Canva

canva.com · Surry Hills, Australia

Canva is a graphic design and visual communication platform that enables individuals, businesses, and teams to create presentations, social media graphics, marketing materials, and other visual content via a web- and mobile-based editor. The company monetizes through freemium subscriptions (Canva Pro, Canva for Teams), enterprise plans, and marketplace transactions for premium content such as photos, templates, and elements.

  • Content & Digital Asset Management
  • Marketing Automation
  • Knowledge Management & Collaboration
Revenue
$2.0B
Employees
4,500
Founded
2012
Headquarters
Surry Hills, Australia

What 370 Arbolus experts think of Canva

A majority of experts rated Canva with a high NPS (Net Promoter Score) between 8 and 10. Renewal intent is strong across users in both individual and team contexts, especially where Canva is core to high-volume content creation. Stickiness is highest among marketing, SMB, and education use cases, with the primary feedback themes highlighting platform speed, easy adoption, low cost structure, and wide template/support options. Minor detractors cited limits for advanced design tasks or highly customized work. Overall Customer Sentiment: Positive

Who reviewed Canva

Total customers 370 345 current · 25 former
Reviews growth +211 in six months
Seniority of respondents
  • C-Suite 61% (226)
  • Director 24% (89)
  • Manager 15% (56)
Executive C-Suite NPS 10 Will renew
Revenue Generalist C-Suite NPS 10
Marketing Leader C-Suite NPS 8 Will renew

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Sentiment

64 Net Promoter Score, from 366 scored reviews
  • Promoters 256
  • Passives 91
  • Detractors 19

Cumulative NPS by month

+0 over 6 months
  • May 9
  • Jun 9
  • Jul 9
  • Aug 9
  • Sep 9
  • Oct 9

Net Promoter Score across 10 reviews, accumulated up to each month. Category median 39 across 10 companies.

Praised

  • Brand Consistency at Scale
  • Removes Design Skill Barrier
  • Affordability & Ease of Adoption
  • AI-Driven Brand Consistency

Criticised

  • Generative AI Tools
  • Loss of Free/Education Model
  • Specialist Editing Tools
  • Potential for Generic Output

What customers say

Brand Consistency at Scale
“With brand kits and templates, my team’s output stays on brand even though we’re distributed and I don’t have to check every file.”
Removes Design Skill Barrier
“I can keep up with a demanding content schedule without relying on outside design help or advanced skills, and at a price that isn’t a factor in the budget.”
Affordability & Ease of Adoption
“The annual cost is negligible compared to the value returned, making the decision to use Canva straightforward for our small business.”

Renewal intent

Plan to renew 81%
  • Will renew 156
  • Undecided 31
  • Not renewing 6

Plan to renew, by seniority

  • C-Suite 81% 115 answers
  • Director 76% 46 answers
  • Manager 79% 14 answers
  • Not specified 94% 18 answers
  • 9.1/10 Average score from customers who will renew
  • 8/10 Average score from undecided customers
  • 6.2/10 Average score from customers not renewing

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