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Canva vs Castaly

Features, pricing, ratings, and pros and cons, side by side.

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Canva

Browser-based design platform with templates, collaboration tools and built-in AI image and video generation

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Verdict

Canva and Castaly are both Image & Visual AI tools. Canva scores higher in FinderAtlas's editorial review (8.6 vs 7.7 out of 10). Only Canva has a free plan or trial. Only Canva is available on Windows, macOS and iOS.

Best overall

Canva

  • Small business owners
  • Marketers
  • Social media managers
  • Teachers and students

Choose Canva if

  • You want a tool built for social media graphics.
  • Free plan includes the full editor, 1.6M+ templates and 5GB of storage.
  • Large library of templates and stock assets covering social, presentation, document and video formats.

Choose Castaly if

  • You want a tool built for comparing several AI video and image models with public per-specification prices and paying only for what is generated.
  • Many video and image models from several makers in one studio.
  • Public price per specification, shown before generating.
Best value
Canva
Best for beginners
Castaly
Best for business
Canva

Features

17 features compared.

  • Drag-and-drop editor
    Canva
    Available
    Castaly
    Not available
  • AI image and video generation
    Canva
    Available
    Castaly
    Not available
  • Magic resize and translate
    Canva
    Available
    Castaly
    Not available
  • Background remover and photo editing
    Canva
    Available
    Castaly
    Not available
  • Brand Kits
    Canva
    Available
    Castaly
    Not available
  • Template and asset library
    Canva
    Available
    Castaly
    Not available
  • Content scheduling
    Canva
    Available
    Castaly
    Not available
  • Real-time collaboration
    Canva
    Available
    Castaly
    Not available
  • Canva Connect APIs
    Canva
    Available
    Castaly
    Not available
  • Multi-model video generation
    Canva
    Not available
    Castaly
    Available
  • Image generation
    Canva
    Not available
    Castaly
    Available
  • Public per-spec pricing
    Canva
    Not available
    Castaly
    Available
  • Pay per generation
    Canva
    Not available
    Castaly
    Available
  • Reference inputs
    Canva
    Not available
    Castaly
    Available
  • Community remix
    Canva
    Not available
    Castaly
    Available
  • API access
    Canva
    Not available
    Castaly
    Available
  • Creation records
    Canva
    Not available
    Castaly
    Available

Pricing

Plans as listed by each vendor. Check their sites for current prices.

  • Pricing model
    Canva
    Freemium
    Castaly
    Paid
  • Free plan
    Canva
    Yes
    Castaly
    No
  • Starting price
    Canva
    $0
    Castaly
    Usage-based
  • Plans
    Canva
    4 plans
    Castaly
    2 plans

Canva plans

  • Free

    $0

    For one person getting started

    • Drag-and-drop editor
    • 1.6M+ templates
    • 4.7M+ stock assets
    • 5GB cloud storage
    • Up to 20 AI uses per month
    • 1 Brand Kit

  • Pro

    Most popular

    $18/month

    For one person; $12 per month when billed annually ($144 per year)

    • 3.6M+ templates
    • 141M+ premium assets
    • Magic resize and translate
    • Background remover
    • 5 Brand Kits
    • Social content scheduling
    • 100GB cloud storage
    • Up to 200 Premium AI uses per month

  • Business

    $25/user/mo

    Per-person billing for teams; $20.83 per person per month when billed annually ($250 per year)

    • Everything in Pro
    • Team collaboration and admin tools
    • 100 Brand Kits with approvals
    • Ad insights and AI ad creation
    • 500GB cloud storage
    • Up to 400 Premium AI uses per month

  • Enterprise

    Custom/custom

    For large organizations, quoted by sales

    • SSO and SCIM
    • Audit logs
    • Up to 1,000 Brand Kits with tiered approvals
    • 1TB cloud storage
    • Priority support
    • Dedicated customer success manager for 150+ seats

Castaly plans

  • Pay-as-you-go

    Usage-based/usage-based

    Top up a shared USD wallet and pay per image, per second of video or per task.

    • No subscription
    • No minimum
    • Balance does not expire
    • Same wallet for Studio and API

  • Enterprise

    Custom/custom

    Volume pricing, higher limits, priority support and custom onboarding.

    • Volume pricing
    • Higher limits
    • Priority support

Our ratings

Scored out of 10 by the Finder Atlas editorial team. Last reviewed October 2026.

Canva
8.6overall
Castaly
7.7overall

  • Template Ecosystem & Usability

    Canva
    9.2
    Castaly
    Not rated

  • AI Photo & Video Editing

    Canva
    7.8
    Castaly
    Not rated

  • Team Collaboration & Brand Kits

    Canva
    8.6
    Castaly
    Not rated

  • Social Media Publishing

    Canva
    8.3
    Castaly
    Not rated

  • Cross-Platform Access

    Canva
    9.0
    Castaly
    Not rated

  • Model Breadth

    Canva
    Not rated
    Castaly
    8.3

  • Pricing Clarity

    Canva
    Not rated
    Castaly
    8.0

  • Ease of Use

    Canva
    Not rated
    Castaly
    7.5

  • API Access

    Canva
    Not rated
    Castaly
    7.8

  • Transparency

    Canva
    Not rated
    Castaly
    6.8

Scores weigh documented features, plan value, platform coverage, integrations and user feedback. A missing score means we have not rated that area yet.

Pros and cons

Canva

Pros

  • Free plan includes the full editor, 1.6M+ templates and 5GB of storage
  • Large library of templates and stock assets covering social, presentation, document and video formats
  • AI tools for generation, background removal, resizing and translation sit inside the same editor
  • Brand Kits and approval workflows on Business and Enterprise help teams keep designs consistent
  • Apps on web, macOS, Windows, iOS and Android, plus a public API

Cons

  • AI usage is capped on every plan, with Free limited to about 20 uses per month
  • Pro covers one person only, so teams need Business at $25 per person per month
  • Monthly billing costs more than annual billing ($18 versus $12 for Pro)
  • Less suited to detailed vector illustration or print-production work than dedicated design software

Castaly

Pros

  • Many video and image models from several makers in one studio
  • Public price per specification, shown before generating
  • No subscription or minimum, and the wallet balance does not expire
  • Same account and wallet work for the studio and the API
  • Operator is named in the footer and Modelflare terms

Cons

  • Reseller of third-party models, so availability and pricing depend on upstream providers
  • No free tier or free credits described
  • Some models are priced per million tokens, which is harder to estimate than per second
  • Web only, with no mobile app
  • Castaly's own legal pages return 404; terms are on the Modelflare site

Platforms

  • Web
    Canva
    Supported
    Castaly
    Supported
  • Windows
    Canva
    Supported
    Castaly
    Not supported
  • macOS
    Canva
    Supported
    Castaly
    Not supported
  • iOS
    Canva
    Supported
    Castaly
    Not supported
  • Android
    Canva
    Supported
    Castaly
    Not supported
  • API
    Canva
    Supported
    Castaly
    Supported
  • Browser Extension
    Canva
    Not supported
    Castaly
    Not supported

Company

  • Company
    Canva
    Canva Pty Ltd
    Castaly
    Havenbyte LLC
  • Founded
    Canva
    2013
    Castaly
    Not listed
  • Headquarters
    Canva
    Sydney, Australia
    Castaly
    Not listed
  • Monthly users
    Canva
    220M+
    Castaly
    Not listed
  • Listing
    Canva
    Claimed
    Castaly
    Claimed

Frequently asked questions

Is Canva better than Castaly?

It depends on your workflow. Canva is built for social media graphics. Castaly is built for comparing several AI video and image models with public per-specification prices and paying only for what is generated.

What are the key feature differences between Canva and Castaly?

Canva: Browser-based design platform with templates, collaboration tools and built-in AI image and video generation. Castaly: Pay-per-generation AI video and image studio with Seedance, Kling, Wan and GPT Image.

Does Canva or Castaly have a free plan?

Canva has a free plan or trial; Castaly is paid only.

Which is cheaper, Canva or Castaly?

Canva starts at $0 and Castaly starts at Usage-based. See the pricing table above for what each tier includes.