Canva Canva Free vs Canva Pro
Canva Pro costs $12 more a month ($144 a year) than Canva Free. Here is exactly what that extra money buys.
Canva Free
$0 a month
Best for: Someone making the occasional birthday card, invitation or flyer.
Canva Pro
$12 a month
Best for: One person who makes designs regularly and wants the full library of pictures and templates.
What you get by choosing Canva Pro
- Storage space for your designs and pictures: 100 GB (instead of 5 GB)
- The full library of pictures and designs: Included (instead of Not included)On the free plan many of the nicest templates and photos have a little crown on them and cannot be used.
- How much you can use the AI tools: About ten times more than free (instead of A small number of tries)
- Plan social media posts ahead of time: Included (instead of Not included)
Same on both
people who get their own account (1).
Which one should you pick?
It depends on what you actually use. If you don't need storage space for your designs and pictures or the full library of pictures and designs or how much you can use the ai tools or plan social media posts ahead of time, Canva Free does the same job for less. Answer a few questions and we'll tell you which plan fits.
Prices and features verified September 21, 2026 from Canva's official pages (source ↗). Prices are before tax and can change. See all Canva plans.