Replace Canva or Adobe: design tools for less

What Canva / Adobe costs at 10 and 25 seats

Annual cost at list price (annual-billing price where the vendor shows one)

Plan	Price (as listed)	10 users / yr	25 users / yr	Source
Canva Business	US$250/year per person	$2,500 10 × $20.83 × 12	$6,250 25 × $20.83 × 12	source, Oct 14, 2026
Adobe Creative Cloud for teams	Price UNVERIFIED (pricing table did not load for our checker)	n/a price not verified	n/a price not verified	source, Oct 14, 2026 · UNVERIFIED

Excludes taxes, add-ons and usage fees.

Free and low-cost alternatives

Editorial picks, ordered by our view of fit for 5-50 person teams. We haven't lab-tested them, and no vendor paid for placement. "Best value" marks the lowest verified annual cost for 10 users among these picks; it isn't a quality score.

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#1Canva Free

Best valueFree

Try Canva Free (opens in new tab) ↗

Keep occasional editors on Canva Free.

Price: $0

• Free templates

• Premium assets and brand controls locked

Source: canva.com/pricing · checked Oct 14, 2026 · Free-plan limits not captured

#2Affinity

Free

Try Affinity (opens in new tab) ↗

Professional photo, vector and layout tools, free for individuals.

Price: Free for individuals

• Free for individuals
• Professional tools

• Business/SSO terms not captured

Source: affinity.studio · checked Oct 14, 2026

#3Penpot

Open sourceSelf-hostableFree plan

Try Penpot (opens in new tab) ↗

Open-source design tool; Unlimited $7/editor/mo capped at $175/mo.

Price: Professional $0; Unlimited $7/editor/mo capped at $175/mo; self-host option

• Open source
• Cost capped at $175/mo

• Not for print/photo work

Source: penpot.app/pricing · checked Oct 14, 2026

#4Figma Professional

Low-cost

Try Figma Professional (opens in new tab) ↗

Collab seats are $3/mo for non-designers.

Price: Full seat $16/mo, Collab seat $3/mo (annual)

• Collab seats only $3

• Not a Canva-style template tool

Source: figma.com/pricing · checked Oct 14, 2026

#5GIMP

FreeOpen source

Try GIMP (opens in new tab) ↗

Free, open-source photo editing.

Price: Free and open source image editor

• Free

• Steep learning curve

Source: gimp.org · checked Oct 14, 2026

Feature comparison

Feature comparison (from vendor pricing pages)

Feature	Canva Business	Affinity	Penpot Unlimited	GIMP
Price	US$250/yr per person	Free for individuals	$7/editor/mo, max $175/mo	Free
Open source	—	—	✓	✓
Templates/brand kit	✓	—	Design systems	—

✓ = included, — = not included on that plan or not offered. "See vendor" = we couldn't confirm it on the pricing page.

Annual savings, with the math

Savings use the verified list prices above. Real savings depend on your seat count, billing period, discounts and switching time. Run your own numbers.

Honest tradeoffs

• Canva's templates and brand controls save non-designers lots of time.
• Adobe remains the standard for agencies and print shops.
• We couldn't verify Adobe's current team prices (the pricing table didn't load for our checker), so there's no Adobe savings math here.

Migration difficulty: Easy

Export brand assets, fonts and templates. Keep 1-2 paid seats for the people who own the brand.

Before you switch, read when NOT to switch and use our migration checklist.