Canva vs DesignsAI
Canva scores 7.8 to DesignsAI's 3.6 among the AI graphic design tools we rate, and is the better pick for 5 of the 5 kinds of buyer below.
Canva wins, 7.8 to 3.6
Canva includes a free plan; DesignsAI does not, though DesignsAI's paid plan starts at $9.90 a month against Canva's $18. Canva includes AI image editing, product and print mockups, stock photos and fonts, and video editing; DesignsAI has none of these. DesignsAI connects to 14 apps through its workflow automation feature, more than Canva's 6 integrations, but lists no export formats and has no public API, both of which Canva has.
Pick Canva if you need image editing, mockups or stock content built in.
Pick DesignsAI if you want workflow automation across more connected apps and a lower price.
Best for
Who each one suits, decided on the criteria that matter to that buyer and the checked facts where the two differ.
- AI image editing: Canva yes, DesignsAI no
- Product and print mockups: Canva yes, DesignsAI no
- Edits or animates video: Canva yes, DesignsAI no
- API: Canva yes, DesignsAI no
- File formats it exports: 4 export formats against 0 export formats
- But DesignsAI leads on apps it connects to: 14 integrations against 6 integrations
- Free plan: Canva yes, DesignsAI no
- But DesignsAI leads on cheapest paid plan, monthly: $9.9 against $18
- Publishes or schedules to social: Canva yes, DesignsAI no
- Single sign-on: Canva yes, DesignsAI no
- Where it runs: 5 platforms against 1 platform
- Ways to reach support: 3 support channels against 2 support channels
How they score
Both are scored the same way, against the other AI graphic design tools we rate, from facts on each vendor's own pages. Canva leads on 5 of 5 criteria.
Where they differ
Every point where the two vendors' published facts disagree, with a link to where each fact was read. "Not published" means the vendor does not say either way.
Published by only one of them
Where they match (6)
Pricing, plan by plan
Every plan each vendor publishes, monthly and yearly where both are offered.
Canva
DesignsAI
For everything else about each tool, read the full Canva review and DesignsAI review.
Canva vs DesignsAI: common questions
Which is better, Canva or DesignsAI?
Canva scores 7.8 and DesignsAI 3.6 out of 10 among the AI graphic design tools we rate. Canva is ahead on what you can make, workflow and output, pricing, teams and platforms and privacy and trust.
Is Canva or DesignsAI cheaper?
Canva's cheapest paid plan is $18/mo and DesignsAI's is $9.90/mo (Go), or $8.30/mo billed annually. Compare what each plan includes below before going on price alone.
Do Canva and DesignsAI have a free plan?
Canva does and DesignsAI does not.
What can Canva do that DesignsAI cannot?
On the facts both vendors publish: aI image editing (erase, expand, relight), product and print mockups, edits or animates video, stock photos, graphics and fonts included, orders printed products, aPI, free plan, publishes or schedules to social and single sign-on.
