Comparison
The best Canva alternatives: Adobe Express is the closest
CanvaAdobe Express is the closest Canva alternative, from US$9.99 a month. VistaCreate is cheaper, Visme and Piktochart suit presentations and infographics, and CapCut, VEED and Clipchamp are better if you mainly make video.
In short
- Adobe Express is the closest Canva alternative: a design app with templates and simple video, and Premium costs US$9.99 a month.
- VistaCreate is a cheaper Canva-style design tool: its free plan includes a brand kit, and Pro is $10 a month billed yearly.
- Visme and Piktochart suit presentations, reports and infographics, from $12.25 and $10 a month billed yearly.
- CapCut, Clipchamp, VEED and Kapwing are better video editors than Canva. Clipchamp's free plan exports 1080p with no watermark.
- Cutroom edits one clip of you talking into a finished 9:16 ad for you. Your first video is free.
- Canva Pro a year for one person
- $144
- Adobe Express Premium a month
- US$9.99
- VistaCreate Pro a month, billed yearly
- $10
Canva alternatives at a glance
Canva is a design tool with a simple video editor inside. Here is what each alternative does, what it costs and who it suits.
Canva alternatives at a glance
Prices and plans read from each vendor's own pricing page on 21 September 2026.
| Tool | Best for | Editing approach | Platform | Pricing from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On-brand social posts and short videos | Template-led design app with simple video tools | Browser, iOS, Android | Free plan; Premium US$9.99/month | |
| VistaCreate | Canva-style social posts and graphics for less | Template-led design editor | Browser | Free plan; Pro $10/month, yearly |
| Visme | Presentations, infographics and social graphics | Template-led design editor | Browser | Free plan; Starter $12.25/month, yearly |
| Piktochart | Infographics, reports and presentations | Template-led design editor with a video editor | Browser | Free plan; Pro $10/member/month, yearly |
 CapCut | Free timeline editing on your phone | Timeline with templates and effects | iOS, Android, Windows, Mac, web | Free; Pro $19.99/month, varies by region |
| Browser video editing with subtitles and brand kits | Video timeline plus editing by transcript | Browser, mobile app | Free plan; Creator $10/user/month, yearly | |
 Kapwing | Team video editing in the browser | Drag-and-drop timeline with AI tools | Browser, with mobile support | Free plan; Pro $16/member/month, yearly |
 Clipchamp | Free 1080p editing on Windows | Timeline editor with AI captions and voiceover | Browser, Windows app | Free plan; Premium with Microsoft 365 |
| Cutroom | One clip of you talking into a finished 9:16 ad | Edits your clip for you: cuts, captions, b-roll, hook | Web | First video free; Lite $19.99/month |
Adobe Express
- Best for
- On-brand social posts and short videos
- Approach
- Template-led design app with simple video tools
- Platform
- Browser, iOS, Android
- Pricing from
- Free plan; Premium US$9.99/month
VistaCreate
- Best for
- Canva-style social posts and graphics for less
- Approach
- Template-led design editor
- Platform
- Browser
- Pricing from
- Free plan; Pro $10/month, yearly
Visme
- Best for
- Presentations, infographics and social graphics
- Approach
- Template-led design editor
- Platform
- Browser
- Pricing from
- Free plan; Starter $12.25/month, yearly
Piktochart
- Best for
- Infographics, reports and presentations
- Approach
- Template-led design editor with a video editor
- Platform
- Browser
- Pricing from
- Free plan; Pro $10/member/month, yearly
- CapCut
- Best for
- Free timeline editing on your phone
- Approach
- Timeline with templates and effects
- Platform
- iOS, Android, Windows, Mac, web
- Pricing from
- Free; Pro $19.99/month, varies by region
VEED
- Best for
- Browser video editing with subtitles and brand kits
- Approach
- Video timeline plus editing by transcript
- Platform
- Browser, mobile app
- Pricing from
- Free plan; Creator $10/user/month, yearly
- Kapwing
- Best for
- Team video editing in the browser
- Approach
- Drag-and-drop timeline with AI tools
- Platform
- Browser, with mobile support
- Pricing from
- Free plan; Pro $16/member/month, yearly
- Clipchamp
- Best for
- Free 1080p editing on Windows
- Approach
- Timeline editor with AI captions and voiceover
- Platform
- Browser, Windows app
- Pricing from
- Free plan; Premium with Microsoft 365
Cutroom
- Best for
- One clip of you talking into a finished 9:16 ad
- Approach
- Edits your clip for you: cuts, captions, b-roll, hook
- Platform
- Web
- Pricing from
- First video free; Lite $19.99/month
How the Canva alternatives differ
Adobe Express, VistaCreate, Visme and Piktochart are design tools like Canva. The others are video editors first.
What each tool is, and who does the editing
| Tool | What it is | Who does the editing | Brand kit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canva | A design tool that also edits video | You, on a timeline | Free: 1 with 3 colours; Pro: 5 |
| Adobe Express | A design tool that also edits video | You, from a template | On Premium |
| VistaCreate | A design tool like Canva | You, from a template | 1 free; unlimited on Pro |
| Visme | A design tool for presentations and graphics | You, from a template | On Pro |
| Piktochart | A design tool for infographics and reports | You, from a template | On Business |
| CapCut | A video editor | You, on a timeline | Not listed |
| Clipchamp | A video editor | You, on a timeline | On Premium, one brand |
| VEED | A video editor | You, on a timeline or by transcript | Several on Pro |
| Kapwing | A video editor for teams | You, on a timeline | On Pro |
| Cutroom | An ad editor for clips of you talking | Cutroom, and you fix the text | No, you pick a caption style per video |
Tool: Canva
- What it is
- A design tool that also edits video
- Who does the editing
- You, on a timeline
- Brand kit
- Free: 1 with 3 colours; Pro: 5
Tool: Adobe Express
- What it is
- A design tool that also edits video
- Who does the editing
- You, from a template
- Brand kit
- On Premium
Tool: VistaCreate
- What it is
- A design tool like Canva
- Who does the editing
- You, from a template
- Brand kit
- 1 free; unlimited on Pro
Tool: Visme
- What it is
- A design tool for presentations and graphics
- Who does the editing
- You, from a template
- Brand kit
- On Pro
Tool: Piktochart
- What it is
- A design tool for infographics and reports
- Who does the editing
- You, from a template
- Brand kit
- On Business
Tool: CapCut
- What it is
- A video editor
- Who does the editing
- You, on a timeline
- Brand kit
- Not listed
Tool: Clipchamp
- What it is
- A video editor
- Who does the editing
- You, on a timeline
- Brand kit
- On Premium, one brand
Tool: VEED
- What it is
- A video editor
- Who does the editing
- You, on a timeline or by transcript
- Brand kit
- Several on Pro
Tool: Kapwing
- What it is
- A video editor for teams
- Who does the editing
- You, on a timeline
- Brand kit
- On Pro
Tool: Cutroom
- What it is
- An ad editor for clips of you talking
- Who does the editing
- Cutroom, and you fix the text
- Brand kit
- No, you pick a caption style per video
This is the whole editor
Highlight a phrase and a clip lands on those exact words. No timeline, no keyframes, no layers.
Adobe Express
Adobe Express is the closest match to Canva. It is a design app with templates, Adobe Stock and simple video tools, and a brand kit on Premium.
- Best for: teams that want on-brand social posts and short videos in one app.
- Price: Premium is US$9.99 a month, and there is a 30-day free trial.
- Free plan: yes, with no card, 1 million+ Adobe Stock assets and video exports up to 30 minutes.
- You can caption, trim, crop, merge and resize videos, and schedule posts to your social accounts.
- Premium adds 250 generative credits a month, brand kits, video background removal and one-click resize.
- Adobe Express works with Photoshop and Firefly, so you can move files between them.
- Tradeoff: the free plan has 100,000+ templates, against more than 1.6 million on Canva Free, and Premium is billed monthly only.
VistaCreate
VistaCreate is a design tool that works much like Canva, with templates for social posts, ads and print. It costs less than Canva Pro.
- Best for: small businesses that make social posts and simple graphics.
- Price: Pro is $10 a month billed yearly, or $13 monthly, for up to 10 people.
- Free plan: yes, with a million stock photos, videos and vectors, one brand kit and social media scheduling.
- Pro adds 200,000+ templates, 170 million stock files, unlimited brand kits, AI image and text tools, background removal and one-click resize.
- Tradeoff: HD downloads need Pro, and the free plan has 100,000+ templates, against more than 1.6 million on Canva Free.
Visme
Visme is a design tool for presentations, infographics, documents and social graphics. It can also make simple videos.
- Best for: teams that make presentations, reports and infographics as well as social posts.
- Price: Starter is $12.25 a month billed yearly, and Pro is $24.75 a month billed yearly.
- Free plan: yes, unlimited projects with limited templates, and downloads as JPG, PNG or PDF.
- Starter unlocks all templates and lets you download as MP4, GIF, PowerPoint and HTML5.
- Tradeoff: video is a small part of what Visme does, and the brand kit needs Pro, while Canva Free already includes one.
Piktochart
Piktochart is a design tool for infographics, reports, presentations and posters. It also has a simple video editor and a screen recorder.
- Best for: teams that turn data and reports into visuals.
- Price: Pro is $10 per member a month billed yearly, or $15 monthly. Business is $17 billed yearly, or $20 monthly.
- Free plan: yes, unlimited projects with free templates, but only 2 PNG downloads.
- Pro adds unlimited PNG downloads, premium templates and 5 million icons and illustrations.
- Tradeoff: the brand kit and PDF and PowerPoint downloads need Business, at $17 per member a month billed yearly.
CapCut
CapCut is a free video editor for your phone, computer and browser. You do the editing yourself on a timeline.
- Best for: one-off social videos with their own look.
- Price: Pro is $19.99 a month or $179.99 a year, though the price varies by region.
- Free plan: yes, the full timeline with 8K export.
- CapCut has lots of templates, effects, filters and stickers. Pro adds background removal and noise reduction.
- Tradeoff: it only does video, not posts, slides or print, and auto captions need Pro.
VEED
VEED is a browser video editor with auto subtitles, AI tools and brand kits.
- Best for: small teams that make videos every week.
- Price: Creator is $10 per user a month, Pro is $21 and Studio is $35, all billed yearly.
- Free plan: yes, with a watermark that goes away on Creator.
- Every paid plan includes unlimited auto subtitles. VEED also records your screen, edits by transcript and has AI avatars.
- Pro adds several brand kits and translation into more than 50 languages.
- Tradeoff: it only does video, and you pay per user.
Kapwing
Kapwing is a browser video editor built for teams that edit together.
- Best for: marketing and training teams that add subtitles to a lot of videos.
- Price: Pro is $16 per member a month billed yearly, or $24 monthly. Business is $50 per member a month billed yearly.
- Free plan: yes, with unlimited exports up to 4 minutes long.
- Pro includes 1,000 minutes of auto subtitles a month, a brand kit, custom fonts and 100 GB of storage.
- Kapwing can also turn one long video into social clips, and it translates video, audio and subtitles.
- Tradeoff: it only does video, not posts or slides, and free videos have a watermark at 720p.
Clipchamp
Clipchamp is Microsoft's video editor, with a Windows app and a browser version.
- Best for: free 1080p editing on Windows, with no watermark.
- Price: Premium comes with Microsoft 365 Personal or Family. There is no separate price.
- Free plan: yes, 1080p exports with no watermark.
- The free plan includes AI captions in more than 80 languages, AI voiceover, silence removal, and a screen, camera and voice recorder.
- Premium adds 4K, premium stock and a brand kit for one brand.
- Tradeoff: there is no Mac or phone app, so on a Mac you use it in the browser.
Canva alternatives pricing
Canva has a free plan. Canva Pro is US$144 a year for one person, and Business is US$250 a year per person.
Free option and cheapest paid plan
From each company's pricing page, checked 21 September 2026. Canva shows prices in your local currency; these are the US prices.
| Tool | Free option | Cheapest paid plan |
|---|---|---|
| Canva | Free plan | Pro: US$144 a year for one person |
| Adobe Express | Free plan, no card | Premium: US$9.99 a month |
| VistaCreate | Free plan with a brand kit | Pro: $10 a month yearly, $13 monthly |
| Visme | Free plan, limited templates | Starter: $12.25 a month yearly |
| Piktochart | Free plan, 2 PNG downloads | Pro: $10 per member a month yearly, $15 monthly |
| CapCut | Free editor, 8K export | Pro: $19.99 a month or $179.99 a year |
| VEED | Free plan with a watermark | Creator: $10 per user a month yearly |
| Kapwing | 720p, 4 minutes, watermark | Pro: $16 per member a month yearly |
| Clipchamp | 1080p, no watermark | Premium: comes with Microsoft 365 |
| Cutroom | First video free, no card, within 7 days | Lite: $19.99 a month |
Tool: Canva
- Free option
- Free plan
- Cheapest paid plan
- Pro: US$144 a year for one person
Tool: Adobe Express
- Free option
- Free plan, no card
- Cheapest paid plan
- Premium: US$9.99 a month
Tool: VistaCreate
- Free option
- Free plan with a brand kit
- Cheapest paid plan
- Pro: $10 a month yearly, $13 monthly
Tool: Visme
- Free option
- Free plan, limited templates
- Cheapest paid plan
- Starter: $12.25 a month yearly
Tool: Piktochart
- Free option
- Free plan, 2 PNG downloads
- Cheapest paid plan
- Pro: $10 per member a month yearly, $15 monthly
Tool: CapCut
- Free option
- Free editor, 8K export
- Cheapest paid plan
- Pro: $19.99 a month or $179.99 a year
Tool: VEED
- Free option
- Free plan with a watermark
- Cheapest paid plan
- Creator: $10 per user a month yearly
Tool: Kapwing
- Free option
- 720p, 4 minutes, watermark
- Cheapest paid plan
- Pro: $16 per member a month yearly
Tool: Clipchamp
- Free option
- 1080p, no watermark
- Cheapest paid plan
- Premium: comes with Microsoft 365
Tool: Cutroom
- Free option
- First video free, no card, within 7 days
- Cheapest paid plan
- Lite: $19.99 a month
When is Canva still the better choice?
Canva is still the better pick when video is only a small part of what you make.
- Canva makes decks, carousels, banners, print and video in one place, all with the same brand kit.
- It has more than 1.6 million free templates, against 100,000+ on the Adobe Express free plan, and more than 3.6 million on Pro.
- Canva's AI tools make a first draft of a video, and captions take one click.
- You can resize one design or video for every channel.
Where Cutroom fits
Cutroom is for one kind of video: an ad with you talking to the camera. You film one clip, and Cutroom edits it into a finished vertical ad.
- You upload one clip of yourself talking, up to 3 minutes long.
- Cutroom cuts it, adds captions timed to your voice, puts b-roll on the words you pick and adds a hook.
- You get a finished 9:16 MP4. Lite, at $19.99 a month, covers about 10 finished 30-second ads.
- It has no brand kit and makes no posts, slides or wide video. You pick a caption style, font and colour for each video.
- Your first video is free, with no card, and you have 7 days to make it. It carries a Cutroom mark; Lite at $19.99 a month removes it.
Caption styles instead of a brand kit
You pick a caption style for each video, then its font and colour.
Shout
Clean
Hollow
Neon
Duotone
Press
Bubble
Pour
Which Canva alternative should you choose?
It depends on how much video you make and who does the editing.
Which Canva alternative to choose
Choose Adobe Express if you want something that works like Canva, with templates and Adobe Stock free and a brand kit on Premium.
Choose VistaCreate if you want a design tool like Canva for less, with a brand kit even on the free plan.
Choose Visme if you make presentations, infographics and reports as well as social posts.
Choose Piktochart if you mostly turn data and reports into infographics.
Choose CapCut if you want a free video editor on your phone and like making the edits yourself.
Choose VEED if your small team makes videos every week and needs subtitles and a brand kit.
Choose Kapwing if your team edits together in the browser and needs subtitles and translation.
Choose Clipchamp if you are on Windows and want a free editor with 1080p exports and no watermark.
Choose Cutroom if you need ads of yourself talking and want each one edited from a single clip. Your first video is free.
Questions people ask
- What is the best Canva alternative?
- Adobe Express is the closest Canva alternative, with templates, Adobe Stock and simple video tools, and Premium at US$9.99 a month. VistaCreate is cheaper, Visme and Piktochart are better for presentations and infographics, and CapCut is the best free video editor.
- What is the best Canva alternative for video?
- CapCut, if you want a free editor on every device. Clipchamp exports 1080p with no watermark for free, and VEED or Kapwing suit small teams that edit in the browser.
- Is CapCut a good Canva alternative?
- Yes, for video. CapCut has a full timeline, templates and effects, runs on every device and is free. It does not replace Canva for decks, print or a brand kit.
- Is there a free Canva alternative?
- Yes. Adobe Express, VistaCreate, Visme and Piktochart are free design tools with limits, and VistaCreate's free plan even includes a brand kit. For video, CapCut and Clipchamp are free, and Clipchamp exports 1080p with no watermark.
- How much does Canva cost?
- Canva has a free plan. Canva Pro is US$144 a year for one person and Business is US$250 a year per person. Prices are shown in your local currency.
- Which of these tools has a brand kit?
- VistaCreate has one on its free plan. Adobe Express Premium, Visme Pro, Piktochart Business, VEED Pro, Kapwing Pro and Clipchamp Premium have them too. Canva Free has one brand kit with 3 colours, and Pro has 5. Cutroom has none.
- Is Adobe Express better than Canva?
- For people who already use Adobe apps, yes: it works with Photoshop, Firefly and Adobe Stock, and Premium is US$9.99 a month. Canva has more templates, with more than 1.6 million free against 100,000+ on Adobe Express.
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