Adobe Vs. Canva

If you think you've never heard of Adobe, trust me, you're wrong.

Adobe is a software company that creates digital tools for design, photography, video editing, and document management. Whether it is Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Premiere or Effects, you have heard, used or seen something made by an Adobe product. Because Adobe is the professional standard in the graphic design world with virtually no competition...until now.

There has recently been a large uptick in demand and usage in Canva, a free, user-friendly, online graphic design platform that lets users easily create designs using templates and drag-and-drop tools. Not only that, but in recent months they have adding photo and video editing software to add onto this online platform.

To see the real difference in the platforms, let's compare them side-by-side.

	Canva	Adobe
Price	Pro: $12.99/month Teams: $14.99/month	Express Premium: $9.99/month Single Adobe App: $20-23/month All apps: $52.99/month
Free Version	Millions of free templates Drag & Drop editor Free stock photos and graphics AI Tools Cloud storage Standard design downloads Basic collaboration & sharing	Thousands of design templates Basic editing tools Limited stock library Cloud storage Social posting tools
Platform Set-up	One online platform accessible from any browser.	One desktop app that allows installation of individual programs
Navigation for Beginners	9/10 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	5/10 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Update Calendar	Very frequent	Continuous cloud updates and yearly/bi-yearly releases.

After comparing the programs side-by-side, you can decide which you prefer. Adobe, the program that is used in millions of campaigns a year, is the industry standard but is expensive and difficult to learn. Canva, the user-friendly professional program that is new to the graphic design game and is still adapting to the changing market.