Canva is an Australian multinational software company that provides a graphic design platform used to create visual content for presentations, websites, and various digital products. Founded on January 1, 2013, by Melanie Perkins, Cliff Obrecht, and Cameron Adams, Canva's headquarters are located in Sydney, Australia. The platform offers a drag-and-drop interface, making it accessible to users without professional design training. It provides templates for presentations, posters, social media content, and photo and video editing functionality. As of 2024, Canva has over 5,500 employees and 220 million users worldwide.
Key features include a vast library of design templates (over 610,000 in the premium version), versatile design tools, photo editing capabilities, collaboration options, and a brand kit for maintaining consistent branding. Canva operates on a freemium model. The free plan includes access to simple design tools, basic templates, and 5GB of cloud storage. Canva Pro, which costs $12.99 per month, offers an expanded library of templates, assets, and advanced design tools, along with 1TB of cloud storage. Canva for Teams starts at $14.99 per month for the first 5 users and includes features focused on team collaboration. Canva also offers Enterprise plans with customized pricing for large organizations. Canva is currently available and can be accessed via web application, Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows.
