Canva
Design social posts, flyers, presentations, videos and documents, with AI built in. Easy enough for anyone on your team, without a designer.
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What it does
Canva is an online design platform. You start from a template or a blank page, add your logo, photos and words, and download or share the result. Its AI tools draft text, generate images, resize designs for each platform and tidy up photos.
For most Australian small businesses it replaces a lot of work that used to go to a designer: social posts, flyers, menus, quotes, proposals, presentations and short videos.
AI features worth knowing
Canva AI
An AI assistant inside Canva that drafts designs, copy and images from a description.
Magic Write
Drafts and rewrites text for posts, flyers, presentations and documents.
Magic Resize
Turns one design into the sizes each platform needs, in one step.
Magic Layers
Splits a flat image into editable layers so you can move or change parts.
Background remover and photo edits
Clean product, team and job photos without a designer.
Translate
Translates the text in a design, useful for multilingual customers and tourism.
AI images, video and voice
Generates images, short video, music and voiceover from prompts.
Brand Kit and Brand Templates
Keeps logos, colours and fonts consistent across your team (paid plans).
How much AI you can use depends on your plan. The Free plan includes a limited number of AI uses.
Works with your AI assistant
Canva’s AI Connector links Canva to ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Microsoft Copilot. From inside your assistant you can search your designs, create content, autofill brand templates and export files. Some actions, like Brand Templates and autofill, need a paid Canva plan.
This is one of the easiest ways to try agentic AI: ask your assistant to make the design, then finish it in Canva.
Good fit if… / Look elsewhere if…
Good fit if
- You post on social media or print flyers and signs
- Several people make content and it needs to look consistent
- You want quick wins without design skills
- You already use ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or Copilot
Look elsewhere if
- You need print-production or complex brand work (use a designer)
- You need advanced photo or video editing
- You can’t put client material in a cloud tool
Get started in 30 minutes
- Start on the Free plan. Use it for a week before you pay for anything.
- Check your privacy settings. Decide whether Canva can use your content to train its AI (see below).
- Set up your brand. Add your logo, colours and fonts. Brand Kit is on paid plans.
- Make your three most-used designs as templates, such as a social post, a flyer and a quote cover.
- Connect your AI assistant with the AI Connector if you use ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or Copilot.
- Invite your team once you’re happy, and agree who approves what gets published.
Prompts to use in Canva AI
Create 5 square social posts for [business name], a [industry] business in [location]. Theme: [topic]. Use our brand colours and fonts from the Brand Kit. Each post: a short headline (max 8 words), one supporting line, and a call to action. Australian spelling.
Design an A4 flyer for [business name] promoting [offer] to [ideal customers] in [location]. Include the offer, 3 benefits, what is included, how to book, and our contact details. Clean, professional layout. Leave space for a photo of [subject].
Create a 10-slide presentation for [audience] about [topic] for a [industry] business. Slide 1 title, slide 2 the problem, slides 3–8 key points with one idea per slide, slide 9 next steps, slide 10 contact. Short text, large visuals.
Help me set up a Brand Kit for [business name]. We are a [industry] business whose customers are [ideal customers]. Suggest a primary and secondary colour palette, two font pairings and a tone of voice in 4 words, with a reason for each.
Replace the words in [brackets]. Check every fact, price and claim before you publish.
The best default design tool for most members
Easy to learn, affordable, Australian, and it now connects to the AI assistants your team already uses. Start free; upgrade when you need your brand kit or more AI.
Quick facts
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Free | A$0 | 1 person |
| Pro | A$165 a year | 1 person |
| Business | A$280 a year per person | Teams |
| Enterprise | Contact Canva | Large organisations |
| Nonprofit and Education | Free for eligible organisations | Charities, schools |
Annual prices shown on Canva’s Australian pricing page, checked 6 October 2026. Monthly options and offers change, so check Canva for current prices and GST.
Data and privacy
- AI training: Canva’s privacy policy says it may use your content to train its AI. You can manage this in your Canva privacy settings. Canva says it won’t use Canva Education content for AI training.
- Where data goes: stored and processed in several countries, including the United States, Australia, Singapore, the EU, the UK, the Philippines and New Zealand.
- Team accounts: designs made in a team can be shared with, and owned by, the team owner.
- Our advice: turn off AI training for business accounts, keep client personal information out of designs, and use a business plan your organisation controls.
Main limitations
- AI use is capped by plan.
- Check AI images and video for accuracy, likeness and commercial use before publishing.
- Brand Kit and Brand Templates need a paid plan.
Alternatives
Sources, checked 6 October 2026: Canva pricing (Australia) · Canva privacy policy · Connect Canva to an AI assistant · Canva AI FAQ
