Canva vs Picsart

Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.

Canva

Online design platform with templates and AI tools for individuals and teams

Free · from $12/moVisit site

Picsart

AI photo, video and design editor with 180+ generative models for creators

From $10.50/moVisit site

Choose Canva if…

you want a free plan to start with
you're in its core audience: content creators, marketers

Choose Picsart if…

you want the lower entry price ($10.5/mo vs $12/mo)
you work on iOS, Android, Windows
you're in its core audience: social media creators, small businesses and e-commerce sellers

Side by side

FeatureC

CanvaP

Picsart

Pricing modelFreemiumPaid

Starting price$12/mo$10.5/mo

Free plan

Free trial

API

Open source

Data retention—Kept until account deletion; some data up to 3 years after

Security and compliance—SOC 2

Background removal—

PlatformsWebWeb, iOS, Android, Windows

CategoryGraphic DesignPhoto Editing

CompanyCanvaPicsArt, Inc. · United States · since 2011

Full feature lists

C Canva

Library of design templates
Drag-and-drop design editor
Presentation, social media and video design
Stock content library
Team collaboration on Business plan
Free plans for verified nonprofits, teachers and students

P Picsart

Photo and video editing with background and object removal
AI image generator with 60+ styles
AI video generation from prompts or images
AI playground with 180+ models
Picsart Flow workflow templates for ads and product photos
Creative AI agents and Picsart Aura agent editing
Brand kits and bulk editing of up to 100 images
Picsart CLI and MCP support for Claude Code and Cursor

Their home pages

What each vendor shows first: the pitch, the plans and the sign-up.

Picsart home page — P Picsart · picsart.com

What you'd pay

The cheapest plan that fits, per month, billed yearly where the plan offers it.

Team size	Canva	Picsart
1 person	$12 Pro	$10.50 Pro
5 people	$104.15 Business	$55 Ultra
20 people	$416.60 Business	$55 Ultra

Work it out for your team

People

PicsartPro$10.50/mo
CanvaPro$12/mo

The cheapest paid plan with a published price that fits. Custom and sales-quoted plans aren't included.

All plans and prices

Canva

FreeFree

Pro$12/mo billed yearly ($144/yr), or $18 month-to-month

Business$20.83/mo billed yearly, or $25 month-to-month

EnterpriseCustom

Picsart

Pro$15/mo billed monthly, or $10.5/mo billed yearly

Ultra$75/mo billed monthly, or $55/mo billed yearly

Price changes we've recorded

We re-read each pricing page every month and log what changed.

Canva

No changes since we started tracking.

Picsart

Nov 5, 2026Starting price: none → $10.50/mo; Pro: USD price not shown (regional pricing only) → $15; Ultra: USD price not shown (regional pricing only) → $75
Nov 5, 2026Pricing model: Freemium → Paid; Starting price: $15/mo → none; Pro: $15 → USD price not shown (regional pricing only); Ultra: £44.83/mo per seat billed yearly → USD price not shown (regional pricing only); Plan dropped: Free