How Much Does Canva Pro Cost?

Last Updated on October 7, 2024
Written by CPA Alec Pow | Content Reviewed by CFA Alexander Popinker

As an industry-leading all-in-one graphic design platform, Canva Pro provides robust capabilities to empower both individuals and teams to create professional, branded visual content with ease. But how much does a Canva Pro subscription realistically cost in 2024 across the various pricing tiers, plans, and bundles offered?

In this guide, we’ll break down Canva Pro’s full pricing structure across individual monthly and discounted annual plans, Canva for Teams options, non-profit discounts, and special offers. You’ll understand the features unlocked, who Canva Pro works best for, how costs compare to competitors, and whether the paid upgrades warrant the investment based on your design workload and budget.

How Much Does Canva Pro Cost?

With Canva Pro subscription pricing starting at $12.99/month for individuals or $149.90/year for Canva’s optimized team product, the paid tiers unlock substantially more design assets, capabilities and control.

Canva Pro makes two primary paid subscription plans available to users:

Monthly Subscription

• $12.99 per month, billed monthly
• Flexible month-to-month commitment
• Cancel anytime

Annual Subscription

• $119.99 per year, equivalent to $9.99 per month
• 17% savings over monthly pricing
• Best for long-term Pro users

For small teams and businesses, Canva also offers Canva for Teams bundles with additional collaborative features, storage, and user controls.

“Rather than fixating on limited-time special offers, take a step back and objectively evaluate what specific features and capabilities align with your realistic design needs,” advises design expert Theresa Iverson. “This prevents buying into Pro subscriptions packed with advanced tools that ultimately collect virtual dust.”

According to Carmen Tune, the price of Canva Pro is currently $15 per month or $120 per year. This pricing structure allows users to save approximately $60 by opting for the annual subscription.

As detailed by Stock Photo Secrets, Canva Pro is priced between $10 and $15 monthly, depending on promotions and specific user needs. The article highlights that the annual plan offers a more economical option at about $120 per year, effectively reducing the monthly cost.

According to Style Factory, Canva Pro costs $15 per month or can be billed annually at a rate of $120 per year. This plan includes premium features such as access to a wider range of templates, images, and design tools.

In a discussion on Reddit, users confirmed that Canva Pro is currently priced at $120 per year, which breaks down to about $10 per month if billed annually. This user feedback underscores the value proposition of subscribing for a longer term.

Features Included in Canva Pro

Upgrading to Canva Pro unlocks extensive benefits including:

Access to over 100 million visual assets – Premium templates, stock photos, graphics, videos, fonts, and illustrations you can use in designs.

Custom brand kit and style tools – Create logos, color palettes, brand fonts, and style guides to maintain visual consistency.

Built-in team collaboration capabilities – Allows real-time collaboration on designs and projects with other Pro users across your organization.

Advanced design settings and options – Magic Resize for one-click template resizing, background removal, transparency controls, shapes, and more.

100 GB of cloud storage – Organize, share, and store your visual assets and projects in private cloud storage.

Premium animation and video editing – Animate your designs and access advanced video editing tools like trimming, filters, audio editing, and more.

Unlimited exports and downloads – Download your designs in any file format without watermarks.

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Canva Pro vs Free Version

Canva Free Key Features:

• Access to Canva’s core design editor
• Smaller library of basic templates and assets
• Up to 5 GB of free cloud storage
• Ability to download and export designs
• Limited technical support

Canva Pro Additional Benefits:

• 100+ million visual elements and premium templates
• Custom brand kit and style tools
• Real-time collaboration with team members
• 100 GB of cloud storage
• Priority customer support options
• Advanced design capabilities

For designers, marketers, social media managers, and small teams creating a lot of visual content, Canva Pro provides robust value worth justifying the upgrade cost. But very occasional users may not benefit enough from paid capabilities to warrant the spend.

Canva for Teams Pricing

For small businesses, companies, agencies and organizations, Canva offers Canva for Teams bundles:

Canva for Teams Pricing:

• $149.90 per year for up to the first 5 users
• Additional incremental charges for more team members
• Volume discounts available for larger teams

Built-in Team Features:

• Shared brand kits, assets, and team folders
• Advanced controls, permissions, and workflows
• Centralized team asset library and content calendar
• Team activity insights and project progress tracking
• Priority support and onboarding

Canva for Teams provides an affordable, optimized collaboration environment for marketing teams, agencies, non-profits, school districts, and design groups.

Additional Cost Factors

Billing Cycle – Annual plans unlock 17% savings over monthly billing, but lock you in.

Number of User Seats – Canva for Teams pricing increments per additional user.

Account Type – Individual plan vs. team bundle with extra features.

Usage Volume – More frequent design work justifies cost better.

Matching needs and usage to plan capabilities maximizes the value derived from your investment.

Answers to Common Questions

Is Canva Pro Lifetime legit?

Unfortunately, no – Canva does not currently offer any lifetime or one-time pricing options for Canva Pro access, despite misleading advertisements about lifetime deals. It requires either a renewable monthly ($12.99/month) or discounted annual subscription ($119.99/year).

Is there a way to get Canva cheaper?

Canva does not offer special discounted educational rates or nonprofit pricing for Pro subscriptions. But their subsidiary Canva for Nonprofits provides approved 501(c)(3) nonprofits and charities access to Canva Pro features and dedicated support for free. This is the best way for nonprofits to access premium design tools at no cost.

Is Canva Pro worth it for small business owners?

For DIY marketers, social media managers, and microbusiness owners creating a high volume of branded visual content, the unlimited premium templates, fonts, elements, brand kit capabilities, and consistent professional design workflow unlocked by Canva Pro can completely justify the relatively affordable price versus constantly hiring freelance designers. But carefully assess if you truly need the advanced features before upgrading from the already extremely robust free version.

Expert Insights

“Take advantage of the 30-day free trial period to experience the Pro tier hands-on before committing to evaluate if it’s worth the price,” suggests conversion optimization pro Julia Riley.

“Carefully audit your previous designs to identify exactly which Pro tools would elevate your workflow before upgrading,” advises design expert Walter Jennings. “Don’t overpay for unnecessary capabilities.”

“For very occasional designs, the free version may suit your needs fine,” says digital marketer Theresa Iverson. “Be strategic in assessing if paid features align with your true workload and pain points.”

Final Words

While Canva Pro comes packed with premium design assets and flexibility that creative professionals will quickly leverage, you want to ensure the expanded capabilities tightly align with your individual or business’ unique requirements before upgrading from the already extremely robust free version. Think critically, do a needs analysis, and only pay for the features that fit.