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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.

Google Data Studio is a cloud-based reporting & data visualization solution that allows users to collaborate & share real-time interactive dashboard reports that leverage data from multiple sources such as SQL databases and Google apps including Google Analytics, Google Sheets, Google Ads & YouTube

  • 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

Pricing

Starting from

10

/user

Per month

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

Starting from

Free

  • 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

4.5

338

5

4

3

2

1

189

125

23

0

1

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
81%
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

“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

“We use a collaborative account at Stars Vipers Katy, which makes teamwork and sharing designs incredibly convenient. Whether I’m creating graphics, schedules, flyers, social media posts, or branding content, Canva makes the process feel simple, efficient, and creative all at once.”
MH

MaryJane H.

Director Coach

Pros

“Data Studio was easy enough to learn without comprehensive analytics training. Since our company is a Google Analtics shop, it's an easy tool to get top-level analytics for web pages. While you can also bring in other data sources using paid APIs, we only used the free version.”
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Sarah F.

Marketing Technologist

“Direct integration with Google Analytics and easy to manipulate data and build dashboards for end users to share and view”
RC

Ryan C.

Analytics Manager

“I love that it requires no additional software, and can connect easily to our MySQL tables.”
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Rhys B.

Senior Product Manager

Cons

“While Canva excels at quick design turnarounds, its biggest drawback is the lack of precision and depth found in professional design suites like Adobe Illustrator or Photoshop.”
ss

samantha s.

Customer Relations

“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

Cons

“I found Data studio to be buggy at times, and dashboards that haven't been touched in months would break.”
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Sarah F.

Marketing Technologist

“For example, sometimes I struggled to edit the title card and had to refresh the page to get it to load.”
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Rhys B.

Senior Product Manager

“We had a few issues with the reports not loading properly when downloaded as a PDF (Blank pages when there should have been data) and the only solution that we have found is repeatedly downloading and/or waiting a few hours to try again.”
BP

Bryan P.

Director of Operations

  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review4 days ago
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  • Last review3 months ago

Key features

  • Total features85
  • AI Copilot
  • AI Design & Content Suggestions
  • AI Presentation Generation
  • AI Text-to-Slide
  • AI Visual Generation
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Ad hoc Reporting
  • Analytics
  • Animation
  • Approval Process Control
  • Artwork Management
  • Asset Categorization
  • Asset Library
  • Asset Sharing
  • Audio File Management
  • Autosave
  • Brainstorming
  • Brand Guidelines
  • Brand Management
  • CAD Tools
  • CMS Integration
  • Change Management
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Content Import/Export
  • Content Library
  • Content Management
  • Content Sharing
  • Custom Fonts
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Dashboard
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Customization
  • Dashboard
  • Dashboard Creation
  • Data Blending
  • Data Connectors
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Management
  • Data Visualization
  • 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
  • Generative AI
  • Image Editing
  • Image Embedding
  • Image Library
  • KPI Monitoring
  • Media Library
  • Media Management
  • Mind Maps
  • Mobile App
  • Multi-Channel Marketing
  • Multi-Language
  • Multiple Data Sources
  • Multiple Output Formats
  • Multiple QR Code Types
  • Offline Editing
  • Offline Presenting
  • Org Chart Creation
  • Pattern, Color & Art Storage
  • Pre-built Templates
  • Presentation Tools
  • Preview Functionality
  • Print Management
  • Printing Services Integration
  • Project Management
  • Publishing/Sharing
  • QR Code Generation
  • Real Time Editing
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Search/Filter
  • Self Service Data Preparation
  • Single Page View
  • Smart Chart Legend
  • Social Media Integration
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Step-by-Step Wizard
  • Team Collaboration
  • Template Management
  • Templates
  • Text Editing
  • Version Control
  • Video Editing
  • Video Support
  • Visual Analytics
  • Visual Discovery
  • Watermarking
  • Website Publishing Options
  • Workflow Management
  • Total features25
  • AI Copilot
  • AI Design & Content Suggestions
  • AI Presentation Generation
  • AI Text-to-Slide
  • AI Visual Generation
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Ad hoc Reporting
  • Analytics
  • Animation
  • Approval Process Control
  • Artwork Management
  • Asset Categorization
  • Asset Library
  • Asset Sharing
  • Audio File Management
  • Autosave
  • Brainstorming
  • Brand Guidelines
  • Brand Management
  • CAD Tools
  • CMS Integration
  • Change Management
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Content Import/Export
  • Content Library
  • Content Management
  • Content Sharing
  • Custom Fonts
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Dashboard
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Customization
  • Dashboard
  • Dashboard Creation
  • Data Blending
  • Data Connectors
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Management
  • Data Visualization
  • 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
  • Generative AI
  • Image Editing
  • Image Embedding
  • Image Library
  • KPI Monitoring
  • Media Library
  • Media Management
  • Mind Maps
  • Mobile App
  • Multi-Channel Marketing
  • Multi-Language
  • Multiple Data Sources
  • Multiple Output Formats
  • Multiple QR Code Types
  • Offline Editing
  • Offline Presenting
  • Org Chart Creation
  • Pattern, Color & Art Storage
  • Pre-built Templates
  • Presentation Tools
  • Preview Functionality
  • Print Management
  • Printing Services Integration
  • Project Management
  • Publishing/Sharing
  • QR Code Generation
  • Real Time Editing
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Search/Filter
  • Self Service Data Preparation
  • Single Page View
  • Smart Chart Legend
  • Social Media Integration
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Step-by-Step Wizard
  • Team Collaboration
  • Template Management
  • Templates
  • Text Editing
  • Version Control
  • Video Editing
  • Video Support
  • Visual Analytics
  • Visual Discovery
  • Watermarking
  • Website Publishing Options
  • Workflow Management

Integrations

  • Total integrations31
  • Activity Messenger
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Asana
  • Box
  • Brandfolder
  • Bynder
  • ChatGPT
  • Cloud SQL
  • Dropbox
  • Facebook Business Suite
  • Google Ads
  • Google Analytics 360
  • Google Drive
  • Google Maps
  • Google Sheets
  • Google Workspace
  • HubSpot CRM
  • Instagram
  • Later Social
  • LinkedIn for Business
  • Meta for Business
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Moovly
  • MySQL
  • OneDrive
  • PageProof
  • PandaDoc
  • PostgreSQL
  • Powtoon
  • Publer
  • Salesforce Marketing Cloud Account Engagement
  • Shopify
  • Simplebooklet Flipbook Experiences
  • Slack
  • Twitter/X
  • YouTube
  • Total integrations7
  • Activity Messenger
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Asana
  • Box
  • Brandfolder
  • Bynder
  • ChatGPT
  • Cloud SQL
  • Dropbox
  • Facebook Business Suite
  • Google Ads
  • Google Analytics 360
  • Google Drive
  • Google Maps
  • Google Sheets
  • Google Workspace
  • HubSpot CRM
  • Instagram
  • Later Social
  • LinkedIn for Business
  • Meta for Business
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Moovly
  • MySQL
  • OneDrive
  • PageProof
  • PandaDoc
  • PostgreSQL
  • Powtoon
  • Publer
  • Salesforce Marketing Cloud Account Engagement
  • Shopify
  • Simplebooklet Flipbook Experiences
  • Slack
  • Twitter/X
  • YouTube