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Canva vs Adobe Photoshop Elements
User Ratings & Reviews
Reviews are generated by real users. When reviewing a product, users are asked to assess the product’s overall quality, which includes assigning specific ratings for ease of use, value for money, customer support, and functionality.
Ease-of-Use
4.7 / 5
4.3 / 5
Value for Money
4.6 / 5
4.3 / 5
Customer Support
4.4 / 5
4.1 / 5
Functionality
4.5 / 5
4.5 / 5
Last Review Written
March 20, 2025
February 17, 2025
Pros/Cons
Pros
- Overall Canva is a nice solution if you are a non-designer like me. It's the capability to give outputs in different forms like PDF and SVG apart from PNG and JPG is really helpful in my case.
- It is so much better in terms of user-interface than most other applications like it. I started my graphics adventures in a math/science program named "grapher" which makes canva look like a magician.
- It's super easy to use even if you have little to no design experience, and has an amazing array of templates and design elements you can use for free or minimal costs.
Cons
- What I miss the most is I can’t do a drop shadow on an object. Often I’ll have to create the rest of the design, export it, then open it to Photoshop and add that element and drop shadow there.
- For instance, if I have text, a picture, and a box shape to outline the text, it can be extremely frustrating to move them around without accidentally moving the wrong item.
- If I had to complain about something, I’d say the amount of screens I have to go through when I open it can be a little frustrating.
Pros
- Helps me to edit all my photos also a good option for the bloggers, Very useful. If it's possible to mark 10 stars, certainly I will.
- Whether you're looking to make basic adjustments or explore advanced editing techniques, Photoshop Elements is a reliable and accessible tool that delivers impressive results.
- Adobe Photoshop Elements is like a lite version of standard Photoshop, it's more compact and beginner friendly. It's also affordable and dosen't require a subscription.
Cons
- I lost some features that were available in Adobe Photoshop CS. For instance, I was able to create animated gifs.
- Some people may find the animations and transitions overwhelming or confusing.
- I don't like the subscription model because I will have to pay more than with the standalone license.
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Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
Desktop - Mac
Desktop - Windows
Desktop - Linux
Desktop - Chromebook
On-Premise - Windows
On-Premise - Linux
Mobile - Android
Mobile - iPhone
Mobile - iPad
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Email/Help Desk
FAQs/Forum
Knowledge Base
Phone Support
24/7 (Live Rep)
Chat
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Live Online
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