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Comparison

Canva vs Pixlr

No leader: the top candidate Pixlr has only 0.28 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Canva full profile →Pixlr full profile →
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Canva53
Pixlr67
Score
vioscaleAI score
Canva53 / 100medium · 72%
Pixlr67 / 100low · 28%
Pricing
Free tier
Canva✓
Pixlr✓
Model
Price level
Canvalow
Pixlrlow
Starting price
Canva–
Pixlr€1.99
Transparent
Canva✗
Pixlr✓
Integrations
Count
Canva3
Pixlr–
Security
Disclosure policy
Canva✓
Pixlr–
Gdpr
Canva✓
Pixlr✓
Iso27001
Canva✓
Pixlr–
Pci
Canva✓
Pixlr–
Soc2
Canva✓
Pixlr–
Reliability
Status page
Canva✓
Pixlr–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Canva7 items
Pixlr6 items

Capabilities

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

Capabilities
Cmyk print
Canva-
Pixlr-
Color management
Canva-
Pixlr-
Psd AI interop
Canva-
Pixlr-
Vector editing
Canva-
Pixlr-
Raster editing
Canva-
Pixlr✓
Realtime collab
Canva-
Pixlr-
Plugin ecosystem
Canva-
Pixlr-
Generative AI
Canva✓
Pixlr✓
Template library
Canva-
Pixlr✓
Open source
Canva-
Pixlr-

What each one is

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

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

Pixlr

A cross-platform photo editing application with AI-driven image and video generation, face manipulation, and a library of templates and design elements.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Canva

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

Pixlr

from €1.99/moSubscription

From €2.49/month. Monthly or annual billing with flexible cancellation.

  • Plus€2.49/month or €1.99/month (annual billing)
    • Ad-free
    • Unlimited saves
    • 1 concurrent AI generation
  • Premium€9.99/month or €7.99/month (annual billing)
    • All Plus features
    • AI credits valid for 1 year
    • Private mode for AI generations
    • Library of fonts, templates, elements, animations
  • Ultra€24.99/month or €19.99/month (annual billing)
    • All Premium features
    • Unlimited fast image generations
    • Access to image, video, and audio models
    • 8 concurrent AI generations
    • AI video generation
  • Ultra MAX€49.99/month or €39.99/month (annual billing)
    • All Ultra features
    • 10,000 monthly AI credits (vs 5,000 in Ultra)
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Canva✓
Pixlr✓
iOS
Canva✓
Pixlr✓
Android
Canva✓
Pixlr✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Canva✓
Pixlr✓

Integrations

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

Canva

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

Pixlr

Not documented yet.

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Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.