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Canva vs Canva AI Photo Editor Comparison (2026)

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Canva AI Photo Editor

Overview

Graphic design and video editing tool for creating and publishing marketing material, presentations, social media content, and a range of printed products, using a drag-and-drop editor and a library of customizable templates.

The AI Photo Editor from Canva allows users to quickly and easily edit their photos. With powerful AI-powered tools, users can remove unwanted objects, adjust the color and lighting, and even add new elements to their images. The AI Photo Editor makes complex photo editing tasks simple, enabling users to transform their photos in just a few clicks.

  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials

Video & Screenshots

No videos yet
No screenshots yet

Pricing

Starting from

10

/user

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

Starting from

119

/user

Per year

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

4.7

13.4K

5

4

3

2

1

10.3K

2.7K

331

26

32

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
90%
would recommend this app

4.6

56

5

4

3

2

1

41

13

0

1

1

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
89%
would recommend this app

Pros

“For personal use, I enjoy making birthday photo collages for loved ones, cute grocery lists, weekly errand planners, chore lists, and other fun customized designs.”
JR

Jessy R.

Patient Care Coordinator

“The drag-and-drop interface is super simple, so you can create things like flyers, social media posts, business cards, and product listings without needing advanced skills.”
MW

Melinda W.

Owner

“What stands out most is its vast library of customizable templates, stock imagery, and brand kit integrations that allow us to produce polished marketing assets in minutes rather than hours.”
ss

samantha s.

Customer Relations

Pros

“Canva AI Photo Editor is a great tool for quick and simple edits, especially for social media content. While it may not replace advanced editing software, it’s perfect for beginners and professionals looking for efficiency.”
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Michelle K.

The Director

“The advantages of the program are ease of use with a simple interface and easy access to all the designs, folders and images you want with ease of creating designs with ease and there are many tools that make it easy for you to create your design easily”
AF

Ahmed F.

Marketing manager

“When my vendor needs to edit images to send to me in order to implement into their product portfolios, Canva AI Photo Editor allows them to deliver high-quality images in a jiffy through its complex auto edits (cropping, light adjustments, filters, etc.)”
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Louisa C.

Customer Success Manager

Cons

“Also, many premium elements, fonts, and stock photos are locked behind the paid Pro subscription, which is a bit expensive for students and small creators.”
RS

Ravindra S.

Owner

“Another downside is that when sharing a paid account or team invite, the invitation link seems to expire pretty quickly (around 24 hours), which can be inconvenient since the account holder has to keep resending new links.”
JR

Jessy R.

Patient Care Coordinator

“One of the main downsides is that while Canva is powerful it does have limitations compared to more advanced design tools. If you need very detailed customization or complex editing you may find it a bit restrictive.”
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Matthew F.

President

Cons

“It feels bad when you have already visualized using a certain template only to realize you need to pay more to use it.”
CT

Charles T.

Consultant

“I JUST DO NOT LIKE THAT THEY HAVE MADE ALL THE BETTER TEMPLETS BE THE UPGRADE PRICING ONLY.”
YB

YURI B.

HR

“Exporting projects is slow and depends on internet connection”
MW

Mwesigye W.

Float distribution associate at Safeboda

  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review13 days ago
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last reviewa month ago

Key features

  • Total features85
  • 2D Drawing
  • 3D Imaging
  • 3D Modeling
  • AI Copilot
  • AI Design & Content Suggestions
  • AI Presentation Generation
  • AI Text-to-Slide
  • AI Visual Generation
  • AI/Machine Learning
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Adversarial Training
  • Analytics
  • Animation
  • Animations & Transitions
  • Approval Process Control
  • Artwork Management
  • Aspect Ratios
  • Asset Categorization
  • Asset Library
  • Asset Sharing
  • Audio File Management
  • Automated Image & Video Editing
  • Autosave
  • Background Removal
  • Brainstorming
  • Brand Guidelines
  • Brand Management
  • CAD Tools
  • CMS Integration
  • Change Management
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Color Matching
  • Content Generation
  • Content Import/Export
  • Content Library
  • Content Management
  • Content Policy
  • Content Sharing
  • Creative Design
  • Custom Fonts
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Templates
  • Customization
  • Dashboard
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Visualization
  • Default Themes
  • Design Management
  • Design Templates
  • Digital Asset Management
  • Digital Signage
  • Document Editing
  • Download
  • Drag & Drop
  • Dynamic QR Codes
  • Email Distribution
  • Employee Photos
  • File Management
  • File Sharing
  • Foundation Model
  • Generative AI
  • Generative Fill
  • Image Editing
  • Image Embedding
  • Image Library
  • Image Upscaling
  • Image Variations
  • Inpainting
  • Machine Learning
  • Media Import
  • Media Library
  • Media Management
  • Media Upload
  • Mind Maps
  • Mobile App
  • Multi-Channel Marketing
  • Multi-Language
  • Multiple Output Formats
  • Multiple QR Code Types
  • Natural Language Processing
  • Offline Editing
  • Offline Presenting
  • Org Chart Creation
  • Outpainting
  • Pattern, Color & Art Storage
  • Personalization and Recommendation
  • Pre-built Templates
  • Presentation Tools
  • Preview Functionality
  • Print Management
  • Printing Services Integration
  • Project Management
  • Prompt Engineering
  • Publishing/Sharing
  • QR Code Generation
  • Real Time Editing
  • Rendering
  • Search/Filter
  • Smart Chart Legend
  • Social Media Integration
  • Step-by-Step Wizard
  • Team Collaboration
  • Template Management
  • Templates
  • Text Editing
  • Text to Image
  • Version Control
  • Video Editing
  • Video Support
  • Virtual Characters and Avatars
  • Visual Discovery
  • Watermarking
  • Website Publishing Options
  • Workflow Management
  • Total features39
  • 2D Drawing
  • 3D Imaging
  • 3D Modeling
  • AI Copilot
  • AI Design & Content Suggestions
  • AI Presentation Generation
  • AI Text-to-Slide
  • AI Visual Generation
  • AI/Machine Learning
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Adversarial Training
  • Analytics
  • Animation
  • Animations & Transitions
  • Approval Process Control
  • Artwork Management
  • Aspect Ratios
  • Asset Categorization
  • Asset Library
  • Asset Sharing
  • Audio File Management
  • Automated Image & Video Editing
  • Autosave
  • Background Removal
  • Brainstorming
  • Brand Guidelines
  • Brand Management
  • CAD Tools
  • CMS Integration
  • Change Management
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Color Matching
  • Content Generation
  • Content Import/Export
  • Content Library
  • Content Management
  • Content Policy
  • Content Sharing
  • Creative Design
  • Custom Fonts
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Templates
  • Customization
  • Dashboard
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Visualization
  • Default Themes
  • Design Management
  • Design Templates
  • Digital Asset Management
  • Digital Signage
  • Document Editing
  • Download
  • Drag & Drop
  • Dynamic QR Codes
  • Email Distribution
  • Employee Photos
  • File Management
  • File Sharing
  • Foundation Model
  • Generative AI
  • Generative Fill
  • Image Editing
  • Image Embedding
  • Image Library
  • Image Upscaling
  • Image Variations
  • Inpainting
  • Machine Learning
  • Media Import
  • Media Library
  • Media Management
  • Media Upload
  • Mind Maps
  • Mobile App
  • Multi-Channel Marketing
  • Multi-Language
  • Multiple Output Formats
  • Multiple QR Code Types
  • Natural Language Processing
  • Offline Editing
  • Offline Presenting
  • Org Chart Creation
  • Outpainting
  • Pattern, Color & Art Storage
  • Personalization and Recommendation
  • Pre-built Templates
  • Presentation Tools
  • Preview Functionality
  • Print Management
  • Printing Services Integration
  • Project Management
  • Prompt Engineering
  • Publishing/Sharing
  • QR Code Generation
  • Real Time Editing
  • Rendering
  • Search/Filter
  • Smart Chart Legend
  • Social Media Integration
  • Step-by-Step Wizard
  • Team Collaboration
  • Template Management
  • Templates
  • Text Editing
  • Text to Image
  • Version Control
  • Video Editing
  • Video Support
  • Virtual Characters and Avatars
  • Visual Discovery
  • Watermarking
  • Website Publishing Options
  • Workflow Management

Integrations

  • Total integrations31
  • Activity Messenger
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Asana
  • Box
  • Brandfolder
  • Bynder
  • ChatGPT
  • Dropbox
  • Facebook Business Suite
  • Google Drive
  • Google Maps
  • Google Workspace
  • HubSpot CRM
  • Instagram
  • Later Social
  • LinkedIn for Business
  • Meta for Business
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Moovly
  • OneDrive
  • PageProof
  • PandaDoc
  • Powtoon
  • Publer
  • Salesforce Marketing Cloud Account Engagement
  • Shopify
  • Simplebooklet Flipbook Experiences
  • Slack
  • Twitter/X
  • Total integrationsN/A
  • Activity Messenger
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Asana
  • Box
  • Brandfolder
  • Bynder
  • ChatGPT
  • Dropbox
  • Facebook Business Suite
  • Google Drive
  • Google Maps
  • Google Workspace
  • HubSpot CRM
  • Instagram
  • Later Social
  • LinkedIn for Business
  • Meta for Business
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Moovly
  • OneDrive
  • PageProof
  • PandaDoc
  • Powtoon
  • Publer
  • Salesforce Marketing Cloud Account Engagement
  • Shopify
  • Simplebooklet Flipbook Experiences
  • Slack
  • Twitter/X