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Affinity Designer

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Featured Review
John Poole
An affordable and stable solution that enables users to create excellent designs
The tool allowed me to level up my PowerPoint slides and the background content for videos. It makes the design pop. The rest of the team uses... Read more →
Mohammad Asif
User-friendly with a drag-and-drop interface and an easy sign-up process
There are tools and templates for numerous design types and formats, and plenty of fonts and graphics to choose from. What is more, Canva offers... Read more →
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Pros
"We can do a lot of different design work using the tool."

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"I've found Canva to be a very valuable tool for creating visual content.""There are tools and templates for numerous design types and formats, and plenty of fonts and graphics to choose from."

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Cons
"We cannot make GIFs using the tool."

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"Removing a background from an image is a cumbersome process.""Like some other tools, Canva should introduce an AI writing assistant tool on their platform."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "It is cheaper than Photoshop and Adobe InDesign."

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    Questions from the Community
    What do you like most about Affinity Designer?
    Top Answer:We can do a lot of different design work using the tool.
    What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Affinity Designer?
    Top Answer:It is cheaper than Photoshop and Adobe InDesign.
    What needs improvement with Affinity Designer?
    Top Answer:It’s all static. We cannot make GIFs using the tool. The product must provide features that are available in Adobe Premiere. It should also provide more 3D effects.
    What do you like most about Canva?
    Top Answer:I've found Canva to be a very valuable tool for creating visual content.
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    What needs improvement with Canva?
    Top Answer:Canva has room for improvement. Being a powerful tool for graphics design, there are still many things that need to be improved. Removing a background from an image is a cumbersome process. Sometimes… more »
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    What is your primary use case for Canva?
    Top Answer:I use Canva to create presentations and social media graphics for my clients' websites and social media accounts. I find Canva to be a great way to create visually appealing graphics. I use Canva's… more »
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    Ranking
    3rd
    out of 19 in Graphic Design Software
    Views
    465
    Comparisons
    411
    Reviews
    1
    Average Words per Review
    491
    Rating
    9.0
    1st
    out of 19 in Graphic Design Software
    Views
    1,240
    Comparisons
    599
    Reviews
    2
    Average Words per Review
    553
    Rating
    8.0
    Comparisons
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    Overview

    Graphics Software Redefined
    Our creative suite of professional applications for desktop and iPad have everything you need to bring your ideas to life. From the smoothest, fastest photo editing and graphic design software to the most powerful publishing software, Affinity apps are pushing the boundaries of what’s possible with creative technology.

    Canva is the online platform that makes designing anything easy. With thousands of professionally made templates to get you started, you can create, customize, and share your designs in a few clicks. It’s never been easier to achieve your goals.

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    Computer Software Company12%
    University10%
    Healthcare Company10%
    Government8%
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    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business28%
    Midsize Enterprise21%
    Large Enterprise52%

    Affinity Designer is ranked 3rd in Graphic Design Software with 1 review while Canva is ranked 1st in Graphic Design Software with 2 reviews. Affinity Designer is rated 9.0, while Canva is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Affinity Designer writes "An affordable and stable solution that enables users to create excellent designs". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Canva writes "User-friendly with a drag-and-drop interface and an easy sign-up process". Affinity Designer is most compared with Microsoft Publisher and CorelDRAW Graphics Suite, whereas Canva is most compared with Microsoft Publisher.

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