Comparison

Affinity Photo vs Canva

On the evidence we track, Affinity Photo leads this comparison with a composite score of 69/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Affinity Photo69
Canva53
Score
vioscaleAI score
Affinity Photo69 / 100medium · 54%
Canva53 / 100medium · 72%
Pricing
Free tier
Affinity Photo✓
Canva✓
Model
Affinity Photofree
Price level
Affinity Photofree
Canvalow
Transparent
Affinity Photo✓
Canva✗
Integrations
Count
Affinity Photo2
Canva3
Security
Disclosure policy
Affinity Photo–
Canva✓
Gdpr
Affinity Photo✓
Canva✓
Iso27001
Affinity Photo–
Canva✓
Pci
Affinity Photo–
Canva✓
Soc2
Affinity Photo–
Canva✓
Reliability
Status page
Affinity Photo–
Canva✓
Content
Faq
Affinity Photo5 items
Canva7 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for design & creative software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Discipline
Raster / photo editing
Affinity Photo✓
Canva-
Vector illustration
Affinity Photo✓
Canva-
DTP / page layout
Affinity Photo✓
Canva✓
Digital painting
Affinity Photo✓
Canva-
Platform
Platform breadth
Affinity PhotomacOS, Windows, iOS
Canva-
Output
CMYK / print production
Affinity Photo-
Canva-
Interoperability
PSD / AI import
Affinity Photo✓
Canva-
Collaboration
Real-time collaboration / cloud
Affinity Photo✓
Canva✓
AI
Generative AI features
Affinity Photo✓
Canva✓
Extensibility
Plugin / template ecosystem
Affinity Photo-
CanvaTemplates and design asset library
Pricing
Pricing model
Affinity PhotoFreemium
CanvaSubscription
Free / open-source available
Affinity Photo✓
Canva✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Affinity Photo

Leader

An image editor available at no cost, offering photo adjustment, raw file processing, and unlimited-layer composition. It imports Photoshop files with editable structure intact and supports real-time collaborative workflows. Features pixel manipulation, vector design, and layout tools in one customizable application with automated batch operations.

Independently observed

Canva

A cloud-based platform for creating visual content such as graphics, presentations, and marketing materials. Serves over 220 million monthly active users across 190 countries in 100+ languages.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Affinity Photo

Leader
FreeFree tier

Completely free. Optional Canva AI tools available with premium Canva subscription.

  • AffinityFree
    • RAW development
    • Photo retouching
    • HDR merge
    • Focus merge
    • Astrophotography stacking
    • +9 more
as of verify ↗

Canva

Subscription
  • Pro-
  • Business-
  • EnterpriseContact sales
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Affinity Photo✗
Canva✓
iOS
Affinity Photo✗
Canva✓
Android
Affinity Photo✗
Canva✓
macOS
Affinity Photo✓
Canva✗
Windows
Affinity Photo✓
Canva✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Affinity Photo–
Canva✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Affinity Photo

Leader
2 total
  • Photoshop
  • Canva
Independently observed

Canva

3 total
  • Leonardo.Ai
  • Flourish
  • Affinity
Independently observed
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