8.1
9
Not enough data
8.5
9
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Collaborative Whiteboard
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Basics
9.2
50
Not enough data
9.0
50
Not enough data
9.4
51
Not enough data
Platform Content
8.2
48
Not enough data
9.2
51
Not enough data
9.1
50
Not enough data
9.1
49
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
7.7
47
Not enough data
8.4
48
Not enough data
8.5
48
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.8
41
Not enough data
7.5
42
Not enough data
7.3
40
Not enough data
7.4
39
Not enough data
7.1
39
Not enough data
7.3
40
Not enough data
7.3
40
Not enough data
Design
9.5
446
8.8
69
9.2
447
8.7
70
9.2
438
8.6
67
9.2
443
8.7
65
9.0
429
8.3
60
9.1
430
8.0
65
Platform Additional Functionality
8.8
388
7.3
43
9.2
431
8.8
56
Performance Tracking
9.0
545
Not enough data
8.9
505
Not enough data
9.3
566
Not enough data
Functionality
9.5
583
Not enough data
8.9
521
Not enough data
9.1
552
Not enough data
9.0
520
Not enough data
Audio
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Video
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Image
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Text
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Editing
8.1
28
Not enough data
8.2
26
Not enough data
7.2
27
Not enough data
7.7
27
Not enough data
Search
7.7
27
Not enough data
7.2
13
Not enough data
7.3
13
Not enough data
7.6
12
Not enough data
Permissions
7.5
12
Not enough data
7.6
26
Not enough data
8.1
26
Not enough data
Platform
8.7
28
Not enough data
8.5
27
Not enough data
9.0
27
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Brand Asset Management
6.5
12
Not enough data
7.2
12
Not enough data
7.3
11
Not enough data
7.5
12
Not enough data
7.4
12
Not enough data
7.2
12
Not enough data
Image Generation
8.4
82
Not enough data
8.0
82
Not enough data
8.9
78
Not enough data
8.5
78
Not enough data
9.1
81
Not enough data
Advanced Functionality
8.6
76
Not enough data
8.1
77
Not enough data
7.9
75
Not enough data
8.9
79
Not enough data
Model
8.1
78
Not enough data
8.8
77
Not enough data
8.3
73
Not enough data
Planning
7.7
200
Not enough data
Publishing
8.3
204
Not enough data
Social Media
8.6
204
Not enough data
Planning
7.5
209
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.4
196
Not enough data
7.3
184
Not enough data
7.3
190
Not enough data
7.0
192
Not enough data
6.5
191
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Content Creation
7.1
38
Not enough data
7.2
38
Not enough data
7.1
39
Not enough data
7.2
39
Not enough data
7.1
39
Not enough data
7.3
39
Not enough data
7.3
39
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.7
380
Not enough data
7.4
300
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Photo Editing
7.7
33
Not enough data
Video Creation - AI Video Generation
8.5
35
Not enough data
7.4
35
Not enough data
8.0
34
Not enough data
8.6
35
Not enough data
8.1
34
Not enough data
8.0
35
Not enough data
Generative AI - AI Video Generation
8.0
35
Not enough data
Editing - AI Video Generation
8.2
35
Not enough data
8.9
35
Not enough data
Storage & Management - AI Video Generation
9.1
36
Not enough data
9.2
36
Not enough data
8.4
35
Not enough data
8.1
34
Not enough data
Logistics - Print Fulfillment
8.8
37
Not enough data
8.3
37
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Print Fulfillment Services
6.9
6
Not enough data
Customization - Print Fulfillment
8.5
37
Not enough data
8.6
36
Not enough data
9.1
36
Not enough data
Video creation - Video Content Creation
7.6
107
Not enough data
7.1
98
Not enough data
8.2
105
Not enough data
9.0
109
Not enough data
7.9
105
Not enough data
8.3
95
Not enough data
7.0
97
Not enough data
7.7
105
Not enough data
8.5
104
Not enough data
Distribution - Video Content Creation
7.6
97
Not enough data
7.7
101
Not enough data
8.9
101
Not enough data
Analytics - Video Content Creation
7.4
92
Not enough data
6.9
90
Not enough data
Training & Support - Video Content Creation
7.6
101
Not enough data
8.0
100
Not enough data
Integrations - Video Content Creation
8.6
99
Not enough data
8.4
99
Not enough data
7.9
97
Not enough data
Other - Video Content Creation
8.6
101
Not enough data
8.6
102
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Video Content Creation
7.0
5
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
Functionality - Logo Design Tools
9.3
201
Not enough data
8.8
198
Not enough data
8.8
197
Not enough data
9.2
200
Not enough data
8.9
197
Not enough data
9.1
201
Not enough data
Content Generation - AI Content Creation Platforms
8.3
49
Not enough data
8.8
49
Not enough data
8.7
49
Not enough data
Management - AI Content Creation Platforms
9.0
48
Not enough data
8.8
48
Not enough data
8.7
48
Not enough data
Customizations
9.8
9
Not enough data
9.4
9
Not enough data
7.4
9
Not enough data
7.8
9
Not enough data
Growth
7.4
9
Not enough data
6.7
9
Not enough data
7.4
9
Not enough data
7.0
9
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
Content
6.7
9
Not enough data
7.6
9
Not enough data
9.1
9
Not enough data
8.0
9
Not enough data
Support
9.3
9
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Canva and Microsoft Publisher are categorized as Desktop Publishing
Unique Categories
Canva is categorized as AI Content Creation Platforms, Logo Design Tools, Video Content Creation, AI Video Generators, AI Image Generators, Design Systems, AI Writing Assistant, Content Creation, Display Ad Design, Photo Editing, Data Visualization, Print Fulfillment Services, Brand Asset Management, Collaborative Whiteboard, Presentation, and Website Builder
Microsoft Publisher has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Canva
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Microsoft Publisher
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Marketing and Advertising
13.9%
Information Technology and Services
6.3%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.2%
Computer Software
5.1%
Higher Education
4.2%
Other
65.2%
Higher Education
9.1%
Non-Profit Organization Management
6.4%
Education Management
5.7%
Information Technology and Services
3.3%
Hospital & Health Care
3.2%
Other
72.3%
Most Helpful Reviews
Canva
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Jayaprakash A.
Verified User in Design
I love that I can quickly create professional looking graphics without feeling. The wide range of templates, photos, and customization options make it easy to create unique designs for anything I need to ease of implementation for social media,...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Online Media
We emailed Canva support before the end FreeTrial date to ask them to cancel our subscription. When the Free Trial subscription had ended our request was fulfilled - 6 hours later. Meaning that they took the first months subscription from our credit card....
Microsoft Publisher
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Alejandro Z.
Verified User in Executive Office
Publisher is a program that has a simple interface that makes it easy to use, inclusive for people who have no knowledge of the subject in graphic design, is created for the preparation of calendars, brochures, diplomas, newsletters, resumes, signs,...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Education Management
I don't find the program itself very easy to use and wish it was way more straight forward.
Jayaprakash A.
Verified User in Design
I love that I can quickly create professional looking graphics without feeling. The wide range of templates, photos, and customization options make it easy to create unique designs for anything I need to ease of implementation for social media,...
Alejandro Z.
Verified User in Executive Office
Publisher is a program that has a simple interface that makes it easy to use, inclusive for people who have no knowledge of the subject in graphic design, is created for the preparation of calendars, brochures, diplomas, newsletters, resumes, signs,...
Verified User in Online Media
We emailed Canva support before the end FreeTrial date to ask them to cancel our subscription. When the Free Trial subscription had ended our request was fulfilled - 6 hours later. Meaning that they took the first months subscription from our credit card....
Verified User in Education Management
I don't find the program itself very easy to use and wish it was way more straight forward.
Discussions
Can you use Canva designs for commercial purposes?
20 comments
HD
Definitely you can use canva design for commercial purpose. But you have to make sure which branding and all using under design have no copyright issue and...Read more
How do I curve text in Canva?
15 comments
JT
Hi,
I have been using Canva for over a year now and I don't think they have a feature yet that allows you to create curved text. The most you can do is...Read more
What is included in Canva Pro?
13 comments
PD
you can access premium features like Background remover,more templates,transparent image.
Read more
What is the best way to design a business card using Microsoft Publisher?
5 comments
TC
- Google
- abc
- https://www.google.comRead more
How do you download new new templates to use on publisher?
2 comments
JC
There is not a specific update or download for adding templates to Publisher, all new content is managed by an ondemand system.
With internet access,...Read more
Horizonal lines
1 comment
JW
One way of doing this is to create a single cell table, adjust the top and bottom borders, and then customize it as desired.Read more
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